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'I'm happy to be back' Phil Longo living unexpected dream
Phil Longo loved Texas since childhood and is now at home as head coach of the Sam Houston Bearkats after winding journey that included stint with Philadelphia Eagles, meeting with Mike Leach
HUNTSVILLE, TX – Phil Longo and his family were on Day 3 of a 10-day island vacation when news reached him that K.C. Keeler left Sam Houston for the head coaching job at Temple. Longo, who was offensive coordinator at Wisconsin in the 2024 season, planned to take a co-OC job in the NFL that started in February. He and his family planned on spending January in Italy.
By Day 5 of that 10-day vacation in the islands, Longo’s wife, Tonya, noted aloud that the only job her husband had talked about over the last 48 hours was the one in Huntsville, Texas. Not the one out West in the NFL. Longo and his family enjoyed their time at Sam Houston when he was an offensive coordinator under Keeler – his former college OC at Rowan – from 2014-16.
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