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Kent State hires Darrell Hazell

Updated: December 20, 2010, 6:17 PM ET
Associated Press

KENT, Ohio -- Darrell Hazell made some history at Kent State just by being hired, becoming the school's first black head football coach.

Now comes the hard part of trying to turn the Golden Flashes into consistent winners in the Mid-American Conference.

"I'm proud and excited to be named Kent State's head football coach," Hazell said Monday after becoming the first minority to head the school's football program in its 90-year history.

"I believe this is a tremendous opportunity ...

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