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Canales On Utah State List

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By BRETT McMURPHY | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 18, 2008

TAMPA - University of South Florida wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator Mike Canales is among the favorites to replace fired Utah State coach Brent Guy, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

Canales could not be reached for comment Monday.

A 1984 graduate of Utah State, Canales started three years at quarterback for the Aggies. In 2005, Canales, then offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona, was a finalist for the Aggies job that went to Guy.

Canales is in his second stint at USF. He was on USF's original staff in 1996 as the Bulls' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1996 to 2000. He returned to USF last season.

He also had stints with N.C. State as pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2001-02, New York Jets receivers coach in 2003 and Arizona offensive coordinator (2004-06).

Other leading candidates to replace Guy, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, included former USU coach John L. Smith, who coached the Aggies from 1995-97; San Jose linebackers coach Kent Baer; Utah defensive coordinator Gary Anderson; and New Mexico offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin.

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