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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Ross Rejoins Sweeney

Compiled From Wire Services

In Bellingham, Wash., Robin Ross resigned from his position as the defensive coordinator for Western Washington University football team.

Ross, who played at Washington State University under coach Jim Sweeney, will become Sweeney’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Fresno State.

Ross joined Western Washington’s Vikings in 1993 after seven seasons as an assistant coach at Iowa State.

In Cookeville, Tenn., Jim Ragland resigned after 10 years as football coach at Tennessee Tech and will be replaced by defensive coordinator Mike Hennigan.

In Worcester, Mass., Dan Allen, the Boston University football coach who, in six seasons, twice took his team to the Division I-AA playoffs, has quit to become coach at Holy Cross.

In Honolulu, Fred vonAppen, defensive line coach at the University of Colorado, reportedly will be named head football coach at the University of Hawaii.