Tulsa has officially announced on Sunday the hiring of Tre Lamb as the Golden Hurricane’s next head football coach. Lamb spent the last season at East Tennessee State and the previous four seasons at Gardner-Webb, both FCS programs.
“We are so excited for Tre and his family to join TU,” AD Justin Moore said. “He is young, energetic and a proven winner. We feel he is exactly who we need to lead our program and restore a tradition of winning for Tulsa in this new era of college football. I welcome Tre, his wife, Carter, and his children, Olivia James and Drew Nix, to Tulsa.”
Lamb built the Gardner-Webb program up from 6-9 in his first two seasons to back-to-back FCS Tournament appearances in his last two. He took the ETSU job a year ago and led the Buccaneers to a 7-5 (5-3 SoCon) record.
This will be the first FBS job for Lamb, who was a quarterback at Tennessee Tech and later coached there and at Mercer before getting the GWU job in 2020.
“Being the head football coach at Tulsa is a responsibility I will not take lightly,” Lamb said. “We are going to compete for championships. Before we do that, I look forward to hiring a staff and building a roster our students and fans will be excited about! This an opportunity of a lifetime. My family and I cannot wait to explore Tulsa and make it our home. Thank you to Justin Moore, President (Brad) Carson and the other distinguished members of the search committee. I am honored to be your coach.”
Lamb replaces Kevin Wilson, who was let go earlier this month after less than two seasons at the helm.
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