With just over a 15 months remaining before he's gone, Starnes is making a move that will help him ensure that the football program he's overseen since 1991 remains on a track that he endorses.
Last week, Starnes named former Rocket quarterback and current offensive coordinator to a newly created position – associate head coach. The promotion is meant, as much as anything else, to be an endorsement for Thompson to be the next head coach when Starnes retires.
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