Tulsa is looking for a new head coach after the school recently fired Bill Blankenship.

Texas A&M offensive coordinator Jake Spavital has seen his name come up as a possible target and according to Mark Berman of Fox26 in Houston, the Aggie play-caller interviewed with the Golden Hurricane on Wednesday.

Spavital has connections in the Tulsa area as he is from the city and his father was the longtime head coach at Broken Arrow High School. Tulsa was also his first job in coaching, as he served as the offensive quality control coordinator there in 2008.

Spavital, only 29 years old, has made a quick ascent up the coaching ladder. He was a Graduate Assistant at Houston under Kevin Sumlin before heading to West Virginia to serve as the quarterback coach. Prior to last season, Sumlin brought him to A&M in the the same role. He was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Chik-Fil-A Bowl last year and retained the title in 2014.

Though the A&M offense struggled at times this season, Spavital has seen his name mentioned for a few jobs.

College football sources: Texas A&M offensive coord. Jake Spavital interviews w/ Tulsa today as Tulsa officials search for a new head coach — Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) December 4, 2014



