Bush will replace TCU-bound Meacham at offensive coordinator

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Houston assistant head coach Travis Bush has been promoted to offensive coordinator, coach Tony Levine announced Friday.

Bush replaces Doug Meacham, who accepted the offensive coordinator job at TCU. Meacham will not be with the UH coaching staff for the upcoming bowl game, and Bush will handle play-calling duties and oversee quarterbacks.

Bush began last season as running backs coach before taking over as the Cougars' play-caller and quarterbacks coach following the dismissal of Mike Nesbitt after the first game. He was promoted to assistant head coach and co-offensive coordinator for this season.

"I am extremely confident in his playing-calling abilities and his commitment to the University of Houston," Levine said in a statement. "His work last season, taking over after the season had started and improving our offense drastically, speaks for itself."

Levine added that Bush has "an outside-the-box mentality and a creative football mind" and "I'm excited about the possibilities moving forward."

The Cougars offense was 15th nationally with an average 479.6 yards per game and the passing game ranked 11th with 328.4 yards with Bush as the play-caller for the final 11 games.

Under Meacham, the Cougars were fourth in the American Athletic Conference in scoring (33.9) and passing (284.1 yards) and fifth in total offense (422.5).