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12-04-2004, 02:56 PM
Mariucci says he was contacted by Notre Dame, but is staying with Lions
December 4, 2004
DETROIT (AP) -- Lions coach Steve Mariucci said Saturday he was contacted by Notre Dame about its coaching vacancy but decided to stay with Detroit.
``I am absolutely 100 percent committed to the Detroit Lions and my desire to build the Lions into a winner,'' Mariucci said in a statement.
Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White, who was in Ann Arbor for Saturday's Notre Dame-Michigan men's basketball game, declined comment.
Mariucci is a former head coach at California.
December 4, 2004
DETROIT (AP) -- Lions coach Steve Mariucci said Saturday he was contacted by Notre Dame about its coaching vacancy but decided to stay with Detroit.
``I am absolutely 100 percent committed to the Detroit Lions and my desire to build the Lions into a winner,'' Mariucci said in a statement.
Notre Dame athletic director Kevin White, who was in Ann Arbor for Saturday's Notre Dame-Michigan men's basketball game, declined comment.
Mariucci is a former head coach at California.