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Tuesday, February 1, 2000

Chow says goodbye
to BYU

By Paul Arnett
Star-Bulletin

Norm Chow was named the offensive coordinator at North Carolina State yesterday, ending a 22-year relationship with Brigham Young University.

The former local high school football coach left the BYU program in a swirl of controversy. Although BYU athletic director Val Hale didn't name Chow specifically, he did hint after the Cougars' 21-3 loss to Marshall University in the Motor City Bowl that changes on the coaching staff may be in order.

BYU head coach LaVell Edwards told the Salt Lake Tribune yesterday that Chow had grown tired of being the team's scapegoat.

"For whatever reason, he became unfairly criticized for a lot of things that may or may not have been his doing," Edwards said. "It's amazing how these things happen. You just get to a point where you say to yourself, 'Is all of this worth it?' "

In addition to being offensive coordinator, Chow also will coach the quarterbacks for the Wolfpack. He reportedly is doubling his salary at BYU.

"I met Norm Chow 20 years ago when I was at Arizona and we've been friends since," new North Carolina State head coach Chuck Amato said in a press release yesterday. "When you think about BYU, you think of offensive firepower, and Norm is a big factor in that reputation."

Chow was named the 1999 national assistant coach of the year by the American Football Foundation.