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Hal Mumme Leaves Jackson State as Offensive Coordinator

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Kentucky coach Hal Mumme smiles as he waits for a photo shoot during the team’s media day Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky. After going 7-4 overall last year, ending with a loss to Penn State in the Outback Bowl, Kentucky will open at home against Louisville on Sept. 4. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

Former UK Head Football Coach, Hal Mumme, abruptly left his position as offensive coordinator at Jackson State University in Mississippi.

The Tigers Head Coach, Tony Hughes announced today that Mumme has resigned to pursue other professional opportunities. Derrick McCall will assume offensive coordinator responsibilities on an interim basis. 

Mumme was just two games into his tenure with Jackson State where they lost 55-7 to Southern Mississippi and beat Florida A&M 18-16.

Mumme led UK from 1997-2000 where he coached a Tim Couch-led team to 7 wins and the Outback Bowl in 1998 where the Wildcats lost to Penn State. The next season they had 6 wins and a loss in the Music City Bowl.