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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced the hiring of Steve Sarkisian on Friday. Sarkisian will serve as Alabamas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.We are pleased to be able to hire an offensive coordinator with the pedigree and experience of Steve Sarkisian, Saban said. He has a tremendous offensive mind and is someone we believe will do a great job of teaching and developing our football team on the offensive side of the ball. He has been a great asset to our coaching staff this season and brings a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to his job. Steve will be a phenomenal addition to our coaching staff and someone who can seamlessly transition into the job with a full understanding of how our organization works.Sarkisian spent the 2016 season on the Crimson Tides staff as an analyst. Prior to that he served as the head coach at the University of Southern California from 2014-15 and the head coach at the University of Washington from 2009-13.I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to join Coach Sabans staff, and I cant thank The University of Alabama enough, Sarkisian said. I have always admired the Alabama program from afar and getting to be part of this football team these past few months has only reinforced my belief that this is the best college football organization in the country. There are many outstanding coaches and athletes at The University of Alabama, and I am extremely excited to start working with them in my new role. This is a very special place to have the opportunity to coach when you consider the programs rich tradition and the unrivaled passion of the fan base.During his time as head coach at Southern California, Sarkisian led the Trojans to a 12-6 overall record including a second-place finish in the Pac-12s Southern Division in 2014. His 2014 offense at USC ranked in the top 25 nationally in passing offense, passing efficiency, third down conversions and scoring offense.At Washington, Sarkisian inherited a program in 2009 that had won just 12 games during the previous five seasons, including going winless the year before he took over. Despite that challenge, he guided the Huskies to bowl games his last four seasons. His eight victories in 2013 were the most at UW since 2000. His overall Washington record was 34-29.Sarkisian arrived at Southern California in 2001 and took over as the quarterbacks coach in 2002, where he tutored quarterback Carson Palmer to the Heisman Trophy and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft. After spending the 2004 season as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders, Sarkisian returned to the Trojan staff in February of 2005 as the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach for four seasons (2005-08). 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Little wonder that West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen has told the Mountaineers (8-2, 5-2) to be ready for their toughest week of the year.We put a lot into (the Oklahoma) game, and it didnt go the way we wanted it to, Holgorsen said Tuesday. Were disappointed with it, but weve got a tough one on the road against Iowa State, and you saw what they did to Texas Tech. Its going to be the toughest week of the year, but Im anxious to see how the guys respond.One thing I know about this group is theyre going to continue to fight and continue to work. Theres no doubt in my mind theyre going to prepare and practice and put as much into it as they possibly can. I know theyre going to do that. With that said, its going to be a tough week.Despite the disappointing loss to the Sooners, the Mountaineers, who finish Big 12 play on Dec. 3 with a home game against slumping Baylor, still have plenty to play for.The Mountaineers can still set a high for wins since joining the league in 2012. They can also win 10 games for the ninth time in school history. And if it can end Big 12 play with two wins and then pick up a victory in a bowl game, West Virginia can match its school record with a sixth 11-win season.We spent the majority of this year with this 2016 team with zero expectations, Holgorsen said. Weve practiced and played pretty good throughout the course of this season. The pressures off. We didnt get it done when it came to the Big 12, but that doesnt mean that theres not a lot to play for. I think this group rebounds and gets out there and gets ready too play another game.dddddddddddd Weve still got a lot to play for obviously. Well try to get win No. 9 this week.A lot of teams wish they were in that position.Iowa State comes in off one of its finest offensive performances in school history. The Cyclones set all-time school records for points against a conference opponent (66), margin of victory against a league opponent (56) and points in a quarter (31) and fell just three points short of most points in a half (48) with 45 in the first 30 minutes. Iowa State finished with 608 yards of total offense, its first 600-yard game since 2008.To be honest with you I thought we had a great week of practice, and we deserved the right to feel confident going into the football game to play well, said Campbell, the 2015 Mid-American Conference coach of the year at Toledo, who is finishing up his first year in Ames. I thought that was closest to the best 60 minutes we played completely this year. Im really proud of our senior class. Those guys stayed the course and really allowed us to continue to get better as the season went on.It was the best game by far for the two Iowa State quarterbacks, each of whom did what he does best. Jacob Park threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns, while Joel Lanning ran for 171 yards and five scores.(Texas Tech) played an entirely different defense than we expected or had seen on film, Campbell said. I think our ability to adapt within the game, our ability to execute, and the ability to have options is certainly great. I thought both Jacob and Joel played about as fluid and well executed game between the two as I have seen.The Cyclones have one more chance to build optimism for the final recruiting blitz and the upcoming 2017 season against a West Virginia team that enters with a Top 25 ranking but enough flaws to make an upset possible. Campbell isnt under any illusions that the win last week is enough to finish with.Obviously, weve got one last big challenge left before this season ends, Campbell said. ' ' '