St. Olaf coach leaves for Redskins Chris Meidt resigned as coach at St. Olaf on Monday to accept an offensive assistant position with the Washington Redskins. Meidt led St. Olaf to a 40-20 record in his six seasons at the helm. The Oles were 8-2 in each of the last three years -- the first such stretch of eight-win seasons since 1969-71. Meidt will work under an as-yet-unnamed offensive coordinator. Jim Zorn was hired as offensive coordinator on Jan. 26, but was named head coach on Saturday to replace Joe Gibbs, who retired Jan. 8. In 2007, St. Olaf ranked as high as 13th in the D3football.com Top 25. St. Olaf ranked in the top eight in the country in total offense and scoring the past three seasons and set school records for points (49.0 per game) and total offense (512.8 yards) last fall. Meidt's recruiting classes boasted one All-American and 31 first team All-MIAC picks, including a league-best 23 over the last two seasons. St. Olaf will begin a national search for Meidt's replacement in the coming weeks. | ||
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