BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s official. Marshall Faulk will be the 22 nd head coach of Southern football. A press conference is set for Monday at 2 p.m. to formally introduce the NFL Hall of Famer, per university announcement.

Last Wednesday, WAFB first reported that the Super Bowl 34 champion was being hired for the position.

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Faulk, a New Orleans native, just finished his first coaching season at Colorado, where he led the running backs. The Buffaloes finished the season averaging 125.6 rushing per game. That mark ranked 15th in the Big 12 conference and tied for 108 th in the nation.

In a 12-year NFL career, Faulk achieved numerous accolades, including 2000 NFL MVP, three-time league Offensive Player of

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