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Despite the Buffs finishing 3-9 — the fourth losing record in Dan Hawkins’ four seasons as ����ֱ�� football coach — university officials decided to retain Hawkins for a fifth season. He owns a 16-33 record since arriving at ����ֱ��.

“I know for me it’s been humbling,” said Hawkins, whose contract runs through the 2012 season. “This whole thing has been humbling. That’s not all bad for a person to have to kind of go reinvent yourself.”

Asked after the season what a fair set of expectations would be for 2010, Hawkins said, “Beating ����ֱ�� State and Nebraska, getting to a bowl game and winning that bowl game. That ought to be a baseline.”

Shortly after the season, secondary coach and defensive passing game coordinator Greg Brown left Hawkins’ staff to become co-defensive coordinator at the University of Arizona. Also on the assistant coaching front, former NFL defensive back Ashley Ambrose will be promoted to full-time wide receivers coach this year.

����ֱ�� senior tight end Riar Geer was named to the Associated Press All-Big 12 first team in 2009 and was invited to the East-West Shrine all-star game. Meanwhile, senior cornerback Cha’pelle Brown was named the Buffs’ 2009 most valuable player.