2 USFL teams change head coaches as 2023 season looms

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Two United States Football League teams made changes to their coaching staffs with the start of the 2023 season about two months away.

The Michigan Panthers hired Mike Nolan back on Feb. 3 to replace Jeff Fisher. On Wednesday, the Houston Gamblers hired Curtis Johnson to replace Kevin Sumlin. The former Texas A&M head coach ended up taking an assistant role at Maryland.

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49ers head coach Mike Nolan on the sidelines as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 17 to 10 at Monster Park, San Francisco, California, December 4, 2005. (Robert B. Stanton/NFLPhotoLibrary.)

Nolan was the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 2005 to 2008 and was 18-37 in that span. He never had a winning record. The 49ers drafted Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers during his tenure. He served in various other coaching positions around the NFL after the 49ers fired him in the middle of the 2008 season. He was last the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator in 2020.

"I am very excited to join the USFL and the Michigan Panthers. Playing great football and competing at a high level is what the Panthers are going to be about," Nolan said in a news release. "It will take a loud and rabid fanbase to help us get there. I’ve experienced the passionate fans of Michigan and Detroit while coaching against the Lions, and I was always impressed. Our goal with the Panthers is to play with energy and pride for the entire state we represent. I want our fans to be proud to root for the Panthers."

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