Thomas Hammock was previously the running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator at the U.
Former Gophers running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator Thomas Hammock just led Northern Illinois to potentially the upset of the year as the Huskies beat fifth-ranked Notre Dame 16-14 after the Irish’s last-second field-goal attempt was blocked Saturday in Notre Dame, Ind.
Hammock’s Huskies took a 16-14 lead with 31 seconds remaining after Kanon Woodill drilled a 35-yard field goal. But the upset wasn’t secured then. Notre Dame gave Mitch Jeter a chance at a 62-yard field goal with five seconds remaining, but the Huskies blocked it to cap the victory.
Hammock then had stints as the running backs coach at Wisconsin and with the Baltimore Ravens before getting the head-coaching opportunity at his alma mater in 2019. Now he’s led Northern Illinois to its first-ever win over a top-five opponent in program history.“I’m so proud of our kids, the coaches, just everybody,” Hammock said on NBC after the game. “They believed. They believed. And we came here and got it done.
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