Jan 13, 2007 - 5:20 PM
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The 28-year-old Applewhite on Saturday left his position as Rice's offensive coordinator to take an undetermined role on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama.
Applewhite created a spread attack that scored the most points (350) and gained the third-most yards (4,486) in Rice's history this past season, his first with the program after serving as quarterbacks coach at Syracuse in 2005.
A former quarterback and team captain at Texas, Applewhite was a graduate assistant on the Longhorns' offensive staff in 2003-04, helping develop All-American quarterback Vince Young.
