(Reuters) ? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers named Greg Schiano as their new head coach on Thursday, hoping the former U.S. college football coach can turn around a National Football League (NFL) team that has not made the playoffs in four seasons.
The team said the deal was for five years and that Schiano, 45, will be formally introduced during a news conference on Friday at 1 p.m. ET (1800 GMT).
Schiano, who spent the last 11 seasons as coach at Rutgers University in New Jersey and compiled a 68-67 record, replaces Raheem Morris, who was fired after a 4-12 campaign that left the Buccaneers in last place in the NFC South division.
"Coach Schiano is a bright, meticulous teacher who knows how to get the most out of his players," Buccaneers General Manager Mark Dominik said in a statement.
"He built and ran a pro-style program at Rutgers, and he's a defensive-minded coach whose teams have always been characterized by toughness and a physical style of play."
The defensive-minded Schiano will be expected to help a Buccaneers team that ended the 2011 NFL season with a league-worst 494 points allowed.
He spent six seasons under the late Joe Paterno at Penn State as a graduate assistant and defensive backfield coach before being hired by the NFL's Chicago Bears, where he was a defensive assistant and defensive backfield coach from 1996-98.
At Rutgers, Schiano guided the Scarlet Knights to six Bowl game appearances and earned a reputation for developing NFL-caliber players.
In the last five NFL Drafts, 13 Rutgers players have been selected, including three first round picks.
"During our thorough search, we met with numerous impressive candidates, but coach Schiano surely distinguished himself," said Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer. "From his leadership skills to his considerable track record, he is, simply put, the right man for the job."
(Reporting by Steve Keating in Toronto, Editing by Frank Pingue)
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