The check had cleared for the down payment on a five-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot house in Windsor, Colo.

After relocating from Reno with Jay Norvell, who resigned as Nevada’s head football coach to accept the job at Colorado State, then-tight ends coach Timmy Chang decided to put down roots. After an extensive search, Chang and his wife Sherry found their dream home, which included a full basement and spacious backyard. Among their Windsor neighbors would be families of three coaches also relocating from Nevada to CSU. Chang wrote the down-payment check in January 2022.

And then Todd Graham resigned as Hawaii’s head coach, ending a tumultuous two-year tenure.

Chang notified then-UH athletic director David Matlin of his interest. Norvell called Matlin with an hour-long endorsement of Chan

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