I am not saying I want or don't want him, but these are some things from his bio:
Canales has coached five different quarterbacks which have earned All-America recognition.
While the passing game coordinator at North Carolina State, his offense finished in the top 10 nationally in passing offense and competed in two postseason bowl games. Phillip Rivers was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference player and Heisman Trophy candidate under Canales’ watch.
Under his leadership as QB coach at South Florida, quarterback Matt Grothe became the Big East Conference career leader in total offense.
When given the interim head coach position at North Texas, Canales took a team that was averaging 16.9 points per game and averaged 33.8 in the last five weeks. He also helped improve the team’s total offense from 348.7 yards per game to 412.4 yards per game and the rushing offense from 173.4 yards per game to 242.4 yards per game.
Canales was named the National Offensive Coordinator of the Week while at Arizona in 2006.
In 2014 Canales oversaw a North Texas offense that was the best in the nation in red-zone scoring.
In 2014, North Texas scored 94.3 percent of the time in the red-zone to lead the nation.
The leadership of Canales took the North Texas offense to record breaking heights in the 2013. The Mean Green offense scored a total of 414 points, the second most in school history and the most since 1951. North Texas averaged 31.8 points a game, topping the 30-point mark for only the third time in school history.
UNT quarterback Derek Thompson won the Heart Dallas Bowl MVP award and permanently etched his name into the record books after leading the Mean Green to a nine-win season. Under Canales, Thompson finished his career with 7,457 passing yards.
The Mean Green ground game also was record breaking in 2013. North Texas rushed for over 300-yards three times in 2013, which is the most in a single season since 1959.
He was offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona for three years, coached wide receivers for the New York Jets of the National Football League and was the quarterback coach at North Carolina State where he helped develop Phillip Rivers who is currently an All-Pro player for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
Canales has coached five different quarterbacks which have earned All-America recognition.
While the passing game coordinator at North Carolina State, his offense finished in the top 10 nationally in passing offense and competed in two postseason bowl games. Phillip Rivers was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference player and Heisman Trophy candidate under Canales’ watch.
Under his leadership as QB coach at South Florida, quarterback Matt Grothe became the Big East Conference career leader in total offense.
When given the interim head coach position at North Texas, Canales took a team that was averaging 16.9 points per game and averaged 33.8 in the last five weeks. He also helped improve the team’s total offense from 348.7 yards per game to 412.4 yards per game and the rushing offense from 173.4 yards per game to 242.4 yards per game.
Canales was named the National Offensive Coordinator of the Week while at Arizona in 2006.
In 2014 Canales oversaw a North Texas offense that was the best in the nation in red-zone scoring.
In 2014, North Texas scored 94.3 percent of the time in the red-zone to lead the nation.
The leadership of Canales took the North Texas offense to record breaking heights in the 2013. The Mean Green offense scored a total of 414 points, the second most in school history and the most since 1951. North Texas averaged 31.8 points a game, topping the 30-point mark for only the third time in school history.
UNT quarterback Derek Thompson won the Heart Dallas Bowl MVP award and permanently etched his name into the record books after leading the Mean Green to a nine-win season. Under Canales, Thompson finished his career with 7,457 passing yards.
The Mean Green ground game also was record breaking in 2013. North Texas rushed for over 300-yards three times in 2013, which is the most in a single season since 1959.
He was offensive coordinator at the University of Arizona for three years, coached wide receivers for the New York Jets of the National Football League and was the quarterback coach at North Carolina State where he helped develop Phillip Rivers who is currently an All-Pro player for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.
