Overview
- Faulk, 52, is in his first college coaching role as Colorado's running backs coach under Deion Sanders.
- A Southern official told USA TODAY the search is ongoing and not yet final, though a news conference could come Monday.
- Southern dismissed Terrence Graves in October after a 1-6 start and is seeking a reset for the Baton Rouge program.
- Faulk is a New Orleans native with longstanding ties to Louisiana, seen as a potential recruiting and visibility boost.
- If selected, he would join a recent HBCU trend of hiring former NFL stars with limited prior coaching experience.