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Old 02-11-2007
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Default Raiders Hire New WR Coach

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Sources close to the University of Nebraska football program say the Cornhuskers' wide receiver coach Ted Gilmore has been hired by the Oakland Raiders.
Although his experience also covers coaching tight ends, Gilmore, 39, presumably could replace Fred Biletnikoff, who announced his retirement last week after 15 seasons as receivers coach.

The team did not confirm the hire and said no changes in the coaching staff were expected to be announced until Monday at the earliest.

Gilmore spent two years with Nebraska under former Raiders head coach Bill Callahan. He has coached the last eight years on the NCAA Division I level, including stints at Colorado, Purdue, Houston, Kansas and Wyoming.

While at Wyoming as an assistant coaching tight ends and wide receivers, he worked with 1997 Biletnikoff Award winner Marcus Harris. The Biletnikoff Award goes annually to the player deemed the best wide college receiver.

While at Colorado, he coached D.J. Hackett, who set the Buffs' school receiving record with 78 catches for 1,013 yards and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in Round 5 of the 2004 draft. At Purdue he coached Taylor Stubblefield and John Standeford who, in 2002, combined f
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