Mark Hutson, one of four finalists for the Eastern football head coaching position, will be on campus at 5:45 today in the Lantz Club Room for a public interview.

Hutson is currently the interim head coach at Tulane University, replacing Bob Toledo on Oct. 11.

Hutson was an offensive line coach for the Green Wave for five seasons prior to taking over as head coach.

Hutson, who graduated from Oklahoma in 1960, came to Tulane from Eastern, where he spent four seasons as an offensive line coach.

In Eastern’s 2006 season, Hutson took over as head coach in the absence of then head coach Bob Spoo, who retired at the end of this season after 25 years with the team.

Spoo missed the 2006 season due to medical reasons.

Hutson has also coached at Tulsa as an offensive line coach and student-athlete academic liaison, a graduate assistant at Oklahoma, a tight ends coach and special team’s coordinator at Murray State.

The next interview will be Jeff Choate, special teams coordinator at Boise State, at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the Lantz Club Room.

Rounding out the candidates will Dino Babers, special teams coordinator at Baylor, at 4 p.m. in the Lantz Club Room.