BYU assistant Lamb retires

Published Jul. 22, 2010 9:13 p.m. ET

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BYU assistant football coach Barry Lamb is retiring after 16 seasons with the Cougars.

Coach Bronco Mendenhall announced Lamb's retirement in a statement Thursday and said graduate assistant Nick Howell will replace Lamb on the staff.

Lamb coached BYU's outside linebackers and also coached at six other schools in his 33-year career. He took a leave of absence in March for health-related reasons.

Howell has been a graduate assistant on Mendenhall's staff the last three seasons. He has been coaching outside linebackers while Lamb was on leave.