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- ↑ "Delta Devils hire Rick Comegy". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Jackson State fires Rick Comegy". ESPN.com. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ↑ Tuskegee University#Sports coaching records Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine