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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1963)}}
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Jay Norvell
| name = Jay Norvell
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| current_team = [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]]
| current_team = [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]]
| current_conference = [[Mountain West Conference|MW]]
| current_conference = [[Mountain West Conference|MW]]
| current_record = 3–11
| current_record = 16–20
| contract =
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|3|28}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|3|28}}
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| coach_years14 = 2022–present
| coach_years14 = 2022–present
| coach_team14 = [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]]
| coach_team14 = [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]]
| overall_record = 36–37
| overall_record = 49–46
| bowl_record = 2–1
| bowl_record = 2–1
| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships =
| championships =
| awards =
| awards = First-team All-[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] (1985)
* First-team [[List of All-Big Ten Conference football teams|All-Big Ten]] ([[1985 All-Big Ten Conference football team|1985]])
| coaching_records =
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}}
}}
'''Merritt James Norvell III''' (born March 28, 1963) is an American [[college football]] coach and former player. He is the head football coach at [[Colorado State University]], a position he has held since the 2022 season. Norvell served as the head football coach at the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] from 2017 to 2021. His father, Meritt Norvell, was the [[athletic director]] at [[Michigan State University|Michigan State University]] from 1995 to 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebling |first=Jack |title=Winning Team Complete |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108859789/lansing-state-journal/ |newspaper=[[Lansing State Journal]] |location=[[Lansing, Michigan]] |date=May 26, 1995 |page=1C |access-date=September 3, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
'''Merritt James Norvell III''' (born March 28, 1963) is an American [[college football]] coach and former player. He is the head football coach at [[Colorado State University]], a position he has held since the 2022 season. Norvell served as the head football coach at the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] from 2017 to 2021. His father, [[Merritt Norvell]], was the [[athletic director]] at [[Michigan State University]] from 1995 to 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebling |first=Jack |title=Winning Team Complete |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108859789/lansing-state-journal/ |newspaper=[[Lansing State Journal]] |location=[[Lansing, Michigan]] |date=May 26, 1995 |page=1C |access-date=September 3, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Norvell played [[college football]] at the [[University of Iowa]] from 1982 to 1985 and professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a linebacker with the [[Chicago Bears]] for one season, in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NorvJa20.htm|title=Jay Norvell NFL Football Statistics|work=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 7, 2012}}</ref>
Norvell played [[college football]] at the [[University of Iowa]] from 1982 to 1985 and professionally in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a linebacker with the [[Chicago Bears]] for one season, in 1987 as practice and replacement player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NorvJa20.htm|title=Jay Norvell NFL Football Statistics|work=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|access-date=December 7, 2012}}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
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His coaching career began at his [[alma mater]] [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] in 1986 when Norvell took a job as a [[graduate assistant]]. From 1988 to 2001, Norvell served as an assistant coach for multiple positions at [[Northern Iowa Panthers football|Northern Iowa]], [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]], and [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]]. Norvell briefly spent time in the [[NFL]] as an assistant coach from 2002 to 2003 with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and [[Oakland Raiders]] before returning to [[college football]] at the [[University of Nebraska]] to take his first ever [[offensive coordinator]] job in 2004. At [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]], he helped guide quarterback [[Zac Taylor]] to win Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and break several school passing records.
His coaching career began at his [[alma mater]] [[Iowa Hawkeyes football|Iowa]] in 1986 when Norvell took a job as a [[graduate assistant]]. From 1988 to 2001, Norvell served as an assistant coach for multiple positions at [[Northern Iowa Panthers football|Northern Iowa]], [[Wisconsin Badgers football|Wisconsin]], and [[Iowa State Cyclones football|Iowa State]]. Norvell briefly spent time in the [[NFL]] as an assistant coach from 2002 to 2003 with the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and [[Oakland Raiders]] before returning to [[college football]] at the [[University of Nebraska]] to take his first ever [[offensive coordinator]] job in 2004. At [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]], he helped guide quarterback [[Zac Taylor]] to win Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and break several school passing records.


Norvell spent a season as the offensive coordinator at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] in 2007, and then served as the assistant offensive coordinator and [[wide receivers]] coach at [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] from 2008 to 2010 before being promoted to co-[[offensive coordinator]] and wide receivers coach in 2011. Norvell remained at Oklahoma until January 2015 when he was fired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2015/01/04/oklahoma-football-bob-stoops-fires-co-offensive-coordinator-jay-norvell/60773933007/|title=Oklahoma football: Bob Stoops fires co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell|first=Jason|last=Kersey|website=The Oklahoman}}</ref> He was subsequently hired as the wide receivers coach at the [[University of Texas]] where he held play calling duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burntorangenation.com/2015/9/8/9283983/shawn-watson-demoted-texas-longhorns-jay-norvell-play-caller|title=Texas HC Charlie Strong: Jay Norvell will take over play calling from Shawn Watson|date=8 September 2015|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> Norvell then spent the 2016 season as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] before landing his first head coaching job with Nevada in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arizonasports.com/story/551718/report-arizona-state-hires-former-texas-play-caller-jay-norvell/|title=Arizona State hires former Texas play caller Jay Norvell|date=12 February 2016|access-date=February 22, 2016}}</ref>
Norvell spent a season as the offensive coordinator at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] in 2007, and then served as the assistant offensive coordinator and [[wide receivers]] coach at [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] from 2008 to 2010 before being promoted to co-[[offensive coordinator]] and wide receivers coach in 2011. Norvell remained at Oklahoma until January 2015 when he was fired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/sports/college/sooners/2015/01/04/oklahoma-football-bob-stoops-fires-co-offensive-coordinator-jay-norvell/60773933007/|title=Oklahoma football: Bob Stoops fires co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell|first=Jason|last=Kersey|website=The Oklahoman}}</ref> He was subsequently hired as the wide receivers coach at the [[University of Texas]] where he held play calling duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burntorangenation.com/2015/9/8/9283983/shawn-watson-demoted-texas-longhorns-jay-norvell-play-caller|title=Texas HC Charlie Strong: Jay Norvell will take over play calling from Shawn Watson|date=September 8, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref> Norvell then spent the 2016 season as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]] before landing his first head coaching job with Nevada in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arizonasports.com/story/551718/report-arizona-state-hires-former-texas-play-caller-jay-norvell/|title=Arizona State hires former Texas play caller Jay Norvell|date=February 12, 2016|access-date=February 22, 2016}}</ref>


===Nevada===
===Nevada===
In 2017, Norvell was named head coach for the [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] football program. The team struggled during Norvell's first year, going 3–9 in [[2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|2017]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2017|title=Nevada 2017 football schedule|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> However, Norvell helped the team rebound the next season, with Nevada going 8–5 in [[2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|2018]], including a 16–13 overtime victory in the [[2018 Arizona Bowl]] over [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thearizonabowl.com/az-bowl-2018-game|title=2018 Arizona Bowl|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Nevada posted winning records in 2019, 2020, and 2021 as well, and Norvell finished his tenure at Nevada recording a winning record in four of his five seasons. Norvell also led [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] quarterback [[Carson Strong]] to back-to-back [[Mountain West Conference]] [[2021 Mountain West Conference football season#Mountain West Individual Awards|Offensive Player of the Year]] awards in 2020 and 2021. Norvell left Nevada to go to Colorado State.<ref>{{cite web|title=MW Announces 2021 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors|url=https://themw.com/news/2021/11/29/athlete-awards-mw-announces-2021-football-all-conference-teams-and-individual-honors.aspx|website=[[Mountain West Conference]]|date=30 November 2021|access-date=6 December 2021}}</ref>
In 2017, Norvell was named head coach for the [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] football program. The team struggled during Norvell's first year, going 3–9 in [[2017 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|2017]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nevadawolfpack.com/sports/football/schedule/2017|title=Nevada 2017 football schedule|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> However, Norvell helped the team rebound the next season, with Nevada going 8–5 in [[2018 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|2018]], including a 16–13 overtime victory in the [[2018 Arizona Bowl]] over [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thearizonabowl.com/az-bowl-2018-game|title=2018 Arizona Bowl|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Nevada posted winning records in 2019, 2020, and 2021 as well, and Norvell finished his tenure at Nevada recording a winning record in four of his five seasons. Norvell also led [[Nevada Wolf Pack football|Nevada]] quarterback [[Carson Strong]] to back-to-back [[Mountain West Conference]] [[2021 Mountain West Conference football season#Mountain West Individual Awards|Offensive Player of the Year]] awards in 2020 and 2021. Norvell left Nevada to go to Colorado State.<ref>{{cite web|title=MW Announces 2021 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors|url=https://themw.com/news/2021/11/29/athlete-awards-mw-announces-2021-football-all-conference-teams-and-individual-honors.aspx|website=[[Mountain West Conference]]|date=November 30, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref>


===Colorado State===
===Colorado State===
On December 6, 2021, [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]] hired Norvell to be their 24th head coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Norvell to be named CSU Rams football coach, source says|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/06/jay-norvell-csu-rams-football-coach/|website=[[The Denver Post]]|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Norvell's pass-heavy offensive style came as a stark contrast to previous head coach [[Steve Addazio]]'s run-heavy [[smashmouth offense]].<ref>{{cite web |date=December 6, 2021 |title=Keeler: Jay Norvell is upgrade for CSU Rams as football coach. Because he's everything Steve Addazio wasn't |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/06/jay-norvell-steve-addazio-csu-rams-football-coach-hire/ |access-date=December 6, 2021 |website=[[The Denver Post]]}}</ref>
On December 6, 2021, [[Colorado State Rams football|Colorado State]] hired Norvell to be their 24th head coach.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Norvell to be named CSU Rams football coach, source says|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/06/jay-norvell-csu-rams-football-coach/|website=[[The Denver Post]]|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 6, 2021}}</ref> Norvell's pass-heavy offensive style came as a stark contrast to previous head coach [[Steve Addazio]]'s run-heavy [[smashmouth offense]].<ref>{{cite web |date=December 6, 2021 |title=Keeler: Jay Norvell is upgrade for CSU Rams as football coach. Because he's everything Steve Addazio wasn't |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/06/jay-norvell-steve-addazio-csu-rams-football-coach-hire/ |access-date=December 6, 2021 |website=[[The Denver Post]]}}</ref> Norvell is 16-20 in his first three seasons as the Rams Head Coach.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Norvell's father, Meritt married his mother, Cynthia, who was a model, on 4 July 1962. Norvell has one brother, Aaron. His mother died at 79 after a battle with cancer. Norvell is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Chris |date=2019-11-20 |title='HCN' -- Why Nevada's Jay Norvell has dedicated the season to his mom |url=https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/hcn-why-nevadas-jay-norvell-has-dedicated-the-season-to-his-mom |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Nevada Sports Net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cynthia Norvell |url=https://estesleadley.com/obituaries/cynthia-norvell/ |website=Estes Ledley Funeral Home |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref>
Norvell's father, Merritt married his mother, Cynthia, who was a model, on July 4, 1962. Norvell has one brother, Aaron. His mother died at 79 after a battle with cancer. Norvell is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Chris |date=November 20, 2019 |title='HCN' -- Why Nevada's Jay Norvell has dedicated the season to his mom |url=https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/hcn-why-nevadas-jay-norvell-has-dedicated-the-season-to-his-mom |access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=Nevada Sports Net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cynthia Norvell |url=https://estesleadley.com/obituaries/cynthia-norvell/ |website=Estes Ledley Funeral Home |date=June 2019 |access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
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| year = [[2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2023]]
| year = [[2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2023]]
| name = [[2023 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]]
| name = [[2023 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]]
| overall = 1–2
| overall = 5–7
| conference =
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding =
| confstanding = T–8th
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = [[2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2024]]
| name = [[2024 Colorado State Rams football team|Colorado State]]
| overall = 8–4
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname = [[2024 Arizona Bowl|Arizona]]
| bowloutcome =
| ranking = no
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Colorado State
| name = Colorado State
| overall = 4–11
| overall = 16–20
| confrecord = 3–5
| confrecord = 12–11
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 37–37
| overall = 49–46
| bowls = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 8 December 2024

Jay Norvell
Norvell in 2022 as head coach of Colorado State
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamColorado State
ConferenceMW
Record16–20
Biographical details
Born (1963-03-28) March 28, 1963 (age 61)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1985Iowa
1986Denver Broncos*
1987Chicago Bears
Position(s)Defensive back, linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986–1987Iowa (GA)
1988Northern Iowa (WR)
1989–1994Wisconsin (OL/WR/TE)
1995–1997Iowa State (QB/WR)
1998–2001Indianapolis Colts (WR)
2002–2003Oakland Raiders (TE)
2004–2006Nebraska (OC/QB)
2007UCLA (OC/QB)
2008–2010Oklahoma (assistant OC/WR)
2011–2014Oklahoma (co-OC/WR)
2015Texas (WR)
2016Arizona State (PGC/WR)
2017–2021Nevada
2022–presentColorado State
Head coaching record
Overall49–46
Bowls2–1
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Merritt James Norvell III (born March 28, 1963) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Colorado State University, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Norvell served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Reno from 2017 to 2021. His father, Merritt Norvell, was the athletic director at Michigan State University from 1995 to 1998.[1]

Playing career

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Norvell played college football at the University of Iowa from 1982 to 1985 and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) as a linebacker with the Chicago Bears for one season, in 1987 as practice and replacement player.[2]

Coaching career

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Early coaching career

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His coaching career began at his alma mater Iowa in 1986 when Norvell took a job as a graduate assistant. From 1988 to 2001, Norvell served as an assistant coach for multiple positions at Northern Iowa, Wisconsin, and Iowa State. Norvell briefly spent time in the NFL as an assistant coach from 2002 to 2003 with the Indianapolis Colts and Oakland Raiders before returning to college football at the University of Nebraska to take his first ever offensive coordinator job in 2004. At Nebraska, he helped guide quarterback Zac Taylor to win Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors and break several school passing records.

Norvell spent a season as the offensive coordinator at UCLA in 2007, and then served as the assistant offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Oklahoma from 2008 to 2010 before being promoted to co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach in 2011. Norvell remained at Oklahoma until January 2015 when he was fired.[3] He was subsequently hired as the wide receivers coach at the University of Texas where he held play calling duties.[4] Norvell then spent the 2016 season as the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at Arizona State before landing his first head coaching job with Nevada in 2017.[5]

Nevada

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In 2017, Norvell was named head coach for the Nevada football program. The team struggled during Norvell's first year, going 3–9 in 2017.[6] However, Norvell helped the team rebound the next season, with Nevada going 8–5 in 2018, including a 16–13 overtime victory in the 2018 Arizona Bowl over Arkansas State.[7] Nevada posted winning records in 2019, 2020, and 2021 as well, and Norvell finished his tenure at Nevada recording a winning record in four of his five seasons. Norvell also led Nevada quarterback Carson Strong to back-to-back Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year awards in 2020 and 2021. Norvell left Nevada to go to Colorado State.[8]

Colorado State

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On December 6, 2021, Colorado State hired Norvell to be their 24th head coach.[9] Norvell's pass-heavy offensive style came as a stark contrast to previous head coach Steve Addazio's run-heavy smashmouth offense.[10] Norvell is 16-20 in his first three seasons as the Rams Head Coach.

Personal life

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Norvell's father, Merritt married his mother, Cynthia, who was a model, on July 4, 1962. Norvell has one brother, Aaron. His mother died at 79 after a battle with cancer. Norvell is Catholic.[11][12]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Nevada Wolf Pack (Mountain West Conference) (2017–2021)
2017 Nevada 3–9 3–5 4th (West)
2018 Nevada 8–5 5–3 T–2nd (West) W Arizona
2019 Nevada 7–6 4–4 3rd (West) L Famous Idaho Potato
2020 Nevada 7–2 6–2 2nd W Famous Idaho Potato
2021 Nevada 8–4 5–3 3rd (West) Quick Lane[a]
Nevada: 33–26 23–17
Colorado State Rams (Mountain West Conference) (2022–present)
2022 Colorado State 3–9 3–5 5th (Mountain)
2023 Colorado State 5–7 3–5 T–8th
2024 Colorado State 8–4 6–1 T–2nd Arizona
Colorado State: 16–20 12–11
Total: 49–46
  1. ^ The team was coached by interim head coach Vai Taua for the 2021 Quick Lane Bowl as Norvell left the program prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ Ebling, Jack (May 26, 1995). "Winning Team Complete". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 1C. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Jay Norvell NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Kersey, Jason. "Oklahoma football: Bob Stoops fires co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell". The Oklahoman.
  4. ^ "Texas HC Charlie Strong: Jay Norvell will take over play calling from Shawn Watson". September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Arizona State hires former Texas play caller Jay Norvell". February 12, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Nevada 2017 football schedule". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "2018 Arizona Bowl". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "MW Announces 2021 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors". Mountain West Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Jay Norvell to be named CSU Rams football coach, source says". The Denver Post. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Keeler: Jay Norvell is upgrade for CSU Rams as football coach. Because he's everything Steve Addazio wasn't". The Denver Post. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. ^ Murray, Chris (November 20, 2019). "'HCN' -- Why Nevada's Jay Norvell has dedicated the season to his mom". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cynthia Norvell". Estes Ledley Funeral Home. June 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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