Augustana College didn't have to look very far to find a new head football coach.
Today it announced the hiring of Steve Bell, who's been head coach at Monmouth College since 2,000.
During his tenure at Monmouth, Bell compiled a record of 112 wins and 44 losses, four conference championships, his teams advanced to the Division 3 playoffs 4 times, and five times he was chosen Midwest Conference Coach of the year.
He replaces Rob Cushman who resigned last month after leading the Vikings for four years.
Augustana received 150 applications for the job, and interviewed 12, before the narrowing the list to 3 finalists.