2 , ▁compiling ▁a ▁career ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 6 – 2 2 . ▁He ▁played ▁college ▁football ▁as ▁a ▁line back er ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tul sa ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁playing ▁career ▁Bab ich ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Ali qui ppa , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁He ▁attended ▁Ali qui ppa ▁High ▁School , ▁letter ing ▁in ▁football ▁and ▁baseball . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁played ▁two ▁seasons ▁as ▁a ▁line back er ▁at ▁M esa ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁M esa , ▁Arizona , ▁before ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tul sa , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁letter man ▁on ▁the ▁Golden ▁H urr icane ▁football ▁team ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁Bab ich ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁assistant ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁assistant ▁coach , ▁t utor ing ▁the ▁tight ▁ends ▁for ▁new ▁head ▁coach ▁Don ▁Mort on . ▁Bab ich ▁co ached ▁the ▁team ' s ▁off ensive ▁line ▁and ▁strong ▁saf eties ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons , ▁before ▁following ▁Mort on ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁There ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Tul sa ▁for