An excited Ronnie Palmer hoists the Las Vegas Bowl trophy following Arizona's 31-21 win over BYU at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. 

Ronnie Palmer, a three-year UA starting linebacker during the Mike Stoops days, lost his position as a graduate coach/intern during the coaching change at Colorado State recently. The Rams, however, did keep special teams coach Jeff Hammerschmidt, an All-Pac-10 safety at Arizona in 1988. Palmer is married to Lauren Schutzler, a four-year starting outfielder on Arizona’s softball team. She is an assistant coach at Colorado State. 


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