MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Memphis has named offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey as its interim head coach while it begins seeking a permanent replacement for Justin Fuente, who left Sunday to take over Virginia Tech’s program.

Fuente was officially named Virginia Tech’s coach Sunday after going 26-23 in four seasons at Memphis, including a 19-6 mark the last two years. Memphis is 9-3 this year and is bowl eligible for a second straight season.

Memphis athletic director Tom Bowen said Sunday that “we are in the process of putting together a list of candidates with our leadership and will begin moving forward in the search for our next head coach.”

Dickey was 42-64 as North Texas’ head coach from 1998-2006. He was a quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats from 1979 through 1982, on teams coached by his father, former Kansas State head coach Jim Dickey.