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Dave Leitao in line to return as head coach, per report from ESPN + CBS

ESPN's Andy Katz has the scoop.

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Former DePaul Blue Demons head coach Dave Leitao is reportedly set to be re-hired as DePaul's head coach.

ESPN's Andy Katz has the scoop, issuing this tweet out on Sunday afternoon.

Leitao coached at DePaul from 2002-2005, as the Blue Demons went 58-34 with a Conference USA regular season championship coming in 2004.

Update (3/29/15, 2:30 p.m. ET): ESPN's Jeff Goodman and CBS Sports' Gary Parrish are both reporting that Leitao has agreed in principle to become the head coach of the DePaul Blue Demons once again.

Update (3/29/15 4:30 p.m. ET): Jeff Goodman notes that Leitao's deal is for five years.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>DePaul makes it official: Dave Leitao back to DePaul. Sources told ESPN it&#39;s a 5-year deal.</p>&mdash; Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/582272384696213504">March 29, 2015</a></blockquote>

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