Cincinnati hired Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell as its head coach, turning to the Buckeye state native to re-establish a program that has slipped in recent years.He agreed to a six-year deal on Saturday, pending approval from the board of trustees. Hell continue to coach the Buckeyes through the playoffs.Few have invested as much time and effort and passion into Ohio State and its football program than Luke, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said. We all knew this day was coming.Fickell, a former Ohio State defensive lineman from Columbus, has been a coach with the Buckeyes since 2002. He spent one season as head coach in 2011, taking over after Jim Tressel was fired during the offseason and going 6-7.When Meyer came to Ohio State in 2012, Fickell was retained and has been part of a staff that has won a national title and two Big Ten championships.Im not going to stand up here and promise you wins and championships, but I am going to promise you that we are going to put a product on the field that you will be proud to call your own, Fickell said at a news conference .Fickell replaces Tommy Tuberville, who stepped down after four seasons at Cincinnati. The Bearcats went 4-8 this season and 29-22 under Tuberville.Cincinnati had five double-digit victory seasons in a six-year span (2007-12) under former coaches Brian Kelly and Butch Jones.Under Tuberville, Cincinnati won nine games in each of his first two seasons, but then dropped to just 11 total victories in the final two seasons.His extensive ties to the state of Ohio, experience at a championship-level program in Ohio State, ability to evaluate and develop talent, energy and leadership are all qualities which set him apart, Cincinnati athletic director Mike Bohn said of Fickell.The 43-year-old Fickell has shared the defensive coordinator role the past three years, first with Chris Ash and this season with Greg Schiano.Since 2005, defenses coached by Fickell at Ohio State have ranked among the top 40 in the country in yards allowed per play every year, averaging a ranking of No. 17. 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Williams is set to name its 2016 car the FW40 to mark 40 years of racing in Formula One.The anniversary means Williams will effectively skip one name in its lineage, with the 2016 car named the FW38. Sir Frank Williams first entered a car at the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix and the team has been a feature of the F1 grid ever since.In those four decades of racing Williams has won nine constructors and seven drivers titles, 114 wins and 128 pole positions. It last won a race at the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix through Pastor Maldonado.Deputy team principal Claire Williams said: 40 years ago Frank and Patrick [Head] created what would become one of the most iconic teams in the history of Formula One -- Williams.We are immensely proud of what we have achieved during our long and illustrious history. We have experienced the most euphoric highs - reaching the pinnacle of the sport nine times as a Constructor and created seven Chhampion drivers; Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve.dddddddddddd We have also experienced the lows; the heartache that the sport can cause and victories that have agonisingly slipped away.So much has changed in Formula One in the last 40 years but one thing remains the same, our passion for motorsport. We want to celebrate our passion, our achievements and our heritage with everyone who has made this journey possible -- our fans, partners, media colleagues and the many friends we have made over the last four decades. Racing, its in our blood, its our DNA and has been since 1977. 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