MOSCOW, Idaho - University of Idaho football coach Tom Cable has welcomed two new coaches to his staff and promoted graduate assistant Chris Bishop as he embarks on his fourth season with the Vandals.

Joining UI are Darryll Lewis, a one-time Pro Bowl selection and a 10-year veteran of the NFL, and Spence Nowinsky, who most recently was a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin. Lewis, who comes to Idaho from Los Angeles' Jefferson High School, will coach defensive backs and Nowinksy takes over the defensive line.

Bishop, who was with the Vandals as a defensive graduate assistant last year, now is the special teams assistant and recruiting coordinator.

"The one thing they all have in common is their attention to detail," Cable said.

Lewis' resume is a been-there, done-that collection of accolades that dates to his playing days at the University of Arizona, where he won the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, was a consensus All-American, the Pac 10's Most Valuable Defensive Player, and an all-Pac 10 selection. His professional career with the Houston Oilers (1991-96), Tennessee Titans (1997-98) and San Diego Chargers (1999-2000) is equally as impressive. A second-round pick in 1991, he was chosen to play in the 1995 Pro Bowl and had 32 career interceptions and seven TDs.

"It is impressive to get a guy like Darryll because of his background," Cable said. "When he walks in the door, there is some excitement. Here's a guy who did it and did it at the highest level."

And, Cable said, he can teach the game.

"Not only did he do it," Cable said, "he can verbalize how to do it."

What impressed Cable most about Nowinsky is his knowledge of the fundamentals and techniques of playing and teaching the defensive line.

"Three things stood out at me," Cable said. "First of all, he's very sound fundamentally. He's been taught very well.

"Second is his intensity and passion are off the charts.

"And third, it's a big deal for him to be an Idaho Vandal."

Prior to being a graduate assistant at Wisconsin, Nowinsky spent five years as a high school coach at schools in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He is a 1996 graduate of Minnesota State University at Mankato, where he played defensive end.

Cable said Bishop's promotion was warranted by his performance last year.

"Chris is very organized and his work ethic is second to none," Cable said. "He pays a tremendous amount of attention to detail."

The three hires complete a reorganization of Cable's staff after former offensive line coach Tim Drevno accepted a position as offensive coordinator at the University of San Diego, and former tight ends coach Brian Thure and former defensive line coach George Booker left to pursue other opportunities.

In addition to the three new faces, Cable now assumes offensive line duties and special teams coordinator Gary Coston adds tight ends to his responsibilities. Defensive coordinator Ed Lamb is relinquishing his position responsibilities to focus on the defense as a whole.