Complex sentence: Graham was hired as the head coach at Rice on January 1,2006, following the resignation of long-time coach Ken Hatfield after the Owls had finished 1--10 in 2005.
Split into simpler sentences: Graham was hired as the head coach at Rice on January 1,2006. This followed the resignation of long-time coach Ken Hatfield after the Owls had finished 1--10 in 2005.