Coaching hires (at other schools)

[BMF]

Nice salaries for "analyst" positions. Remember when Greg Mattison left because he wasn't making enough as our DC (around $300K)? That was just 9 years ago...when "analysts" were just starting to pop up at Alabama:

Michigan: New director of player personnel Sean Magee will earn $200,000 annually, senior defensive analyst Kevin Lempa will earn $150,000, and analyst Scott Turner will earn $50,000, according to MLive.com.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Nice salaries for "analyst" positions. Remember when Greg Mattison left because he wasn't making enough as our DC (around $300K)? That was just 9 years ago...when "analysts" were just starting to pop up at Alabama:

Michigan: New director of player personnel Sean Magee will earn $200,000 annually, senior defensive analyst Kevin Lempa will earn $150,000, and analyst Scott Turner will earn $50,000, according to MLive.com.

Mattison when from DC to NFL linebackers coach if I remember correctly.

 

[BMF]

Mattison when from DC to NFL linebackers coach if I remember correctly.

I'm not sure, but he went to Baltimore because he has family ties w/ the Harbaugh's and he was given a better salary plus (I think) he was going to get some sort of NFL pension or something after a number of years in the NFL (he had previous NFL time). He's been making big money the last 5+ years though now that assistant coaches salaries have skyrocketed. I remember when Jimbo took the FSU OC job, they fired Bowden Jr and he was making around $150K as the OC at FSU. That was literally around the 2005 season. It's amazing how much assistant salaries have increased, especially during a time of economic downturn (it started around 2008, or so....after Saban returned to CFB).

 

[BMF]

This is interesting (one of our coaches made the list):

Coaches who have changed jobs in each of the last 4 years:

http://coachingsearch.com/article?a=List-Coaches-who-have-changed-jobs-in-at-least-4-straight-years


Coaching turnover is higher than ever, and many coaches are moving their families across the country year after year.

Heading into 2017, 15 FBS coaches are on at least their fourth different stop in four years. Some of these moves were a voluntary step up, some were the result of a dismissal, and some were the result of a head coaching change.

First, the heaviest travelers. There are 5 FBS coaches on their fifth job in five years, but USF's Matt Mattox is on seven straight.

Matt Mattox - Butler OL coach (2011), Coffeyville OC (2012), Eastern Illinois OL coach (2013), Bowling Green OL coach (2014), Tulsa OL coach (2015), Texas OL coach (2016), South Florida OL coach (2017)

Gerald Alexander - Arkansas State GA (2013), Washington GA (2014), Indiana State DB coach (2015), Montana State DB coach (2016), Cal DB coach (2017)

Brad Davis - Portland State OL coach (2013), James Madison co-OC (2014), East Carolina OL (2015), North Texas OL coach (2016), Florida OL coach (2017)

Sterlin Gilbert - Eastern Illinois OC (2013), Bowling Green OC (2014), Tulsa OC (2015), Texas OC (2016), South Florida OC (2017)

Eric Kiesau - Washington OC (2013), Kansas WR coach (2014), Alabama analyst (2015), Fresno State OC (2016), Boise State WR coach (2017)

Drew Mehringer - Ohio State GA (2013), James Madison co-OC (2014), Houston WR coach (2015), Rutgers OC (2016), Texas WR coach (2017)
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Here are the 9 coaches on their fourth job in four years:

Chris Collins - Catawba College DB coach / ST coordinator (2014), Appalachian State GA (2015), Western Carolina LB coach (2016), Georgia State safeties coach (2017)

Brett Elliott - Mississippi State quality control (2014), James Madison co-OC/QB coach (2015), Texas State OC/QB coach (2016), Mississippi State QB coach (2017)

Ross Els - Nebraska LB coach (2014), Lincoln Southwest High School assistant (2015), Purdue DC (2016), Colorado ILB coach (2017)

Derrick LeBlanc - Southern Miss DL coach (2014), Pearl River CC DC (2015), North Texas DL coach (2016), Kentucky DL coach (2017)

Jay Norvell - Oklahoma WR coach (2014), Texas WR coach (2015), Arizona State WR coach (2016), Nevada head coach (2017)

Marc Nudelberg - Cincinnati TE / ST coordinator (2014), Florida quality control (2015), Nevada RB / ST coordinator (2016), Lafayette ST coordinator (2017)

Donte Pimpleton - Kentucky Wesleyan OC (2014), Delaware State RB coach (2015), USF RB coach (2016), Oregon RB coach (2017)

Rob Sale - McNeese State OL coach (2014), Georgia OL coach (2015), UL-Monroe OL coach (2016), Arizona State OL coach (2017)

Joe Seumalo - Oregon State DL coach (2014), UNLV DL coach (2015), Arizona State DL coach (2016), San Jose State DL coach (2017)
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In addition, there are more than 60 FBS coaches on their third job in three years. Here are those coaches and their 2017 job.

Jerry Azzinaro (Cal DL coach), Joe Bernardi (San Jose State OL coach), Bob Bicknell (Baylor WR coach), Bob Bostad (Wisconsin LB coach), Greg Brown (Auburn DB coach), Matt Canada (LSU OC), Mike Canales (Tennessee QB coach), Timmy Chang (Nevada inside WR coach), Maurice Crum (WKU LB coach), Jeff Copp (FIU DB coach), Tim Daoust (Western Michigan DC), George DeLeone (Baylor OL coach), Jimmie Dougherty (UCLA WR coach), Mike Ekeler (UNC LB coach), J.B. Grimes (UConn OL coach), Mike Hart (Indiana RB coach), Keith Heyward (Oregon DB coach), Darren Hiller (Indiana OL coach), Clay Jennings (Houston DB coach), Mickey Joseph (LSU WR coach), Jabbar Juluke (Texas Tech RB coach), Kevin Lempa (Michigan defensive analyst), Tim Lester (Western Michigan head coach), Chip Lindsey (Auburn OC), Jimmy Lindsey (WKU DL coach), Maurice Linguist (Minnesota DB coach), D.J. Looney (Mississippi State TE coach), Chip Long (Notre Dame OC), Ryan Mahaffey (WKU TE coach), Wes McGriff (Ole Miss DC), Luke Meadows (EMU OL coach), Bart Miller (Air Force TE coach), Allen Mogridge (FIU OL coach), Jeff Nixon (Baylor co-OC), Jay Nunez (EMU TE/STC), Kevin Patrick (NC State DL coach), Doug Phillips (Cincinnati STC), Joker Phillips (Cincinnati WR coach), Cory Robinson (Temple DB coach), Tommie Robinson (LSU RB coach), Peter Sirmon (Mississippi State DC), Tyler Santucci (Notre Dame analyst), JaMarcus Shephard (Purdue WR coach), DeAndre Smith (UNLV RB coach), Andrew Sowder (San Jose State OC), Jake Spavital (West Virginia OC), Steve Spurrier Jr. (WKU QB coach), Marques Tuiasosopo (Cal QB coach), Tony Tuioti (Cal OLB coach), James Vollono (FIU STC), Lorenzo Ward (Louisville DB coach), Cedric Williams (Georgia State OL coach), Charlie Williams (USF WR coach), Donte Williams (Nebraska CB coach), David Yost (Utah State QB coach)

Lastly, Taylor Stubblefield doesn’t make these lists, but he’s moved more than anyone, so I wanted to include him and his 9 jobs in 11 years:

Central Washington WR coach (2007), Eastern Michigan GA (2008), Illinois State WR coach (2009-10), Central Michigan WR coach (2011), New Mexico WR coach (2012), Wake Forest (WR coach), Utah WR coach (2014-15), Toronto Argonauts WR coach (2016), Air Force WR coach (2017).

 

[BMF]

Missouri: Defensive line coach Brick Haley has a 2-year contract worth $400,000 annually, and outside linebackers coach Brian Odom has a 1-year deal worth $240,000, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.


Ohio State: The Buckeyes have added Maryland assistant strength coach Niko Palazeti as an assistant strength coach and former OSU wide receiver Brian Hartline as a coaching intern. Palazeti spent one year at Maryland and also worked at Mississippi State. In addition, intern Louie Addazio has been promoted to graduate assistant.

Louie Addazio? I wonder who he's related to....


Georgia: Louisville director of football technology Jake Stroot has joined the Georgia staff in the same role. Stroot had been at Louisville since 2014 and previously worked in the Appalachian State video department from 2000-14. In addition, former Miami (FL) defensive back Dallas Crawford has joined UGA in an off-field role. Crawford last played at Miami in 2015.


Southern (LA): Head coach Dawson Odums has signed an extension through 2019, according to The Advocate. It also includes a $5,000 raise to $180,000 in 2017. Odums is 32-16 since taking over full-time in 2013.

(I wonder what the DB coach at Southern makes?)

 

[BMF]

FBS athletic director changes in 2017


Keep track of FBS athletic director changes here. This list will update throughout 2017. (Updated 3/20)

 

[BMF]

Kentucky: Mark Stoops has received a 2-year contract extension through 2021. The contract is worth $3.5 million this year, with $250,000 increases each year. Stoops is 19-30 in four years, coming off his first bowl appearance and a 7-6 record.

Texas A&M: Former Middle Tennessee defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix has joined the A&M staff as a defensive analyst, according to TexAgs. Nix spent the last five years at MTSU and was previously the defensive coordinator at Ole Miss.

Florida State: FSU is one of three Power 5 schools to return the same nine assistants for a third straight year.

Alabama: Former Ole Miss offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Dan Werner will officially join Alabama as an offensive analyst, according to Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman. Werner spent the last five years at Ole Miss, including two wins over Alabama in the last three years.

Nice salaries for a smaller D1 school:

North Texas: Several UNT assistants have received raises, according to the Denton Record-Chronicle. That includes offensive coordinator Graham Harrell ($10,000 increase to $235,000), defensive coordinator Troy Reffett ($55,000 increase to $215,000), head strength coach Zack Womack ($30,000 increase to $120,000), WR coach Joel Filani ($10,000 increase to $110,000) and CB coach Nate Brown ($15,000 increase to $95,000). In addition, new special teams coordinator Marty Biagi will earn $130,000.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Kentucky: Mark Stoops has received a 2-year contract extension through 2021. The contract is worth $3.5 million this year, with $250,000 increases each year. Stoops is 19-30 in four years, coming off his first bowl appearance and a 7-6 record.

Texas A&M: Former Middle Tennessee defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix has joined the A&M staff as a defensive analyst, according to TexAgs. Nix spent the last five years at MTSU and was previously the defensive coordinator at Ole Miss.

Florida State: FSU is one of three Power 5 schools to return the same nine assistants for a third straight year.

Alabama: Former Ole Miss offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Dan Werner will officially join Alabama as an offensive analyst, according to Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman. Werner spent the last five years at Ole Miss, including two wins over Alabama in the last three years.

Nice salaries for a smaller D1 school:

North Texas: Several UNT assistants have received raises, according to the Denton Record-Chronicle. That includes offensive coordinator Graham Harrell ($10,000 increase to $235,000), defensive coordinator Troy Reffett ($55,000 increase to $215,000), head strength coach Zack Womack ($30,000 increase to $120,000), WR coach Joel Filani ($10,000 increase to $110,000) and CB coach Nate Brown ($15,000 increase to $95,000). In addition, new special teams coordinator Marty Biagi will earn $130,000.

Texas spends money on football like no other state.

 

[MidwestChomp]

This has been all football so far. I'm throwing out some bball. Archie Miller is going to be Indiana's next coach. Many of us were hoping for Archie after Billy D left. Very solid hire for Indiana.

 

[BMF]

This has been all football so far. I'm throwing out some bball. Archie Miller is going to be Indiana's next coach. Many of us were hoping for Archie after Billy D left. Very solid hire for Indiana.

Yes, very solid hire.

I heard on Clay Travis' show (one of the guests on the show) say they were targeting Alford, but I guess he's staying at UCLA (good move). They also offered (or put out feelers) for....Billy Donovan!

 

[NVGator]

This has been all football so far. I'm throwing out some bball. Archie Miller is going to be Indiana's next coach. Many of us were hoping for Archie after Billy D left. Very solid hire for Indiana.

I was actually surprised Alford didn't take the gig. A lot to change next year at UCLA and his son is graduating. Seemed like the perfect time for him.

 

[BMF]

Doc Holliday hires former UF WR Dallas Baker as Marshall WR coach:

http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032717aaa.html

March 27, 2017


HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall coach Doc Holliday has named Dallas Baker, a man who has a BCS championship and a Super Bowl ring, to the position of wide receivers coach, the school announced Monday morning.

Baker comes to Huntington after holding the same position at Warner University, in addition to his title of passing game coordinator.

“Becoming an FBS wide receivers coach is a goal I’ve always prayed for and worked non-stop to reach,” said Baker. “I am grateful to Coach Holliday and extremely blessed for this opportunity.”

Baker played for the Florida Gators from 2003-06 and was a two-time captain. As a senior, Baker delivered career-highs for receptions (60), receiving yards (920), and receiving touchdowns (10), and was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection. He helped lead the Gators to its first SEC title in six years and their second national championship, a game in which he caught a touchdown pass in a 41-14 rout of Ohio State in the 2007 BCS Championship game.

He graduated from the University of Florida in December 2006 with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance.

“I’m very excited and proud of Dallas to have this incredible opportunity to join Coach Holliday at Marshall University,” said Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, who coached Baker at Florida. “Dallas is one of the most competitive athletes I’ve coached and has taken his competitive spirit to the coaching profession. He will have an immediate impact on the Marshall program, however he will have a dramatic impact on the lives of the young men he will coach.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers chose Baker in the 2007 NFL Draft, where he played from 2007-09, winning a Super Bowl with the organization following the 2008 season.

Baker joined the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League for the 2010 season and played for the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes and Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2011.

 

[gatormandan]

The TD maker...

 

[BMF]

Remember the HS basketball coach McElwain hired last year? I check this site (coaching search) practically ever day. I see support staff hires ever day on there, but I have not seen a single support staff posted for UF. One of the biggest discussions we've had in the last year regarding recruiting was the need to beef up the support staff. Well, WTF?

Recent support staff hires:

Indiana: Grace Christian High School (TN) athletic director / boys basketball coach Mike Doig will join the Indiana staff as director of football operations, according to multiple reports. Doig is a longtime friend of Tom Allen and spent four years at Grace Christian.


Cincinnati: Pickerington North High School (OH) head coach Tom Phillips has accepted a job on the Cincinnati staff as director of player personnel, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Phillips 10 years at Pickerington North. See the list of high school coaches who moved to FBS here.


Syracuse: Louisville director of high school relations Dave Boller has been named director of player personnel at Syracuse. Boller spent two years at Louisville and was previously an NFL scout for multiple teams.


SMU: Director of high school relations Claude Mathis has been named head coach at Marshall High School (TX). Mathis spent the last two years coaching SMU’s running backs and was previously a Texas high school coach.


LSU: Former Wisconsin defensive back Michael Caputo has joined LSU as a defensive assistant, according to his Twitter account. Caputo played at Wisconsin from 2011-15, where he played under Dave Aranda.


Minnesota: Arkansas defensive quality control assistant David Parker has joined the Minnesota staff as a defensive graduate assistant. Parker had been on the Arkansas staff since 2012 as a student assistant and then quality control, where he worked with new Minnesota defensive coordinator Robb Smith.


Washington: Montana State linebackers / assistant head coach Kane Ioane has accepted a defensive quality control job at Washington, according to Skyline Sports. Ioane has been on the Montana State staff since 2005 and played at the school under Washington defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.


Alabama: Former Alabama defensive back Geno Matias-Smith has joined the Tide staff in an off-field “intern-like role,” according to the Tuscaloosa News. Matias-Smith played with the Tide from 2012-15.

 

[BMF]

More "analyst" and "off field" support staff hires:


Notre Dame: Former Colgate defensive backs coach Siriki Diabate has joined the Notre Dame staff as a defensive analyst intern. Diabate spent two years at Colgate and was previously a graduate assistant at Syracuse for two years.


Georgia: Wisconsin assistant strength coach Jamil Walker has joined Georgia as an assistant strength coach. Walker has been at Wisconsin since 2008, following his playing career there.


Washington: Per source, Nevada defensive graduate assistant Jody Owens has joined the Washington staff as a graduate assistant. Owens spent one year at Nevada and previously coached at Montana State.


Temple: Former Anna Maria College (MA) head coach Vince Sinagra has joined the Temple staff as chief of staff. Sinagra spent seven years at Anna Maria, including five as head coach, and stepped down after the 2016 season.


Michigan State: Former South Florida graduate assistant Blake Treadwell has joined Michigan State as a graduate assistant. Treadwell spent two years at USF and played at MSU from 2010-13.





Kentucky paying the big-bucks! Some of these are 3-year contracts, which is surprising:

Kentucky: Three assistants have new contracts, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw has a 3-year deal worth $500,000 annually (up from $400,000). Tight ends Vince Marrow has a 3-year deal worth $425,000 with $25,000 annual raises (up from $375,000). Offensive line coach John Schlarman has a 2-year deal worth $375,000 (up from $250,000). The buyouts for Hinshaw and Marrow if they leave UK is $150,000 per remaining year, and Schlarman's is $100,000.


Virginia Tech: Head coach Justin Fuente has received a two-year extension through 2023. Fuente made $3.2 million in 2016 and went 10-4. His salary will be $3.25 million next year, with annual raises up to $4 million in 2023. There is also a $200,000 retention bonus on April 1, 2018, and a $250,000 retention bonus on April 1, 2020.


Old Dominion: Per source, head coach Bobby Wilder has agreed to new 5-year contract. Yahoo Sports adds the deal is worth $650,000 annually, up from around $570,000. Wilder is 67-30 since 2009, when the program was restarted. The Monarchs are coming off a 10-3 year in their third FBS season.

 

[BMF]

Mark Richt his getting the big thing he wants — again.

Richt tweeted Thursday that Miami will break ground on its indoor practice facility on May 4. There is still $2.5 million needed to complete the $34 million total goal. It was something he pushed for a long time at Georgia and finally got — but he was let go before it was completed.

He came to Miami, but the Canes are the only ACC program without one. Even UCF has one and FAU had made plans. Last year, Richt emphasized how important it is, and now it’s finally coming.

“There are so many afternoon thunderstorms around here. I’ve heard you could miss as many as 22 practices in a year,” he said last year. “We must have an indoor facility. There’s no question about it.”

 

[BMF]

The NCAA votes this week on the 10th assistant:

http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...-assistant-coach-addition--whenever-it-starts



One of the biggest changes to the college coaching profession is likely coming within a week — the addition of a 10th full-time assistant coach.

From April 13-14, the NCAA Division I Council will meet to vote on several big changes, including an early signing period, more satellite camp restrictions and individuals associated with a prospect. But the 10th assistant coach in FBS would greatly change how staffs function.

CoachingSearch spoke with more than a dozen coaches and an athletic director about the topic. Everybody involved expects the 10th assistant proposal to pass, but no one is quite sure whether an amendment to delay the implementation to January 2018 will pass or not.


“I think we’re going to get it,” Bret Bielema said this spring. “It’s just a matter of when.”

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The idea of a 10th assistant in FBS has been around for years. The FCS level already has it. Nick Saban was one of the most outspoken coaches about it, as Alabama expanded the size of its support staff, adding out-of-work coaches as analysts instead, like Steve Sarkisian, Mike Locksley and more.

Last October, it officially became part of the legislative process in the Football Oversight Committee. AFCA executive director Todd Berry, the former UL-Monroe head coach, brought a much more proactive voice for coaches into the process. At the AFCA Convention in January, FBS head coaches expressed unanimous support. A week later, it was supported by the Division I Council.

The biggest argument for the addition was the coach-to-player ratio in football relative to other college sports. A head coach, nine full-time assistants and four graduate assistants are the only coaches allowed to work with 85 scholarship players on the field, plus all the walk-ons. (The number of GA’s doubled from two to four in 2012).

“Just based on the number of players we have, 115 on the spring when we start the school year. The biggest challenge as a head coach, when you’re the step-father, so to speak, of that many players is the daily one-on-one interaction,” Old Dominion head coach Bobby Wilder told CoachingSearch. “If you’re not talking to them every day, somebody else is, whether it’s social media, something that can pull them in negative direction. It’s hard for me to have daily interaction.”

The duties of coaches have greatly expanded over the last decade. Recruiting is now a 24/7 job. Kirby Smart once said most college coaches he knew were looking at the NFL, because of what recruiting had become. Add in camps, and that takes away from time with the players on the team.

“Having the 10th coach, that’s one more person that can be a positive influence, a positive role model in their lives,” Wilder said. “It’s one more father figure that can affect them on a daily basis. As hard as I try, I can’t get to every one of them every day.”

 

[MJMGator]

The NCAA votes this week on the 10th assistant:

http://coachingsearch.com/article?a...-assistant-coach-addition--whenever-it-starts



One of the biggest changes to the college coaching profession is likely coming within a week — the addition of a 10th full-time assistant coach.

From April 13-14, the NCAA Division I Council will meet to vote on several big changes, including an early signing period, more satellite camp restrictions and individuals associated with a prospect. But the 10th assistant coach in FBS would greatly change how staffs function.

CoachingSearch spoke with more than a dozen coaches and an athletic director about the topic. Everybody involved expects the 10th assistant proposal to pass, but no one is quite sure whether an amendment to delay the implementation to January 2018 will pass or not.


“I think we’re going to get it,” Bret Bielema said this spring. “It’s just a matter of when.”

--

The idea of a 10th assistant in FBS has been around for years. The FCS level already has it. Nick Saban was one of the most outspoken coaches about it, as Alabama expanded the size of its support staff, adding out-of-work coaches as analysts instead, like Steve Sarkisian, Mike Locksley and more.

Last October, it officially became part of the legislative process in the Football Oversight Committee. AFCA executive director Todd Berry, the former UL-Monroe head coach, brought a much more proactive voice for coaches into the process. At the AFCA Convention in January, FBS head coaches expressed unanimous support. A week later, it was supported by the Division I Council.

The biggest argument for the addition was the coach-to-player ratio in football relative to other college sports. A head coach, nine full-time assistants and four graduate assistants are the only coaches allowed to work with 85 scholarship players on the field, plus all the walk-ons. (The number of GA’s doubled from two to four in 2012).

“Just based on the number of players we have, 115 on the spring when we start the school year. The biggest challenge as a head coach, when you’re the step-father, so to speak, of that many players is the daily one-on-one interaction,” Old Dominion head coach Bobby Wilder told CoachingSearch. “If you’re not talking to them every day, somebody else is, whether it’s social media, something that can pull them in negative direction. It’s hard for me to have daily interaction.”

The duties of coaches have greatly expanded over the last decade. Recruiting is now a 24/7 job. Kirby Smart once said most college coaches he knew were looking at the NFL, because of what recruiting had become. Add in camps, and that takes away from time with the players on the team.

“Having the 10th coach, that’s one more person that can be a positive influence, a positive role model in their lives,” Wilder said. “It’s one more father figure that can affect them on a daily basis. As hard as I try, I can’t get to every one of them every day.”

Why should the NCAA care how many coaches a school has? If places like Bama want to have 100 coaches making $500,000 a year and their fans are happy to cook that much more meth to pay for it, then let em.

 

[BMF]

Why should the NCAA care how many coaches a school has? If places like Bama want to have 100 coaches making $500,000 a year and their fans are happy to cook that much more meth to pay for it, then let em.

Honestly, the only issue w/ the 10th assistant has been the lower-level D1 schools saying they cannot afford it and need more time to prepare/budget for it. As an SEC school, we tend to forget that most schools lose money on football (especially at the Group of 5 schools).

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Mark Richt his getting the big thing he wants — again.

So.... they will have an IPF but not a field?