NCAA Coaching Carousel: NMSU Promotes OC Doug Martin To HC

[SuperKevin]

Petrino is a great hire for Western Kentucky. He has experience recruiting and winning in the state and he brings SEC experience

 

[Senser81]

Petrino is a great hire for Western Kentucky. He has experience recruiting and winning in the state and he brings SEC experience

Yeah, if you are looking for a guy to turn around a program and then bail in a couple years...great hire. WKU has already been successful the past couple years...I think they need a guy who will stay around for awhile.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Petrino to WKU is obviously not a hire WKU expects to continue to build the program up...he's a glam hire...a year or two before he bounces back, but WKU would like to reap the rewards of a 9-3, 10-2 season under the a really good coach before he bounces to another job...and THEN they can go hire a guy who is planning on staying.

 

[SuperKevin]

Petrino will bring recruits they normally couldn't get. Even if he leaves, the program will be much stronger because of the hire

 

[1ke]

Bravo WKU, well played.

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

Southern Mississippi hires Oklahoma State OC, Todd Monken.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21350958/

Southern Mississippi will name Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Todd Monken as its next head football coach, according to multiple reports.

Both the Hattiesburg American and the Oklahoman are reporting that the Golden Eagles have reached an agreement with Monken, and an official announcement is expected on Tuesday.

The Oklahoman is reporting that Monken is not expected to coach Oklahoma State against Purdue in the Heart of Dallas Bowl on Jan. 1. Monken is expected to immediately begin to assemble a staff to bring Southern Miss back from a disappointing 0-12 finish in 2012.

In each of the last two seasons under Monken, the Oklahoma State offense has ranked in the top five nationally in total offense and scoring. Monken was also the wide receivers coach for the Cowboys in 2002-04, taking the same position at LSU and with the Jacksonville Jaguars before returning to Oklahoma State as offensive coordinator in 2011.

This is the second time Southern Miss has found a head coach in Stillwater, hiring then-offensive coordinator Larry Fedora in 2007. Fedora was able to continue the winning ways in Hattiesburg, extending the Golden Eagles' streak to 18 consecutive winning seasons and adding a Conference USA title in 2011. Defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson was promoted to head coach after Fedora's exit, but the 0-12 showing -- the program's first winless season since 1925 -- resulted in his dismissal on Nov. 27. Johnson has since been name the defensive coordinator at Auburn.

 

[ryne candy]

Texas Tech wants to interview Kingsbury for HC position.....if offered, I'm sure he's gone (mamma calls, you run home).

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

Texas OC Bryan Harsin takes the HC job at Arkansas State.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/bruce-feldman/21367614/harsin-leaving-texas-to-take-over-at-arkansas-state

Texas offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin will be the next head coach at Arkansas State, a source told CBSSports.com Tuesday night.

The story was first reported by Sporting Life Arkansas.

Harsin replaces Gus Malzahn, who left ASU for Auburn last week after one season, where he led the Red Wolves to a 9-3 record and the Sun Belt Conference title. Malzahn had replaced Hugh Freeze who left also after one season leading the Red Wolves to a 10-2 record in 2011 before Freeze landed a job in the SEC, at Ole Miss.

The 35-year-old Harsin interviewed for the ASU vacancy on Tuesday as CBSSports.com first reported earlier in the day. The former Boise State assistant spent two seasons at Texas, where he was known for his creative play-calling. Despite UT's issues with inconsistent quarterback play, the Longhorns still managed to rank No. 24 in scoring this fall under Harsin.

Former UT star Major Applewhite, who has the title of co-coordinator and running backs coach, appears to be the leading candidate to take over Harsin's role for Texas. In 2007, Applewhite worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Alabama, where he was the youngest coordinator at the FBS level.

Another possibility for UT could be 38-year-old Stanford offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton, whose stock has risen quite a bit this fall for the 11-2 Cardinal.

 

[BrntO4Life]

Texas OC Bryan Harsin takes the HC job at Arkansas State.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/bruce-feldman/21367614/harsin-leaving-texas-to-take-over-at-arkansas-state

Happy for him. Mack is destroying the program from within and I don't blame him for wanting to escape his bullshit.

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

https://twitter.com/BFeldmanCBS/status/279007494527934464

Bruce Feldman ‏@BFeldmanCBS
Texas A&M OC Kliff Kingsbury is the new head coach at Texas Tech. Fan base should be happiest its been in years.

 

[ryne candy]

Wouldn't be surprised if Showers is interested in transferring with Kingsbury to Tech.

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

Skip Holtz takes the job at Louisiana Tech.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/bruce-feldman/21393242/holtz-offered-la-tech-job

Skip Holtz will be the next head coach at Louisiana Tech, a source told CBSSports.com Thursday afternoon. The school is expected to have a press conference Friday to introduce Holtz.

The 48-year-old Holtz was fired from USF earlier this month after three seasons with the Bulls, where they went 16-21 and just 2-12 the past two years in Big East play. The Bulls finished 2012 by losing nine of their last 10 games.

Holtz, the son of former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz, did lead East Carolina to bowl games in four of his five seasons with the Pirates before he was hired at USF.

Among those also considered for the Tech job were Oklahoma assistant Cale Gundy and Texas A&M special teams coordinator Brian Polian.

Holtz replaces Sonny Dykes, who left to become the head coach at Cal. The Bulldogs were 9-3 this season and led the country in offense, averaging 52 points per game. USF, meanwhile, ranked No. 104 in scoring in 2012.

 

[SuperKevin]

Seems like a huge downgrade for him

 

[SuperKevin]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/14/temple-hires-giants-assistant-as-new-head-coach/

Temple hires Giants assistant OL coach Matt Rhule to be their HC

 

[SuperKevin]

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...se-state-names-ron-caragher-as-its-new-coach/

San Jose State hires University of San Diego HC Ron Caragher to be their next HC. Caragher took over after Jim Harbaugh left to go to Stanford. Sounds like a pretty good hire to me.

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/21415081/

Western Michigan hires Bucs assistant P.J. Fleck.

A former Northern Illinois wide receiver, then-Rutgers assistant P.J. Fleck nearly returned to the MAC in 2012 when he accepted -- and then shortly afterward un-accepted -- the Huskies' offensive coordinating job. This time, expect the return to stick: Western Michigan is expected to name Fleck its new head coach.

A source confirmed the hire to CBSSports.com's Bruce Feldman. The news was first reported by the Kalamazoo Gazette.

At just 32 years of age, Fleck becomes the youngest head coach in the FBS, some 11 months younger than Matt Campbell of fellow MAC school Toledo. Texas A&M's Kliff Kingsbury is third-youngest at 33. Fleck is the first FBS head coach born in the 1980s.

Fleck is currently the wide receivers coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a position that he accepted after his Rutgers head coach, Greg Schiano, took the same job with the Bucs last spring. Fleck had served under Schiano for two seasons at Rutgers before accompanying him to Tampa Bay; Fleck also spent one day as the new NIU play-caller under now-N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren before opting for the Buccaneers' wide receivers position instead.

In addition to his successful career at NIU, one that culminated in a 1,000-yard season and All-MAC honors in 2003, Fleck coached wide receivers at NIU 2007-09.

Fleck replaces Bill Cubit, dismissed after eight seasons in Kalamazoo and a 4-8 record in 2012. Cubit went 51-47 and took the Broncos to three bowl games but never won a MAC title.

In fact, the Broncos have not won a MAC championship since 1988 and haven't won so much as a divisional title since 2000; it's fair to say Fleck has his work cut out for him.

 

[Senser81]

Fleck was one of my favorite college WRs of all-time. Very surprised he got a head coaching job, though.

 

[SuperKevin]

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/18/kent-state-hires-arkansas-dc-paul-haynes/

Kent State hires former Arkansas DC Paul Haynes to be their new HC. He's a former player and assistant at Kent State

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21431172/utah-state-tabs-offensive-coordinator-wells-as-head-coach

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah State promoted offensive coordinator Matt Wells to head coach Thursday, replacing Wisconsin-bound Gary Anderson.

Anderson took the Wisconsin job Thursday, taking over for Bret Bielema. Bielema left to take the Arkansas job.

Utah State President Stan Albrecht and athletic director Scott Barnes said hiring the 39-year-old Wells allows the football program to continue to build on the tremendous progress made by Anderson over the last four years.

"We're not starting over," Albrecht said. "This is not a step back. This is an amazingly wonderful step forward."

The 48-year-old Andersen just completed his fourth and best season at Utah State. The Aggies went 11-2, won the Western Athletic Conference and defeated Toledo in the on Saturday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. They are expected to finish in the Top 25 in the final AP rankings.

It has been a remarkable rise for a program that had been near the bottom of major college football for years, and stuck in distant third in its own state behind BYU and Utah. The Aggies won nine games in the previous four seasons before Andersen took over. The last football coach to finish his tenure in Logan with a winning record was Phil Krueger, who went 21-12 from 1973-75.

Andersen drew interest from California, Colorado and Kentucky last month, but decided to pass on those opportunities and received a contract extension from Utah State. He said recently that he would stay, but changed course to take the Wisconsin job.

Wells said Thursday that he owes a lot to Anderson, who hired him two years ago. Anderson lobbied for him to get the job, he said.

"He's the guy that showed me the blueprint," Wells said about Anderson. "He's built this place with the help and support of the athletic department and administration."

He thanked Aggies players for making plays and winning games, giving him his first head coaching opportunity.

"If we would have stunk, Gary would still be here and I would have never gotten this chance," said Wells, laughing.

Barnes said Wells was his first choice even though he had a list of other candidates. The athletic director said they have no doubt they have a coach who can maintain the success the school had with Anderson.

"This program is bigger than any one person," Barnes said.

Wells said he'll build off the foundation established by Anderson. He said the Aggies will continue to play up tempo, spread offense and that he will stay with the same general defensive philosophy. He said his teams will compete for conference championships yearly.

He said he'll focus on hiring a staff and recruiting immediately. He said the Aggies' recent success has generated a lot of interest from coaches around the country. But he said anyone he hires will have to believe in his philosophy of how to treat players.

"We are going to coach them hard, and we are going love them hard," Well said.

Wells played quarterback for the Aggies in the mid-1990s and graduated with a bachelor's in business marketing.

Prior to coming to Utah State, Wells coached at New Mexico, Louisville and Tulsa. He's from Sallisaw, Okla.

Wells becomes the 11th youngest head coach in the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision, according to the Utah State sports information department. He's only the second Utah State graduate to come back and become head football coach.

With 16 of 22 starters returning next year, Wells said the Aggies should be very good again next year.

"I am extremely excited to get these guys on the field in the spring," Wells said.

 

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/bruce-feldman/21464684/godfather-of-the-pistol-chris-ault-retiring-at-nevada

The Godfather of the Pistol Offense, Hall of Famer Chris Ault, is retiring as the head football coach at Nevada, a source told CBSSports.com Friday.

The 66-year-old coach steps down after 28 seasons as a head coach with a career record of 233-109-1 and has led the Pack to five consecutive winning seasons, including a 7-6 mark this year. Nevada lost four games by six points or fewer in 2012, including a 49-48 game against Arizona in the New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 15.

In 2010, Nevada went 13-1 and finished No. 11 in the nation. That was his sixth season with at least 10 wins. Under Ault, the Pack had one losing season in conference play since 1982.

Even more impressive is the legacy Ault leaves behind in football. A former quarterback at Nevada in the mid-60s, Ault is best known as the creator of the unique Pistol offense that has spread all over college football in recent years and this fall has even made a huge impact in the NFL.

Despite the fact that more and more teams are utilizing the Pistol, opponents still have had fits trying to slow down the Nevada offense. In the past four seasons, the Pack has ranked in the top 10 national in total offense each year.

In addition, the current overtime format in college football was introduced by Ault via the Big Sky Conference in 1980 (although the original rule gave each team the ball at the 15-yard line instead of the 25-yard line.) Many also credit Ault with devising the middle screen or "jailbreak screen" which he unveiled at Nevada back in 1981.