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Ball today: Let's get it! 3 NFL games in the three regular windows. 6 bowl games: Cinci vs Louisville - 11am, Florida vs Oregon State - 2:30pm, Wazzu vs Fresno State - 3:30pm, Rice vs Southern Miss - 5:45pm, SMU vs BYU - 7:30pm and North Texas vs Boise State 9:15pm...all times eastern. In FCS we get the Celebration Bowl featuring Deion Sanders' squad vs North Carolina Central - noon and Montana State vs South Dakota State - 4pm to get to the Championship vs North Dakota State. Oh...and the D-II Championship is on! 1pm et - Colorado Mines vs Ferris State. Let's go baby!
UAB: Sources tell FootballScoop Trent Dilfer plans to retain Hindley Brigham and Tristan Henderson and has released the rest of Bryant Vincent's staff. Henderson served as director of recruiting under Vincent and Brigham coached running backs.
Deion Sanders: Coach Prime had some words to say prior to today's Celebration Bowl.
Coastal Carolina: Earlier this week we shared that Tim Beck was targeting Travis Trickett for the offensive coordinator job. Today Matt Zenitz tweets the hire is expected to be completed soon.
Arkansas: UCF defensive coordinator Travis Williams is expected to be the new defensive coordinator for the Razorbacks, per multiple reports.
Syracuse: New Mexico defensive coordinator Rocky Long has accepted the same role at Syracuse.
NC State: Sources tell FootballScoop Dave Doeren has locked defensive coordinator Tony Gibson down with a new three year contract, making Gibson the highest paid defensive coordinator in the ACC.
Purdue: Illinois associate head coach / defensive coordinator Kevin Kane is expected to become the defensive coordinator for Ryan Walters, per multiple reports.
Hawaii: Victor Santa Cruz, who previously served as associate head coach / defensive coordinator at Hawaii, has been announced as the new head coach at JSerra HS (CA). He also previously served as the head coach at Azusa Pacific (D-II - CA) for 15 years.
Illinois: Bret Bielema intends to promote defensive backs coach Aaron Henry to defensive coordinator per reports.
East Central University (D-II - OK): East Central is looking to hire a running backs coach. Pay is $12,000, meal plan included. Please send resumes to kmccullough@ecok.edu with the subject line Offensive Assistant Opening.
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Arizona Cardinals: There's an interesting situation brewing in Arizona that seems like it's straight out of a movie plot.
Sioux Falls (D-II): Brian Boesen has joined the program as an offensive assistant after coaching the running backs at Minnesota State (D-II) last year.
Oklahoma Panhandle State (NAIA): Oklahoma Panhandle State University has an opening for a defensive back coach. OPSU is an NAIA school located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and a member of the Sooner Athletic Conference. The opening is for a defensive back coach. This is an 11 month part time position. The salary is $11,000 and ½ on campus housing. There are no benefits. Complete the online application via this link.
Missouri Western (D-II): Eriq Moore, who most recently served as special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Emporia State (D-II - KS), has been announced as the new defensive backs coach. Also, Patrick St. Louis has been retained and will coach the running backs after serving as co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach since 2018.
UConn: The University of Connecticut Division of Athletics is seeking applications for the position of Football Creative Director. Duties and responsibilities: Oversee, in collaboration with coaching staff, the overall ideation, creative direction and production of digital content and media across multiple mediums, with a focus on @UConnFootball social media platforms; educate and coach football student-athletes on the effective use of social media and how to grow their social media platforms and brand; participate in team meetings to assist in the holistic development of the student-athletes and to enhance their overall academic and athletic experiences; oversight of the recruiting strategies on the football social media accounts; serve as a content creator, with the ability to successfully manage a unit as well as lead the collaborative efforts of promoting the football team, in conjunction with multiple departments including Video Services, Marketing and Communications, and other duties as assigned by the Head Coach and the Executive Director for Football. Link to apply, and learn more, via this link.
Kansas: Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki and Kansas have agreed to a new contract that extends his deal five years. This may be a record contract for an assistant coach.
North Alabama: FAU defensive analyst Marc St. Felix has joined the staff as defensive backs coach. St. Felix has previous stops at Florida and FLorida State as well.
Anderson (D-III - IN): Sources tell FootballScoop that Concordia-Ann Arbor (NAIA - MI) offensive coordinator Jonathan Coddington is taking over at his alma mater.
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