Wednesday December 20, 2017
Happy inaugural early National Signing Day to everyone! Here's a rundown of all the major recruiting services' top 25 rankings.
Colorado State: Mike Bobo has announced that special teams coordinator Jamie Bryant and defensive line coach Ricky Logo are no longer on staff.
Signing Day Technology: The Washington Post went inside Maryland's war room today...and wrote about the technology DJ Durkin's staff utilized to significantly streamline the process... "Teamworks allowed the staff to email a private link with the required documents to each of its prospects, who then could simply sign on their mobile devices and forward the papers to their parent or guardian. Within minutes, the documents were back to Maryland's staff..." Read more from the WaPo.
New York Giants: The organization has announced that they've interviewed former Carolina Panthers GM Dave Gettleman for their vacant GM job earlier today, per a tweet from Kimberly Jones. Jones adds that Louis Riddick will be the next candidate to interview.
Louisiana-Lafayette: Rob Sale, who had the title of offensive line coach / run game coordinator at Arizona State last season, has been announced as offensive coordinator / offensive line coach on Billy Napier's ULL staff.
Arizona State: The program has officially announced that Dave Christensen will coach the offensive line.
Kansas State: Bill Snyder is "in the process" of making a decision of whether or not to come back, according to a tweet from John Kurtz from KMAN in Manhattan. The Wizard doesn't expect to make up his mind until after K-State plays in the Cactus Bowl on Dec. 26.
Dakota Wesleyan (NAIA - SD): Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD is seeking a full-time assistant football coach, serving as the offensive coordinator. This is a 12-month staff position that includes benefits. Compensation will be based on experience. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assist the head coach with all aspects of the football program, full-time recruiting area, academic monitoring responsibilities, special teams assignment, assisting with community service and fundraising. A minimum of 3 years of college coaching experience will be weighed very heavily in determining this position. Experience coaching or playing OL is preferred. Please send cover letter, resume and references to Head Coach Ross Cimpl at rocimpl@dwu.edu. Please, no phone calls.
Lackawanna (JC - PA): Lackawanna College is currently looking for Offensive and Defensive positions coaches. Positions will be decided upon prior coaching experience. Theseis position is stipend based. Serious consideration will be given to applicants who are located in Northeastern Pennsylvania or within driving distance. If you are interested in the Offensive Position please send your resume to Offensive Coordinator, Josh Pardini, at pardinij@lackawanna.edu; and if you are interested in the Defensive Position please send your resume to Defensive Coordinator, Bill Reiss, at reissb@lackawanna.edu. Please place “Assistant Football Coach Search” in the subject line of the email.
Houston Baptist (FCS - TX): Houston Baptist University is seeking to add two volunteer quality control positions, one on offense and one on defense. Ideal candidates will have a burning passion for football, a relentless work ethic, and a desire to learn. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to break into the college football profession. These two positions have no stipend, housing, or meals attached to them. Responsibilities are, but not limited to: opponent film breakdown, assisting with notebooks, reports, and gameweek preparation. Candidates should be adept at learning new technology, in addition to being skilled with Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Hudl. If interested, email a cover letter, resume, and references to Director of Football Operations Luke Jarzynka at ljarzynka@hbu.edu. No phone calls please.
Arizona State: Herm Edwards is expected to hire former Texas A&M offensive line coach / run game coordinator, and former Wyoming head coach, Dave Christensen to coach the offensive line, per a tweet from 247. Christensen worked in a consulting role for the Sun Devil program this past season.
Allegheny (D-III - PA): Allegheny College is currently seeking applications to fill an Assistant Football/Wide Receivers or Defensive Backs Coaching position. This is a full-time, eleven-month position that includes basic medical coverage and a competitive salary. A Bachelor’s degree is required; however a master’s degree is preferred. Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Assist head coach with the organization and direction of all aspects of a competitive football program. Specific responsibilities include coaching wide receivers or defensive backs; identification and recruitment of athletically and academically qualified student-athletes; regular practice sessions and game preparation; and assisting with overseeing the administrative process for team travel, program budgets, public/alumni relations and promoting the philosophy and objectives of the Department of Athletics and Recreation. Event management and summer facility responsibilities will also be assigned by the Athletic Director. Please submit a letter of application with resume, and three references to the Head Football Coach, BJ Hammer at whammer@allegheny.edu. Please place “Assistant Football Coach Search” in the subject line of the email. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Expected start date is January 17, 2018. An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
Ohio State: According to a tweet from Bill Rabinowitz, Urban Meyer recently shared that Buckeyes quarterbacks coach / co-offensive coordinator Ryan Day "turned down a head coaching opportunity in the SEC."
Montreal Alouettes: The Alouettes have announced former Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M head coach Mike Sherman as their new head coach. Sherman spent the past three seasons as the head coach at Nauset Regional High School in Massachusetts.
Northern Arizona (FCS): Per source, offensive coordinator Brian Sheppard and special teams coordinator Gary Hyman have been relieved of their duties and will not return after one season with the program.
Georgia Southern: Running backs coach Chris Foster has added the title of recruiting coordinator.
Virginia Union (D-II): Per source, offensive coordinator Toriano J. Morgan has left the staff to pursue other opportunities.
Arizona: Last night we shared news that FAU offensive line coach Garin Justice was heading west to become the offensive line coach on Rich Rodriguez's staff. After their win over Akron, a number of other outlets reported the same, and Arizona formally announced the addition of Justice late last night. Scroll down to yesterday for more info.
Anderson (D-III - IN): Anderson is seeking a home game DIII opponent for Sept. 1, 2018. Interested programs can contact head coach Steve Rock by email at srock@anderson.edu.
Head coaching changes: 2017-18 NFL & college head coaching changes.