Friday April 1, 2016
Georgia State: The Panthers have formally announced former Cincinnati head coach Rick Minter as defensive line coach and former Tulane offensive line coach John McDonnell as its senior offensive analyst.
Maryland: Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer has stepped down for personal reasons. Read more here.
Dickinson State (NAIA - ND): Per source, former Heart River High School head coach Mike Williams has joined the staff as assistant defensive line coach.
Scoop Him Up: Greg Svarczkopf is serving as a volunteer quality control coach at Indiana while working with all three levels of the defense. Key experiences include coaching a position group, assisting in putting together scouting reports, updating playbooks and handouts to players, tagging film, breaking down practice and game film data, drawing scout cards, running scout teams, signaling, and tracking tendencies and play calls on game days. He is proficient in using XO’s Thunder, Hudl, Hudl Recruit, Recruiting Radar, Playmaker Pro, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Office products. Greg has also coached defensive line at the University of St. Francis on top of defensive line at Trine University and nickel/star linebackers at Trine University. Greg’s references include Tom Allen, Mark Hagen, and Brian Knorr. He is humbly seeking experience as a Graduate Assistant Coach or a Quality Control Coach and may be reached at gregsvarczkopf@gmail.com.
Hamline (D-III - MN): Former Defiance College head coach Brian Sheehan is now the offensive line coach at Hamline.
Texas A&M-Kingsville (D-II): Defensive GA Kevin May has been promoted to linebackers coach, and former player Chris McKay has returned as a defensive GA.
Northern Michigan (D-II): Per source, Western Michigan defensive line GA D.J. Pirkle is now the defensive line coach at Northern Michigan.
Lake Erie College (D-II - OH): Former Capital (D-III - OH) wide receivers coach Brandon Payne has joined the Lake Erie College staff.
Wisconsin-Platteville (D-III): The University of Wisconsin-Platteville is looking for a home and home game for the 2016-17 football seasons with a preferred home game in 2016. The available dates in 2016 are Sept 10th or 17th. Open dates in 2017 are Sept 9th or 16th. Please contact Mike Emendorfer at 608-342-1801 or emendorm@uwplatt.edu if interested.