Monday December 7, 2015
Please join us in praying for Baltimore Ravens defensive line coach Clarence Brooks, who is battling esophageal cancer
Hope College (D-III - MI): Head coach Dean Kreps has been informed by the administration that he will not return next season. Kreps worked loyally for the Flying Dutchmen football program for 30 seasons, including the past 21 as head coach. His overall record at Hope was 109-97, including a 83-42 mark in MIAA action.
Washington: The Huskies have eliminated the director of football operations position altogether following the dismissal of Mike McHugh (see below), and the duties will be absorbed by the rest of the staff according to Adam Jude.
Fayetteville State (D-II - NC): Head coach Lawrence Kershaw has been relieved of his duties the school has announced. Defensive coordinator David Bowser, who has been on staff since 2000, has been named interim head coach.
Nevada: Associate head coach / wide receivers coach Jim Hofher will serve as offensive coordinator for the bowl game. Head coach Brian Polian noted today that he will focus on bowl game prep and coordinator interviews next week.
Montana State: Boise State graduate assistants Byron Hout and Matt Miller are joining the Montana State staff. Both guys are also former Boise State players.
Liberty: Aaron Stamn will coordinate the special teams along with his duties as tight ends / fullbacks coach.
Midland (NAIA - NE): Former Nebraska DFO Jeff Jamrog has been announced as the new head coach at Midland.
Eastern Kentucky: Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that EKU is interviewing Tennessee special teams coordinator Mark Elder for their head coaching opening.
St. Louis Rams: The Rams have announced that they're relieving offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti of his duties, and assistant head coach / offense Rob Boras will take over the offensive coordinator duties.
North Texas: "When this job came open I knew without a doubt I wanted it." Column on Seth Littrell's first day at North Texas.
Montana State: Per source, Rocky Mountain College (NAIA - MT) head coach Brian Armstrong is joining the staff as offensive line coach.
Memphis: Interim head coach / running backs coach / co-offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey is being retained, per a report from SI, who adds that Tulane tight ends / running backs coach David Johnson is joining the staff as well. SI adds that Dickey's role is to be determined.
South Carolina: As we reported Saturday & JC Shurburtt reported yesterday, Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman reports today that Kurt Roper is expected to become offensive coordinator for Will Muschamp.
Memphis: Alabama graduate assistant Dan Lanning has joined Mike Norvell's staff, per SI.
Syracuse: Syracuse players are relaying that Bowling Green defensive backs coach Nick Monroe is at Syracuse as well (more below).
USC: Former Trojans head coach Steve Sarkisian is reportedly suing USC for wrongful termination. Read more here.
Rutgers: Chris Ash's deal at Rutgers includes a base salary of $2 million per year as part of a five-year deal. Ash will be officially introduced at a 1:30pm press conference. Ash made $590,000 a year as Ohio State's co-defensive coordinator.
Hawaii: SI is reporting special teams coordinator Jake Cookus will be retained by new head coach Nick Rolovich.
Manchester (D-III - IN): Head coach Shannon Griffith is stepping down to spend more time with his family, and has accepted a position as the director of development at the university in charge of fundraising. Griff led the program for 12 years and was the 2012 HCAC coach of the year. Coach Griff has a son Issac, who plays college ball at Indiana.
Syracuse: When asked which assistants he's taking with him from Bowling Green, Dino Babers said, "all the good ones." We've been told he's taking seven of his nine assistants.
Saskatchewan Roughriders (Canada): Edmonton Eskimos head coach Chris Jones is expected to be the new head coach of the Roughriders, per multiple outlets.
Temple: Matt Rhule has agreed to a new six-year contract with Temple, keeping him signed through 2021, the school has announced.
Virginia: At his intro presser, Bronco mentioned that he expects to bring some assistants from BYU. At a minimum, at FootballScoop we expect him to bring Nick Howell (BYU DC) and Kelly Poppinga (BYU special teams coordinator); but more could come as well. Will update...
South Carolina: Will Muschamp's contract is reportedly five years, beginning at $3 million per and increasing by $100,000 per year. He will owe South Carolina $7 million if he leaves after one year, and the buyout decreases $1 million per year after that. SC will owe Muschamp 70% of his remaining contract if he is fired without cause during his 5-year deal. Reminder, Muschamp still has a few years of payments coming from Florida as well.
GoRout:Envision your scout team with military grade wearables on their forearm. As soon as one play ends, they see their assignments for the next play. Practice fast. Play fast. Perfect your game...GoRout!
Virginia Tech: Vance Vice has now been announced as the Hokies new offensive line coach.
Maryland: Per SI, Alabama assistant director of player personnel Aazaar Abdul-Rahim is heading to Maryland to coach the defensive backs. Abdul-Rahim has strong ties to the DC area where he started his coaching career as a high school head coach at Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) and spent ten years building that program.
Memphis: Arizona State assistant AD for championship life Paul Randolph will join Mike Norvell's staff according to SI.
South Carolina: Per JC Shurburtt, Will Muschamp will retain interim head coach / offensive line coach Shawn Elliott.
Texas: Charlie Strong met with TCU co-offensive coordinator Sonny Cumbie last night per multiple reports out of Texas. Gary Patterson would love to keep Cumbie and Doug Meacham but multiple teams have and will continue to try to draw both of them away. Will update as more is clear...
Georgia: Glenn Schumann, the director of player development and associate director of player personnel at Alabama, is joining Kirby Smart's staff. We anticipate Schumann's role at UGA being on the field. On December 1 we wrote that we expected this to happen, and why the move is a big deal for Alabama as well.
Liberty (FCS): Per source, passing game coordinator / quarterbacks coach Joe Dailey has been promoted to offensive coordinator at Liberty, and Arron Stamn (who served as offensive coordinator last season), will stay on and coach the tight ends and fullbacks.
Washington: Per source, director of football operations Mike McHugh has been released. McHugh is the former DFO at Cal, where he spent 10 seasons. More details on DFO Scoop.
George Fox (D-III - OR): George Fox is looking to fill 2 of the following dates for the 2016 season with a D-III opponent: 9/3, 9/17, 9/24. Would look at 2 or 1 year agreement, and need a HOME game for Sept. 3rd, 2016. Possible guarantee. Please contact coach John Bates by email at jbates@georgefox.edu or phone at 503-554-2938.
NCSA: Emil Ekiyor is an offensive guard spotlight featured by NCSA Athletic Recruiting. Come back to The Scoop daily as we highlight more prospects like Emil that can be found using your free NCSA account.
