Monday March 9, 2014
Davidson (FCS - NC): Per source, former Mississippi State and Penn State assistant Will Windham is the new defensive line coach at Davidson.
Washington: Former Boise State wide receiver Kirby Moore will join the staff as a graduate assistant according to the Seattle Times. GA D'Andre Goodwin will move to a spot on Washington's recruiting support staff to make room for Moore.
Georgia: Per source, Creekside HS (GA) head coach Olten Downs is joining Mark Richt's staff in the off the field capacity.
Penn State: Rutgers grad assistant Sam Williams is joining the Penn State staff in a special teams / recruiting quality control role. Williams previously served in a similar capacity at Vanderbilt under James Franklin.
Trine (D-III - IN): Trine University has an entry level position available. This coach will work with their own position group and manage their own recruiting area. The position will be determined based on the best fit of all applicants. Applicants should have a working knowledge of hudl. There is no housing or benefits for the position. The position will pay approximately $8000 and include occasional meals. All interested applicants should e-mail Coach Abbs at abbst@trine.edu. No phone calls please.
Denver Broncos: Former Colorado State defensive back Ray Jackson has been hired as director of player development. Jackson had been with the Steelers in the same capacity since 2005.
North Carolina: Per source, UT Martin (FCS - TN) defensive line coach Tray Scott will be the new defensive line coach for the Tar Heels. Prior to joining the UT Martin staff, Scott was a defensive line GA at Ole Miss for a season.
Maryland: Old Dominion corners coach Darrell Perkins is joining Randy Edsall's staff and will coach the defensive backs, per source. Perkins previously coached with Edsall at UConn, working with the secondary.
Berry College (D-III - GA): Per source, Shorter University defensive line coach Zack Smith has accepted the linebackers job.
Buena Vista (D-III - IA): Buena Vista is no longer accepting applicants for the defensive backs job or equipment manager job. Thank you for the overwhelming interest.
FootballScoop Spring Tour: Scott (@FootballScoop) and Zach (@Zach_Barnett), along with Mike Thrower of @OT_Software, are headed out tomorrow to visit with some of the best ball coaches in the land. Stay tuned for updates as they visit with the staffs at Tulsa, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, North Texas, Texas, Texas A&M, Houston, Baylor, TCU & SMU over the next 10 days. Here's a quick 5 minute podcast from Friday talking about the plans. PS - All of the FootballScoop podcasts are now available on iTunes. More on the way. Hope you enjoy.
Davenport University (NAIA - MI):Davenport University located in Grand Rapids, MI will play its first season in the fall of 2016. We are willing to travel or provide some compensation to travel to play on our campus. We are only willing to play NAIA or D-II schools. We have the following dates open in the fall of 2016: 8/27, 9/3 , 9/10, 9/17, 9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12. Please Contact head coach Lou Esposito at lesposito@davenport.edu.