Tuesday December 15, 2015
Virginia: Bronco Mendenhall has announced the addition of Navy defensive line coach Shaun Nua in the same capacity at Virginia.
West Virginia Wesleyan: Per source, Bridgewater defensive coordinator Del Smith will be the new head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan.
Dordt College (NAIA - IA): Malone (OH) offensive coordinator Joel Penner has been named head coach.
South Carolina: Boston College special teams coordinator Coleman Hutzler will join Will Muschamp's staff as special teams coordinator, per Chris Clark of GamecockCentral. Hutzler was on Muschamp's staff at Florida.
Illinois: Offensive line coach Tom Brattan has been released, per source.
Memphis: Mike Norvell's deal starts at $1.8 million in base pay during year one, per Steve Berkowitz. Norvell's has a five-year deal overall.
Whittier (D-III - CA): Albright College (D-III - PA) defensive coordinator Mike Neale has been named head coach of the Poets.
Ken Niumatalolo: Navy's athletic director stated today that he did not expect a decision today from Kenny whether to accept the presumptive offer to become BYU's new head coach.
Davidson (FCS - NC):Davidson College is looking to fill an open date in the 2016 season. The open date in 2016 is on September 17th. Will play FCS, D2 or D3 schools to fill that date. Looking for a home game with guarantee. Please contact DFO Nick Decker at nidecker@davidson.edu.
Eastern Illinois (FCS):Eastern Illinois is seeking an FBS guarantee game for both the 2017 season (September 2, 2017 or September 9, 2017) and 2018 season (September 1, 2018 or September 8, 2018). Contact Lucas Stortzum (Director of Football Operations) at lastortzum@eiu.edu or 217-821-7125 if interested.
Vanderbilt: Special teams coordinator Charles Bankins, offensive line coach Keven Lightner and director of player development Al Smith will not return next season.
McNeese State (FCS - LA): Per source, defensive coordinator Lance Guidry will be the new head coach. Read more here. A formal announcement is expected tomorrow.
Gardner Webb (FCS - NC):Gardner-Webb University is looking for a game, preferably home, on either October 1 or November 12 in 2016. Gardner-Webb is a NCAA Division I institution that plays at the FCS level. If interested, please contact Chuck Burch at (704) 406-4342 or cburch@gardner-webb.edu.
Virginia Tech: Justin Fuente has added two members to his support staff in Danielle Bartelstein (senior director of football operations), and Josh Bost (director of video and technology). Bartelstein has worked in football operations and recruiting at Texas Tech and TCU the past few years, and Bost follows Fuente from Memphis where he has served as video coordinator since August of 2013.
Western Illinois: Per source, Western Illinois has cancelled their planned announcement for today, and is going to conduct a national search for their head coaching position.
Colorado: Texas Tech special teams coach / wide receivers coach Darrin Chiaverini is joining the Buffs staff as co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers coach / recruiting coordinator the school has announced. Chiaverini played his college ball in Boulder, and was a team captain.
Houston: Tom Herman won't begin interviewing for the receivers until after the bowl game, per Joseph Duarte. Duarte notes that WRs coach Drew Mehringer will stay with Houston through December 31st before starting his duties as the offensive coordinator at Rutgers.
Washington: UW has announced that Bush Hamdan, who had been filling the receivers vacancy in an interim capacity, has been promoted to the full-time position on Chris Petersen's staff. In addition, linebackers coach Bob Gregory will take over special teams coordinator duties, and defensive backs coach Jimmy Lake has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator.
Robert Morris (FCS - PA): Per source, offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Darrin Hicks has been let go. We hear that the search to fill the position is beginning immediately.
Georgia: Inside linebackers coach / co-special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler is leaving the staff to pursue another opportunity as a defensive coordinator. Ekeler will not coach Georgia in their bowl game. Will update...
Lane College (D-II - TN): Lane College is looking for an offensive coordinator, offensive line and defensive line coach. You must have at least three years’ experience on the college level. Interested applicants should email their resumes to dburroughs@lanecollege.edu. Please no phone calls.
Iowa State: Tom Manning will be the offensive coordinator at Iowa State, per source. Manning was Matt Campbell's offensive line coach at Toledo and followed him to Ames this month. He was announced yesterday as a finalist for FootballScoop's Offensive Line Coach of the Year Award. Update>> Matt Campbell has now announced the news.
Scoop him up: West Virginia offensive graduate assistant (OL) Zac Hueter is wrapping up his final year in Morgantown. Hueter's experience includes a stop at Michigan State as a GA and player where he was a part of two Big Ten titles and 7 bowl appearances. His time in Morgantown allowed him the opportunity to learn under Dana Holgorsen, DC Tony Gibson and OL coach Ron Crook, and his time as a Spartan was highlighted by the guidance of Mark Dantonio, former DC Pat Narduzzi, co-OC Dave Warner, and OL coach Mark Staten. More on Scoop him up here.
Malone (D-II - OH): After six seasons as defensive coordinator, associate head coach / defensive coordinator Kyle Schenk has resigned to accept another coaching position. Safeties coach / special teams coordinator Fred Thomas has been named interim defensive coordinator.
Western Illinois: WIU will announce their new head coach later today. We hear that co-defensive coordinator Tyler Yelk will be the new head coach.
Georgia: Tight ends coach John Lilly will call Georgia's offensive plays in the bowl game, and outside linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer will serve as the play caller on defense.
BYU: The agent of Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo shared the following with The Washington Post regarding a decision on the BYU job: "I suspect it will be a few days, but we shall see. It could happen in the next 10 minutes, but look, he's not going to make a hurried decision."
Southwest Baptist (D-II - MO):Southwest Baptist University is looking to fill open dates in the 2016 season. Open dates in 2016 on September 3rd & November 5th. Will play FCS, D2 or an NAIA school to fill these dates. Will consider all options. Please contact head coach Robert Clardy at rclardy@sbuniv.edu.
UW-La Crosse (D-III): UW-La Crosse is looking to hire a new head football coach. Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred. Five years of relevant coaching experience preferred. Please prepare a cover letter, resume and contact information for five professional references, and a written coaching philosophy (500 words or less) and apply here. Position is open until filled with a first review date of January 11, 2016. Questions about the position can be directed to djohnson@uwlax.edu.
Independence CC (KS): Independence CC is looking for young, energetic coaches to coach the linebackers with Division I or II playing and/or coaching experience. GAs are swelcome to apply (prefer inside LB experience). We are also looking for a RBs coach with both playing and coaching experience as well as recruiting experience (Kansas recruiting experience preferred). Lastly, we're looking for a defensive line coach with strength and conditioning experience who can also recruit. Interested candidates can contact head coach Jason Brown at jbrown@indycc.edu.
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