Wednesday August 5, 2015
Texas A&M: Per source, Butler defensive line coach Gerald Chatman is the new defensive line GA at Texas A&M.
Webber International (NAIA - FL): Tim LeRoy has joined the staff and will coach the secondary. LeRoy most recently served as the director of recruiting operations at Colorado State.
Stetson (FCS - FL): Former NFL player Kiwaukee Thomas is joining the staff as defensive backs coach. Thomas spent last season as the head coach at Ruskin HS (Kansas City, MO).
UCLA: UCLA will be seeking to fill a football operations assistant position later this month (following camp). Interested applicants can email DFO Will Peddie at wpeddie@athletics.ucla.edu. Current assistant Matt Epstein has accepted the director of football operations position at Willamette.
Arkansas: Quality control coach Luke Bengtson has accepted a position on the staff at Dowling Catholic HS (IA), per source. Arkansas has previously filled this position. There are no current openings.
Mount Ida College (D-III - MA): Mount Ida College is currently seeking applications for the position of assistant football / offensive line coach for the upcoming season. This is a full-time benefit eligible position. Duties include coaching the offensive line, assisting with the overall coaching of the offense, video editing and breakdown, recruiting and other duties determined by the head coach. Job Requirements: Bachelor's Degree is required. Past experience playing or coaching is required. Valid Driver's License required. Mount Ida College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Interested applicants can apply here.
Penn State: Per source, William & Mary defensive assistant Joe Brady IV has joined the Penn State staff as an offensive grad assistant. Brady takes the place of Tyler Bowen who left to coach the offensive line at Fordham.
Norwich (D-III - VT): Anna Maria College (D-III - MA) offensive coordinator Brian Hayes is joining the Norwich staff to coach the quarterbacks, per source.
Lyon College (NAIA - AR): De'Anthony Curtis has been hired to coach the running backs.
Charlotte: Offensive line coach Phil Ratliff was hospitalized earlier this week after suffering a what is being described as a "cardiac event". Ratliff has been with the program since 2012 and previously served as the tight ends coach at Marshall. Please join us in keeping coach Ratliff in your prayers.
Auburn: A week after having a cancerous spot removed from his tongue and his lymph nodes taken out, offensive line coach J.B. Grimes was there for the opening of preseason camp yesterday. "I will not miss practice," Grimes told AuburnTigers.com. "I'm strong. I'll recover."
NBC: The Peacock has announced that Doug Flutie will continue as the color analyst for NBC's Notre Dame broadcasts, replacing Mike Mayock.
Florida: The Gators have announced the details of Jim McElwain's salary as well as a number of salary figures for his assistant coaches. McElwain will make $3.5 million as part of a six-year deal with a buyout of $2.25 million per year remaining on the deal if he is dismissed before the end of the deal. If Mac leaves before January 31st, he would owe Florida $3.5 million. DC Geoff Collins will make $590,000 in 2015 (a $15,000 raise from what he made at Mississippi State last season), OC Doug Nussmeier will make $490,000, and associate head coach / LBs coach Randy Shannon will earn $390,000. The salary pool for the assistants is up from $3.214 million last season under Will Muschamp, to $3.415 million for McElwain's staff. See more details here.
Manchester (D-III - IN): Per source, William Miller has been hired to coach the running backs, Aaron Rice will transition to coaching the quarterbacks / wide receivers, and offensive line coach Vince Cashdollar has added the title of run game coordinator. Miller most recently served as the head coach of the Horsens Stallions of Denmark.
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Walsh (D-II - OH): The coaching staff at Walsh has been completed and has rounded out as follows; Ted Karras (head coach/DL), Adam Sherman (assistant head coach/OL/recruiting coordinator) Martin Mathis (DC/LBs), Chi-Emeke Worthington (DBs/ S&C), Adam Wiese (OC/QBs), Devin Jordan (WRs), John Fankhauser (RBs/ST/co-recruiting coordinator), Evan Acton (TEs), Matt Evans (GA/WRs), Stephen Rogers (GA/DLs); Adam Ferback (defensive assistant), Pat White (assistant DB), Justin Keith (assistant RBs), Brody Dixon (assistant OL).
Davidson (FCS - NC): Adam Pluta has joined the staff as an offensive analyst at Davidson.
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New Mexico State University: Garrett Anderson has been hired as the Offensive Line Graduate Assistant. Garrett was the Offensive Line Coach at Spartanburg High School (SC) last season and is a former player at the University of South Carolina.