Football Assistant Roles

[LetsGoUC]

big time fan of this Nunzio OC hire....checks a lot of boxes of what you would want as your OC.

 

[Price0809]

Love all the hires so far!

 

[formerlurker]

Nunzio has strong Don Bosco and Bergen Catholic ties, that alone is a huge plus with his hire.

 

[CL82]

What are they saying on the Cuse board, are there tears to drink?

Mostly congratulations on the step up.

 

[ktuck911]

I wouldn't be mad if Candle keeps Wilcox as RB coach. He seems to be a keeper. Same for TE coach Christian Pace...

Should also be an interesting week coming for all the defensive coaching hires. Need an impact DC

 

[CCSUblue]

I wouldn't be mad if Candle keeps Wilcox as RB coach. He seems to be a keeper. Same for TE coach Christian Pace...

Should also be an interesting week coming for all the defensive coaching hires. Need an impact DC

Pace was OL this past season. Peterson was TEs. But the sentiment stands.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

DC rumors?

 

[ktuck911]

DC rumors?

The way things are going, we get the news around New Year's Day, out of the blue. Hoping we get the news before then though. Gotta get going with recruiting defenders

 

[huskymedic]

- - Staff Directory - Pitt Panthers #H2P

pittsburghpanthers.com

 

[BlueWolf25]

- - Staff Directory - Pitt Panthers #H2P

pittsburghpanthers.com

So we’ve hired two young up and coming coaches from Pitt and Cuse to be our coordinators. Nice!

 

[FreeDogs]

So we’ve hired two young up and coming coaches from Pitt and Cuse to be our coordinators. Nice!

Guys who can resonate with the boys on the field!

 

[ScottVib]

Assuming he carries things forward from Pitt, it gets back to a four-man front with pressure.

 

[huskymedic]

Assuming these all go official:

Head Coach: Jason Candle

OC: Nunzio Campanile
OL: John Morookian
WR: Kerry Dixon

DC: Ryan Manalac

GM: Zach Potter

Director of Recruiting/Player Relations: AJ Harrison

 

[storrsroars]

Manalac had a great mentor in Randy Bates, who retired today after 40 years of coaching college ball. Pitt's LB corps is the most improved group on the team over the past four years. Wife says he's well thought of @Pitt and should be very good hire for UConn. Somewhat surprised he wasn't chosen to be Pitt's new DC.

Seems we've got the best jobs in the ACC these days.

 

[Nicklo28]

Manalac had a great mentor in Randy Bates, who retired today after 40 years of coaching college ball. Pitt's LB corps is the most improved group on the team over the past four years. Wife says he's well thought of @Pitt and should be very good hire for UConn. Somewhat surprised he wasn't chosen to be Pitt's new DC.

Seems we've got the best jobs in the ACC these days.

It seems like a good hire but I agree it’s odd that PITT didn’t promote him to DC.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Manalac - Ohio native, Cincinnati undergrad, OH Dominion; PA Pitt & Bucknell experience ==>!possible recruiting areas, OH, PA, DMV & New England (latter potentially leveraging fair amount of prior Bucknell prep recruiting).

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

Pitt fans on Reddit seemed to think he was next in line for DC at Pitt. Seems like a good hire.

 

[storrsroars]

It seems like a good hire but I agree it’s odd that PITT didn’t promote him to DC.

Apparently the guy who's the safeties coach is currently the associate head coach, so guessing he got the gig.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

2027 UConn at Pitt: interesting game for Manalac & the Huskies.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Husky15]

https://x.com/rasheembiles/status/2005133723440701904?s=46&t=KckR8sTw-X0La6qla3eBMA

Can’t post all of them but looks like he was beloved at Pitt

 

[Windham4th]

Hopefully some guys with eligibility like he a ton...

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I may be alone, but when I first read the announcement I thought it had his last name as Maniac. I got very excited.

 

[HardFacts]

Manalac - Ohio native, Cincinnati undergrad, OH Dominion; PA Pitt & Bucknell experience ==>!possible recruiting areas, OH, PA, DMV & New England (latter potentially leveraging fair amount of prior Bucknell prep recruiting).

Manalac helped land recruits like Louis, Biles, Braylan Lovelace, Jeremiah Marcelin, Francis Brewu and was paramount in securing a top linebacking class with Isaiah Simmons, Marcus Jennings, Joshua Pittman and Desmond Johnson.

It's a tough loss for the Panthers, and one that could have an impact when it comes to the eventual defensive coordinator hire. It's likely that Manalac was at least considered for the job, but with his hiring at UConn, a door has been closed.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

It seems like a good hire but I agree it’s odd that PITT didn’t promote him to DC.

Apparently the guy who's the safeties coach is currently the associate head coach, so guessing he got the gig.

Seniority 😉

 

[RioDog]

I may be alone, but when I first read the announcement I thought it had his last name as Maniac. I got very excited.

Close enough to still be awesome.

 

[huskymedic]

Max Wray - Football Coach - University of Toledo Athletics

Max Wray enters his first season as assistant offensive line coach after spending the past two seasons as a graduate assistant at Toledo. Wray played for thr...

utrockets.com

“Wray played for three seasons on the offensive line at Ohio State from 2018-20 before enrolling at Colorado in 2021 as a graduate transfer. He played in 11 games in his career as a Buckeye, including a starting assignment vs. Michigan State in 2020. ”

 

[huskymedic]

Hmmmm… Run Game/Pass Game Coordinators coming?

Marquel Blackwell

gamecocksonline.com

 

[Windham4th]

Wait. Didn't we just get an OC from Syracuse?