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(be prepared for a lot of reading ... I started this when Edsall was just forming the first coaches)
STAFFING
I think the key determinant of who might be a top Conference team could very likely be the best QB situation. And a little analysis provides you with some notion of what the fall will be.
The other thing I have noticed through PP and Diaco is the components of Staffing, budgets, and how that effects the on-field Product. Recruiting. Culture (oooh Diaco word)
Here is the look across 11 staffs - Navy really never changes (and they get to have more assistants) - and the mix is interesting. I have some conclusions looking through all these bits of information (like you should always go get the Stephenville (Texas) HS coach) ... but the mix that Randy Edsall brought in makes me very optimistic.
Two notable feelings about my Hypothesis - both Temple and Houston are LESS than they were before December. A drop in talent, experience and recruiting reach. And when you peruse the staffs ... you get a feel for what these Programs are trying to get at.
Tulsa
Phil Montgomery is now 45. He spent 5 years with Art Briles and then 7 years at Baylor with Briles. Before that he was with Briles at Stephenville (TX) HS.
DC Norwood has had a long coaching career but hooked up with Montgomery the last 7 years at Baylor and was DC/Safeties/DB coach at Penn State for 7 years
Bill Young the other co-DC and DL coach has a long history in coaching at multiple high level stops including Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
6 other coaches – all younger – came with some Baylor connection including Joe Gillespie who was HC/AD at Stephenville (TX) HS. Most all of them come with deep Texas high school backgrounds. Few of them had more than 2-4 years college coaching before Tulsa.
SMU
Chad Morris (48 years old) coached HS - HC basically from 1994 to 2009 including 5 years at Stephenville (TX) HS prior to Gillespie. He was OC/QB at Tulsa for 2 years and Clemson for 4.
DC Van Malone came to SMU from 4 years at Oklahoma State after 2 years with Morris at Tulsa (DB). Prior to that was 4 years at Texas A&M and 2 years at North Texas.
OC Joe Craddock is 3 years at SMU after 2 years of Grad Asst at Clemson with Morris. He was playing QB at Middle Tennessee as recent as 2008.
Jeff Traylor came to SMU after two years at Texas; that followed 15 years as HC/AD at Gilmer (TX) HS.
OL is Fry who came to SMU from 2 years as grad asst at Clemson; DL is Buddy Wyatt who is 27 years in coaching most all at Big 12 schools (last 6 were at Kansas after Texas A&M).
Other 4 have connections to Morris at Tulsa (3 of them) or Clemson (1). Only the DB has more than 4 years of college coaching.
Houston
Major Applewhite (38 years old) is largely credited with the Offensive success of the Houston program of the last two years (Tom Herman?). He was at Texas for 4 years prior and Syracuse, etc before that in a 13 year college coaching career.
Only 2 coaches stayed on from the Tom Herman staff (RB and WR)
OC Brian Johnson came to Houston from Mississippi State after 3 years. Played QB under Urban Meyer at Utah and then went with Mullen.
DC Mark D’Onofrio was DC at Miami for 5 years with Al Golden after 6 years at Temple. Also Virginia and Rutgers.
DL Coach Blum comes to Houston after 8 years as a DC of a HS near Houston. OL/AHC Scelfo is former Tulane HC and comes after 7 years of OL with Atlanta Falcons. The DB coach has a 20 year college coaching career and is coming to Houston after one year at Texas.
Two Grad Assistants were promoted – one with 6 years of NFL experience.
Tulane
Willy Fritz (56 years old) coached HS then HC in college for 24 years with conference titles and successful advancement all along the way. (Georgia Southern was before Sam Houston St. was before Central Missouri was before Blinn Juco). His father Harry Fritz was Central Missouri HC in the 50’s.
DC Jack Curtis was with Fritz all 5 years at Georgia Southern (came there from Central Missouri). 20 year college coaching career.
OC Doug Ruse was with Fritz as OC for 5 years at Georgia Southern and last 2 at Sam Houston.
AHC/OL Alex Atkins was with Fritz 2 years at Georgia Southern and was OL at Chattanooga for 2 years prior. Played at Tennesee Martin as recent as 2007.
The DL, LB, WR coaches all have history with Fritz. The DB, TE coaches come from the very successful McNeese State (Louisiana program) and RB coach comes from Liberty (long career) is a native of New Orleans.
Memphis
Mike Norvell (35 years old) coached with Morris at Tulsa under Todd Graham (2009-2010) and came to Memphis after 4 years “deputy” Head Coach and OC at Arizona State. Also at Pitt.
DC Chris Ball was co-DC at Arizona State for all 4 of Norvell’s years; and was 4 years DC at Washington State before that. 25 year college coaching career at mostly major programs.
OC Darrell Dickey has been at Memphis a total of 9 years; including the last 4 of Fuentes. Father Jim Dickey was highly successful coach at Kansas State – the first time KState was good.
DL Paul Randolph was with Graham/Norvell at Tulsa, Pitt, ASU and has 20+ years exp.
OL Eric Silverfield was in OL coaching in the NFL for 8 years at various levels with a short tenure with Graham at ASU.
WR David Johnson came after 4 years on Tulane staff and before that lots of HS in greater NO.
2 assistants were basically Grad Assistants at major programs with Norvell connections; 2 (LB & DB) were longer term Assistants at Western programs Utah State and Fresno State.
USF
Charlie Strong (56 years old) has been a HC at Louisville (4 years) and Texas (3 years) and a acknowledged valued assistant and recruiting star for 20 years prior – mostly at Florida.
DC Brian Jean-Marie was with him at both Texas and Louisville but not as DC just LB.
OC Sterlin Gilbert was OC at Texas in Strong’s last year; and was with Tulsa one year (*Montgomery) and with Dino Babers at Bowling Green and Eastern Illinois.
OL Matt Mattox was with Gilbert at all four stops – one year with Strong as OL in Texas.
WR Charlie Williams was with Strong one year at Texas; and with NFL teams for the previous 7 years. 20+ years in college including UNC top years 2008-2009.
RB Shaun King is the lone holdover from Taggart (was QB) and played NFL.
2 assistants were basically Grad Assistants at Texas. The two new DL coaches had Strong relationships – one was a FL HS coach last year and the other was at Marshall (Florida grad assistant prior). Large Florida backgrounds in many of the younger coaches.
UCF
Scott Frost (42 years old) has been a HC at UCF (2 years) and before that 7 years at Oregon (last 4 as OC) and 2 at Northern Iowa
DC Erik Chenander was with Frost all of the last 9 years; OLB at Oregon.
OC/WR Troy Walter was a player with Frost at Stanford; then to the NFL. His College career includes 3 years WR at Colorado. Before that WR coach at Texas A&M and NC State.
DL Mike Dawson was an Asst DL with NFL Eagles (Chip Kelly) and before that Special teams at BC and LB at New Hampshire.
OL Greg Austin was Asst OL with NFL Eagles (Chip Kelly) and was a grad assistant at Oregon for several years. Played with Frost at Nebraska as a OG.
TE/RC Sean Beckton is an oddity. 16 years at UCF through several coaching regimes. DB Travis Fisher is also a holdover from O’Leary – Florida native. One year in SE Missouri.
And Mario Verduzco is QB coach with Bill Walsh, Terry Shea and Northern Iowa backgrounds in 39 years of college coaching.
LB coach Dewitt was with Northern Iowa and then at Army before Florida Atlantic. RB coach Held was in JuCo in Oklahoma and Texas for the last 17 years prior to UCF, often as the HC.
ECU
Scottie Montgomery (38 years old) has been a HC at ECU (first year) after 2 years AHC/OC at Duke; that succeeded 5 years as Duke WR and 3 years as Pittsburgh Steelers WR coach
DC Kenwick Thompson was DC at Vanderbilt for one year. Prior he was DC at San Jose State and 6 years at Cal. College coach for over 10 years.
OC Tony Peterson was 3 years OC with Louisiana Tech (with Skip Holtz) and 3 years prior at Marshall (with Doc Holliday); and had been a college coach for 15 years+.
OL Geep Wade was OL at Middle Tennessee for 3 years (and great production on Offense) and one year with Peterson at Marshall. Chattanooga for 3 years prior.
AHC/DL Robert Prunty is primarily known as HC at Hargrave Military (2002-2009) and then went to Texas Tech (for 3 years) and Cincinnati (4 years) under TT. Known as outstanding recruiter and voted as such.
TE/Special Teams Shannon Moore was 2 years at Florida International after 8 years at South Dakota State.
DB Lynch was 4 years DB at Northern Iowa. LB Anderson was one year with Thompson at Vandy – 2 years Grad assistant after playing at Vandy.
Cincinnati
Luke Fickell (43 years old) first time HC after 18 years of college coaching. 11 years as DC or co-DC at Ohio State. (brief interim HC)
DC Marcus Freeman was with Purdue the last 4 years (2 as co-DC) coaching LB. Before that 2 years at Kent State. Played LB at Ohio State under Fickell.
OC Mike Denbrook was with Notre Dame the last 7 years in a variety of roles (only one as OC and AHC). Known as a dynamic recruiter.
OL 27 year coaching veteran Ron Crook last 4 years at WVU. Prior 10 at Harvard and then Stanford.
TWO huge noted Assistants – Joker Phillips WR coach 30 year college coaching career includes 3 years as HC at Kentucky (and some NFL) was with Fickell as the Ohio State. Jon Tenuta 35 years college coaching has a long deserved Defense reputation – mainly at Georgia Tech then NC State and then Virginia. DB coach.
RB Gerad Parker was interim HC at Purdue after 4 years as WR coach there; 2 years at Marshall and a few more at Tennessee Martin.
DL Al Washington was at BC for the last 5 years; only 2016 as DL. Was RB before that.
Oddity is Doug Phillips who last year was a off the field Operations admin at Iowa State; and was in HS athletics in Ohio for 15 years prior.
Temple
Geoff Collins (45 years old) first time HC after 17 years of college coaching. 5 years as DC at first Mississippi State and then Florida. Two prior Florida assistant stints at UCF and FIU. Started at Georgia Tech in 2001.
DC Taver Johnson, 23 year college veteran, also was with Purdue the last 4 years (as DB coach). Prior to that he was DB and LB/AHC at Arkansas. 10 years in Ohio; first at Miami (Ohio) and then Ohio State (under Jim Tressel). Plus Notre Dame.
OC Tom Patenaude (25 year college coaching career) was the OC/QB at Coastal Carolina the last 5 years (3 of the 5 were 10 win seasons). Prior to that he was at Georgetown and Hofstra. And HC at New Haven. Has the distinction of closing down two football programs (missed BU).
Ed Foley (TE/RC) has twice been interim HC. Last 10 successful years at Temple. 3 years at Hofstra as AHC+. 7 years at Fordham.
OL Chris Wiesehan is a holdover coaching Temple’s OL the last 2 years (as well as RB). Came to Temple from Hawaii. Some NFL. Some Syracuse (see George Deleone).
DL Jim Panagos was with Collins briefly at UCF. Coaches 5 years at UCF at DL; then 4 years at Rutgers; and last year at Pitt.
Andrew Thacker (LB) was a grad asst with Collins at UCF; was with Kennesaw State last year and UCF as S coach the year before (was with Oklahoma State also as a grad asst). Cory Robinson was DB coach at Toledo last year; prior was Director of Player Personnel with Randy Edsall at Maryland. And with IMG – Bradenton in Florida prior to that.
Tony Lucas (RB) was with Delaware the last 4 years and with Patenaude at Georgetown before that. Keith Gaither (WR) is a 21 year college coaching veteran was last with Army (2 years) and Ball State/Elon before that (Peter Lembo).
UConn
Randy Edsall (58 years old) 12 years HC at UConn in prior term and 4 years at Maryland as HC. NFL experience at Jacksonville and Detroit. 10 years assistant at Syracuse, BC, Georgia Tech.
DC Billy Crocker was DC the last 5 years at Villanova and 12 years total at Villanova. 14 years college career.
OC Rhett Lashlee was OC/QB at Auburn for the last 4 years. OC/QB at Samford for one season.
OL 30+ year coaching veteran JB Grimes was with Cincinnati last year; prior 4 years was with Lashlee at Auburn in highly successful tenure. Kansas and Mississippi State prior.
DL Dennis Dottin-Carter was DL at Delaware for 5 years (incl interim HC) and 5 years at Maine.
AHC/RB Terry Richardson was at UConn for 12 years in prior HCRE term; one year at Maryland and 2 at both Miami and Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL). Noted FL recruiter.
DB Curome Cox was DB/Special Teams coach at Coastal Carolina for 4 years; grad asst with Randy Edsall at Maryland prior.
TE Corey Edsall was 2 years a graduate assistant at Colorado after several years serving his father at Maryland.
LB Jon Wholley 12 year coaching career includes last 3 as DC/LB at Fordham and prior term at UConn under Edsall.
WR/RC Aaron Smith has been a coach 11 years including last 4 at UAlbany as WR/RC. One year at BC.
NAVY
Ken Niumatalolo (51 years old) 9 years HC at Navy and 19 years total. Was at UNLV for 3 years prior; one as OC.
Not many things at Navy are like the other 11. Ivin Jaspers has been there 18 years (last 10 as OC); Dale Pehrson has been there 22 years (last 2 as DC). They carry 12 coaches as assitants and a bunch of others. Not much turnover. And they always have a coach named Napoleon.
STAFFING
I think the key determinant of who might be a top Conference team could very likely be the best QB situation. And a little analysis provides you with some notion of what the fall will be.
The other thing I have noticed through PP and Diaco is the components of Staffing, budgets, and how that effects the on-field Product. Recruiting. Culture (oooh Diaco word)
Here is the look across 11 staffs - Navy really never changes (and they get to have more assistants) - and the mix is interesting. I have some conclusions looking through all these bits of information (like you should always go get the Stephenville (Texas) HS coach) ... but the mix that Randy Edsall brought in makes me very optimistic.
Two notable feelings about my Hypothesis - both Temple and Houston are LESS than they were before December. A drop in talent, experience and recruiting reach. And when you peruse the staffs ... you get a feel for what these Programs are trying to get at.
Tulsa
Phil Montgomery is now 45. He spent 5 years with Art Briles and then 7 years at Baylor with Briles. Before that he was with Briles at Stephenville (TX) HS.
DC Norwood has had a long coaching career but hooked up with Montgomery the last 7 years at Baylor and was DC/Safeties/DB coach at Penn State for 7 years
Bill Young the other co-DC and DL coach has a long history in coaching at multiple high level stops including Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
6 other coaches – all younger – came with some Baylor connection including Joe Gillespie who was HC/AD at Stephenville (TX) HS. Most all of them come with deep Texas high school backgrounds. Few of them had more than 2-4 years college coaching before Tulsa.
SMU
Chad Morris (48 years old) coached HS - HC basically from 1994 to 2009 including 5 years at Stephenville (TX) HS prior to Gillespie. He was OC/QB at Tulsa for 2 years and Clemson for 4.
DC Van Malone came to SMU from 4 years at Oklahoma State after 2 years with Morris at Tulsa (DB). Prior to that was 4 years at Texas A&M and 2 years at North Texas.
OC Joe Craddock is 3 years at SMU after 2 years of Grad Asst at Clemson with Morris. He was playing QB at Middle Tennessee as recent as 2008.
Jeff Traylor came to SMU after two years at Texas; that followed 15 years as HC/AD at Gilmer (TX) HS.
OL is Fry who came to SMU from 2 years as grad asst at Clemson; DL is Buddy Wyatt who is 27 years in coaching most all at Big 12 schools (last 6 were at Kansas after Texas A&M).
Other 4 have connections to Morris at Tulsa (3 of them) or Clemson (1). Only the DB has more than 4 years of college coaching.
Houston
Major Applewhite (38 years old) is largely credited with the Offensive success of the Houston program of the last two years (Tom Herman?). He was at Texas for 4 years prior and Syracuse, etc before that in a 13 year college coaching career.
Only 2 coaches stayed on from the Tom Herman staff (RB and WR)
OC Brian Johnson came to Houston from Mississippi State after 3 years. Played QB under Urban Meyer at Utah and then went with Mullen.
DC Mark D’Onofrio was DC at Miami for 5 years with Al Golden after 6 years at Temple. Also Virginia and Rutgers.
DL Coach Blum comes to Houston after 8 years as a DC of a HS near Houston. OL/AHC Scelfo is former Tulane HC and comes after 7 years of OL with Atlanta Falcons. The DB coach has a 20 year college coaching career and is coming to Houston after one year at Texas.
Two Grad Assistants were promoted – one with 6 years of NFL experience.
Tulane
Willy Fritz (56 years old) coached HS then HC in college for 24 years with conference titles and successful advancement all along the way. (Georgia Southern was before Sam Houston St. was before Central Missouri was before Blinn Juco). His father Harry Fritz was Central Missouri HC in the 50’s.
DC Jack Curtis was with Fritz all 5 years at Georgia Southern (came there from Central Missouri). 20 year college coaching career.
OC Doug Ruse was with Fritz as OC for 5 years at Georgia Southern and last 2 at Sam Houston.
AHC/OL Alex Atkins was with Fritz 2 years at Georgia Southern and was OL at Chattanooga for 2 years prior. Played at Tennesee Martin as recent as 2007.
The DL, LB, WR coaches all have history with Fritz. The DB, TE coaches come from the very successful McNeese State (Louisiana program) and RB coach comes from Liberty (long career) is a native of New Orleans.
Memphis
Mike Norvell (35 years old) coached with Morris at Tulsa under Todd Graham (2009-2010) and came to Memphis after 4 years “deputy” Head Coach and OC at Arizona State. Also at Pitt.
DC Chris Ball was co-DC at Arizona State for all 4 of Norvell’s years; and was 4 years DC at Washington State before that. 25 year college coaching career at mostly major programs.
OC Darrell Dickey has been at Memphis a total of 9 years; including the last 4 of Fuentes. Father Jim Dickey was highly successful coach at Kansas State – the first time KState was good.
DL Paul Randolph was with Graham/Norvell at Tulsa, Pitt, ASU and has 20+ years exp.
OL Eric Silverfield was in OL coaching in the NFL for 8 years at various levels with a short tenure with Graham at ASU.
WR David Johnson came after 4 years on Tulane staff and before that lots of HS in greater NO.
2 assistants were basically Grad Assistants at major programs with Norvell connections; 2 (LB & DB) were longer term Assistants at Western programs Utah State and Fresno State.
USF
Charlie Strong (56 years old) has been a HC at Louisville (4 years) and Texas (3 years) and a acknowledged valued assistant and recruiting star for 20 years prior – mostly at Florida.
DC Brian Jean-Marie was with him at both Texas and Louisville but not as DC just LB.
OC Sterlin Gilbert was OC at Texas in Strong’s last year; and was with Tulsa one year (*Montgomery) and with Dino Babers at Bowling Green and Eastern Illinois.
OL Matt Mattox was with Gilbert at all four stops – one year with Strong as OL in Texas.
WR Charlie Williams was with Strong one year at Texas; and with NFL teams for the previous 7 years. 20+ years in college including UNC top years 2008-2009.
RB Shaun King is the lone holdover from Taggart (was QB) and played NFL.
2 assistants were basically Grad Assistants at Texas. The two new DL coaches had Strong relationships – one was a FL HS coach last year and the other was at Marshall (Florida grad assistant prior). Large Florida backgrounds in many of the younger coaches.
UCF
Scott Frost (42 years old) has been a HC at UCF (2 years) and before that 7 years at Oregon (last 4 as OC) and 2 at Northern Iowa
DC Erik Chenander was with Frost all of the last 9 years; OLB at Oregon.
OC/WR Troy Walter was a player with Frost at Stanford; then to the NFL. His College career includes 3 years WR at Colorado. Before that WR coach at Texas A&M and NC State.
DL Mike Dawson was an Asst DL with NFL Eagles (Chip Kelly) and before that Special teams at BC and LB at New Hampshire.
OL Greg Austin was Asst OL with NFL Eagles (Chip Kelly) and was a grad assistant at Oregon for several years. Played with Frost at Nebraska as a OG.
TE/RC Sean Beckton is an oddity. 16 years at UCF through several coaching regimes. DB Travis Fisher is also a holdover from O’Leary – Florida native. One year in SE Missouri.
And Mario Verduzco is QB coach with Bill Walsh, Terry Shea and Northern Iowa backgrounds in 39 years of college coaching.
LB coach Dewitt was with Northern Iowa and then at Army before Florida Atlantic. RB coach Held was in JuCo in Oklahoma and Texas for the last 17 years prior to UCF, often as the HC.
ECU
Scottie Montgomery (38 years old) has been a HC at ECU (first year) after 2 years AHC/OC at Duke; that succeeded 5 years as Duke WR and 3 years as Pittsburgh Steelers WR coach
DC Kenwick Thompson was DC at Vanderbilt for one year. Prior he was DC at San Jose State and 6 years at Cal. College coach for over 10 years.
OC Tony Peterson was 3 years OC with Louisiana Tech (with Skip Holtz) and 3 years prior at Marshall (with Doc Holliday); and had been a college coach for 15 years+.
OL Geep Wade was OL at Middle Tennessee for 3 years (and great production on Offense) and one year with Peterson at Marshall. Chattanooga for 3 years prior.
AHC/DL Robert Prunty is primarily known as HC at Hargrave Military (2002-2009) and then went to Texas Tech (for 3 years) and Cincinnati (4 years) under TT. Known as outstanding recruiter and voted as such.
TE/Special Teams Shannon Moore was 2 years at Florida International after 8 years at South Dakota State.
DB Lynch was 4 years DB at Northern Iowa. LB Anderson was one year with Thompson at Vandy – 2 years Grad assistant after playing at Vandy.
Cincinnati
Luke Fickell (43 years old) first time HC after 18 years of college coaching. 11 years as DC or co-DC at Ohio State. (brief interim HC)
DC Marcus Freeman was with Purdue the last 4 years (2 as co-DC) coaching LB. Before that 2 years at Kent State. Played LB at Ohio State under Fickell.
OC Mike Denbrook was with Notre Dame the last 7 years in a variety of roles (only one as OC and AHC). Known as a dynamic recruiter.
OL 27 year coaching veteran Ron Crook last 4 years at WVU. Prior 10 at Harvard and then Stanford.
TWO huge noted Assistants – Joker Phillips WR coach 30 year college coaching career includes 3 years as HC at Kentucky (and some NFL) was with Fickell as the Ohio State. Jon Tenuta 35 years college coaching has a long deserved Defense reputation – mainly at Georgia Tech then NC State and then Virginia. DB coach.
RB Gerad Parker was interim HC at Purdue after 4 years as WR coach there; 2 years at Marshall and a few more at Tennessee Martin.
DL Al Washington was at BC for the last 5 years; only 2016 as DL. Was RB before that.
Oddity is Doug Phillips who last year was a off the field Operations admin at Iowa State; and was in HS athletics in Ohio for 15 years prior.
Temple
Geoff Collins (45 years old) first time HC after 17 years of college coaching. 5 years as DC at first Mississippi State and then Florida. Two prior Florida assistant stints at UCF and FIU. Started at Georgia Tech in 2001.
DC Taver Johnson, 23 year college veteran, also was with Purdue the last 4 years (as DB coach). Prior to that he was DB and LB/AHC at Arkansas. 10 years in Ohio; first at Miami (Ohio) and then Ohio State (under Jim Tressel). Plus Notre Dame.
OC Tom Patenaude (25 year college coaching career) was the OC/QB at Coastal Carolina the last 5 years (3 of the 5 were 10 win seasons). Prior to that he was at Georgetown and Hofstra. And HC at New Haven. Has the distinction of closing down two football programs (missed BU).
Ed Foley (TE/RC) has twice been interim HC. Last 10 successful years at Temple. 3 years at Hofstra as AHC+. 7 years at Fordham.
OL Chris Wiesehan is a holdover coaching Temple’s OL the last 2 years (as well as RB). Came to Temple from Hawaii. Some NFL. Some Syracuse (see George Deleone).
DL Jim Panagos was with Collins briefly at UCF. Coaches 5 years at UCF at DL; then 4 years at Rutgers; and last year at Pitt.
Andrew Thacker (LB) was a grad asst with Collins at UCF; was with Kennesaw State last year and UCF as S coach the year before (was with Oklahoma State also as a grad asst). Cory Robinson was DB coach at Toledo last year; prior was Director of Player Personnel with Randy Edsall at Maryland. And with IMG – Bradenton in Florida prior to that.
Tony Lucas (RB) was with Delaware the last 4 years and with Patenaude at Georgetown before that. Keith Gaither (WR) is a 21 year college coaching veteran was last with Army (2 years) and Ball State/Elon before that (Peter Lembo).
UConn
Randy Edsall (58 years old) 12 years HC at UConn in prior term and 4 years at Maryland as HC. NFL experience at Jacksonville and Detroit. 10 years assistant at Syracuse, BC, Georgia Tech.
DC Billy Crocker was DC the last 5 years at Villanova and 12 years total at Villanova. 14 years college career.
OC Rhett Lashlee was OC/QB at Auburn for the last 4 years. OC/QB at Samford for one season.
OL 30+ year coaching veteran JB Grimes was with Cincinnati last year; prior 4 years was with Lashlee at Auburn in highly successful tenure. Kansas and Mississippi State prior.
DL Dennis Dottin-Carter was DL at Delaware for 5 years (incl interim HC) and 5 years at Maine.
AHC/RB Terry Richardson was at UConn for 12 years in prior HCRE term; one year at Maryland and 2 at both Miami and Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL). Noted FL recruiter.
DB Curome Cox was DB/Special Teams coach at Coastal Carolina for 4 years; grad asst with Randy Edsall at Maryland prior.
TE Corey Edsall was 2 years a graduate assistant at Colorado after several years serving his father at Maryland.
LB Jon Wholley 12 year coaching career includes last 3 as DC/LB at Fordham and prior term at UConn under Edsall.
WR/RC Aaron Smith has been a coach 11 years including last 4 at UAlbany as WR/RC. One year at BC.
NAVY
Ken Niumatalolo (51 years old) 9 years HC at Navy and 19 years total. Was at UNLV for 3 years prior; one as OC.
Not many things at Navy are like the other 11. Ivin Jaspers has been there 18 years (last 10 as OC); Dale Pehrson has been there 22 years (last 2 as DC). They carry 12 coaches as assitants and a bunch of others. Not much turnover. And they always have a coach named Napoleon.
