Thanks to his time as an assistant at Navy and Paul Johnsons Georgia Tech, he is also one of the most well-versed coaches in the triple-optionone of the toughest schemes to prepare for. He may have reached his ceiling. He did exceptionally well with very little. The Huskers fired Mike Riley after a terrible 2017 and two losing seasons in three years. If youre going for the veteran guy that no one else is looking at, this is a low-key option that has the potential of working out big time. Five Heart Podcast 318: Nebraska Basketball, Spring Game Attendance and a new Memorial Stadium? Why It Might Work: Theres no doubt in Bohls ability to coach and win. One need look no further than his performance at WI-Whitewater, where he went an astounding 109-6 in FCS Division III, including six national championships. The Wisconsin stint in particular gives him Big Ten cred. Why It Might Work: Hes still young at 47, and its not like his career has been a complete failure. Chadwell racked up numerous Coach of the Year Honors for the job he's done recently. Nebraska education officials are one step closer to axing the basic skills test that keeps some new teachers out of classrooms. Craig Bohl, head coach, Wyoming. Youre going to hear a lot of names. Why It Might Work: At every stop, Creighton has left the place better than hes found it. There would be cultural nuances that would take some adjusting to from both sides, but that would quickly fall by the wayside if he started winning. Apply here. A competent athletic dept. 13 coaching candidates to watch. He also appears to be one of the better assistant coaches in Lincoln. Why It Might Not: Stoops is 61, an Iowa grad, and he sometimes faltered under the pressure of a big game during his time at Oklahoma. The first is the Big Names. And would he stick around, even if things go well? There is no healthier coaching tree from which to pick a coach: Bill Belichick and Nick Saban. Theres high-highs and low-lows. Why It Might Not: It looks a lot like Mike Riley, doesnt it? Aranda probably wont be coming into the Big Ten with the same level of naive arrogance, shooting off his mouth about how the conference should adjust to him. Candidates. Then he got booted for off-the-field allegations from his time at LSU. It took the Raiders committing $100 million to lure him away from Monday Night Football. He knows exactly the caliber of players the NFL wants, and flashing a Super Bowl ring might be enticing to recruits, too. Thats impressive for a guy with no guarantee of longevity beyond a single season. Then he became Houstons head coach and kicked butt in year one. Hes a Youngstown State grad and famously served as Mark Dantonios aggressive DC at Michigan State. Plus hes another triple-option coach. After seven years, Candle hasnt taken over the MAC or done the things you would typically like to see from a young head coach ready for a big opportunity. Also, reportedly, he has a bit of a temper. Even if there are some benefits, the hire would reek of nepotism. Hes now at Wyoming, where his record is more mediocre. Like Frost, Joseph worked his way up the coaching ladder most recently at LSU where he developed what some say is the best group of wide receivers in history. Closing Comment: This is who you hire if you want championships. Here is a look at five early candidates for the vacant Nebraska head coaching job. That would give him a serious advantage in recruits living rooms, if he can also win games. There is no doubt in his ability as a head coach. He brought Western Kentucky out of the basement and did the same at USF. As much as his teams have over-performed, they have also under-performed. Klieman went 69-6 with the Bison and was hired by Kansas State in Dec 2018. That fact is both a surprising and depressing trend. Web/real-sports/ncaa-football/nebraska-cornhuskers-coaching-candidates Seven candidates ran in the Democratic primary. Maybe he could be worth considering, but rest assured there would be a lot of skeptics. Husker message boards and Facebook groups are littered with Why It Might Work: Aside from the serious blow it would deal to a division opponent, Flecks prowess as a recruiter and coach are well known by this point. He won a national title in 2000 and racked up several conference championships during his tenure. As an alumnus in the coaching field, he may have the highest possible pedigree, and candidates like this simply dont grow on trees. Kentucky had no expectations when they hired him. He has Big Ten bona fides from his days as Ohio States DC and would bring serious credibility to a Nebraska program looking to get competitive in the conference. The 2023 salary cap has already been Kansas was willing to take a chance, and it very much felt like throwing anything at a wall to see what sticks. Im sure youve heard of him. Why It Might Not: There are so many reasons. He proved capable beyond that when he made the University of Buffalo more than just a scrappy program. Why It Might Work: Hes a Husker who happens to be an NFL head coach, almost won a Super Bowl, and hes only 39. He was a bad fit in Austin, but his messaging was sound and seems like the perfect thing Big Ten programs would want. Why It Might Work: Rodriguez created the quintessential Cinderella program at West Virginia, where he would probably still be coaching today had he not taken Michigans offer and left so controversially. Desperation seems to find guys like Meyer whose winning percentage has to be ultimately balanced against off-field issues. It typically doesnt go that way, but Entzs ties to the state of Nebraska, if nothing else, make him mildly interesting. Why It Might Not: Moorhead might be wary of leading a big-time college football program after what happened at Mississippi State. He seems like a solid head coach, but its hard to project him being either wildly successful or a disappointing failure. Jerry Kill: If Nebraska wants to poach a head coach from another school, Jerry Kill seems like a logical direction to go. His culture, tireless work ethic and no-nonsense approach would appeal to Nebraska. As soon as Matt Rhule was fired from the Carolina -Lance You know who he is. Creightons a lot younger but it might be tough to shake off the similarities. Fickell famously turned down Michigan State to stay at Cincinnati, where he has pilfered their best recruit targets over the last half-decade. But Campbell has to get to a certain level this season to be in the mix. Hes been doing well at Toledo for seven years. He served as Marylands interim coach after they fired DJ Durkin. His experience working under Chip Kelly and Mark Helfrich at Oregon, as well as a vote of confidence from Pernell: A Shortlist for Recall that he inexplicably lost to a bad Bowling Green team in 2021, in a season when Minnesota finished 9-4. The coaching carousel is always fun. This isnt a Harbaugh-and-49ers situation, where the coach and ownership are on rocky terms. His next gig has to be the absolute right fit. A big paycheck might make him reconsider. The next hire must hit because the hamster wheel of coaches since Osborne is worn and rusted. A 54-22 record is solidly in the plus category, and he went 5-0 in bowl games as a head coach. Is he waiting for Ryan Day to leave Ohio State? It's certainly more highly resourced than Iowa State, especially with the Big 12 moving down in the pecking order with the forthcoming departures of Texas and Oklahoma. Other FBS programs have gone after FCS champion coaches and the hit rate is usually low. He was reportedly Michigans second choice if they didnt land Harbaugh in 2014. Instead, it's seen a far-flung outpost in a league that suddenly boasts a presence in New York, Chicago and soon Los Angeles. Web2023 Commercial Intern Career Services | Nebraska Nucor www.nucor.com 2023 Commercial Intern Posted on: March 1, 2023 Apply Now Internship Expires March 17, could be open soon, and in my opinion Chadwell would probably prefer to wait for one of those to come calling than any Big Ten offer. You cant find a more aggressive, out-of-his-mind competitor beyond him other than possibly Jim Harbaugh. Hes now the head coach at Jacksonville State in Alabama. He also lacks significant regional ties and seems more geared for the Pacific Northwest and Utah-Colorado areas. Hes coached as an assistant at Louisville, Minnesota, Georgia, Colorado, and is now Michigan States OC, where hes done well. www.sportsgrid.com Bohl is a Lincoln native, played his college ball at Nebraska and also spent time with the Cornhuskers as an assistant from on Sep 19, 2022, 8:38am CDT He has a respectable head coaching record overall at 87-53. The state of Colorado isnt that far from Nebraska. Make of that what you will. Closing Comment: He looks like a great choice for a bridge coach, which, considering where Nerbaska is right now, might be a strong strategy for the future. Why It Might Not: Was Fickells rejection of MSU a signal he wants to stay put long term, or is he leery of Big Ten competition and high expectations which he knows all too well? He seems like a guy who prefers to build a program rather than jump to a better job at the earliest chance. I may do a follow up article as the year goes on. Stoops may be even better than that without the baggage. A program looking for energy could really benefit from that. For the seventh time since Tom Osborne's retirement in 1997, Nebraska is looking for a coach. You may also remember him as the former OC of the New England Patriots once upon a time. With the timing of the firing being almost all about recruiting -- Nebraska is swallowing $15 million to fire Frost before Oct. 1, when the buyout dropped to $7.5 million -- Joseph would be able to pick up where Frost left off on the trail. A longer track record of head coaching success would make him a slam dunk. He is easily the best head coach on the market, from a purely football perspective. He would be a top candidate at any program. At the end of each candidate I include a Closing Comment, which is basically my personal take on what I think of the candidate. Closing Comment: Mendenhall is a really good candidate on paper. Now that Frost is gone our focus turns to who Trev Alberts will hire to be Nebraskas next coach. But now, Frost is done, and we have no idea what direction Nebraskas going to go. 2023 NFL free agency: One player each team should re-sign to get more serious about football, but now that they have, the results are showing. For many, the shine has certainly worn off. Feldman believes Campbell, Leipold, and Chadwell are the leading Nebraska football head coaching candidates to replace Scott Frost. Barring a stunning breakthrough this season, hes just about reached the end of his rope and is likely to return to the field of college coaching. Well see if that changes. Unless Iowa State suffers a total collapse this year, hes going to be the top target for most major open head coaching jobs. Coastal Carolina's head coach captured the nation's attention when he came out of nowhere to go 11-1 and win the Sun Belt in 2020, given then-undefeated BYU its only loss. Bring him in, allow him to restore some semblance of competitiveness, and then when he retires (in 5 to 7 years), go after the elite guy. He recruits well and has proven himself as a head coach at a Power 5 program. Why It Might Work: Arandas Bears came out of nowhere to win the Big 12 in 2021 and beat Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl. It might be worth going after him before another program can. His recruiting classes at Michigan were all very good, and he completely transformed the Wolverines defense, which had become a joke under Rich Rodriguez. Why It Might Work: Joseph loves Nebraska, so hes got that going for him, right? Sure, but I feel like it would take a lot of rejection for Trev Alberts to dial his number. Why It Might Work: Doeren runs the ball Big Ten style at NC State, and theyre very good at it. The Cleveland Browns hired former Indianapolis Colts special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone last week. If Trev Alberts were to poach him from Lawrence, Leipold would suddenly be under a lot more pressure. He might be better suited for a rebuild situation where he has time to work out the kinks. Interim coach Bo Pelini, the fiery, 36-year-old defensive coordinator in his first season at Nebraska, snuffed out the boycott discussion, walking in on a Dec. 16 players meeting. Hes Miami of Ohios head coach, where hes been since 2014. Meyer, a three-time national championship coach at Florida and Ohio State, was responsible for hiring OSU assistantZach Smith, whose wife accused him of abuse. He wasnt exactly a total fraud, but he was given every opportunity to succeed at Texas, a place with numerous built-in advantages and benefits, and really underachieved. Why It Might Work: He's got an impressive record, and to have the country talking about Coastal Carolina when most people have never even heard of them is quite an accomplishment. Closing Comment: The most impressive part of his resume is his time at GVSU, but how much of that can translate to Nebraska? Closing Comment: I was big on Charlie Strong and thought hed kick butt at Texas. Jon Hale is the University of Kentucky football beat writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Hes never been a head coach but Johnsons acumen as an assistant makes him someone likely to get an offer soon. candidates Nebraska football coaching hot board: 21 candidates for the job Jimmy Watkins , Evan Bland , Sam McKewon , Luke Mullin Sep 12, 2022 Updated Sep 26, 2022 Why It Might Work: Hoke knows the Big Ten and the Midwest very well. 7, quickly became a disappointment and they finished 7-6 with a loss in the bowl game. Closing Comment: Les Miles may have been interesting as a replacement to Mike Riley or Bo Pelini, but that window has long since closed. Some argue that he was the one who built that program into what it is todaywinning 3 FCS national championships while he was there, and posting a record of 104-32. In addition, while his teams have done well overall, there are times when his ability as a play-caller has been costly. You may know him as the former OC who helped Penn State to their Big Ten championship in 2016. Nebraska Closing Comment: Mullen isnt coaching anywhere right now, so hed be available. A former Husker (who youve probably heard of), Bohl was the head coach at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State from 2003 to 2013. Closing Comment: Theres a lot to like with Matt Canada when you look under the surface. There are some reports he prefers the job he has now and is settling in. He is 1-5 in the Cy-Hawk trophy game, leading many to question his ability to handle the defense-heavy Big Ten. This could be the best time in his career to go after him. How they do in replacing him will Why It Might Work: It only took Urban Meyer two seasons to coach Utah to an undefeated season. Rhule also seems like a fine Big Ten fit. Everyone hopes to nab someone who creates the success of Jim Tressel. If you wanted to replicate Wisconsin at Nebraska, you couldnt do much better than this guy. The resume is admittedly solid. WebCareer Services. Hes defensive minded and knows college footballs most fertile recruiting grounds. Why It Might Work: Stoops had a fantastic record at Oklahoma and set the program up for long term success. Hes certainly a good coach, but is he elite? At the very least, he understands a winning culture. On the other hand, theres a case to be made that maybe Nebraska should go that way. Hes nuts. Matt Campbell, Iowa State coach: Several sources have told CBS Sports that Campbell is interested in Nebraska. He then went on to win two national championships at Florida. If nothing else, Kliemans teams have been solid and that would be a huge upgrade to the shoddy job Scott Frost has done. There are some in Ann Arbor who still feel he didnt get a fair shake, but his career following has borne out that Michigan probably made the correct decision. A similar implosion if he were to come to Lincoln cant be ruled out. Closing Comment: Given all the candidates out there with head coaching experience, even the flawed retreads, it would almost seem disappointing to pick an unproven coordinator instead. To no ones surprise, hes doing well as Alabama OC and can now boast having coached a Heisman-trophy winner. This is probably the name every sports writer and your mom is going to mention for Nebraska or any major head coaching vacancy, because Matt Campbell seems to be the up-and-coming head coach du jour. He did the obligatory rehab-at-Alabama thing. Can the Huskers rebound? When you hire an FCS coach, even one of the leagues best, youre rolling the dice. Nebraska WBB Loses to Michigan State 67-64, Nebraska Baseball Weekend Preview: Cambria College Classic, Nebraska WBB vs Michgan State Big Ten Tournament Preview and Game Thread. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Hes never worked west of Illinois, and hed be asked to live west of Iowa in the Great Plains. The Top Candidates Who Could Take Over As Nebraska The head coach of Eastern Michigan has a long tenure of getting the most out of teams and programs with very little. While he wasnt spectacular in the SEC, he might find an easier time in the Big Ten. He produced Dak Prescott for the Dallas Cowboys and his first three seasons at Florida were very good. Nebraska Closing Comment: Its a think-outside-the-box hire like Monken if it happens. Why It Might Not: It would be a serious gamble. Husker fans might be wary because Stoops appears to be a blend of Mike Riley and Bo Pelini, but somehow hes made it work in Lexington. And hes bred for the South. Would he be able to get the talent needed to win at a high level? The program was plagued by the scandal involving Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky, most big-time recruits and players jumped ship, and OBrien took the job with no previous head coaching experience and under the auspices of a two-year bowl ban. Hes considerably more experienced than Monken and has a longer record. How quickly can they learn his style and become competitive? Why It Might Work: Petersens record at Boise State was 92-12. He retired suddenly after a disappointing 8-5 record in 2019 and hasnt sought any coaching opportunities since. He knows the Midwest and the Big Ten well. His time at Arizona wasnt perfect either. So stay tuned. Taking on the Nebraska job would place him squarely in the limelight. Why It Might Work: Mendenhall quietly did an amazing job at BYU when they transitioned to an FBS Independent, but how he managed to find success in the salvage project he undertook at Virginiawhich had only 3 winning seasons in 10 years before he arrivedis even more impressive.
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