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New Digs For Steve Kragthorpe
Texas A&M is making Steve Kragthorpe the team’s new passing game coordinator, pending the approval of the Board of Regents.
He previously served as the Aggies’ offensive coordinator for two years (1998-2000), with A&M winning the Big 12 in his first season.
Passing game coordinator? Have to will wish him well but the dramatic decline in the University of Louisville’s passing game during his tenure is still top of mind. But hey, Texas fans know football.
Urban Meyer Steadies The Dominoes, For Now
The ground beneath the college football world was quaking, the coaching dominoes teetering, athletic directors shaking, fans hyperventilating …
But wait a minute. Florida football coach Urban Meyer, well, now he’s just going to take an indefinite leave of absence. Not retiring just yet. Gator fans not sure how to handle the news, may never entirely forgive him for the uncertainty … unless he returns as a winner, of course.
Urban Meyer
A lot of people can relax, at least for a while, especially the athletic directors at Arkansas, Mississippi State and Oklahoma, the respective homes of Bobby Petrino, Dan Mullen and Bob Stoops. Their coaches may have been at the top of the list for Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley’s list if Meyer had stayed retired.
Foley’s first instinct may have been to hire a replacement with head coaching experience for Meyer. However, the pressure to hire Charlie Strong would have been huge. Immensely popular with Florida fans and recruits, he was the logical choice, having been an integral part of the program’s success the past seven seasons.
A huge reprieve for Tom Jurich at the University of Louisville. Twelve hours of uncertainty over Strong’s future. After three-nightmarish seasons during the Steve Kragthorpe era, Jurich had to be dreading still another coaching search. The latest episode, though mercifully brief, underscores the scale of Jurich’s challenges in maintaining a successful football program at Louisville.
Tomorrow’s another day, and Urban Meyer could change his mind again.
Greg Nord May Be Leaving Louisville
The coaching carousel goes round and round.
Greg Nord is reportedly leaving the University of Louisville as an assistant football coach to join Paul Petrino who is said to be joining coach Ron Zook’s staff at Illinois as the new offensive coordinator.
Greg Nord
Paul has worked on the staff of his brother Bobby Petrino for the past seven years, with stints at Louisville, the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and at the University of Arkansas. He was among the interviewees for the head coaching position at Western Kentucky in November.
Nord has been the one constant among assistant coaches at U of L for 15 years, having served along side coaches Ron Cooper, John L. Smith, Bobby Petrino and Steve Kragthorpe. He had strong ties to the Louisville area and is widely respected by high school football coaches throughout the state.
Illinois was in the market for an offensive coordinator after Zook fired four coaches — including offensive coordinator Mike Schultz — last week following the Illini’s 3-9 season. Illinois ranked 50th in the nation.
Louisville football will have an entirely new look next season, at least on the sidelines.
Mixed Signals In Coaching Pursuit
And so we wait …
The prolonged suspense continues in hiring a successor to Steve Kragthorpe as football coach at the University of Louisville with the principals in the mini-drama having gotten together on Sunday.
Fans left with no option but to hold their breath, trying to interpret the signals. Tom Jurich saying Florida wants to keep Charlie Strong and he has some more work to do.
The best clue may have been provided by Florida coach Urban Meyer when asked if Strong would coach in the Sugar Bowl game against Cincinnati.
“I am not sure until a decision is made at the University of Louisville,” he said.
Now does that mean the decision is up to U of L, or is it clumsy phrasing, just plain coach speak, or is he in the dark like the rest of us?
Take a deep one, exhale, wait.
Tampa TV: Strong To Louisville
Update: False alarm
