Awful this year of course but 72-38 overall with 4 FCS playoff appearances in his first 7 years. Also their only coach ever.
FOOTBALL Kennesaw Coach Fired
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Their AD told everyone that he just stepped down too.
C-USA is becoming a good G5 conference if MTSU can keep building up under Mason, so the Owls kinda need to hit on this hire.
Bright side: Insane amount of talented young coaches in the sport with resumes right now, everyone has ties to Atlanta
Not so bright side for the AD: Nobody gives a damn what you say now, every fan, alumni, social media presence already didn't respect you
C-USA is becoming a good G5 conference if MTSU can keep building up under Mason, so the Owls kinda need to hit on this hire.
Bright side: Insane amount of talented young coaches in the sport with resumes right now, everyone has ties to Atlanta
Not so bright side for the AD: Nobody gives a damn what you say now, every fan, alumni, social media presence already didn't respect you
Just to add some background, KSU was one of the few FCS programs that scheduled A LOT of lower level teams and padded their wins. I think it was a little premature but I was expecting them to make a change.
Not as many as I thought but his time there these are wins he had:
15 D2 or lower
3 non-scholarship
54-38 still isn’t terrible but I wanted to make sure the full picture is being painted.
I read that too. So while I get it, as Shayne said, terrible optics in how it was handled. What is the point in doing it now as well with three games left? Should've announced together as AD and coach a change was coming at end of season.
He also was making under $400k according to CBS. They are going to have to raise that if they want anyone currently involved in FBS.
He also was making under $400k according to CBS. They are going to have to raise that if they want anyone currently involved in FBS.
I would expect Willie Simmons to be lead dog in the search for a new coach. The AD was the one that hired him at FAMU.
I'd tell Willie to RUN.
This is seems like a situation where the school jumped too fast without the resources or leadership to navigate the jump. And then threw HC under the bus. Why waste a what COULD be your only shot to be a FBS HC on program that is underfunded & lacks the resources to compete?
Bohannon's salary was 50% less than MT. They'll need to almost double salary to attract people
They do have a large budget and have a ton of students. I expect they will pay their new coach a lot more. Look for a retread FBS coach to fill this role. Chad Morris is a name I’m watching.
That's a win for Middle Tennessee all the way around
Mack is going to do very well there. He knows how to run the ball and had a lot of success at an HBCU with zero resources. I wanted him as well. Him or the DC at UT who really wanted this job. They both did.
