According to the Dallas Morning News, SMU has offered June Jones their head coaching job. June Jones will be meeting with SMU officials tomorrow. His current contract at Hawaii ends in June and pays him $800,000 reportedly. Jones is going a long way to get Hawaii to up their bid for him, if that's what this is. SMU is said to have $10 million for their coaching staff. That sounds like a pot of gold worth flying all the way to Texas for. DMN: read more
The Detroit News reported this morning that Michigan QB coach Scot Loeffler interviewed with coach Rick Neuheisel last night. This news came in a report on prized 5-star freshman QB Ryan Mallet on whether or not he will transfer out of Michigan: read more
Update: The ND paper got it wrong. Reggie Moore has been hired by coach Neu but his position has yet to be determined, per the official press release from UCLA.
It's official. While Coach Neuheisel was on the national radio programs yesterday morning, then solidifying the key defensive coaching staff (Walker et al), and getting back on the radio shows and tele-conferences, he was also nailing down an offensive coach, former UCLA receiver Reggie Moore as our new WR coach. Reggie has been WR coach for North Dakota State for the last 4 years. Brrrr. Anyhow, here is the news: read more
There are rumors on a North Dakota State board that one of their own, WR coach Reggie Moore (UCLA grad), has been hired as UCLA's new WR coach. It's coming from a respected source on that board, but it still carries the weight of internet rumor. It's funny that everyone on that board believes it. Someone even posted the vacant assistant coach job listing as proof. Just another data point. No word yet on how the DeWayne Walker interview with Coach Neuheisel went today. But if he went in making demands to keep his defensive staff together chances are he left unhappy. Hard to figure out why he would EXPECT that, but his pimpers online are pushing that line.
There are conflicting reports but SuC players drenched Ken Norton Jr. yesterday at the Rose Bowl, which kind of backs up ABC's report during the game that Rick Neuheisel hired Ken Norton Jr. to be on his staff. The obvious question is in what capacity?? Defensive Coordinator, as ABC suggested?? It would be hard to believe that the ink is dry on such a deal when the LAT is reporting that Neu will be meeting with DeWayne Walker this morning about the DC position. Obviously, if Walker stays because Rick wants him to and they can come to an agreement then great. If he doesn't stay then thank you and good luck.
Jill Painter, Daily News, offers some insight: read more
As some have pointed out in the comments Tom Deinhart of Sporting News is reporting that DeWayne Walker has already signed a contract to be the next Washington defensive coordinator under head coach Ty Willingham who is on the hot seat. In response, Brian Dohn used his very close ties to the Walker camp to write on his blog that a deal has yet to be consummated. Who to believe? read more
The question of who will Rick Neuehiesel keep on as assistant coaches is quickly coming to the fore. Aside from DC DeWayne Walker, who is Neu looking to keep … who SHOULD he keep? No one on the offensive side of the ball … that much is a given. Even though this team will now have their 5th OC and 5th OL coach in 6 years going into the '08 season, blame for turnover does not fall on Rick's shoulders. The sorry state of our offense demands a wholesale change and we believe Coach Neu will change it. That includes so-called WR coach Eric Scott. If Scott wants to stay on as an assistant recruiter, great. Otherwise, we need actual coaching talent at that position.
On the defensive side of the ball, it gets trickier. First, read more
Here are some answers at the presser from our new head coach Rick Neuheisel, according to Dennis Dodd CBS Sportline: read more
Just as we said, DeWayne Walker is apparently looking to stay on as defensive coordinator, according to Brian Dohn, rather than take that no-win situation in Washington: read more
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