Very quiet day on the "dirt" front. Here are the two things I’ve heard so far…. Langston University will hire Jarriel Vicks as an assistant. He is the school’s all-time assist leader and spent last season on staff as a GA. He is the first hire for new head coach Nigel Thomas. Triton JC assistant
Daily Dirt – 7/12/11
A few things that I’ve heard today…. Dillard University (LA) will hire Norbert Rome to replace Dale Brown as the head coach. Rome was an assistant with the DU women’s program for the past four seasons. Brown departed last month for Clark Atlanta. I’ve heard that Lee Academy (ME) head coach Andrew Papaefthemiou has resigned
Daily Dirt – 7/11/11
Busy weekend on the road – heard a ton of "dirt." Here you go….. Bobby Taylor will be named as an assistant at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He will replace Jason Burton, who joined the staff at Texas State. Taylor spent the last few years coaching in the Arena Football League, but has a ton of
Daily Dirt – 7/8/11
Here a few things that I heard while on the road last night…. Texas State will name Mark Berokoff as the new Director of Operations. He was an assistant at Hill College (TX) last season. In 10 seasons as a HS coach in California, he compiled a 225-77 record. Lincoln Christian HS (OK) boys basketball
Daily Dirt – 7/7/11
College coaches moving on to take high school jobs has been a popular theme over the past few days. Here are some guys that are headed to the prep level…. Former Tennessee assistant Tony Jones has taken over as the head coach at Alcoa HS (TN). Jones spent 18 seasons at the college level and
Daily Dirt – 7/6/11
Finally back from an extended 4th of July get-a-way with the family and now gearing up for the recruiting period. Here are a few things that I heard while I was out of the office…. Sounds like Florida Atlantic will bump up DBO Peter Gash to an assistant role. Gash has been on Mike Jarvis’
Daily Dirt – 7/1/11
I can’t believe it’s already July! As we all gear up for the live period, I will continue to keep you updated on the things that I hear from the road. Here’s today’s dirt…. I ‘ve heard that former SC State and Tenneseee State head coach Cy Alexander is in the mix for an assistant
Daily Dirt – 6/30/11
My small college blog from yesterday sparked a bunch of interest. Here is some more small college "dirt" – this time from the Midwest…. Bobby Wheet who has been at Knox College for the past three seasons will be returning to Hartwick College where he coached for one season – 2007-08. Mike Dashner who has
Small college dirt….
Some "dirt" I’ve heard from a a few small colleges…. I’ve heard that Union College (NY) assistant Mike Smiley is involved with a spot at LeMoyne. Smiley has also been an assistant at Babson, and played in two NCAA tournaments while at Holy Cross. It also sounds like Wendell Capeheart will be hired as the
BREAKING: Reed released at Bethune-Cookman
Coming off a 21-win season and an NIT appearance, Bethune-Cookman has released head coach Clifford Reed. According to a statement released by the University, Reed was let go following "an internal administrative review." There is no word on his replacement or a time table for the search, but assistant Gravelle Craig will manage operations of
Clark Atlanta set to hire coach
According to my sources, Clark Atlanta has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow at 11:30am to introduce their new coach. From what I’ve heard, the choice is Meridian Community College head coach Dale Brown. Brown accepted the MCC job on June 8th of this year. I blogged at that time that he was a finalist
Daily Dirt – 6/27/11
Some slag to start the week…. Texas Tech assistant Chris Beard has resigned. He was a part of Pat Knight’s staff for the past three seasons, and was retained by new head coach Billy Gillispie when he got the job in April. Not sure what the reason is, but I can confirm that he is