Here are a few things that I heard while out and about last night… I can confirm through a great source that VCU DBO Kyle Getter is headed to Radford. He will join the staff of new RU head coach Mike Jones (a former VCU assistant) as a full-time assistant. Getter was at VCU for
Daily Dirt – 6/21/11
Today’s "dirt"…. Adam Fisher, the DBO at Boston University last season, will head to Penn State with Pat Chambers. Fisher spent two seasons with Chambers at BU. They were also together at Villanova where Fisher was a graduate manager. Fisher is a Penn State alum and expected to assume the role of video coordinator. Siena
Daily Dirt – 6/20/11
Sobering up after a long Father’s Day weekend….here’s what I’ve got…. I blogged last week that former Iowa and Butler head coach Todd Lickliter was close to joining the staff at Miami (OH). He is still the top choice at Miami, but with the resignation of Brandon Miller at Ohio State, his name has surfaced
Daily Dirt – 6/16/11
A few things that have come across my desk this morning…. I’ve heard that St. Mary’s College (MD) assistant coach John Kopcso will land a spot on Gary Water’s staff at Cleveland State as the video coordinator. Kopcso is a Cleveland native who has also been an assistant at Cleveland Central Catholic HS. It sounds
Daily Dirt – 6/15/11
Pretty quiet on the "dirt" front today. Here are a couple of things that I’ve heard. Former North Carolina State assistant Larry Harris is close to joining the staff at URI. Harris had spent 15 seasons as an assistant at NC State. He would replace Kevin Clark who departed for Towson. On a side note,
Daily Dirt – 6/14/11
A few things that I’ve heard over the past few days…. Sounds like former Tennessee assistant Jason Shay will land a spot on Steve Forbes staff at Northwest Florida. Shay and Forbes were both assistants at UT for Bruce Pearl. Shay was also with Pearl at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and was a walk-on at Iowa when Pearl
BREAKING: Jones to Radford
VCU assistant Mike Jones will be named head coach at Radford. An 11:00am press conference is scheduled for tomorrow.
Vermont staff update
The staff at Vermont is complete. It has not been made official yet, but the assistants will be Chris Markwood, Matt O’Brien, and Kyle Cieplicki. Ari Shapiro-Miller will assume the DBO role. Markwood comes to UVM from fellow America East school Maine where he spent the past five seasons as an assistant. O’Brien was an
Radford search
According to a source close to the situation at Radford, there have been six on-campus interviews. I can confirm that North Carolina assistant C.B McGrath interviewed this past Friday. I’ve also heard that Alabama assistant John Brannen was on campus on Thursday. The others that have interviewed for the job have been Marquette assistant Aki
BREAKING: New Chaminade coach quits
After less than a week on the job, multiple sources are telling me that Jerry Carrillo has had a change of heart and will not be the head coach at Chaminade. Carrillo was named to the post last week after a successful run at Chocise College (AZ). According to my source, West Liberty assistant Eric
Daily Dirt – 6/10/11
Some scuttle-butt as we head into the weekend…. Former Boise State head coach Greg Graham will join the staff at Bradley. This was supposed to be a done deal about six weeks ago, but Graham was involved in a head coaching search. He is expected to be officially hired within a week. I’ve heard that
Midland College finalists
I can confirm that there are four finalists for the job at Midland College. They are: Bubba Jennings – Former assistant coach Texas Tech. Worked for both Bob and Pat Knight at TTU. Won two state championships at Artesia High School (NM). Chris Tifft – New Mexico JC head coach. Has been at NMJC for