Now that Donnie Tyndall has departed for Southern Mississippi, here are some of the names that I’ve started hearing at Morehead State:

Kelly Wells – Head Coach University of Pikeville. He is a Morehead State alum who won the NAIA DI National Championship in 2010-11. He was also the NAIA DI National Coach of the year. Won a Kentucky State Championship as the head coach at Mason County HS in 2003.

Happy Osborne – Associate Head Coach Tennessee Tech. Another Morehead State alum. Had a ton of success as the head coach at Georgetown College (KY). During his tenure at Georgetown, he went 456-84 and won the National Championship in 1998. He served as a student assistant at Morehead St.

Wade O’Connor – Associate Head Coach Morehead State. In addition to his time at Morehead State, he has been a DI assistant at Western Carolina, Marshall, Dayton, and Tulane. Also spent four seasons as the head coach at St. Catharine College (Ky.) where he won 94 games. Will head to Southern Miss with Tyndall if he doesn’t get the job.

Darrin Horn – Former Head Coach South Carolina. He is a Kentucky native who also spent five seasons as the head coach at Western Kentucky before departing for South Carolina. Went 111–48 during his stay at WKU. Was an assistant at Morehead State from 1997-1999.

John Pelphrey – Assistant Coach Florida. Is a Kentucky native who starred at the University of Kentucky. Holds a 149–126 record as the head coach at Arkansas and South Alabama. Is a member of the UK Hall of Fame.