Paul Rhoads' First Coaching Staff - Where They Are Now

[cyclone13]

Exactly ten years ago today, Iowa State hired Paul Rhoads as the Football Coach replacing Gene Chizik. Just for nostalgia, let's revisit his staff and where they are now

Bill Bleil: AHC / TE

2016: OC – Rhode Island; 2017: AHC/OL – Missouri Southern; Since February 2018: AHC/OL – Lamar Cardinals

Markus Alleyne: Asst Director of Football Ops
Left briefly in 2013 to for for the Fiesta Bowl, returned in the same year for Assistant Athletics Directors of Football Ops. Since 2017: Director of Player Development – Arizona State

Shane Burnham: Inside LBs/ST Coordinators
2016-17: DL Rutgers ; 2018: DL – UCF

Wally Burnham: DC/Outside LBs
Briefly retired after Rhoads was fired but immediately returned to coaching: 2016-17: Defensive Analyst - Arkansas

Nick Caley: GA/Defense
Left for Eastern Illinois (2012) as Secondary Coach; 2013: GA – Arkansas; 2014: Secondary – Florida Atlantic; 2015-16: Offensive Assistant – New England Patriots; Since 2017: TE – New England Patriots

Gerrit Chernoff: Director of Scouting
2016: Director of Player Personnel – Western Michigan; since 2017: GM Minnesota

Tom Herman: Passing Game Coordinator
We know his story…..

Thomas Howe: GA/Offense
One of the GA during Chizik’s era: 2010: DL/LB Minnesota Duluth; 2011: DL Missouri Southern; 2012-13: LB/Special teams coord Central Oklahoma; since 2014: DE/DL/Co-Special Teams Coord Stephen F. Austin

Ryan McKim: Asst. Recruiting Coordinator
2013-15 ST QC – Oklahoma Sooners; 2015-17: Environmental & Spatial Technology Teacher, Head Girls Varsity Basketball Coach, Co-head Football Coach, assistant golf coach – Creston HS, IA; 2018: Offensive line, run game coordinator: Lewis Central HS, Omaha

Yancy McKnight: Director of S&C
Joined Tom Herman in Houston in 2015 and followed him to Texas since 2017

Clayton Oyster: Assistant of S&C Coach
Not retained by CMC – Aug 16-Dec 16: Physical Conditioning Coach, IMG Academy (FL); Since Jan 17: Asst S&C: Texas

Kenith Pope: RB
2014: OLB - Incarnate Word; since 2015: RB Houston

Luke Wells: WR
Left in 2013 to join his brother, Matt at Utah State as Co-OC/TE/Recruting Coord. 2016: Co OC/Recruiting Coord/QB and recently followed Matt to Texas Tech

Chris Ash: Secondary/Recruiting Coordinator
We also know his story

Ben Barkema: GA/QC (Defense)
2012: DL Upper Iowa; 2013-14: TE Missouri State; 2015-16: OL Northern Iowa; 2017: DC/LB West Hills College Coalinga; 2018: Assistant Coach - Deer Park

Curtis Bray: DL
Sadly passed away in January 2014.

James Harris: GA S&C
Unknown

Courtney Messingham: TE
Elevated to OC when Tom Herrmann left in 2013 and fired one season later; 2014-15: Offensive/ST Quality Control Coach – Indiana: 2016: OC/QB – Montana State; Since Feb 2017: OC/RB – North Dakota State

Brian Schwartze: Director of Operations
Left the program in October 2013, taking a non-football job (currently Chief Talent Officer/VP Sales & Marketing at Kinzler Construction Services)

 

[spitfyr36]

Didnt Herman leave after the 2011 season,
Mess was OC for 12-14

Good info, thanks for posting

 

[CYdTracked]

Looking back his initial staff was fairly solid, especially at the key spots like OC and DC and some good position coaches that have had some longevity in the sport since too, especially having 2 that went on to be head coaches at a Power 5 school. I think we are seeing with Campbell's staff the importance of continuity and keeping good assistants as that was part of Rhoads downfall at the end of his tenure at ISU was his staff kept fluctuating. Campbell did lose his first OC and RB coach already since here but for the most part he's been able to keep most of the guys he originally hired around and it's nice to see that we continue to give him financial resources to hopefully keep it intact as much as possible.

 

[Sigmapolis]

What a happy ending for Tom Herman.

 

[Tre4ISU]

Looking back his initial staff was fairly solid, especially at the key spots like OC and DC and some good position coaches that have had some longevity in the sport since too, especially having 2 that went on to be head coaches at a Power 5 school. I think we are seeing with Campbell's staff the importance of continuity and keeping good assistants as that was part of Rhoads downfall at the end of his tenure at ISU was his staff kept fluctuating. Campbell did lose his first OC and RB coach already since here but for the most part he's been able to keep most of the guys he originally hired around and it's nice to see that we continue to give him financial resources to hopefully keep it intact as much as possible.

Rhoads was doomed by his inability to recognize that he knew nothing about offense and he needed to hire someone and let them do their thing. He needed to hire coordinators and recruiters. I think he had some really good teachers on his staff but they struggled to recruit at times and then he just thought he could plug in Messingham. Then he hired Mangino as the game had already passed him by but the bigger issue was that he was an *******.

 

[CYCLNST8]

Rhoads' staff diversity hindered continuity and vision. Campbell has demonstrated a proclivity of hiring internally and working only with those he trusts and has an established history with.

 

[CF Shop]

Anybody know if Messingham is being retained at NDSU or is he going to KSU?

 

[somecyguy]

Anybody know if Messingham is being retained at NDSU or is he going to KSU?

Hopefully he is going to KSU

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Where They Are Now

NOT HERE!!!! Woooooooo!!!

 

[FinalFourCy]

Hopefully he is going to KSU

He wasn’t any worse than Herman.

 

[surly]

Anybody know if Messingham is being retained at NDSU or is he going to KSU?

Nothing firm yet on K-State staff except it seems pretty clear now that Klieman will retain Collin Klein (QB), Blake Seiler (DC), Brian Norwood (DB), and Taylor Braet (Recruiting Coordinator). The rest of the staff will likely be let go. Expect 3/4 from NDSU to be added which may include Messingham, that would make sense, actually, and 3/4 from outside.

 

[RonBurgundy]

Nothing firm yet on K-State staff except it seems pretty clear now that Klieman will retain Collin Klein (QB), Blake Seiler (DC), Brian Norwood (DB), and Taylor Braet (Recruiting Coordinator). The rest of the staff will likely be let go. Expect 3/4 from NDSU to be added which may include Messingham, that would make sense, actually, and 3/4 from outside.

What about Sean Snyder?

 

[BCClone]

What about Sean Snyder?

If let go, that means he (jerek poster here) will have more time to post. Wonderful...........

 

[surly]

What about Sean Snyder?

Sean has a standing offer from Mack Brown to coach special teams at North Carolina. Mack and Snyder have always been close friends. At one time it was thought Mack might follow Bill.

Also rumored that Matt Campbell has talked with Sean.

Whatever, Sean will have a job at K-State if he wants to stay. Whether that's as a coach is suspect at this point in time.

 

[CyTwins]

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Def Cord, shld do well in that roll.

 

[GTO]

Sean has a standing offer from Mack Brown to coach special teams at North Carolina. Mack and Snyder have always been close friends. At one time it was thought Mack might follow Bill.

Also rumored that Matt Campbell has talked with Sean.

Whatever, Sean will have a job at K-State if he wants to stay. Whether that's as a coach is suspect at this point in time.

Whatever, Bob.

 

[Clonefan94]

Good for him. I always liked CPR as a person. I hope he as success there.

 

[JM4CY]

 

[awd4cy]

Good for coach Rhoads being able to move out of LA. He seems like the type of guy that would be much happier living in Tucson than LA.