Didn't he just take a new coaching job, somewhere in Texas?
Edit: he's at UTEP now
https://www.minerrush.com/2017/12/1...arts-to-fill-out-utep-football-coaching-staff
Replacement for Ayeni
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Edit: he's at UTEP now
https://www.minerrush.com/2017/12/1...arts-to-fill-out-utep-football-coaching-staff
He did, I’m not sure if he’d back out of it if Campbell was interested. But he seems as though he’ll be a good coach.
Will be tough to replace Ayeni. Played in the NFL, cool guy, good recruiter, staff continuity. Sigh....
I'd love to get whoever would be the best recruiter they can get. And if I had to pick one certain area, that would be STL area. So many studs there and we have never recruited there until now. Mix that area in with our Ohio and Michigan connections and that would be ideal IMO.
Sure glad that ISU signed almost their whole class in the early signing period. It would suck to lose one of those guys that wanted to follow him in February.
The nice thing with Campbell is that I really don't worry about the replacement he finds. I'm confident whoever he picks will benefit the staff, players, and program. That wasn't always the case with the previous staff.
The flipside of this - coaches should have to be accountable for leaving a program AFTER the early signing period. If your going to make the kids accountable to their commitment, need the same from the coaches.
Edit - this isn't so much about Ayeni... moreso coaches in general - especially with the new early signing period.
Reggie Mitchell is another name that's available. Was at Arkansas for 2 seasons under Bielema and wasn't retained during the coaching change. Has a long coaching career: KU, Illinois, Michigan State, and Minnesota
Link to his bio on Arkansas web site. Here are some quotes from that bio:
Link to his bio on Arkansas web site. Here are some quotes from that bio:
Over his career, Mitchell has coached or recruited 33 players that have been selected in the NFL Draft, including six first round picks.
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Under Mitchell’s guidance, Kansas running back James Sims completed his career third on the KU all-time rushing chart with 3,592 yards and 34 touchdowns. He became the first player in Kansas history to rush for back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons (2012-13), highlighted by leading the Big 12 in rush yards per game (112.6) in 2012.
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Prior to returning to Kansas, Mitchell was the assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator/running backs coach at Illinois (2005-09). He spent five years in Champaign, Ill., helping the Illini win Big Ten rushing titles in 2006 and 2007, while the offense recorded consecutive seasons with 5,000 yards of total offense. The 2006 Illini led the Big Ten and ranked 10th in the NCAA with 188.8 rushing yards per game while the 2009 squad was 18th nationally at over 200 yards per contest on the ground.
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Under Mitchell’s guidance, Kansas running back James Sims completed his career third on the KU all-time rushing chart with 3,592 yards and 34 touchdowns. He became the first player in Kansas history to rush for back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons (2012-13), highlighted by leading the Big 12 in rush yards per game (112.6) in 2012.
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Prior to returning to Kansas, Mitchell was the assistant head coach/recruiting coordinator/running backs coach at Illinois (2005-09). He spent five years in Champaign, Ill., helping the Illini win Big Ten rushing titles in 2006 and 2007, while the offense recorded consecutive seasons with 5,000 yards of total offense. The 2006 Illini led the Big Ten and ranked 10th in the NCAA with 188.8 rushing yards per game while the 2009 squad was 18th nationally at over 200 yards per contest on the ground.
Anthony Johnson was the guy who replaced Ayeni at Toledo as RB coach. Left to be the RB coach on Charlie Strong's staff in 2016 in Texas where he played, and wasn't retained when Herman took over. Strong retained former NFL QB Shaun King who was the QB coach at USF at the time as the RB coach. I don't think Johnson coached this past season from what I could find.
He played running back through most of college but moved to safety his senior year.
HTF do people know who the available RB coaches are at this level?
I'm more nervous when its a coordinator position that leaves. Position coaches are easier to find than solid coordinators IMO.
Could still lose a coordinator, I wouldnt breath to easy yet...
