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March 2004
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February Transactions
Head Coaches: Earlham named Gerry Keesling as head coach ... Elon
appointed Paul Hamilton as head coach ... John
Zernhelt was promoted
to head coach at Citadel ... Paul Krohn stepped down after 11
seasons as head coach at Elmhurst to focus on responsibilities
as athletics director at the school ... Dennis Darnell resigned
after five years as head coach at East Central to become offensive
coordinator at Southwest Missouri State ... Southwest Minnesota
State chose Eric Eidsness as head coach. Eidsness, who succeeds
Curt Strasheim, has been offensive coordinator at South Dakota
State for five seasons.
Assistants: Akron selected Jim Fleming,
Harold Goodwin and Matt Wallerstedt as assistant coaches. The school also selected Matt
Williamson as director of football operations ... Charleston Southern
appointed Jamie Chadwell as running backs coach and Darrell
Perkins as secondary coach and special teams coordinator ... Mike
DeBord was chosen as football recruiting coordinator and special teams
coach at Michigan ... Nebraska released Bo Pelini, secondary coach
Marvin Sanders, linebackers coach Jimmy
Williams, defensive line
coach Jeff Jamrog, running backs coach Tim
Albin, wide receivers
coach Ron Brown, and offensive coordinator and offensive line coach
Barney Cotton. The school also announced Turner
Gill will continue
with the program as receivers coach and that Dennis Wagner, offensive
line coach at Fresno State for the past six years, was chosen as
offensive line coach ... David Reaves was elevated to assistant
secondary coach at South Carolina ... Arizona hired Mike
Canales as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Mike
Tuiasosopo as defensive line coach. Canales has been wide receivers coach
with the NFL’s New York Jets and Tuiasosopo was defensive
tackles coach at Utah last year ... Rusty Russell was released
as defensive coordinator and Levorn Harbin was released as defensive
ends and special teams coach at Georgia Southern. Russell has been
with the program since 1997 and Harbin has been with the school
since 2002 ... Iowa State added Barney Cotton as offensive coordinator
and offensive line coach and Todd Fitch as quarterbacks coach.
Cotton most recently was released as an assistant at Nebraska and
Fitch has worked as quarterbacks coach at South Carolina for four
years ... Washington hired Chris Tormey as linebackers coach to
replace Tim Hundley. Tormey was head coach at Nevada for the past
four years before being released this season ... Rick Minter, who
was released as head coach at Cincinnati, was named as defensive
coordinator at South Carolina ... North Carolina added John
Gutekunst as defensive coordinator at Minnesota ... Tennessee named Trooper
Taylor as running backs coach and Jason Michael as a graduate assistant
coach. Taylor, who succeeds Woody McCorvey, was an assistant coach
at Tulane for five seasons and Michael, who replaces Shane
Beamer,
has been an assistant with the program for a year ... Duke selected
Marty Galbraith as offensive coordinator ... Mike
Collins accepted
duties as defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State ... Bo
Pelini was hired as co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs
coach at Oklahoma to replace Mike Stoops ... Nebraska chose Phil
Elmassian as secondary coach, Kevin Cosgrove as defensive coordinator
and linebackers coach and John Blake as defensive line coach ...
Utah named Gary Andersen as defensive tackles coach ... Hardee
McCrary resigned as defensive ends coach and recruiting coordinator
at Texas ... North Carolina appointed Marvin Sanders as co-defensive
coordinator and defensive backs coach ... Mike McCarty was awarded
responsibilities as receivers coach at Arkansas State.
Transactions: Courtesy NCAA News
George Mason High School Sells Football Stadium Naming Rights
to Moore Cadillac for $50,000
Joe Moore, VP/owner of largest Washington, DC, regional Cadillac & Hummer
Dealership has possibly set a new trend in naming rights for high school stadiums
and marketing for the automotive industry.
Moore Cadillac provided $50K over five years to name regional Fairfax County
H.S.
stadium as “Moore Stadium.” George Mason H.S. has 700 high school
and 600 middle school students. Fairfax County among highest per capita income
counties in the U.S.
Naming the stadium allows Moore to reach adult Cadillac buyers (parents) and
brand Hummer to young people (students). George Mason plays 11 varsity football
games per season, but until now could only host 4 games at-home.
According to Moore Cadillac public relations, school systems are strapped for
money for sports and extracurricular activities. In Virginia, state budget cuts
and school under-funding has left it up to parents, PTAs and regional merchants
to help fill the void. George Mason needs money for lights to host evening games.
The school’s booster club and regional supporters have collected about
$40K with Moore now committing $50K toward that cost.
Pacific Lutheran Names New Football Coach
Scott Westering has been hired to replace his father as football coach at Pacific
Lutheran.
Westering takes over for Frosty Westering, who retired in November with 305 wins
over a 40-year career, the last 32 at Pacific Lutheran.
Scott Westering has been his father’s offensive coordinator since 1983.
The Division III Lutes won four national championships under Westering, who has
a career record of 305-96-7. |