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Showing posts with label coaching moves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coaching moves. Show all posts
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Weekend Updates: Rileigh Davis, Charlie Reeve, Chibuzor Ugwu
Got a couple of small stories to report on this weekend-- funny how much more media coverage UTSA is getting in the off season this year with the move to FBS.
We learned about a new preferred walk-on that I'm honestly kind of excited about: Rileigh Davis is a slender 5'9 slot receiver from 5A San Angelo Central (Davis reports himself at 5'11, 150 on his Hudl profile, alongside a 4.5 40 yard dash and a 31" vertical FWIW).
In true UTSA fashion, his father is a former head coach and athletic director. Davis won Offensive Skilled Position Player of the year on his district-champion high school team thanks to his 50 catches for over 550 yards and five touchdowns. The scrawny receiver also rushed for 120 yards and found paydirt once more while rushing.
Most impressively, Davis will be moving to San Antonio just four days after his high school graduation in order to join the team for summer workouts. While he is a project that is highly unlikely to pay off immediately, he definitely looks to have the work ethic to become an offensive threat a couple of years down the line. I was quite impressed with his tape and definitely think he would be worth a scholarship to a lot of schools so it's great that UTSA was able to land him with zero risk. Davis has some terrific ball skills and shows good field vision after the catch. The dude definitely does the small things right.
Footballscoop is reporting that former Texas State Running Back/Recruiting Director Charlie Reeve has been offered the Tight End coaching position by Larry Coker. Reeve is a guy that Bobcat fans love, and was instrumental in helping Coach Franchione land a great recruiting class last year with only a mere month to work with before NSD.
Of course as you all know, Texas State led the WAC in recruiting this year, according to Rivals. Coach Reeve also did a stand-up job of incorporating freshman running back Terrance Franks into the offense. Reeve is a great coach and a terrific recruiter, so I'm hoping Coach Coker made him an offer that he can't resist.
Edit: Forgot Reeve was fired last year. He coaches Wide Receivers at Odessa Permian. Further research shows that Dan McCarney had this sniffed out a month ago.
I've been informed by a source close to the situation that 2014 defensive lineman Chibuzor Ugwu is in fact very interested in becoming a Roadrunner and has UTSA at the top of his list after the coaching staff stepped out and offered the young prospect.
I wrote about Ugwu just a few days ago, so you can click here to read up on the promising pass rusher out of Hightower. Obviously it's still very early in Ugwu's recruiting cycle, but it would be a big sign of UTSA's recruiting progress if they could land a commitment from a guy that's still about 22 months away from his signing day. Ugwu recently tweeted this:
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In true UTSA fashion, his father is a former head coach and athletic director. Davis won Offensive Skilled Position Player of the year on his district-champion high school team thanks to his 50 catches for over 550 yards and five touchdowns. The scrawny receiver also rushed for 120 yards and found paydirt once more while rushing.
Most impressively, Davis will be moving to San Antonio just four days after his high school graduation in order to join the team for summer workouts. While he is a project that is highly unlikely to pay off immediately, he definitely looks to have the work ethic to become an offensive threat a couple of years down the line. I was quite impressed with his tape and definitely think he would be worth a scholarship to a lot of schools so it's great that UTSA was able to land him with zero risk. Davis has some terrific ball skills and shows good field vision after the catch. The dude definitely does the small things right.
Footballscoop is reporting that former Texas State Running Back/Recruiting Director Charlie Reeve has been offered the Tight End coaching position by Larry Coker. Reeve is a guy that Bobcat fans love, and was instrumental in helping Coach Franchione land a great recruiting class last year with only a mere month to work with before NSD.
Edit: Forgot Reeve was fired last year. He coaches Wide Receivers at Odessa Permian. Further research shows that Dan McCarney had this sniffed out a month ago.
I've been informed by a source close to the situation that 2014 defensive lineman Chibuzor Ugwu is in fact very interested in becoming a Roadrunner and has UTSA at the top of his list after the coaching staff stepped out and offered the young prospect.
I wrote about Ugwu just a few days ago, so you can click here to read up on the promising pass rusher out of Hightower. Obviously it's still very early in Ugwu's recruiting cycle, but it would be a big sign of UTSA's recruiting progress if they could land a commitment from a guy that's still about 22 months away from his signing day. Ugwu recently tweeted this:
Stay tuned throughout the week for more news as we should be finding out whether or not Charlie Reeve accepts Coker's offer at UTSA. Larry has made it known that he would like to have his coaching staff complete before spring ball begins next Monday.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Travis Bush to UH
It is the nature of the business.
The move is a shock of reality about the program's position. Travis Bush wanted a better profile even if it meant taking a lesser title. Houston is hot right now. Art Briles made it respectable, Kevin Sumlin, and Dana Holgorsen made it fun and exciting. With his old boss, Tony Levine he has an opportunity to continue a trend while not waiting around for facilities to be built. It is a cut-throat profession and that is the nature of the business.
In the end, Travis Bush saw an opportunity and took it, much in the same manner he did while at Texas State. "He is a rising star in our proffesion," says Levine.
The most off-putting story to come out of this is Travis Bush's actions. They were very Todd Graham-ish.
Apparently a text was sent to the QBs alerting them about a meeting. No word if any other position was notified, other than on twitter. :
I suppose one could surmise that Bush is so focused on his career opportunities that he doesn't bother dealing with some human-type things. Again, It is the nature of the business.
Larry Coker likely has a contingency plan for these things. He did a good job luring quality coaching talent to build a program, now is his chance to maintain that level going forward. His twin challenges:
1. Find a guy who can recruit Texas. Twitter friend @broncohighway puts it: "Coker is at a disadvantage when it comes to contacts with high school coaches in TX. Needs to hire a guy who can recruit the state."
2. Find a guy to run the offense with Spring Ball looming just a few short weeks away.
There are worse situations to find yourself in. It will be interesting. Stay tuned.
Update: Intrepid reporter Dan McCarney tweets this:
Further reading: Rowdy Report, MySa Blog
The move is a shock of reality about the program's position. Travis Bush wanted a better profile even if it meant taking a lesser title. Houston is hot right now. Art Briles made it respectable, Kevin Sumlin, and Dana Holgorsen made it fun and exciting. With his old boss, Tony Levine he has an opportunity to continue a trend while not waiting around for facilities to be built. It is a cut-throat profession and that is the nature of the business.
In the end, Travis Bush saw an opportunity and took it, much in the same manner he did while at Texas State. "He is a rising star in our proffesion," says Levine.
The most off-putting story to come out of this is Travis Bush's actions. They were very Todd Graham-ish.
Apparently a text was sent to the QBs alerting them about a meeting. No word if any other position was notified, other than on twitter. :
I suppose one could surmise that Bush is so focused on his career opportunities that he doesn't bother dealing with some human-type things. Again, It is the nature of the business.
Larry Coker likely has a contingency plan for these things. He did a good job luring quality coaching talent to build a program, now is his chance to maintain that level going forward. His twin challenges:
1. Find a guy who can recruit Texas. Twitter friend @broncohighway puts it: "Coker is at a disadvantage when it comes to contacts with high school coaches in TX. Needs to hire a guy who can recruit the state."
2. Find a guy to run the offense with Spring Ball looming just a few short weeks away.
There are worse situations to find yourself in. It will be interesting. Stay tuned.
Update: Intrepid reporter Dan McCarney tweets this:
Further reading: Rowdy Report, MySa Blog
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