I’m bored at the airport, so here’s this
Huff needs to be told he can let Trickett go himself or he can walk out the door with him. I claim to have 0 knowledge of any inner workings as to what will happen or any potential candidates, this list is just for fun because I’m bored. With that said:
Dream Candidates (aka likely unrealistic)
Tom Herman (9 Years as OC, 6 Years as HC)
Bryan Harsin (7 Years as OC, 9.5 years as HC)
Candidates I’d Be Excited For, But Likely Won’t Happen:
Andrew Sowder (Kent State OC, Three straight top 40 offenses, including two top 5 offenses in the span, I almost put Sowder in the realistic candidates, however, he took a huge pay cut to leave SJSU to rejoin Sean Lewis at Kent, so I find it unlikely a pay raise would entice him to leave)
Ernie McCook (30-8 Record as Shepherd HC, this is unlikely because he’s been at Sheperd for 18 years now, and likely will follow suit with his predecessor and stay there until he retires)
David Cutcliffe (121-126 record as HC, 7 years as an OC, unlikely because he turned down coaching opportunities to accept a job with the SEC, but has said he “still feels the coaching itch” and being an OC would satisfy that itch while still not being too stressful)
Realistic Candidates - to qualify as “realistic” the candidate must either be receiving a promotion or pay raise and most candidates here will have a connection to Marshall or someone on staff because that’s seems like a likely outcome)
Kevin Decker (Fordham OC, has Top 20 scoring offenses 3 years in a row coming into this year and has the #1 scoring offense this year)
Bill Legg (this would be a mistake but hey, welcome to Marshall, he’s already on the staff, and it *sadly* wouldn’t be surprising to see him promote from within again, just like with Trickett)
Herb Hand (Worked With Huff at Vandy and Penn State, has previous OC experience, current UCF OL Coach)
John Donovan (Worked with Huff at PSU and Vandy, Current Senior Analyst at Green Bay, 7 years as an OC, including leading Washington to 30.2 PPG with just 3 turnovers in 2020, albeit in 4 games, however he was let go with the rest of the staff following the 2021 season)
Ty Howle (TE Coach @ Penn State, tied to Huff via Franklin, was listed in 247’s 30under30 rising coaches in 2021, called plays at Western Illinois in 2018 as a Co-OC and they ranked 21st in passing offense that year)
Candidate Update:
Added 11/6/22 - Jeff Scott (Former USF Head Coach, Former Clemson Co-OC, split play calling duties with Tony Elliot, but he still at least has called plays) Scott has no connections to Huff or the staff that I’ve seen so far, however, he’s recently fired and could be looking to just throw his hat in the ring, and us offering an OC position is better than “Senior Offensive Analyst” at a P5 school imo.
If you have any other candidates or comments please feel free to add them below.
Huff needs to be told he can let Trickett go himself or he can walk out the door with him. I claim to have 0 knowledge of any inner workings as to what will happen or any potential candidates, this list is just for fun because I’m bored. With that said:
Dream Candidates (aka likely unrealistic)
Tom Herman (9 Years as OC, 6 Years as HC)
Bryan Harsin (7 Years as OC, 9.5 years as HC)
Candidates I’d Be Excited For, But Likely Won’t Happen:
Andrew Sowder (Kent State OC, Three straight top 40 offenses, including two top 5 offenses in the span, I almost put Sowder in the realistic candidates, however, he took a huge pay cut to leave SJSU to rejoin Sean Lewis at Kent, so I find it unlikely a pay raise would entice him to leave)
Ernie McCook (30-8 Record as Shepherd HC, this is unlikely because he’s been at Sheperd for 18 years now, and likely will follow suit with his predecessor and stay there until he retires)
David Cutcliffe (121-126 record as HC, 7 years as an OC, unlikely because he turned down coaching opportunities to accept a job with the SEC, but has said he “still feels the coaching itch” and being an OC would satisfy that itch while still not being too stressful)
Realistic Candidates - to qualify as “realistic” the candidate must either be receiving a promotion or pay raise and most candidates here will have a connection to Marshall or someone on staff because that’s seems like a likely outcome)
Kevin Decker (Fordham OC, has Top 20 scoring offenses 3 years in a row coming into this year and has the #1 scoring offense this year)
Bill Legg (this would be a mistake but hey, welcome to Marshall, he’s already on the staff, and it *sadly* wouldn’t be surprising to see him promote from within again, just like with Trickett)
Herb Hand (Worked With Huff at Vandy and Penn State, has previous OC experience, current UCF OL Coach)
John Donovan (Worked with Huff at PSU and Vandy, Current Senior Analyst at Green Bay, 7 years as an OC, including leading Washington to 30.2 PPG with just 3 turnovers in 2020, albeit in 4 games, however he was let go with the rest of the staff following the 2021 season)
Ty Howle (TE Coach @ Penn State, tied to Huff via Franklin, was listed in 247’s 30under30 rising coaches in 2021, called plays at Western Illinois in 2018 as a Co-OC and they ranked 21st in passing offense that year)
Candidate Update:
Added 11/6/22 - Jeff Scott (Former USF Head Coach, Former Clemson Co-OC, split play calling duties with Tony Elliot, but he still at least has called plays) Scott has no connections to Huff or the staff that I’ve seen so far, however, he’s recently fired and could be looking to just throw his hat in the ring, and us offering an OC position is better than “Senior Offensive Analyst” at a P5 school imo.
If you have any other candidates or comments please feel free to add them below.
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