Re: Who Should Tech Consider to Fill the Vacant Football Coach Positions?
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LaTechRandy
This is the difficult part of your question, anyone we hire will have to settle for sub $200K money, therefore we probably get either a dud or someone that stays for only 1 or 2 seasons again. Heck if Holtz wasn't getting $500K from USF through the 2017 season, I'm not sure he would have taken the job last year for just the money Tech is paying him.
I have posted that from day one-- 1 million a yr coach (combined) -- my biggest compliment to him is how he is recruiting for future of Tech ... when he decides to move on we will be a program loaded with talent..
Re: Who Should Tech Consider to Fill the Vacant Football Coach Positions?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
LaTechRandy
This is the difficult part of your question, anyone we hire will have to settle for sub $200K money, therefore we probably get either a dud or someone that stays for only 1 or 2 seasons again. Heck if Holtz wasn't getting $500K from USF through the 2017 season, I'm not sure he would have taken the job last year for just the money Tech is paying him.
Any idea how things work if Holtz goes somewhere before the 2017 season. I'm assuming USF is on the hook until then no matter what, but who knows. It seems there is a coach somewhere that is not coaching at the moment, but is drawing money from two schools from which he was fired. I can't remember the name though.
Re: Who Should Tech Consider to Fill the Vacant Football Coach Positions?
I would get an up and comer. I think this is Marshall's DC in waiting. Great success at FCS & his LB's played lights out this year.
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Fuller was named Linebackers Coach in February of 2013.
Fuller comes to Huntington after four seasons as Chattanooga's defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
In 2012, Fuller's defense ranked in the top 18 in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in nearly every category, including first down defense (6th, 15.7 per game), total defense (10th, 307.91), pass defense (12th, 166.0) and scoring defense (18th, 20.4).
In 2011, UTC led the Southern Conference in total defense (305.3 yds/game), scoring defense (19.7 ppg), pass efficiency defense (100.15), pass defense (140.8 yds/game), turnover margin (+9), fumbles recovered (14), opponent third-down conversion (33%) and opponent fourth down conversion (38%) in 2011.
The Mocs ranked in the top 20 in the nation in sacks and passing defense in 2009 and third in the SoCon in rushing defense in 2010. UTC was also in the top 20 in the nation with 14 fumbles recovered in 2010.
In four seasons, Fuller helped guide 13 defensive players to All-Southern Conference honors, including two-time All-American linebacker Wes Dothard and All-American defensive end and Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year Davis Tull. He also mentored 2010 SoCon Freshman of the Year Kadeem Wise and 2009 SoCon Defensive Player of the Year and All-American Josh Beard. Cornerback Buster Skrine became the first Moc drafted since 2001 when he was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Cornerback Chris Lewis-Harris signed a free-agent contract with the Cincinnati Bengals and saw action during the 2012 regular season and playoffs.
Prior to his stint at UTC, Fuller was the head coach for one season at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass. He worked with Coach Russ Huesman when they were both at Richmond from 2005-07. There, he helped the Spiders to back-to-back conference championships and appearances in the FCS playoffs.
Fuller began his coaching career as a linebackers coach at WPI (1998). He also coached at Wagner College (1999-04), where he was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 2004.
As a collegian, Fuller was a four-year letter winner at Sacred Heart University. He earned Football Gazette All-American honors as a linebacker in 1996 and served as team captain in 1997. A Tewksbury, Mass., native, he played varsity football at Tewksbury High. Fuller earned his bachelor's degree in criminal justice with a minor in sociology in 1998. In addition, he earned a master's in secondary education in 2001 from Wagner. He and his wife, Hope, have two sons, Jack and Aidan.
