Head Coaches Replaces State For Level

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The glaring negative, of course, is Keeler has never coached on the FBS level, even as an assistant.

 

Keeler is one of a small handful of FCS head coaches who have never been a FBS head coach to appear ready to lead a program on that level - the kind the FBS school would pursue as much as the coach will go after it.

 

Other highly regarded FCS head coaches don't factor here because they have past experience as FBS head coaches, such as Georgia State's Bill Curry, Harvard's Tim Murphy and Jacksonville State's Jack Crowe.

 

Still others who haven't been FBS head coaches seem more like perfect fits for their current schools, or whose age might be a concern to schools on the higher level, are Montana State's Rob Ash, 60; James Madison's Mickey Matthews, 58; and New Hampshire's Sean McDonnell, 55.

 

Craig Bohl - One has to believe this incredibly serious, driven coach, at 53, would be interested in one more big challenge now that he's taken North Dakota State to the FCS level and then the national title. He was defensive coordinator at Nebraska and has plenty of other FBS experience as an assistant.

 

Willie Fritz - The Sam Houston State mentor was said to be a candidate for Tulane when that job was vacant this offseason. At 51, he's been coaching for nearly 30 seasons, but may not have enough Division I experience without becoming a defensive coordinator first. Still it's hard to ignore the Bearkats' 14-1 run in his second season.

 

Bobby Wilder - Don't be fooled by the 10-year contract that Old Dominion gave its 47-year-old coach in December. The long-time Maine assistant has shown an uncanny ability to build a program from scratch, seemingly overnight. ODU is 27-8 through three seasons and already a success in competitive CAA Football.

 

Georgetown improved by four wins in each of Patenaude's seasons as offensive coordinator.

 

A 1990 graduate of Central Connecticut State, Patenaude was the head coach at Division II University of New Haven in 2002 and 2003. He also was offensive coordinator at Hofstra and assisted at Holy Cross, Columbia, Fordham, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Springfield (Mass.) College

 

Chattanooga will play its other two non-conference games at Jacksonville State on Sept. 8 and its home opener at Finley Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 13 against NCAA Division II Glenville State.

 

Glenville State replaces a game against Presbyterian College on the Mocs' schedule.

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•    comcast having problems in chattanooga on this side of town smh.... no service

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•    That's why I'm never sold on college coaches coming to NFL. They are BAILING on these kids LIVES! How can they have integrity?

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•    Watching Doc Rivers mic'd up made me realize that none of my teams have a good coach... The jury is still out on Mattingly.

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•    POHA, eu vejo todos fcs falando te amo um pro outro só eu que sou alone e ninguém fala te amo pra mim aqui.

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•    Mr head hurt need rest

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•    3 black NFL head coaches replaced BY 3 UNPROVEN white coaches today. Coincidence?? I truly doubt it.

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•    i love when everyone on here is on another level. #SEXSEXSEX

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•    «««««««The shit that comes into my #High state of mind.

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•    Ion see how she could get cold with that big thing on her head

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