Tag: MWC
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State of the Program: Nevada Wolfpack
Head Coach: Jeff Choate is in his first year coaching the program, he comes over after being an assistant at Texas, but had immense success as the head coach at Montana State. You can read more on his profile and our coach hire grade for him here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/29/college-football-coach-hire-grades-nevada/ Program Outlook: Nevada brings Choate in at…
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State of the Program: San Diego State Aztecs
Head Coach: Sean Lewis is entering his first year with the program. This is a program that established itself as a top Mountain West contender the last couple decades and Lewis will be looking to get them back there. You can read more about him and the grade for the hire here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/05/16/college-football-coach-hire-grades-san-diego-state/ Program Outlook:…
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State of the Program: Fresno State Bulldogs
Head Coach: Jeff Tedford is entering year 3 of his second stint, and 6th year total with the program. During this stint he’s 19-8 and has a 45-22 overall record. He stepped away due to health concerns and now Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer stepped in and kept this program in great shape during that…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: San Jose State
San Jose State Spartans: Ken Niumatalolo Why the job was open: San Jose State is an interesting job. They are in a great location, but historically the program struggled. In the last couple decades coaches occasionally managed a good season here or there but struggled to sustain it. Brent Brennan helped change that a bit,…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: New Mexico
New Mexico Lobos: Bronco Mendenhall Why the job was open: Success for New Mexico football has been fleeting. It’s difficult to break through to even have one good season here, but even once that’s accomplished, it’s even more difficult to sustain it. New Mexico alum Danny Gonzales was a rising star in the coaching ranks…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: San Diego State
San Diego State Aztecs: Sean Lewis Why the job was open: San Diego State for a long time was a program high on potential but never quite reaching it. That changed a little over a decade ago and now it’s one of the best jobs in the Mountain West. Brady Hoke, the man that unlocked…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Nevada
Nevada Wolfpack: Jeff Choate Why the job was open: Nevada is known for the pistol offense, Colin Kaepernick and the man who orchestrated it, former HC Chris Ault. Ault’s success in recent history made a lot of folks forget that this is a tough job, but it’s starting to become more apparent in recent years…
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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Wyoming
Wyoming Cowboys: Jay Sawvel Why the job was open: A decade ago Craig Bohl was hired to take over Wyoming after building a FCS Powerhouse at North Dakota State. He won 3 titles in a row for the Bison and took on the new challenge of getting Wyoming football back to being competitive. A decade…
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