So far every coach we have is from Toledo. The OC won't be, but what about Toledo's DC? He was supposed to stay there until after the bowl game, but then what? There are several FBS coordinators on the market right now. I hope MC will be impartial when filling these last 2 positions.
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Wouldn't it be unusual to have the position coaches filled out prior to bringing in a coordinator that hasn't worked with them before?
You can say that 18 year olds "should reevaluate" their priorities as much as you want. But to be successful you need to meet what their priorities actually are and get them to play for you. And many of them care about their families getting to watch them play, which is why the Big 12 footprint makes sense to check that box.
I like Campbell expanding where to look for players but I definitely don't think that he'll be moving forward without Texas as a recruiting priority. That would be a mistake.
Let's see, so far one carryover ISU assistant and one Illinois assistant has been added to the new staff and all other positions are guys from the Toledo staff. The two key open positions are OC and DC and it will be most interesting to see how those openings get filled.
One of the problems which was common for Dan McCarney and Paul Rhoads was that they surrounded themselves with their cronies with whom they'd worked in the past, then did not replace the ones who were not getting the job done (supposedly due to their loyalties to them) until it got them in trouble and put them and their own jobs in jeopardy. I sure hope that JP has been sharing this history with Coach Campbell and that Campbell will do his best to find the very best candidates, where ever they are, to fill out the remaining openings, and that he learns from what went wrong for McCarney and Rhoads.
Sounds like a little revisionist history. Rhoads had an excellent first coaching staff, composed of many whom he had never worked with before. It was keeping/replacing them that became a problem.
Tom Herman
Chris Ash
Wally Burnham
etc.
I think Coach Ayeni was probably one.. if not, the best member of the previous staff as far as his ability to produce on the field and out recruiting. I think that says a lot about the potential of the rest of the staff that Coach Campbell is bringing along.
If Ayeni has been successful at ISU after having only coached at Toledo previously, I don't see why other coaches from there can't have the same or similar success.
If Ayeni has been successful at ISU after having only coached at Toledo previously, I don't see why other coaches from there can't have the same or similar success.
More staff together the better. Let's see them work as a team. I hated the hire at first, but the more I look into how this team works, I like it. They need to give us an identity, as they've said, and there is only one way to do it: change everything.
Do it, and give them time to do it. I wanted Rhoads to have time for another year, so I want this group of guys to have 6-8 years to make this work. They will have ups, they will have downs, but in the long run is where we will see if they succeed or fail.
Do it, and give them time to do it. I wanted Rhoads to have time for another year, so I want this group of guys to have 6-8 years to make this work. They will have ups, they will have downs, but in the long run is where we will see if they succeed or fail.
Had Mcarney kept his first staff intact he would prob have just retired here and we'd have won several bowl games. CPR first staff was solid as well. But you are correct in that the subsequent coaches that came in was th downfall. Consistency in coaching staffs is rare at most places....but when it does happen success almost always follows..see over east for more than a decade..then he lost a lot of staff and struggled for few years and now back to winning. And we know who I mean but they are a god example of staff stability being key to the overall long term success of a program.
Nick Piotrowicz @NickPiotrowicz 41m41 minutes ago
Add another to the Toledo to Iowa State pipeline. Recruiting GA and former Rockets OL Jeff Myers will join Matt Campbell at ISU.
Add another to the Toledo to Iowa State pipeline. Recruiting GA and former Rockets OL Jeff Myers will join Matt Campbell at ISU.
He is part of the Macow Mafia. Inside joke. He lived with my son and three other linemen for two years. Anyway, I'm sure he will be assisting on the Oline. I think he was either a 3 or 4 year starter at Toledo. Great addition. He knows how to get it done on Oline.
I'm sure that Campbell has a first and second choice in mind for DC. For QB coach, I'd see if Sage was interested. Or possibly Strohmeier from IWCC. Either could be QB coach/passing game coordinator. Not likely, I know, since it seems like a prerequisite for the staff is a Toledo connection. Sturdy would be a good fit here too.
Per sources, Nevada assistant head coach / receivers Jim Hofher is set to join Iowa State’s staff coaching the quarterbacks. Hofher served as interim offensive coordinator for Nevada’s bowl win after Rolo accepted the head coaching position at Hawaii.
Found his bio:
One of the most experienced coaches in Nevada's staff, Jim Hofher enters his third year as the Wolf Pack's assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. Hofher has two head coaching stints in his accomplished career while the 2015 season will mark his 35th year of coaching college football.
Hofher came to Nevada in 2013 as head coach Brian Polian saw Hofher's experience and success as a valuable asset to his staff. Hofher arrived in Reno after serving the previous four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Delaware. His tenure there included helping the Blue Hens to an appearance in the 2010 FCS National Championship game.
Hofher has served as a head coach twice during his career, leading the University at Buffalo for five seasons in 2001-05 and Cornell University for eight seasons in 1990-97. He holds the highest winning percentage by a coach in Cornell's modern history and he led Buffalo to the program's first-ever wins over opponents from the Big East (Rutgers and UConn), Conference USA (Central Florida) and independent schools (Army).
Polian and Hofher guided the Wolf Pack to a 7-6 record last season and the team's ninth bowl appearance in the past 10 seasons with a trip to the 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Nevada defeated a Pac-12 opponent, rallied for a 15-point second-half comeback at BYU and downed UNLV, 49-27, to return the Fremont Cannon to Reno.
Hofher's receiving corps was led by a trio of standouts in senior Richy Turner and sophomores Hasaan Henderson and Jerico Richardson. Turner led the team in receptions in 2015 and graduated ranking 18th in career receptions among active Division I players. Henderson emerged as one of the biggest target threats in the MW, catching 45 passes for 579 yards and four scores before missing the final three games of the season to injury. Richardson caught 13 passes for 177 yards in his first career start and finished with a team-high 655 receiving yards.
Hofher's 2015 receiving corps will be led by Henderson and Richardson, who return for their junior seasons as potential honors candidates. Wyatt Demps returns for his sophomore year after starting in the bowl game, while Nevada will return depth at the position with numerous redshirt-freshmen ready to contribute.
In his first season at Nevada, Hofher helped guide senior WR Brandon Wimberly to All-Mountain West honors and the team's Golden Helmet Award. Wimberly caught 97 passes for 989 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013 and finished his career with a streak of 52 consecutive games with a reception, setting a MW record.
Hofher arrived in Reno after serving the previous four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Delaware. Prior to his tenure at Delaware, Hofher served as quarterbacks coach at Bowling Green State University during the 2008 campaign under coach Gregg Brandon. During the 2007 season he worked as a color analyst for ESPN Regional Television.
Hofher was the head coach at Buffalo from 2001-2005, where he hired a young Brian Polian to coach running backs and serve as the special teams coordinator (2001-03). Prior to that, he was the quarterbacks coach at Syracuse (2000) and North Carolina (1998-99) after a successful eight-year run as the head coach of Cornell.
He posted a record of 45-35 while at Cornell, including a mark of 33-23 in Ivy League play. The 33 league victories are the most of any Cornell head coach in program history and his winning percentage of .589 also ranks No. 1. During his tenure as head coach, the Big Red played for two league titles, winning one, and set 170 team or individual records for game, season and career standards at Cornell. In addition, he had two players selected in the NFL Draft and two players sign NFL free agent contracts.
Hofher has also been an assistant coach at Wake Forest (1983-86), Miami (Ohio) (1981-82), Tennessee (1989) and Syracuse (1987-88). He was the quarterbacks coach at Tennessee in 1989 when the Volunteers won the Cotton Bowl and were SEC tri-champions. He mentored former NFL quarterback Andy Kelly while at Tennessee.
Prior to his stint at Tennessee, he served three seasons as running backs coach at Wake Forest from 1983-86 prior to his first appointment at Syracuse. Hofher's first full-time collegiate coaching experience was at Miami where he served as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach from 1981-82.
During his collegiate coaching career, Hofher has coached in six bowl games (Cotton, Sugar, Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, Tangerine and New Orleans).
A three-year letter winner at Cornell, Hofher was the starting quarterback and led the team in passing yardage from 1976-78. He played two years under two-time Super Bowl champion head coach George Seifert. A 1979 graduate of Cornell's College of Human Ecology, Hofher graduated with a bachelor's degree in Consumer Economics and Public Policy. An All-ECAC player for the Big Red, he also earned academic scholarships through Cornell, Psi Upsilon and the Sphinxhead Honorary Society.
He was selected to the Xavier (Conn.) High School Hall of Honor in 1992 and the Middletown (Conn.) Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
The File on Jim Hofher
Born: Oct. 12, 1957
Hometown: Xavier, Conn.
Family: Wife - Cathy, Daughters - Tara, Shannon and Molly.
Education Bachelor's, Consumer Economics and Public Policy, Cornell, 1979
Coaching Experience
2013-Current: Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers, Nevada
2009-12: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Delaware
2008: Quarterbacks, Bowling Green University
2001-05: Head Coach, University at Buffalo
2000: Quarterbacks, Syracuse University
1998-99: Quarterbacks, University of North Carolina
1990-97: Head Coach, Cornell University
1989: Quarterbacks, University of Tennessee
1987-88: Running Backs, Syracuse University
1983-86: Running Backs, Wake Forest University
1981-82: Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers, Miami (Ohio) University
1979-80: Graduate Assistant, Wake Forest University
Playing Experience
Cornell: Three-year letter winner and All-ECAC selection at quarterback (1976-78).
Recruiting Area: Dallas/Fort Worth
One of the most experienced coaches in Nevada's staff, Jim Hofher enters his third year as the Wolf Pack's assistant head coach and wide receivers coach. Hofher has two head coaching stints in his accomplished career while the 2015 season will mark his 35th year of coaching college football.
Hofher came to Nevada in 2013 as head coach Brian Polian saw Hofher's experience and success as a valuable asset to his staff. Hofher arrived in Reno after serving the previous four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Delaware. His tenure there included helping the Blue Hens to an appearance in the 2010 FCS National Championship game.
Hofher has served as a head coach twice during his career, leading the University at Buffalo for five seasons in 2001-05 and Cornell University for eight seasons in 1990-97. He holds the highest winning percentage by a coach in Cornell's modern history and he led Buffalo to the program's first-ever wins over opponents from the Big East (Rutgers and UConn), Conference USA (Central Florida) and independent schools (Army).
Polian and Hofher guided the Wolf Pack to a 7-6 record last season and the team's ninth bowl appearance in the past 10 seasons with a trip to the 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Nevada defeated a Pac-12 opponent, rallied for a 15-point second-half comeback at BYU and downed UNLV, 49-27, to return the Fremont Cannon to Reno.
Hofher's receiving corps was led by a trio of standouts in senior Richy Turner and sophomores Hasaan Henderson and Jerico Richardson. Turner led the team in receptions in 2015 and graduated ranking 18th in career receptions among active Division I players. Henderson emerged as one of the biggest target threats in the MW, catching 45 passes for 579 yards and four scores before missing the final three games of the season to injury. Richardson caught 13 passes for 177 yards in his first career start and finished with a team-high 655 receiving yards.
Hofher's 2015 receiving corps will be led by Henderson and Richardson, who return for their junior seasons as potential honors candidates. Wyatt Demps returns for his sophomore year after starting in the bowl game, while Nevada will return depth at the position with numerous redshirt-freshmen ready to contribute.
In his first season at Nevada, Hofher helped guide senior WR Brandon Wimberly to All-Mountain West honors and the team's Golden Helmet Award. Wimberly caught 97 passes for 989 yards and eight touchdowns in 2013 and finished his career with a streak of 52 consecutive games with a reception, setting a MW record.
Hofher arrived in Reno after serving the previous four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Delaware. Prior to his tenure at Delaware, Hofher served as quarterbacks coach at Bowling Green State University during the 2008 campaign under coach Gregg Brandon. During the 2007 season he worked as a color analyst for ESPN Regional Television.
Hofher was the head coach at Buffalo from 2001-2005, where he hired a young Brian Polian to coach running backs and serve as the special teams coordinator (2001-03). Prior to that, he was the quarterbacks coach at Syracuse (2000) and North Carolina (1998-99) after a successful eight-year run as the head coach of Cornell.
He posted a record of 45-35 while at Cornell, including a mark of 33-23 in Ivy League play. The 33 league victories are the most of any Cornell head coach in program history and his winning percentage of .589 also ranks No. 1. During his tenure as head coach, the Big Red played for two league titles, winning one, and set 170 team or individual records for game, season and career standards at Cornell. In addition, he had two players selected in the NFL Draft and two players sign NFL free agent contracts.
Hofher has also been an assistant coach at Wake Forest (1983-86), Miami (Ohio) (1981-82), Tennessee (1989) and Syracuse (1987-88). He was the quarterbacks coach at Tennessee in 1989 when the Volunteers won the Cotton Bowl and were SEC tri-champions. He mentored former NFL quarterback Andy Kelly while at Tennessee.
Prior to his stint at Tennessee, he served three seasons as running backs coach at Wake Forest from 1983-86 prior to his first appointment at Syracuse. Hofher's first full-time collegiate coaching experience was at Miami where he served as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach from 1981-82.
During his collegiate coaching career, Hofher has coached in six bowl games (Cotton, Sugar, Hall of Fame, Las Vegas, Tangerine and New Orleans).
A three-year letter winner at Cornell, Hofher was the starting quarterback and led the team in passing yardage from 1976-78. He played two years under two-time Super Bowl champion head coach George Seifert. A 1979 graduate of Cornell's College of Human Ecology, Hofher graduated with a bachelor's degree in Consumer Economics and Public Policy. An All-ECAC player for the Big Red, he also earned academic scholarships through Cornell, Psi Upsilon and the Sphinxhead Honorary Society.
He was selected to the Xavier (Conn.) High School Hall of Honor in 1992 and the Middletown (Conn.) Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
The File on Jim Hofher
Born: Oct. 12, 1957
Hometown: Xavier, Conn.
Family: Wife - Cathy, Daughters - Tara, Shannon and Molly.
Education Bachelor's, Consumer Economics and Public Policy, Cornell, 1979
Coaching Experience
2013-Current: Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers, Nevada
2009-12: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Delaware
2008: Quarterbacks, Bowling Green University
2001-05: Head Coach, University at Buffalo
2000: Quarterbacks, Syracuse University
1998-99: Quarterbacks, University of North Carolina
1990-97: Head Coach, Cornell University
1989: Quarterbacks, University of Tennessee
1987-88: Running Backs, Syracuse University
1983-86: Running Backs, Wake Forest University
1981-82: Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers, Miami (Ohio) University
1979-80: Graduate Assistant, Wake Forest University
Playing Experience
Cornell: Three-year letter winner and All-ECAC selection at quarterback (1976-78).
Recruiting Area: Dallas/Fort Worth
I like it. I do not see where him and cmc crossed paths except maybe at bowling green. Feel like a nice fit overall and the Dallas-Fort worth recruiting area should be a plus
