Great spot for Nate! If he is to be viable as a head coach (including an eventual successor to CMC), he needs to be in more high end “programs” and few in football rival the McVay tree (maybe only Shanny and Reid for offensive side coaches).
Not going to be popular opinion, but NS is a bigger loss in recruiting than the Xs & Os. That energy and connections in the region will be a big hit. Also no ready play caller on staff, and the offensive staff is pretty short on experience. Direction will be interesting on this one. He is huge on coaches who fit with the staff and have existing relationships to be able to predict that fit, particularly on his offensive coaching room. My presumption is the first call is to Athens, Ohio and have no idea where a viable pivot would be. Maybe Gordon from USF.