Wilson, Heupel and the coaching circus
Published: 1/20/2010 4:53 PM
Last Modified: 1/20/2010 4:53 PM
I just returned home from College Station (always a terrific feeling), and I'd really like to write about the Oklahoma-A&M basketball game last night. I don't mean to sound like Pollyanna in the aftermath of such a costly loss -- OU could have re-entered NCAA tournament discussion had it held its 7-point second-half lead -- but the Sooners really did take a major step forward. The OU team that played at Baylor a week and a half ago folded under duress. The OU team that showed up at A&M fought. That's progress.
There's more to say on the subject. But since all I'm hearing is football coaching noise, I guess we'd better report back to that circus.
Concerning OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson...
WITN and WNCT, TV outlets covering eastern North Carolina, both report that Wilson will interview for the East Carolina job, with WNCT speculating that Wilson will meet with the Pirates tonight in Greenville.
Concerning OU quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel...
Bob Stoops has already texted my man Dave Sittler about the possibility that Heupel could leave to take the Minnesota offensive coordinator's position. "No," Stoops texted.
Perhaps that helps explain why Heupel wasn't listed among the candidates for the Gophers' job by Tom Dienhart, Rivals' tireless chaser of coaching news, Tuesday. Those who were included former Akron coach J.D. Brookhart, former Bowling Green coach Gregg Brandon, current Gophers running game coordinator Tim Davis, former South Florida offensive coordinator Mike Canales and I'm-not-sure-what-he's-doing-now-that-Dana-Holgorsen-has-been-hired OSU assistant Gunter Brewer.
Dave blogged that Heupel would be a prime candidate to replace Wilson at OU. At the very least, I bet he would be promoted to something like "passing game coordinator," with current assistant OC Jay Norvell taking the reins from Wilson.
-- Guerin Emig
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