FCS Head Coaches Replaces State For Chattanooga

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

 

While Keeler seemingly has the ability to make the jump successfully, a leap to Rutgers, even with the Big East having slipped in the last decade, would have him skipping the lower tier of the FBS to a job which would pay well over $1 million annually, although surely less than Schiano's salary there.

 

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.

 

While Keeler seems ready to make that jump to the FBS level, here are five other coaches who have the resume to become a FBS head coach for the first time:

 

Beau Baldwin - The 39-year-old might have to become an offensive coordinator first on the FBS level, but he's a young coach on the rise, having already won a FCS championship at Eastern Washington. He's flip-flopped enough at EWU and Division II Central Washington that he fits best for a FBS program in the Pacific Northwest.

 

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.

 

Conway, SC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Coastal Carolina first-year football coach Joe Moglia announced Thursday the hiring of Dave Patenaude as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Patenaude was Georgetown's offensive coordinator the past two years and has 21 years of coaching experience.

 

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.

 

The Mocs will open play in the Southern Conference by hosting Appalachian State on Sept. 22. Their other home games are against Samford (Oct. 20) and 2011 SoCon champion Georgia Southern (Oct. 27).

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

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•    Weee~ coach isn't here yet! :)

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

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•    Loyal to my soil from that lone star state to the Bay ....

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