Arkansas’ Brett Bielema hired Tennessee’s Jim Chaney today (link here). As we reported last week, Chaney was a candidate for NC State’s Offensive Coordinator position. Bret Bielema is coming to Arkansas without any prior experience in the conference. That fact alone won’t hold him back; guys like Nick Saban, Les Miles, and Urban Meyer came […]
Andy McCollum
Jacobs: Is succession planning really successful?
The idea of “coaches in waiting” has evolved into prominence within the world of college athletics. The first ‘big’ one that I remember that was both formal and not family driven was in Purdue’s basketball program when Matt Painter was hired to ride shotgun alongside Gene Keady. Since then, the idea has taken root and […]
Update on Nate Irving
“Nate’s got one of the greatest smiles of anybody,” McCollum said by telephone after another hospital visit Monday. “He’s just a great character guy. … It’s a blessing, because he’s got another day, and he’s got a chance to make a difference in people’s lives by fighting through this. And he is a fighter.” Myers […]
