Coaching Search Updates

[Yomanser]

A thread on the updates surrounding the Georgia Tech head football coaching search (which will be continuously updated with new and relevant information as it pours in)

For now, an overview:

11/28: Paul Johnson reportedly retiring




11/28: The university announces Paul Johnson is stepping down



11/28: Early reports indicate that Georgia Tech is looking into Clemson co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliot as the next head coach



Update: Rivals insider Kelly Quinlan refutes the veracity of these reports



11/29: Temple head coach Geoff Collins and UAB head coach Bill Clark are connected to the Georgia Tech position per sources

 

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(Edited and split up into multiple posts since each post can only handle 8 tweets at a time)

11/29: Per sources, Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt is a front-runner for the position



Update: Per ESPN's Adam Rittenburg, Clemson co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliot could also be in the mix

Update: FootballScoop reports they are hearing Ken Whisenhunt as the favorite in the early stages, and some other names they are hearing include Tony Elliot and Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield. FootballScoop also mentions Troy head coach Neal Brown, Army head coach Jeff Monken, and Kennesaw State head coach Brian Bohannon as potential candidates who may get a look



Update: Ken Whisenhunt will reportedly interview this weekend for the head job





Per the AJC's Ken Sugiura, reports have also surfaced on two other candidates:

Clemson co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott and Alabama offensive line coach Brent Key are believed to have interest in succeeding Johnson.

Update: GTSwarm insider (alias) Yomanser refutes that Ken Whisenhunt will succeed Johnson as the next head coach:

For what it's worth - regarding Ken Whisenhunt - I spoke with a source close to the beginning stages of the search, and was told to not worry about anything materializing from the Ken Whisenhunt rumors. I can say with utmost confidence and near certainty that Ken Whisenhunt will not be the next head coach

11/30: UAB head coach Bill Clark signs an extension with UAB, potentially precluding him from the Georgia Tech job among others

 

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11/30 Update: Per sources, Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt will interview some time next week, and not this upcoming weekend

 

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12/3 Update: Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt will interview today for the vacant head job



Clemson co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott says he has not been contacted about the Georgia Tech opening, among other jobs, affirming Kelly Quinlan's statement

 

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12/3: After his interview with Ken Whisenhunt, Todd Stansbury is now on his way to New York to conduct this week's round of interviews for the position, per reports



In addition, the triple option seems to be on the way out, potentially preventing the hire of any option coach from the Paul Johnson tree

 

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12/3: Appalachian State head coach Scott Satterfield has accepted the job at Louisville, taking him off the board

 

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12/3 Update: The Georgia Tech job could be Ken Whisenhunt's to turn down per current rumors

 

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12/4 Update: Per sources, Ken Whisenhunt has been offered the head job at Georgia Tech and has 2 days to make a decision (currently rumor, not verified)

 

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12/5 Update: Per reports, Georgia Tech's head coaching search is nowhere near complete, as Todd Stansbury will interview 5 or 6 more candidates, and also refutes rumors that Ken Whisenhunt has been offered the head job



Temple head coach Geoff Collins is also specifically mentioned as a candidate, and the search could potentially take up to another week and a half

 

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12/6: Temple head coach Geoff Collins met with Todd Stansbury to interview for the open Georgia Tech job

 

[CuseJacket]

12/6: Temple head coach Geoff Collins met with Tech officials in Atlanta on Thursday, who indicated that he is the leading candidate to become the next head coach at Georgia Tech

 

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12/6: Todd Stansbury also met with Memphis HC Mike Norvell and North Texas HC Seth Littrell earlier this week

 

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12/7 Update: Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt withdraws his name from consideration for the Georgia Tech job

 

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12/7: Reports confirm that Temple head coach Geoff Collins will become the next head coach for Georgia Tech

 

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12/7 Update: Georgia Tech officially announces Geoff Collins as the next head coach

 

[Yomanser]

Opening up the thread now that the head coaching hire has been made, but I will keep it updated with assistant coaching hires

 

[tech_wreck47]

Opening up the thread now that the head coaching hire has been made, but I will keep it updated with assistant coaching hires

Please don’t keep it opened, chances are high that it gets highkacked and we won’t be able to see all assistant coach hires unless we search hard lol.

 

[Yomanser]

Please don’t keep it opened, chances are high that it gets highkacked and we won’t be able to see all assistant coach hires unless we search hard lol.

That's fine. I'll close it in that case

 

[Yomanser]

Also, a side note: all things considered, this was a relatively quiet and tight-lipped coaching search. The way this coaching search was conducted is rare for this day and age, and all credit goes to Todd Stansbury for it. It only took a little over a week to hire the next head coach, which is about average for the industry. Anyone who says that this coaching search was dramatic or convoluted is exaggerating the process, which was run cleanly and smoothly

 

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12/17: Per reports, Geoff Collins will not retain any of the Georgia Tech coaching staff