I keep hearing Tulane wants to announce a new head coach before the end of the week, with a press conference likely early next week, but man, this coaching search is being conducted close to the vest. Nothing wrong with that, but it's hard to find any solid info.
The only known candidate for certain is Yurcich. Here is some background on him.
MIKE YURCICH
His offenses at Oklahoma State have ranked 14th (2013) tied for 73rd (2014) and ninth (2015) in points per game. In rushing offense the Cowboys have finished 63rd, 99th and 109th, so he is a pass-heavy coach, with rankings of 29th, 53rd and seventh this year, when sophomore QB Mason Rudolph had a phenomenal regular season despite a couple of rough games, including a three-interception, no-touchdown performance against West Virginia.
Tanner Lee would like this decision, I believe. Rudolph rushed for minus-12 yard on 62 carries (about 25 of them were sacks), so this is not an offense that relies on the quarterback running. The primary starting QB last year, Daxx Garman, rushed for minus-17 yards. The QBs in 2013, who split time, ran for more than 600 yards combined, so Yurcich is willing to tailor his offense to suit the talents of his QB.
The three Oklahoma State offensive coordinators before Yurcich got head coaching gigs. Larry Fedora, who did not call the plays (head coach Mike Gundy did), has been successful at Southern Misa and at North Carolina, where the Tar Heels were terrific offensively this year. Dana Holgorsen, who did call the plays in his one season as OC in 2010, is in danger of getting fired at West Virginia, where the promise of a 70-point Orange Bowl win over Clemson in 2011 has devolved into a four straight mediocre years with good offense and horrific defense. Todd Monken, who was a candidate for the Tulane job when CJ got hired, needed only three years to revitalize a USM program that hit rock bottom when Ellis Johnson replaced Fedora. Monken and Yurcich have called the plays.
Yurcich is 40.
Here's the most interesting article I found on him:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ma-states-prolific-offense-found-mike-yurcich
The only known candidate for certain is Yurcich. Here is some background on him.
MIKE YURCICH
His offenses at Oklahoma State have ranked 14th (2013) tied for 73rd (2014) and ninth (2015) in points per game. In rushing offense the Cowboys have finished 63rd, 99th and 109th, so he is a pass-heavy coach, with rankings of 29th, 53rd and seventh this year, when sophomore QB Mason Rudolph had a phenomenal regular season despite a couple of rough games, including a three-interception, no-touchdown performance against West Virginia.
Tanner Lee would like this decision, I believe. Rudolph rushed for minus-12 yard on 62 carries (about 25 of them were sacks), so this is not an offense that relies on the quarterback running. The primary starting QB last year, Daxx Garman, rushed for minus-17 yards. The QBs in 2013, who split time, ran for more than 600 yards combined, so Yurcich is willing to tailor his offense to suit the talents of his QB.
The three Oklahoma State offensive coordinators before Yurcich got head coaching gigs. Larry Fedora, who did not call the plays (head coach Mike Gundy did), has been successful at Southern Misa and at North Carolina, where the Tar Heels were terrific offensively this year. Dana Holgorsen, who did call the plays in his one season as OC in 2010, is in danger of getting fired at West Virginia, where the promise of a 70-point Orange Bowl win over Clemson in 2011 has devolved into a four straight mediocre years with good offense and horrific defense. Todd Monken, who was a candidate for the Tulane job when CJ got hired, needed only three years to revitalize a USM program that hit rock bottom when Ellis Johnson replaced Fedora. Monken and Yurcich have called the plays.
Yurcich is 40.
Here's the most interesting article I found on him:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...ma-states-prolific-offense-found-mike-yurcich
