Will be interesting to see what path is taken when this hire is finally made in August!!
Not for nothing, but even in the absence of Lester, I don't wonder if Albert Young is a non-starter. Since he graduated after the 2007 season--and that guy deserved so much more than what he was given with for a team in 2006 and 2007--there has seemingly been a strained relationship between Young and the program. Not quite "bad blood", but he's been rather a conspicuous non-entity around the team ever since.
Young's coaching experience seems to be through his connection to Eric Bienemy (his position coach in Minnesota). AY was briefly at Colorado (when Bienemy was there) and back again with Bienemy with the Chiefs and then Commanders. It wouldn't be the worst mentor, but not necessarily a zone-rushing mentor.
My first thought was looking at former players or assistants under Ben Sirmans, who played for KF at Maine and coached with Lester in GB, which led me to some promising names for other offensive positions but not RB (ahem, WR).
One thing I've forgotten is it seems like Derrick Foster (now with the Cowboys) was hired off the recommendation of Seth Wallace, with whom he coached at Valdosta.
It seems like Lester really flexes his connections with D-3 football based on his hires at WMU.
Will be interesting to see what path is taken when this hire is finally made in August!!
Not for nothing, but even in the absence of Lester, I don't wonder if Albert Young is a non-starter. Since he graduated after the 2007 season--and that guy deserved so much more than what he was given with for a team in 2006 and 2007--there has seemingly been a strained relationship between Young and the program. Not quite "bad blood", but he's been rather a conspicuous non-entity around the team ever since.
Kind of like his QB from '04-'06 's relationship to his alma mater?
Young's coaching experience seems to be through his connection to Eric Bienemy (his position coach in Minnesota). AY was briefly at Colorado (when Bienemy was there) and back again with Bienemy with the Chiefs and then Commanders. It wouldn't be the worst mentor, but not necessarily a zone-rushing mentor.
My first thought was looking at former players or assistants under Ben Sirmans, who played for KF at Maine and coached with Lester in GB, which led me to some promising names for other offensive positions but not RB (ahem, WR).
One thing I've forgotten is it seems like Derrick Foster (now with the Cowboys) was hired off the recommendation of Seth Wallace, with whom he coached at Valdosta.
It seems like Lester really flexes his connections with D-3 football based on his hires at WMU.