Georgia hasnt even played its first game in the 2020 season and its already having some of its assistants mentioned as future head-coaching prospects for an opening.
Monken left the job to become the offensive organizer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Monken made his return to the college game this offseason, as he is now in his first season as the Bulldogs offending coordinator.
The very first prospect is offensive organizer Todd Monken. Arenas Brett McMurphy discussed Monken as a prospect, largely due to the past success he had at the school. Monken functioned as the head coach at the school from 2013-15, with the Golden Eagles winning 9 games in 2015. Hopson actually changed Monken starting in the 2016 season.
Thats mainly due to the truth the Southern Miss head coach Jay Hopson stepped down following the Golden Eagles first game of the 2020 season, a loss to South Alabama. Even in a year where financial concerns might make it a less active coaching carousel, training reports are still going to appear throughout the season.
With Southern Miss, a Conference USA school, now open, a handful of names have been thrown out there as possible future head coaches for the program, consisting of 2 at Georgia.
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Another name is likewise in his very first year at Georgia, as The Athletics Bruce Feldman pointed out that Matt Luke would be a logical prospect for the task. Luke took over as the offensive line coach for Georgia after Sam Pittman departed for the Arkansas head training position.
In addition to Luke and Monken, defensive planner Dan Lanning figures to be an attractive head training prospect come the offseason. He is now entering his 2nd season in the function and the Bulldogs figure to have one of the top units in the nation and is well-regarded as an employer.
In each of the past two seasons, Georgia has had an assistant coach worked with away to be a head coach somewhere else, with Pittman leaving for Arkansas in 2019 and Mel Tucker, Georgias previous defensive coordinator, took the Colorado task in 2018.
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The Bulldogs and their new-look offense will get an opportunity to reveal their enhancements on Sept. 26, when they open the 2020 season against Pittman and Arkansas.
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Another name is also in his first year at Georgia, as The Athletics Bruce Feldman mentioned that Matt Luke would be a rational candidate for the task. Luke spent the previous three seasons as the head coach at Ole Miss. Luke took over as the offending line coach for Georgia after Sam Pittman departed for the Arkansas head coaching position.
Hopson actually replaced Monken starting in the 2016 season.
