The low season brings many adjustments and one which WVSports.com will comply with is with the assistant coaches of the West Virginia employees.
The climbers have 9 assistants in employees with the forthcoming stories from Jahmile Addae who will take a job in Georgia and we’re investigating their present scenario, their tasks and their contract conditions.
Educated in Marshall, Purdue, Duke and Penn State earlier than I came to visit as offensive coordinator for mountaineers in January 2020.
Settlement: 2-year contract. Beginning at $ 525,000 by February 21, 2021 after which leaping to $ 550,000 by March 1, 2021.
Runner-coach: Chad Scott
Scott had accepted the Louisville working again place however the bond with Brown was too massive. The 2 labored collectively in each Troy, Texas Tech and Kentucky and have been an elevated co-offensive coordinator in West Virginia and likewise dealt with the working backs. He’s additionally an necessary pressure on the recruitment observe.
Settlement: 2-year contract, $ 400,000 (expires)
Offensive line coach: Matt Moore.
Had additionally been at Troy as a co-offensive coordinator for 4 years with earlier stops at Texas Tech and Louisiana Tech. Is the offensive coach in West Virginia with the co-offensive coordinator tag and is a big a part of the employees.
Settlement: 2-year contract, $ 425,000 (expires)
Quarterbacks coach: Sean Reagan
Had been in Troy for 9 seasons and was promoted to co-offensive coordinator there however coaches quarterbacks in West Virginia. Had profitable highschool stints as nicely and was additionally a graduate assistant within the Texas Tech employees.
Was an offensive coordinator at Georgia State, additionally served as coordinator at Florida Atlantic and Samford. He’s the son of Rick Trickett and trains tight ends and inside vast receivers in Morgantown. Trickett was formally introduced by the college on February 11, 2019 as the ultimate assistant within the authentic teaching employees.
Settlement: 2-year contract, $ 250,000 (expires)
DEFENSE COACHER:
Protection: Jordan Lesley
Spent three seasons as defensive coordinator in East Mississippi earlier than transferring to Troy. Manages the line of defense and is the co-coordinator in West Virginia on the defensive facet of the ball after Vic Koenning’s departure.
Settlement: 2-year contract, $ 250,000 (expires)
Inside linebackers and particular coordinator Jeff Koonz
Was beforehand on Ole Miss, however was employed about the identical time as Parker to fill a emptiness on the defensive facet of the ball. Additionally had stints in Texas, Iowa State and Cincinnati in varied roles throughout his profession.
Settlement: 2-year contract. Begins at $ 200,000 till January 31, 2021 after which jumps to $ 325,000 February 1, 2021.
Safeties coach Dontae Wright
Had been a defensive coordinator a number of occasions in his lower-level profession at Morehead State and Tennessee Tech however got here to West Virginia from western Kentucky. Began with exterior linebackers earlier than I bounced over to teach security.
Settlement: 2-year settlement. $ 175,000 via February 2022.
Outdoors linebackers coach Jeff Casteel.
Casteel served as an analyst earlier than being known as into an assistant function after Vic Koenning’s resignation. Was a longtime defensive coordinator at a number of completely different areas all through his profession together with in West Virginia, Arizona and Nevada.
Settlement: $ 55,000 (as an analyst)
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