Jerry Kill retiring from Minnesota Golden Gophers immediately due to health

[Harry]

Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill announced Wednesday that he is retiring, effective immediately, due to medical concerns. Kill steps away from college football with a career record of 156-102.

The 54-year-old coach has dealt with epilepsy, suffering multiple seizures while on the sidelines during games. It's unclear whether his retirement is directly related to that condition.

Kill went 29-29 in his five years at Minnesota, twice improving the Gophers to 8-5 records. His team was off to a 4-3 start this season and hosts No. 15 Michigan this Saturday.

Defensive coordinator and associate head coach Tracy Claeys takes over, a role he filled for Kill at Southern Illinois and at Minnesota. In 2013, Kill took an extended leave of absence, during which Claeys team went 4-4.

read more:  http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/10/28/9625542/jerry-kill-retiring-minnesota-football-coach

 

Sorry for coach Kill, but this is not good for UNT as it pushes us down another place-card on the open HC job list.

[Eagle-96]

Annnnnnd we slide further down the list for coaches.

[Ben Gooding]

Let's pay our next coach 4M. If not, we may end up making a lateral hire. What am I thinking, we were going to do that anyway. 

Thanks, RV. 

[Quoner]

What is the status of Coaches F*ck and Marry? Would they be interested?

[Censored by Laurie]

What is the status of Coaches F*ck and Marry? Would they be interested?

Coach Bro (obviously)...Dino Babers (kinda from left-field, I know)...Rich Rodriguez (twice)  

[Quoner]

Coach Bro (obviously)...Dino Babers (kinda from left-field, I know)...Rich Rodriguez (twice)  

Mitchell, Aston, Shanice

[Eagle-96]

Slinker, Trilli, Fouts

[MeanGreenTexan]

Minnesota and North Texas are likely not looking at the same candidate pool, so I doubt we're in competition with them.  The more Texas and Southern G5 schools (or maybe low-tier P5 schools) that can their coaches, the more competition we'll find.

[adman]

In the 2013 season there were 25 new HFC in FBS.

Churn is the name of the game.

[oldguystudent]

In the 2013 season there were 25 new HFC in FBS.

Churn is the name of the game.

Pfft.  Stay with the narrative, man!  For every position that opens, our prospects get shittier and shittier! Position opens up at Liberty Christian in Argyle?  Oh dear us!  That's ANOTHER coach we're not getting!  Coach retires from Hedrick Middle School in Lewisville?  Dammit!  We list another prospect!  Clerk quits at Glazed Donut Works in Deep Ellum? Well, now we're in deep shit! 

[EagleMBA]

Pfft.  Stay with the narrative, man!  For every position that opens, our prospects get shittier and shittier! Position opens up at Liberty Christian in Argyle?  Oh dear us!  That's ANOTHER coach we're not getting!  Coach retires from Hedrick Middle School in Lewisville?  Dammit!  We list another prospect!  Clerk quits at Glazed Donut Works in Deep Ellum? Well, now we're in deep shit! 

This just in! UNT moved another notch down on the coach-hiring pole when The Chicken Ranch in LaGrange fired its piano player. Applicants must understand exes and ohhhhhs!

[ColoradoEagle]

Minnesota is a very hard place to coach, and I think they'll have trouble replacing Kill. He's a good coach, but has had so many health issues over the years. I'd expect them to do everything they can to hire Chris Klieman.

[meanJewGreen]

Mitchell, Aston, Shanice

Did we have any good (looking) non-revenue coaches??? 

[foutsrouts]

If Mac were 5 years younger he would be licking his chops for this one. Of course he would be coming out of a graveyard, so it wouldn't matter much anyway. 

[BillySee58]

Looks like Minnesota is going to go with their interim coach, signing him to a 3-year deal.

[Eagle-96]

Minnesota: Interim head coach Tracy Claeys has been elevated to head coach and will sign a three-year deal. Under this new agreement, Claeys is set to make $1.4 million next year, with $100,000 raises each of the next two seasons.

 

http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/

[untbowler]

Minnesota: Interim head coach Tracy Claeys has been elevated to head coach and will sign a three-year deal. Under this new agreement, Claeys is set to make $1.4 million next year, with $100,000 raises each of the next two seasons.

 

http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/

Wait he signed a 3 yr deal, what was that idiot AD thinking, does he not realize you must have a 5 yr deal!! Think about the children

[UTSA Fan]

Minnesota: Interim head coach Tracy Claeys has been elevated to head coach and will sign a three-year deal. Under this new agreement, Claeys is set to make $1.4 million next year, with $100,000 raises each of the next two seasons.

 

http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/

is the candidate pool so shallow that b10 hired in house? That cant be a good sign. Im beginning to loose hope that this will be a happy ending.

[Eagle-96]

is the candidate pool so shallow that b10 hired in house? That cant be a good sign. Im beginning to loose hope that this will be a happy ending.

http://footballscoop.com/news/interim-head-coach-tracy-claeys-is-minnesotas-new-head-coach/

 

"The move is a big one for the sake of continuity, as most of the staff has been together for decades under Jerry Kill, and the program has made huge strides under Kill and his staff leading up his resignation a few weeks ago. Claeys himself spent 21 years as an assistant under Kill."

[FirefightnRick]

Minnesota: Interim head coach Tracy Claeys has been elevated to head coach and will sign a three-year deal. Under this new agreement, Claeys is set to make $1.4 million next year, with $100,000 raises each of the next two seasons.

 

http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop/

He must not be worth his salt.

 

Rick