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The case for Everett Withers as Maryland's next head football coach

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Withers has had a long and interesting coaching life, and new information links him to Maryland.

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Withers has had a long and interesting coaching career. He's worked time as position coach, coordinator and head coach across Division I-AA (now FCS), Division I-A (now FBS) and the NFL. He's done everything from coaching special teams at Austin Peay in the early 1990s to coordinating defenses at a couple of national powers (Louisville, Ohio State) to being a head coach (North Carolina, now James Madison). Withers went 7-6 as the Tar Heels' head coach in 2011, when he had a handful of future NFL players contributing on his roster – including running back Gio Bernard, linebacker Zach Brown and defensive lineman Quinton Coples.

Withers took the James Madison head job before last season. In his first year, he took the Dukes to the FCS playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season. This year, his team is ranked in the division's top 10 nationally.

On Sunday night, USA TODAY's Dan Wolken tweeted this:

read more:  http://www.testudotimes.com/maryland-terrapins-football/2015/11/2/9656718/everett-withers-maryland-coaching-search-candidates-football

 

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Actually Withers was a secondary coach under Mack Brown at Texas and recruited Nathan Vasher a 4th round pick of the Chicago Bears among others.  But your point is correct, he has spent a lot of his career outside of Texas.  Withers is a guy you would have to believe can recruit anywhere he is.  His resume seems to support that.

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He should be able to recruit the heck out of defensive backs since he coached them for 7 years in the NFL.

It's very likely a P5 will hire him as HC in the next year or two.

If a G5 is looking at him for HC, they better not drag their feet to long or he will be taken.

However, he may have his sights set on a big school,

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