Jim Johnson Posted December 15, 2014 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 1,834 Content Count: 5,480 Reputation: 1,793 Days Won: 13 Joined: 12/02/2018 Share Posted December 15, 2014 @DerekTysonESPN Sources: #OleMiss LB's coach Tom Allen has been offered and accepted #USF's defensive coordinator job. Official announcement later today. @DerekTysonESPN Think Tom Allen will be a great fit for #USF. Knows the Tampa area well and he's a high character guy which recruits will like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellular1 Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 196 Content Count: 6,615 Reputation: 1,782 Days Won: 51 Joined: 07/04/2008 Share Posted December 15, 2014 (edited) Wow. Could be very interesting Allen has been on Ole Miss' staff the last three seasons, coaching linebackers and also working with the No. 9 Rebels' special teams. He's been known as a quality and hard-working recruiter for coach Hugh Freeze, and Allen has coached two All-SEC players (Denzel Nkemdiche and Serderius Bryant) at linebacker. Ole Miss finished the year No. 1 in scoring defense (13.8 points per game) and was among the nation's best in yards per play allowed and turnovers created. Allen is inheriting a rebuilding project at South Florida. The Bulls gave up 5.69 yards per play in 2014, eighth in the American Athletic Conference, and 27 points per game during a 4-8 season. South Florida coach Willie Taggart fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan and defensive backs coach Ron Cooper after the season. The Bulls return six starters on defense. Allen was once a high school coach in the state of Florida, part of a career that was spent at the high school and lower college levels until he joined Freeze's staff at Lambuth in 2008. Freeze hired Allen when the former became head coach at Arkansas State in 2011, and then brought Allen to Oxford. This is the first coaching staff change for Ole Miss since co-defensive coordinator/cornerbacks coach Wesley McGriff left for the New Orleans Saints after the 2012 season. Freeze is expected to speak later today at a formal acceptable of an invitation to the Peach Bowl, and could give a timeline then for replacing Allen. Edited December 15, 2014 by Sellular1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullrush33 Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 85 Content Count: 3,805 Reputation: 792 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2008 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good. Was worried the LB coach from Ohio St was going to get it. His unfamiliarity with an attacking defense was scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagers Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 106 Content Count: 433 Reputation: 42 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/23/2001 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Might help in landing Jordan Griffin. Sometimes making a change like this spurs on positive recruiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 35 Content Count: 487 Reputation: 54 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/30/2006 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good. Was worried the LB coach from Ohio St was going to get it. His unfamiliarity with an attacking defense was scary. What kind of defense does Ole Miss run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted December 15, 2014 I'm happy; top rated SEC coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good. Was worried the LB coach from Ohio St was going to get it. His unfamiliarity with an attacking defense was scary. What kind of defense does Ole Miss run? A better one than ours. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted December 15, 2014 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Good. Was worried the LB coach from Ohio St was going to get it. His unfamiliarity with an attacking defense was scary. What kind of defense does Ole Miss run? A better one than ours. http://youtu.be/fV40ob_OXC4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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