Kent State's next coach

• FairwoodKing

  It is clearly time to get rid of Doug Martin at Kent State. I don't think he has ever produced a winning team as long as he's been there. It's time for him to go. He couldn't even keep Zach Collaros after Zach verbaled to Kent.
  
  Our new AD has gone on record as saying that he wants to get Kent's football program up to speed. It's time for him to put his money where his mouth is.
  
  I would try to find someone who has actually done college recruiting in the Midwest so he knows what the problems are. I think a good Div. II or Div. I-AA head coach would be better than an assistant from a big school.
• Steel Valley Football

  I'd hire Coach Koglif.
• ts1227

  

  Martin is resigning after the Ohio game Friday.
  http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/fball/2010-11/releases/20101121unj5js
• darbypitcher22

  

  My father was a GA with coach Martin back in the day when he was at the Univ. of Kentucky.
  
  I really don't know if there's a whole lot for him to work with there, or if there ever has
• Steel Valley Football

  KOGLIF!!!
• vball10set

  Jack Lambert
• bo shemmy3337

  darbypitcher22;570545 wrote:My father was a GA with coach Martin back in the day when he was at the Univ. of Kentucky.
  
  I really don't know if there's a whole lot for him to work with there, or if there ever has

  
  Number 1 recruiting class in the MAC 3 years running and no wining records all 3 years. Martin is horrible, there is enough talent at KSU to win 6 games a year IMO.
• gyea36

  It'd be sweet to get Josh McDaniels after Denver fired him...I realize that's a long shot.
• FairwoodKing

  I hear that Kent is down to three applicants. Does anybody know who they are? And are there any KSU blogs I can get n?
• dave

  bo shemmy3337;589978 wrote:Number 1 recruiting class in the MAC 3 years running and no wining records all 3 years. Martin is horrible, there is enough talent at KSU to win 6 games a year IMO.

  
  why do you keep saying they have the best recruiting classes?
• Little Danny

  

  Yeah, I don't understand Fairwood's logic on this either. I did a quick search on Scout and Kent's recruiting classes ranked as follows in the MAC the past three years;
  
  2010: 11th (out of 13)
  2009 12th
  2008: 6th
  
  Not sure whose been selling you a bill of goods FK, but Kent is anywhere but tops in recruiting in the MAC.
• dave

  its bo who keeps saying that. i asked him in the last thread about it and he never responded.
• gyea36

  I know that I've read the past 2-3 years that Kent indeed was ranked best in the MAC in recruiting, probably due to the majority of their recruits being from prep schools. I'm surprised that scout has their rankings anything otherwise. I'm too lazy to find a link so take my post for what it's worth haha.
• Little Danny

  

  Sorry Fairwood King, it was Bo..
  
  I went ahead and searched Rivals, and they do have Kent ranked at #3 in 2010, #1 in 2009 and #3 in 2008. Odd that there is such a disparity between the two sites.
• karen lotz

  

  http://twitter.com/#!/schadjoe/status/16681653036388352
  

  Kent State will introduce Ohio State assistant head coach Darrell Hazell as its new head coach

• Tobias Fünke

  

  That is shocking. Bold, bold move by Hazell.
• jpake1

  

  Great hire imo. He's been number one on my list for a few years.
• bo shemmy3337

  Little Danny;606640 wrote:Sorry Fairwood King, it was Bo..
  
  I went ahead and searched Rivals, and they do have Kent ranked at #3 in 2010, #1 in 2009 and #3 in 2008. Odd that there is such a disparity between the two sites.

  
  
  Yes sorry I did not get back to you on the other thread. Kent theads get pushed back rather far. I was going with the Rivals rankings which had kent in the top 3 the past 3 years.
• bo shemmy3337

  Tobias Fünke;607591 wrote:That is shocking. Bold, bold move by Hazell.

  
  I agree a great hire. A well known guy from OSU who is a proven recruiter. I like this hire a lot.
• FairwoodKing

  I hope this new coach turns out to be another Don James. I'm old enough to remember the Glory Days of Kent State football (yes, we did have some). I'm glad they picked someone from Ohio State because he's familiar with recruiting in Ohio.
• Speedofsand

  

  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5939930
  
  "I'm so excited for Darrell," Tressell said in a statement released by Ohio State. "He has certainly been a difference-maker at Ohio State. The Golden Flashes are starting a golden era led by Darrell Hazell.
  "He is an excellent technician, a very talented instructor and teacher, and has great knowledge and insights on the game, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Those qualities take a back seat to the care and leadership he gives to the young men who play for him."
  Joel Nielsen, Kent State's director of athletics, said those characteristics were precisely why Hazell won out over a dozen candidates.
• darbypitcher22

  

  Looks like a pretty good hire. I'm sure those Flashes fans out there will be upset he beat out a guy from Bama and Texas, but to each their own. I'm pretty sure there was a reason why this guy was promoted I think at one time to Associate Head Coach
• dat dude

  Sucks to lose him at OSU. He was an excellent recruiter.
  
  Would love to see OSU replace him with former grad assistant PJ Fleck, currently at Rutgers. Fleck has been turning heads with the recent commits (Shuler, familiar to ND fans).
• OSH

  

  Coach Hazell is also an alumni of Muskingum College/University.
• Speedofsand

  

  Darell Hazell has hired Ohio State defensive quality control Marcus Freeman as linebackers coach.