Ross Dellenger reporting that Coleman Hutzler will be the new DC..

[Randolph Dupree]

....will add that I have no idea who this guy is we just hired and I'm not exactly fired up by the resume. However, I do like the idea of young, hungry coaches that have something to prove. Gonna wait and see what happens and pray for the best.

[Really Clark?]

He was willing to come.

Ok, sure; but he was also under contract for 3 more years and not so willing to come to give up that money either. And the whole issue of TAM keeping him under contract through the bowl game. Durkin was going to be a complicated hire.

[Offshore Dawg]

How to say I’m not happy about this hire and I don’t know shit about it but I will make shit up just to prove I don’t know shit.

wise words .

[Bdawg]

This is true. Admin did not approve. Don't know if it was money or the Maryland thing. My guess is that it was money, but not necessarily the salary so much as the buyout. TAMU is going to pay him to stay or pay him to go so they can hold him as long as they want, he's under contract.

Guess they are not too worried about getting a DC locked in then. Maybe they are satisfied with holding on to him unless they think something better surfaces.

[Bdawg]

Ok, sure; but he was also under contract for 3 more years and not so willing to come to give up that money either. And the whole issue of TAM keeping him under contract through the bowl game. Durkin was going to be a complicated hire.

I get it. TAM holding the stick at the moment. Just figured they wouldn’t want to sit around too long before announcing something.

[Bdawg]

Maybe- but who pays 4.5MM for a DC? That's his buyout plus a year's salary as our DC

Until A&M fires him- nobody is getting him

I get it.

[Bdawg]

....will add that I have no idea who this guy is we just hired and I'm not exactly fired up by the resume. However, I do like the idea of young, hungry coaches that have something to prove. Gonna wait and see what happens and pray for the best.

Pray a lot this go around!!!

[preachermatt83]

This is a GREAT hire! Go look at Hutzler's resume. This guy is an upcoming star in the coaching business. He has SEC West & East coaching experience and knows what it takes in transfer portal, recruiting and NIL.

All of you that still want Geoff Collins or Randy Shannon, are simply out of touch with the modern day game & how its played.

Nick Saban did not hire Collins or Shannon on his staff, why? Nick Saban hired Hutzler, why? - this is enough for me but not for some of you arm-chair coordinators living in 1983.

Good post

[Percho]

Instead of freaking out why don't we just excercise a little patience. Lebby wants to win and I doubt he's gonna hire and idiot as dc. Jmho but y'all carry on lol

I am with you. MSU fans need to quit crying and have the coach's and players who will play for MSU, back's. Pray they are here five years from now and have built a program to be proud of.

OR hang our heads and cry, cry, cry.

[PCHSDawg]

I propose to bitch and complain like any red-blooded American has the God given right to do. At least until they shut me up or I quit paying attention out of apathy like I did halfway thru last season.

[Homedawg]

How to say I?m not happy about this hire and I don?t know shit about it but I will make shit up just to prove I don?t know shit.

Amen

[DesotoDog1967]

I read on Twitter this guy wants to coach the CFB game coming up

[Patrick Tibbons]

I read on Twitter this guy wants to coach the CFB game coming up

Of course.

[TrapGame]

The Hutzler hire makes more sense when you add in the Memphis DC. This actually could be a good pairing.

I trust Lebby.

[Turfdawg67]

So a rookie HC and a rookie DC

For our "Top 20 program"

Just like the last regime. You were good with them. But I wasn't... and this is disappointing too.

We are Miss State!

[civildawg]

The Hutzler hire makes more sense when you add in the Memphis DC. This actually could be a good pairing.

I trust Lebby.

The DC of Memphis that lead them to the 111th defensive ranking this year is a good pairing? Memphis is probably thanking us for taking him

[Goldendawg]

So a rookie HC and a rookie DC

For our "Top 20 program"

Had that last year with not so great results.

[Really Clark?]

Note that Matt Barnes had worked for years under Durkin as well and has the same backend philosophy as DJ.

[Goldendawg]

Okay. He gave him a budget that limited the pool of potential Assistants, primarily defensive related it appears, if that sounds better than handcuffing him.

State is spending money to create positions for current staff members to remain in payroll. If that is Lebby's idea, that funding would have to come out of the assistants pool. It has been acknowledged that our Administration nixed the hire of an outstanding DC and Lebby is bringing in 2 position coaches who will be co-DCs. Sounds like a money issue and Keenum IS the Administration.

Keenum doing well on our educational rating though.********

[EdwardDrayton]

Correct. Almost everyone believed Joe Moorhead was the home run hire of all home runs and he sucked

No. I don't think many people thought Moorhead was a home run hire. Might have overplayed that one a bit.