New Football coach at UTM

[chasd]

The new football coach at UTM is from in state but I wonder if that will mean much to area football players. Maybe someone out there has an opinion , or knows of area atheletes that they are talking to. I would hope that he would recruit better from this area than past coaches.

[Solomon]

I don't know how it could be any more of a minus since UTM's coaching staff hasn't recruited local talent as long as I can remember. I read an article that said he planned to contact or meet every high school head coach within a certain radius to try to recruit more local talent to UTM. West TN alone is producing enough talent that can play at the 1-AA level now.

[thorough97]

Coach Simpson WILL get more local players to play at UT-Martin if they want to play there. When he was the offensive coordinator at Chattanooga, the Mocs did recruit more local players (SE Tennessee, NW Alabama, & North Georgia) and have shown quite a bit of improvement with them.

[cav-o]

Someone catch me up on why they got a new coach...wasn't the coach fairly new? I'm out of the loop and haven't been up with football since the end of UT's crappy season.

[wingman10]

Someone catch me up on why they got a new coach...wasn't the coach fairly new? I'm out of the loop and haven't been up with football since the end of UT's crappy season.

Coach went to Murray State.

[wingman10]

Someone catch me up on why they got a new coach...wasn't the coach fairly new? I'm out of the loop and haven't been up with football since the end of UT's crappy season.

Coach went to Murray State.

[patriot#26]

Coach Simpson WILL get more local players to play at UT-Martin if they want to play there. When he was the offensive coordinator at Chattanooga, the Mocs did recruit more local players (SE Tennessee, NW Alabama, & North Georgia) and have shown quite a bit of improvement with them.

 

That's coach Allison' style. I will wager Coach Simpson will make some rookie mistakes, like NOT recruiting locally (in state) and recruit JuCo players who are academically challenged or D1A washout's. Simpson won't replace Griffin, he just got the job. Tough luck for the UTM fans. there may be some hope if he gets a staff with a clue. I doubt it though. Look on the bright side; Bethel is close and they are winning.