Friday, January 18, 2013

OC Dave Brock Will Reportedly be Named Delaware's Head Coach

Rutgers' offensive coordinator Dave Brock will be named the next head coach at the University of Delaware later today, according to Kevin Tresolini of The News Journal. Brock will take over the Blue Hen program after the shocking dismissal of KC Keeler, and although he has no ties to the school, he was the logical choice for the job. He has plenty of familiarity with their football program from his time at Hofstra (they were in the same conference), as well as strong ties to the north east and a solid track record as an assistant coach and recruiter at both the FCS and FBS level. He also reportedly impressed Delaware AD Eric Ziaday while they were both at Boston College a few years ago, and that certainly helped in landing him this gig.

For Rutgers, this means they will have their fourth offensive coordinator in four years next season. It would have been nice to keep some continuity at a position that has had so much turn over recently, but this move is probably beneficial for all parties involved. The Scarlet Knight offense struggled mightily at the end of the 2012 season under Brock, but it's unclear how much of the blame falls on him. Kyle Flood wanted to have an extremely conservative offense and win with defense and special teams, and Brock never really seemed to make his mark on the offense. Maybe a coordinator who Flood doesn't have as much of a history with will take more control. Brock did have a few great games as a play caller against USF, Temple, and Arkansas, but he had some pretty awful games too, against Virginia Tech, Pitt, and Army. He also served as the wide receivers coach and did a pretty good job with that group this year. Good luck to him at Delaware.

(Rutgers' linebacker coach Dave Cohen was also a candidate for this vacancy.)

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