Texas' Kyle Flood A Candidate For Boston College Head Coach?
One of the best signs that your program is doing well is when assistant coaches are in the mix for head coaching jobs.
Nick Saban has produced dozens of head coaches, and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has also seen a couple of staffers move on to more prominent roles as well.
On Thursday evening, it was revealed that he may have another coach leave the program for a head coaching role, as Kyle Flood name has been floated as a candidate for the Boston College opening in a report by CBS.
Texas OC Kyle Flood at the Sugar Bowl
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In what was a shocking revelation, Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley opted to take the defensive coordinator role for the Green Bay Packers. It was reported that he, along with other notable coaches like Saban, are not thrilled with where college football is headed with NIL and the transfer portal.
“He wants to go coach football again in a league that is all about football,” a source close to Hafley said to ESPN. “College coaching has become fundraising, NIL and recruiting your own team and transfers. There’s no time to coach football anymore."
As for Flood, if he were to be hired as the head coach it would be his second crack at being a head coach. He was the head coach at Rutgers from 2012-2015 where he posted a 26-22 record, but was ultimately fired. If the Longhorns were to lose Flood who doubles as their offensive line coach, and maybe their best recruiter, it would be another massive blow. They have already lost Jeff Choate who is now the head coach at Nevada, and they recently lost Bo Davis to LSU.
Flood is credited with being the primary recruiter for five-stars DJ Campbell, Brandon Baker, and Kelvin Banks while also leading the charge for four-stars Neto Umeozulu, Sydir Mitchell, and Cameron Williams. Flood is familiar with the Northeast region as he hails from Queens, New York, and played college football at Iona. He also spent extensive time at Rutgers, as he was a part of the staff from 2005-2015.
While programs always want to produce head coaches elsewhere, this would be a massive blow for Texas.
