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5. Tracy Claeys, Washington St. Defensive Coordinator
Claeys’ tenure as head coach at Minnesota ended badly and oddly, as he supported Gophers’ players who were accused of sexual assault and threatened to boycott a bowl game in 2016. Overall he seemed to be in over his head as a head coach after taking over for Jerry Kill, who he was an assistant under.
Under Mike Leach this year at Washington State, it’s safe to say Claeys has full autonomy as defensive coordinator. The Cougars are a top-10 team right now with an 8-1 record, and quarterback Gardner Minshew is leading the country in passing yards. But the defense is holding up its end, sitting in the top-50 of the country in total (23rd), passing (33rd), rushing (31st) and scoring defense (tied for 45th) along with 27 sacks (tied for 14th in the country).
Claeys is a Kansas native (though he’s a Kansas State alum), with a past tie to the region as a coach when was under Kill as an assistant at Emporia State. Long probably has a list of bigger fish in mind, but Claeys may enter the conversation for head coaching jobs with a learning experience at Minnesota on his resume.
https://fansided.com/2018/11/06/kansas-coaching-search-les-miles-replace-david-beaty/
Go Gophers!!
5. Tracy Claeys, Washington St. Defensive Coordinator
Claeys’ tenure as head coach at Minnesota ended badly and oddly, as he supported Gophers’ players who were accused of sexual assault and threatened to boycott a bowl game in 2016. Overall he seemed to be in over his head as a head coach after taking over for Jerry Kill, who he was an assistant under.
Under Mike Leach this year at Washington State, it’s safe to say Claeys has full autonomy as defensive coordinator. The Cougars are a top-10 team right now with an 8-1 record, and quarterback Gardner Minshew is leading the country in passing yards. But the defense is holding up its end, sitting in the top-50 of the country in total (23rd), passing (33rd), rushing (31st) and scoring defense (tied for 45th) along with 27 sacks (tied for 14th in the country).
Claeys is a Kansas native (though he’s a Kansas State alum), with a past tie to the region as a coach when was under Kill as an assistant at Emporia State. Long probably has a list of bigger fish in mind, but Claeys may enter the conversation for head coaching jobs with a learning experience at Minnesota on his resume.
https://fansided.com/2018/11/06/kansas-coaching-search-les-miles-replace-david-beaty/
Go Gophers!!