Report: Former SEC offensive coordinator, Power 5 head coach is a candidate to join Terry Bowden’s staff
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Former Michigan head coach and Ole Miss offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez is reportedly considering a return to college football.
According to The News-Star’s Adam Hunsucker, Rodriguez is a candidate to join Terry Bowden’s staff at Louisiana Monroe.
Sources: Rich Rodriguez is a candidate to join Terry Bowden’s staff at ULM.
The former WVU, Michigan and Arizona coach was last the OC at Ole Miss in 2019.
— Adam Hunsucker (@Adam_Hunsucker) December 31, 2020
Rodriguez has coached all over the country in recent years. He’s been the head man at West Virginia, Michigan and Arizona and was most recently the offensive coordinator at Ole Miss. He’s also spent time as an assistant at Clemson and Tulane in his coaching career.
Rodriguez was ousted at Arizona following an investigation into sexual harassment claims.
ULM hired Terry Bowden earlier this offseason. He replaces Matt Viator, who went 19-39 in five seasons with the Warhawks.
Bowden, 64, spent last season at Clemson as a graduate assistant but was previously the head coach at Akron for nine seasons.
If Rodriguez does end up taking the job, he’ll have his work cut out for him. ULM has proven to be one of the toughest jobs in all of FBS as it has failed to win more than six games in a season since 2012.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
