POTENTIAL AND SUGGESTED CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE
FOOTBALL HEAD COACH AT LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY |
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CURRENT POSITION |
CREDENTIALS |
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Gene Stallings |
Retired from Coaching,
Motivational Speaker |
Former Head Coach at Alabama Crimson Tide, NCAA Division I National
Championship. Member of the Church Of Christ. Could give the
program instant credibility and name recognition for recruiting. Would
only stay with the program no more than five years. Probably would
select on the front end his successor. |
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Ricky Bowers |
Athletics director at the
new Ensworth High School in Nashville. |
Former coach of Montgomery Bell Academy and produced State Championships.
Also coached at Brentwood Academy and David Lipscomb High School.
Former Lipscomb Bison Basketball standout. Member of the Church of
Christ. Perhaps would be interested in the position if the money was
right. The lure of starting your own Division I-AA program could get
him thinking of this new challenge. He and his wife both attended
Lipscomb U. |
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Neil O'Donnell |
Working with News Channel
5 in Sports Dept. |
Former Pro and Titan QB. Loves the Nashville area. Indicated
that when his playing days are over in the NFL would like to coach at a High
School Program like David Lipscomb or at a small college program.
Probably would like to build a program from the ground up. Despite
what he indicated on a radio interview last season, unsure of his religious
affiliation. |
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Scott Smith |
Head Football Coach at
Science Hill High School |
A High School Offensive mastermind. Has won a TSSAA State Class 1A
Championship. Ezell-Harding has affiliation with the Church of Christ.
He spent three years at Independence High in Franklin
developing their new football program. Probably would like to move on especially to the next level. His
programs has produced some D-1 college prospects. |
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Buck Dozier |
Metro Councilman and
Officer in Mortgage Bus. Nashville
Mayoral candidate |
Former Lipscomb High coach and his teams won 5 N.I.L. Championships.
Produced 3 D-1 prospects. Name often comes up in the Lipscomb
community. Probably too far removed from football. The
likelihood of his actual and the school interest is probably none. |
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Jeff Rutledge |
Receivers coach with
the Arizona Cardinals
of the NFL. |
Former QB @ University of Alabama, Former Pro QB, QB coach at Vanderbilt,
and now current coach and winner of a State Championship at MBA in the
Class D-II TSSAA Division. Likes living in the Nashville area.
Turned down numerous coaching opportunities elsewhere. Would to build
a college program from the ground up. |
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David Martin |
Head Football Coach at Goodpasture High School. |
Has
won several Class 2A State Championships at Goodpasture. Has local
name recognition and would be interested in the position when it becomes
available. |
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Jay Gore |
Assistant Coach at Brentwood High School in Nashville |
Former Mustang and graduate of David Lipscomb College. Former Head
Coach at East Robertson High School, Assistant Coach at Battle Ground
Academy, David Lipscomb High School, and Hillsboro High School. College experience with
Binkley University Home of the Bombers. Would have interest when the program
is announced. |
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Dr.
Burton Elrod |
Current Orthopedic Surgeon at Southern Sports Medicine and Team Doctor for
Tennessee Titans |
A High School standout football player in the State of Tennessee.
Former Mustang assistant coach and their 1st offensive co-ordinator.
Has worked with the LA Rams and the Tennessee Titans. Great offensive
knowledge. Would love the opportunity of returning to the coaching
sidelines. |
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Glenn
McCadams |
Current Head Football Coach David Lipscomb High School and Athletic Director |
25 Seasons as Head Football Coach at DLHS. Won 2 State Champions, 1
State Runnerup. Current team is un-defeated and Ranked number 1 in
state in most polls. 2002 State Champions had the Number 1 Defense in
State regardless of Classification. The program has produced many
players to go on and play college football. Could have interest in the
position when it becomes available. State Runners Up in 1998, 2003,
2005, and 2006, |
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Doug Matthews |
Owner of Doug Matthews' Team Sports in Franklin. Radio Talkshow
personality and Titan Football
Radio Commentator |
A All-SEC Football player at Vanderbilt. Former assistant coach at
the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University. Probably would
have some interest in the opening when available. Local and regional
name recognition. |
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Tommy
Tuberville |
Current Head Coach at Auburn University and formerly of Ole Miss. |
Reported is a member of the Church of Christ. Despite the episode
in 2003, will probably not be interested. However he could provide
assistanct to the University in finding a candidate who meets all of the
qualifications of the school. |
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Watson Brown |
Head Football Coach at Tennessee Tech. |
Former Head Coach at Austin Peay, Cincinnati, Rice, Vanderbilt, UAB,
offensive coordinator at Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Oklahoma.
Grew up and played at Cookeville High School and Vanderbilt. Still has
family in the Middle Tennessee area. He has experience in starting new
college football program. |
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Ron Aydelott |
Head Football Coach at Riverdale High School
in Nashville,
Tennessee |
He took a cellar dweller program and has made it into one of the
premier 4A progams in the State at Hillsboro High School. Has produced a number of College
players in the program and has played in the State Championship game twice.
Would like to make the next move. Has a lot of name recognition in the
Middle Tennessee Area. |
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