...he wouldn't be my first choice, but he has experience, knows the area, was recruiting coordinator at LSU under Saban, and was a special teams coach, among other things. He's fairly young and energetic. In short, pretty much all the criteria Byrne outlined. His problem is that he doesn't have the name appeal that some of the others have, and I'd be concerned about what he'd be getting paid. If we committed 1.5 to 2M per year for him, that would be a big mistake...we could get better for that kind of money.
In the end, I do believe this will be the kind of hire State makes, though. Bowden is a retread. Petersen and Patterson aren't coming. Patterson has turned down 2M per year jobs at Minnesota and Kansas State (his alma mater).