This is why I think he has a shot.Derrick is a great coach, but WIU is about as good of a job as any HS coach with no college experience will get. There is so much more to coaching in college than just Xs and Os that hes never done before. Of all of the unbelievable HS coaches out there, why haven't these middling D1 programs picked off a few and turned their programs around?
I think Derrick is a dynamic leader and has a great football mind.
Recruiting is relationship and getting kids/families to buy into a vision. He would do outstanding at this.
He is so well respected across this state that coaches would be just fine recommending their players go play for him.
He is such a highly coveted clinic speaker and I know he has used this time to network with college coaches and build relationships as well as pick their brains on college coaching.