Football:Will Purdue coach's retirement sway Y. recruit?
Usually, news that Purdue football coach Joe Tiller is retiring after the 2008 season would not be a big deal to local college football fans -- aside from the fact that Tiller used to be Wyoming's head coach.
But it might have some extra significance this year because BYU is battling the Big Ten school for a football recruit.
Florida receiver O'Neill Chambers, who is in Provo this weekend on his official campus visit, said earlier this week that he is trying to decide between the Boilermakers and Cougars. Some other schools are in the picture, but it really sounds like he's focusing on those two schools.
Tiller, who is 65, said Friday that he will step down after next season and new associate head coach Danny Hope will take over. Hope was an offensive line coach on Tiller's staff at Wyoming, then Purdue, before leaving to become Eastern Kentucky's head coach.
Whether the change has any impact on Chambers' decision remains to be seen.
The three-star recruit has talked several times about his fondness for Purdue's spread offense, but I don't recall ever hearing him say anything about the current coaching staff.
Presumably, Hope will keep the same offense since he helped install it at Purdue before leaving for Eastern Kentucky.
Chambers is one of three recruits visiting BYU this week who have not committed to coach Bronco Mendenhall and his staff.
The others are Hamani Stevens, an offensive lineman from Hemet High in California and Uona Kaveinga, a linebacker from Leuzinger High in Lawndale, Calif.
Mendenhall said Thursday that two scholarships remain.
Seemingly, the biggest catch of the three would be Kaveinga, who committed to UCLA at one time before opening up the process again. Reportedly, USC has also offered the four-star recruit (Scout.com) a scholarship.
But it might have some extra significance this year because BYU is battling the Big Ten school for a football recruit.
Florida receiver O'Neill Chambers, who is in Provo this weekend on his official campus visit, said earlier this week that he is trying to decide between the Boilermakers and Cougars. Some other schools are in the picture, but it really sounds like he's focusing on those two schools.
Tiller, who is 65, said Friday that he will step down after next season and new associate head coach Danny Hope will take over. Hope was an offensive line coach on Tiller's staff at Wyoming, then Purdue, before leaving to become Eastern Kentucky's head coach.
Whether the change has any impact on Chambers' decision remains to be seen.
The three-star recruit has talked several times about his fondness for Purdue's spread offense, but I don't recall ever hearing him say anything about the current coaching staff.
Presumably, Hope will keep the same offense since he helped install it at Purdue before leaving for Eastern Kentucky.
Chambers is one of three recruits visiting BYU this week who have not committed to coach Bronco Mendenhall and his staff.
The others are Hamani Stevens, an offensive lineman from Hemet High in California and Uona Kaveinga, a linebacker from Leuzinger High in Lawndale, Calif.
Mendenhall said Thursday that two scholarships remain.
Seemingly, the biggest catch of the three would be Kaveinga, who committed to UCLA at one time before opening up the process again. Reportedly, USC has also offered the four-star recruit (Scout.com) a scholarship.
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