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Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - washingtonismoney - 02-29-2012

Lehigh defensive coordinator Dave Kotulski. No, I've never heard of him either.

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh/index.ssf/2012/02/lehigh_university_defensive_co.html

http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/football/coach/bio.aspx?CoachId=540

Re: Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - socalstanfan1 - 03-01-2012

I haven't heard of him either, but judging from his resume, it looks like he has had a lot of success wherever he has been (albeit on the smaller school level).  Also has a lot of experience as a defensive coordinator, and I'm wondering if adding him to the staff is in part a backstop in case Mason, at some point, gets hired away to a Head Coaching position.  That doesn't seem to be likely this year, but another great Cardinal defense next season, coupled with Mason's growing reputation as a recruiter, and his name will certainly start getting on a lot of short lists for head coaching positions.

Re: Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - ChicagoCard - 03-01-2012

Here's an encouraging 9-year old article on him (a must-read for junkies)...

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/956152/Aggies-hire-Dave-Kotulski.html

Last year Lehigh lost to eventual winner of Division I North Dakota St in quarterfinals. (North Dakota St had a win over Minnesota last year.)

Re: Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - Leftcoast - 03-01-2012

Maybe .... but I'm considering if we will miss Coach Harbaugh's NFL pipeline.  I wonder if Shaw is more comfortable with college background coaches?

Re: Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - washingtonismoney - 03-01-2012

Don't think that's the case. Shaw's hires so far: Tarver, Bloomgren, Sanford, Alamar, Kotulski (assuming that Scoop is correct). That's 40% primarily NFL guys and 60% college guys. That seems like a fine balance to me--in fact, I think I'd prefer more college guys than NFL guys. We're in the Pac-12, not the NFC West.

Re: Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - terry - 03-01-2012

Kotulski was on the same coaching staff at Bucknell with Lance Anderson and Derek Mason. He also coached with Anderson at Utah State.

Re: Per Football Scoop, ILB coach hired - Hurlburt88 - 03-02-2012

seems focused on pressure & turnovers--a good thing