[DC 86]

Somewhat odd move for Grinch. He wouldn't be the coordinator, so it seems like a demotion and therefore (likely) bad for whatever head coaching aspirations he has. I assume he'd get paid more.

Luke Fickell and Greg Schiano shared the DC job until Fickell left a year ago - at which point Schiano dropped the "co-" - so it's not out of the question that Grinch would be named co-DC, which wouldn't undermine Schiano since he is already also listed as "Associate Head Coach".

Fickell parlayed the co-DC job for the Cincinnati head coaching position and Schiano signed a MOU to be the head coach at Tennessee before chaos ensued, so I assume that Grinch rightly sees a position at OSU (regardless of the exact title) as a stronger path to being a head coach than being a co-ordinator at WSU. The Meyer coaching tree is extremely strong, being on his staff in a meaningful capacity seems more promising than the wilderness of the Palouse in terms of enhancing future opportunities. Dan McCarney wasn't even a co-ordinater under Meyer when he was hired as the North Texas head coach, although he had been the head coach at ISU previously.

[DC 86]

Somewhat odd move for Grinch. He wouldn't be the coordinator, so it seems like a demotion and therefore (likely) bad for whatever head coaching aspirations he has. I assume he'd get paid more.

Luke Fickell and Greg Schiano shared the DC job until Fickell left a year ago - at which point Schiano dropped the "co-" - so it's not out of the question that Grinch would be named co-DC, which wouldn't undermine Schiano since he is already also listed as "Associate Head Coach".

Fickell parlayed the co-DC job for the Cincinnati head coaching position and Schiano signed a MOU to be the head coach at Tennessee before chaos ensued, so I assume that Grinch rightly sees a position at OSU (regardless of the exact title) as a stronger path to being a head coach than being a co-ordinator at WSU. The Meyer coaching tree is extremely strong, being on his staff in a meaningful capacity seems more promising than the wilderness of the Palouse in terms of enhancing future opportunities. Dan McCarney wasn't even a co-ordinater under Meyer when he was hired as the North Texas head coach, although he had been the head coach at ISU previously.