This has become an annual offseason activity in ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and countless other precincts across college football. Only two assistants remain fromÌýRich Rodriguez’s 2015 staff: co-offensive coordinatorsÌýCalvin MageeÌýandÌýRod Smith.
Rodriguez will add another on-field assistant next year when FBS-wide staff expansion goes into effect Jan. 9. First-year defensive analyst and all-time UA greatÌýChuck CecilÌýis a logical candidate to become the Wildcats’ 10th assistant in some capacity.
But first things first. Rodriguez said he’d like to hire a new offensive line coach before ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s Dec. 27 meeting with Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl. Here are seven possible candidates, listed in alphabetical order: