Ten years ago, 2015, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ coach Rich Rodriguez began a decline that ultimately led to his firing after the 2017 season. Now RichRod has reappeared as the coach at his alma mater, West Virginia, one of ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s new Big 12 rivals. What happened to RichRod's 2015 staff?
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ head coach Rich Rodriguez, left, confers with quarterback Jerrard Randall (8) after he ran for a touchdown against the Colorado Buffaloes in the second half, Oct. 17, 2015, in Boulder, Colo. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ won 38-31.
– Charlie Ragle, his special teams coach at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, now has a similar position at ASU.
– Rod Smith, his quarterback coach at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, is now the offensive coordinator at Marshall, filling the job occupied last year by new UA offensive coordinator Seth Doege.
– Matt Dudek, the recruiting coordinator at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ in '15, is now in a similar job at Mississippi State.
– Mike Parrish, who was the assistant AD for football at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, is now head of the NIL program at Western Michigan.
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– Jim Michalczik, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s talented offensive line coach in 2015, is now the OL coach at Michigan State.
– Tony Dews, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s 2015 receivers coach, is now the running backs coach for the New England Patriots.
– Jahmile Addae, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s safeties coach in 2015, is now the cornerbacks coach for the Buffalo Bills.
– Jeff Casteel, ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥'s defensive coordinator in ’15, is now a linebackers coach at West Virginia.
– Parker Whiteman, the top strength and conditioning coach at ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥, is now an assistant S&C coach at West Virginia.
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