Colorado State catcher Coach Kenny Guiton would go to Arkansas for the same position with sophomore coach Sam Pittman.
Several media outlets that control Arkansas’ football program, adding the Arkansas Gazette Democrat, reported the measure Sunday night. Most cited anonymous sources, but the paper also showed news of two new recruits who said they spoke to Guiton on the phone on Sunday.
Arkansas hoped to announce its hiring on Monday, the Democrat Gazette reported. A spokesman for the CSU Sports Department did not respond without delay to a request for comment from Addazio. The CSU, as a general rule, does not verify the hiring of coaches through other systems until those schools have made the official announcement.
Guiton, a former Ohio State quarterback, has just finished his first season at CSU Steve Addazio. He earned $150,000 a year with the Rams, according to the university’s online salary database.
Guiton, 29, would upgrade Justin Stepp, who allegedly left Arkansas to enroll in the staff of new coach Shane Beamer in South Carolina, where he will work with offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, the coach fired through CSU last year. Line coach Will Friend was also recently hired as South Carolina offensive line coach after spending the last three seasons as Tennessee offensive line coach.
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Addazio said at a press convention on December 18 on the day of signing that he would be surprised if one or more of his assistants had the opportunity to transfer to other programs. CSU played only 4 games in 2020, winning one and wasting three.
“The boys have opportunities and leave, ” said Addazio. ” I’m sure it will happen; it’s just a component of the business.
CSU, Addazio said, may not be offering attendees as much cash as Power Five schools offer meetings. Arkansas is at the Southeast Conference.
Guiton, a Houston native, did his training deyet at the University of Houston, where he was a graduate assistant running with quarterbacks and receivers in 2015 under offensive coordinator Tom Herman. He followed Herman to Texas when Herman was appointed head coach in early 2017. as a quality assistant, but returned to Houston as Cougars receiver coach that same year under the direction of head coach Major Applewhite.
Guiton spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as Houston’s wide receiver coach and spent 2019 in the same position under Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz.
Guiton played 22 games as a quarterback for Ohio State, captained in 2012 and 2013 and started two games in 2013. He invited buffalo Bills education camp but was not on the team and played briefly for Los Angeles. Kiss of the Arena Football League.
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