UA officially posts job opening for football head coach: Two key takeaways

Two days after the firing of Rich Rodriguez, the University of Arizona has posted the position of “Head Coach, Football” on its careers website.

Two items jump out:

1. According to the posting, the job will be open until Jan. 16 – three days longer than the minimum 10-day requirement. “Expression of interest received by 01/16/2018 will be assured consideration,” the posting reads. That’s a surprising development in that it will keep current and future players in limbo even longer and will squeeze the window for the new coach to hire his staff and add to the 2018 class by National Signing Day on Feb. 7.

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2. The posting says that “all application materials and inquiries should be submitted directly” to DHR International, the search firm that is aiding UA athletic director Dave Heeke in finding Rodriguez’s successor. DHR helped Arkansas (Chad Morris) and Oregon State (Jonathan Smith) hire their new coaches. The year before that, the firm helped Florida Atlantic (Lane Kiffin) and Purdue (Jeff Brohm) find their new coaches.

You can check out the complete job posting here.