Curt seems to be a really good coach and is having a lot of success at JMU. His offense has been pretty good and every QB they've brought in there has played very well, including Dinucci. Don't know if he had any interest in being an OC at a P5 school years ago, but that ship has sailed.
Which brings the conversation to guy many have been talking about, Pitt's own Mike Shanahan. He's been working under Curt since 2016 at IUP. He's been a WR coach at IUP and Elon. WR coach and recruiting coordinator at JMU, and now in his 3rd year as OC. In their two years in FBS, his offenses were 24th ('22) and 37th ('23) in total offense.
One concern could be how much is Curt and how much is Shanny, but he's likely to have picked up a lot from the guy over the last 8 or 9 years. Would he be comfortable replacing one of his former coaches and the brother of his coaching mentor? I'd sure hope so, and if he can convince the QB McCloud to come and use his Covid year, even better.
Which brings the conversation to guy many have been talking about, Pitt's own Mike Shanahan. He's been working under Curt since 2016 at IUP. He's been a WR coach at IUP and Elon. WR coach and recruiting coordinator at JMU, and now in his 3rd year as OC. In their two years in FBS, his offenses were 24th ('22) and 37th ('23) in total offense.
One concern could be how much is Curt and how much is Shanny, but he's likely to have picked up a lot from the guy over the last 8 or 9 years. Would he be comfortable replacing one of his former coaches and the brother of his coaching mentor? I'd sure hope so, and if he can convince the QB McCloud to come and use his Covid year, even better.