Well the old adage has always been, put together a winning program and you assistant coaches will get head coaching jobs elsewhere. Florida's head coach Billy Donovan must face that now as his long time assistant coach Donnie Jones will be leaving the Gators. According to a report from The Gainesville Sun on Saturday afternoon Jones will be announced as the new head coach of Marshall.
Jones spent four years as an assistant coach at Marshall, two of which were under Billy Donovan, before he followed Donovan to Gainesville in 1996.
"It's exciting to go back because it is home, but I'm excited about the school there," Jones said in a report. "I think it's a great situation, a great program. Even though it is home, it's a place that I'm real excited about coaching at."
Marshall finished tied for 8th in Conference USA last year with a 7-9 record, they were 13-19 overall. They decided not to retain 4th year head coach Ron Jirsa at season's end.
In other news, according to the LA Times it is official now that UCLA assistant coach Kerry Keating has been hired by Santa Clara as their new head coach. Keating will be formally announced at a press conference on Monday. Keating has spent the last four years with the Bruins as one of the top recruiters in the country.
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