I talked to him again on Tuesday. The school said in a statement that the new football coach will be hired by the new athletics director, which will hamstring ECU’s ability to move quickly. He previously coached at The Citadel and Lenoir-Rhyne, boasting an 80-24 overall record as a college head coach. Rice makes statement in C-USA West race in 30-6 win at Southern Miss. Get in-depth, sideline coverage of Charlotte area sports - only $1 a month. Charlotte pulls back offer to JMU coach Houston, The biggest obstacle for each College Football Playoff contender, Clemson's Lawrence no longer Heisman favorite, Clemson remains No. I listened to him. "However, in light of recent public comments, I feel it's important to update our supporters on the status of our interest in Mike Houston. Houston, an N.C. native, said Wednesday that Charlotte athletics director Mike Hill has offered him the 49ers job and he has interest in it. Good guy but thrilled he is gone. It’s on to Plan B for Charlotte 49ers athletics director Mike Hill’s search for a football coach. Sign Up For Our Daily Newsletter - Your North Carolina, Undecided in 2020: Looking Ahead With a GOP Strategist. Houston would seem a likely candidate for the Pirates job, too. Then came Thursday and the news that East Carolina had fired Scottie Montgomery. After making the move to the Southern Conference, Houston led The Citadel to the second round of the FCS Playoffs, finishing with a 9-4 record on the season. Or could the door open for North Carolina’s three “Group Of 5” programs all go after Houston? Houston had complete job security, a 10 year deal and a program at the top of their division. We expect Mike to coach JMU on Saturday at Colgate — Craig Haley (@CraigHaley) November 29, 2018 The main task for a new Mountaineers coach would be not to mess up a good thing. Houston brings eight years of head coaching experience to a program that’s poised for success. 1, but Alabama closing gap, Oklahoma lands ex-Texas recruit WR Bowman, NFL execs expect Lawrence to enter 2021 draft, Georgia's LeCounte hospitalized after accident, Inside the first mid-pandemic college football head-coaching hire, College football conference power rankings. Sources close to East Carolina told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg that Houston is expected to be a leading candidate for the Pirates' job after Scottie Montgomery was fired earlier this week. Houston, a native from Franklin, North Carolina, guided James Madison University to a 37-6 record in three seasons with the team. Is Houston ready to say yes to the 49ers, as soon as Sunday, depending on how far the Dukes advance in the playoffs? ▪ Charlotte is a young program with untapped potential in the region’s largest market. We feel great about our candidate pool and believe this institution, our students, fans and team deserve a head coach that is 100% committed to the Charlotte 49ers.". Get the latest news, sports and weather delivered straight to your inbox. It also comes after Jon Gilbert became ECU's new athletic director. UPDATE: Mike Houston will not be Charlotte’s head coach after Mike Hill decides to pull offer from Houston with East Carolina now open. Joining a Charlotte defense that finished second in C-USA in rushing defense, Houston’s defensive minded outlook will fit right in. “We had a great conversation. Charlotte is looking to replace Brad Lambert, who was fired Nov. 18 following six seasons where he went 21-48 in the program's first six years of existence. AP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What's next for each ranked team? “I was contacted on Sunday by Charlotte 49ers athletic director Mike Hill,” Houston told reporters. This morning we withdrew a contract offer that had been negotiated in good faith with Coach Houston and his representatives. But that’s what Houston did. Mike Houston Leaves JMU for UNC-Charlotte job. The most eye-popping statistic in his tenure in Charleston was 346.9 rushing yards per game, and with stud running back Benny LeMay set to return for his senior year, Charlotte’s rushing attack has potential to dominate C-USA defenses. In his two years at The Citadel, Houston’s offense pumped out 27 individual 100-yard rushing games, breaking the program record. A three-year tenure as head coach at Lenoir-Rhyne resulted in a 27-12 record and a DII National Championship game appearance in his final year in Hickory. Charlotte AD must have really sold him on a dream. Milktruck74. Hours after the Pirates fired Scottie Montgomery on Thursday, James Madison head coach Mike Houston emerged as a top candidate to replace him, according to multiple reports. His decorated career bears coach of the year awards at every head coaching stop on his resume. ▪ East Carolina’s program has fallen into disarray, with the Pirates going 9-26 in Montgomery’s three seasons. On Thursday afternoon, Houston emerged publicly as a candidate for East Carolina. The Dukes' staff currently features former ECU assistants Donnie Kirkpatrick and Steve Shankweiler. Expand Collapse Joined: Feb 8, 2004 Messages: 19,779 Likes Received: 4,848. Really surprising move here from Houston. Hill said Friday he has withdrawn a contract offer to James Madison coach Mike Houston. He’ll face Texas A&M next. Another domino has fallen in the search for East Carolina's next head coach. This deserves a thread of it's own. At this point he has not accepted the offer. Click here to sign up for email and text alerts. After a 5-7 campaign in 2014, the Bulldogs went 9-4 in 2015 and earned their first postseason berth in more than 20 years. Perhaps this will make some … I listened to him. 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