Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson is the latest assistant coach that has departed Southern Miss’ football program.
The move was announced on the University of Houston’s football Twitter account Friday night, as Dawson has been hired as the Cougars’ new offensive assistant coach. Newly hired Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen and Dawson previously coached together at the University of West Virginia from 2011 to 2014.
Under Dawson’s leadership in 2018, the offense averaged 24.9 points per game, had the 39th best passing offense in the NCAA and was ranked 103rd in third-down conversion percentage.
Now, Southern Miss will have to find a new offensive coordinator and potentially a new quarterbacks coach, as Dawson also coached the quarterbacks in his time at Southern Miss.