Neal Brown, Seth Littrell, Dana Holgerson, and Mike Leach. All of these named popped up in the coaching search, and all excited the Red Raider fans. Obviously Mike Leach was a fan favorite, but realistically Dana was the biggest name to actually express interest.
But now it has been confirmed that Hocutt ignored Dana’s interest and is looking at Matt Wells. The current Utah State coach is almost certainly the man now.
I believe in Hocutt, but he is over thinking this. Even if we settled for a small time head coach, better options existed. Neal Brown has been wildly successful, and Seth Littrell made North Texas into a hard-nosed winner almost overnight.