Gregg Brandon Finds a Home

Since the Virginia situation blew up, we have been watching carefully to see where Gregg Brandon might land.  When he left BG, I think he had the reputation of a guy who was a very good offensive coordinator who might have struggled as Head Coach.  The Virginia thing was a debacle.  He was brought in by a coach trying to save his job, and tried to implement the spread with a skill set from the previous offense.  That was failing pretty badly and they switched back out of the spread in mid-season, and from there I think the fate was sealed.

He was rumored for some OC jobs, but they didn't materialize, and I started to worry that he might be damaged goods, to an extent.  Also, teams seem to be dialing back the spread parts of their offenses, and to the extent that he is seen as a spread coach, that might be hampering him.

Still, he was bought out at BG and Virginia, so I figured he might also be sitting out on his buy outs and waiting for something to materialize next season.

He does have a job, but not in college.  He is the TE Coach for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the UFL.  (Hat Tip, AZZ.com).

The UFL, in case you don't know (and I had to look it up), the UFL is a pro league that plays outdoors in the fall in five non-NFL towns.  Looks like they had a six-game season last year.

So it might be a lot like sitting out anyway....

Anyway, best of luck to Coach Brandon.  I actually do think he is an excellent offensive coach who could still be an effective coordinator at high levels of the FBS.