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I found this link on USA Today. Coach's SalaryIt shows a total of $647,428 for the Zips Assistant Coaches. I am not sure of the time frame.

his is from an article in the Plain Dealer after Ianello was hired.SourceIanello will become the second Notre Dame football coach to be head man for the Zips, following in the footsteps of Gerry Faust (43-53-3, 1986-1994). According to Wistrcill, Ianello will make $375,000 a year on his initial five-year pact and will have $800,000 at his disposal to hire a staff. That would be a bit of a surprise to Akron president Luis Proenza, who said he hadn't tallied Ianello's total package up yet. "But I don't think it's at that level," Proenza said.

Kind of ironic that Mallory replaced Okruch at Illini.

SourceGVReport has learned that Grand Valley State will be receiving two new transfers, Norman Shuford, previously at Akron and Kyle McMahon from Eastern Michigan. McMahon, a quarterback who prepped at Pontiac Notre Dame, will have one year to play and is expected to be in the mix for the starting job. He has been a part time starter for the Eagles and appeared in six games last season. In his three year career at EMU, he has gone 151 for 278, 1752 yards, nine touchdowns and 17 interceptions. He has rushed for 241 yards and two touchdowns in that time. Shuford prepped at Farmington Hills Harrison and was tried at both cornerback and running back at Akron, redshirting his first year and playing sparingly a year ago. It is likely that he will move back to his high school position of running back at GVSU. GVReport will have more on these two players as well as other transfers and recruits

Powlus will be joining the staff. Good news for Nicely.

Here is another coach we could get:Report: Corwin Brown dismissed by Notre DameDecember 15, 2009 11:21 AM | 1 Comment By Brian HamiltonBrian Kelly's new Notre Dame staff reportedly will be without one of the best recruiters from the previous regime.Corwin Brown -- the ex-Julian High School star who was the Irish's defensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008 -- won't be retained by Kelly, Brown told Irish Illustrated today. Brown was an effective recruiter, but the spiral of the Irish defense over the past three seasons likely meant the end for his stay in South Bend."I'm just cleaning out my office," Brown told Irish Illustrated. "I had a good time here. I've got a lot of good memories. It was a true learning experience."Notre Dame could release the names of the assistants retained by Kelly later today.

Here is a blog about Latina:A lot has been made of the awful mess that was the 2007 Notre Dame offensive line. Some of this blame has gone towards Charlie Weis, in particular for to his decision to run non-physical practices that lacked real hitting. A significantly larger portion of the criticism has been directed at the offensive line coach, John Latina, who many believe has failed to generate a dominant unit in his tenure at Notre Dame.I think both of these criticisms hold some merit, though neither gets at the whole story. My gut reaction on the criticisms of Coach Latina is to say “Hey, forget the situation - a winner wins and this man hasn’t been able to do his job.” Nevertheless, after reflecting on the situation it’s clear there are plenty of other reasons why the Irish have been hamstrung up front with the big uglies. As the season ends and the coaches head out on the recruiting trail, it seems increasingly likely that Latina - who has paid visits to Hafis Williams and Kenneth Page in the past few days - will be with the Irish into 2008. Thus it seemed worth looking more closely at the past three years to see whether the calls for his firing are valid or not.First, though, a bit of background on Coach Latina for those unacquainted with his resume: during his six-year period as an offensive line coach at Temple from 1983-1988, Latina had three lineman drafted by the NFL and four signed as free-agents. Temple tailback Paul Palmer led the nation in rushing in 1986. Following that, he produced seven NFL linemen in five years at Kansas State (1989-1993), six All-ACC linemen at in five years at Clemson (1994-1998), and eleven NFL linemen in six years at Ole Miss (1999-2004). Ole Miss allowed the fewest sacks in the SEC, and in two of his years at Clemson the Tigers were among the top two in the ACC in rushing yardage.All of this sets him up as a man who came to Notre Dame with quite a distinguished background and an excellent resume. But all that really ought to matter to Irish fans is the job he’s done since 2005. So let’s take a look, shall we?2005Situation: Weis is entering his first year and the Irish have an offensive explosion, jumping to one of the top rated offenses in the nation. Brady Quinn has a breakout year, and Darius Walker rushes for nearly 1200 yards.Offensive Line: » LT - Ryan Harris (6-5, 288, JR) - Mike Turkovich (6-6, 290, FR)» LG - Dan Santucci (6-4, 290, SR) - Brian Mattes (6-6, 285, SR)» C - Bob Morton (6-4, 292, SR) - John Sullivan (6-4, 298, JR)» RT - Dan Stevenson (6-6, 292, SR) - Scott Raridon (6-7, 304, SR)» RT - Mark Levoir (6-7, 311, SR) - Paul Duncan (6-7, 292, FR)Evaluation: This was clearly the best offensive line of the past three years. ND had an almost all-senior starting line and all were legitimate talents. The biggest glaring spots here are the lack of sophomore and junior depth as well as how light all these seniors were. Ty Willingham preferred the lighter/quicker offensive lineman, which doesn’t gel with Weis’s pro-style offense. Latina seems to have been able to install the system well with good players despite their physical limitations.Grade: B+2006Situation: The Irish come into the year ranked #2 in pre-season polls and looking to improve on their 9-3 record and BCS bowl loss. Brady Quinn is looking to be one of the top Heisman candidates, and most of the skill players are back to back him up.Offensive Line:» LT - Ryan Harris (6-5, 292, SR) - Mike Turkovich (6-6, 290, SO)» LG - Dan Santucci (6-4, 290, 5th) - Eric Olsen (6-4, 290, FR)» C - John Sullivan (6-4, 298, SR) - Bob Morton (6-4, 292, 5th)» RG - Bob Morton (6-4, 292, 5th) - Brian Mattes (6-6, 287, SR)» RT - Sam Young (6-7, 292, FR) - Paul Duncan (6-7, 292, SO)Evaluation: The team as a whole didn’t live up to the hype, getting beaten soundly by top competition. While most of the blame lies with the defense giving out points to anyone who asked, the offense looked lost at times, and certainly didn’t dominate like they did in ‘05. The linemen were about the same size as the previous year, so either they hit a ceiling for gaining weight or they were not coached well in terms of gaining size. Young started all thirteen games as a freshman and did well for the situation while having some struggles. Clearly depth was becoming a pressing concern as the two-deep now had two sophomores, two freshman, and one starter being a potential backup for Sullivan. In the NFL draft, Harris was selected in the third round and Santucci in the seventh.Grade: C2007Situation: Notre Dame is turning the page, having lost most of its starters from the previous year. Though no one is actively saying it is a rebuilding season, all signs point to a downturn from the previous two. Virtually the entire two-deep is being replaced along the line, and there are new receivers, running backs, and quarterbacks. However they are all more highly touted coming out of high school and ND looks to use youthful talent over experience.Offensive Line: (granted there was a lot of movement)» LT - Sam Young (6-8, 310, SO) - Taylor Dever (6-5, 289, FR)» LG - Mike Turkovich (6-6, 301, JR) - Thomas Bermenderfer (6-5, 285, JR)» C - John Sullivan (6-4, 303, SR) - Dan Wenger (6-4, 287, SO)» RG - Eric Olsen (6-5, 303, SO) - Dan Wenger (6-4, 287, SO)» RT - Paul Duncan (6-7, 308, JR) - Chris Stewart (6-5, 339, SO)Evaluation: Well, the team was awful, and a lot of the troubles extended from the o-line. The Irish gave up record numbers of sacks, penalties, and negative yardage plays. That being said, this fact can be traced largely to the fact that there were only had two returning starters among the ENTIRE two-deep, one of whom was a true sophomore. The unit showed moderate improvement as the year went on, but still lacked any real luster. Sullivan did not look like his old self, and Wenger actually looked like one of the best players on the unit by season’s end.Grade: DThe upshot of all of this is that it would be wrong to lay all of the blame for ND’s struggles up front at the feet of Coach Latina. Sure, we’re three seasons in and the Irish have yet to have an overpowering offensive line unit, but a lot of it is attributable to size issues in 2005/2006, depth issues in 2006/2007, and inexperience issues in 2007. It seems that Weis may hold off passing judgment on Latina until the end of the 2008 season and I would advise others to do so as well. While we haven’t seen much in terms of a finished product, the Irish have been working hard to develop their current players (18 lbs. by Young in one offseason - whew!), and it’s highly unlikely that they’ll have another situation where they have to replace almost the entire unit in one season. In any case, next year eight of the nine players who were listed along the two-deep from the end of the 2007 season will be back: the line’s performance in 2008 should give us a much better indication of whether Latina is up to the task.

Gulley was never interested in the Zips. These kids who come from Akron want to go else where for college.

Don't forget he also said he could not be pre-med at Akron. I don't blame him one bit. Good luck to him in future!

The Pit is the best BBQ I have ever had. Great foor, atmosphere, and prices. You must hit this place when in town.http://www.thepit-raleigh.com/+1 on The Pit. I was there in August. The food is awesome.

Take London off the list.Virginia: FootballScoop has learned that Virignia has planned a news conference tomorrow at 1PM to announce Mike London as their new head coach.

Bailey was and Weston was not.

According to footballscoop.com the Zips have removed the Strength Coach Dan Bailey and Director of Football Operations Darryl Weston. This tells me they are close to hiring a coach. He must be bringing these positions with him.I can confirm the Bailey part. I was told this today before reading footballscoop.com.

This was just posted on Footballscoop.com Mitch has been mentioned before.He was my first thought. Browning interviewed when JD was hired.Akron: We are hearing that Akron AD Tom Wistrcill is very close with Tennessee offensive GA Mitch Browning. Wistrcill as an associate AD at Minnesota when Browing served as the OC for the Gophers under Glen Mason.

All verbal commits will get a call from the AD. I am sure he will say that there verbal commit will be honored.

Not so fast my friend.....SourceAkron Coach Gets New Contract J.D. Brookhart signs a new five year deal Nov. 9, 2006AKRON, Ohio (AP) -Akron football coach J.D. Brookhart has signed a new five-year contract, a reward for leading the Zips to a pair of firsts last season.After nearly two decades of disappointment since moving up from Division I-AA in 1987, Akron won its first Mid-American Conference championship and played in its first I-A bowl game in 2005.Brookhart's contract, announced by the school Wednesday, will keep him on the Zips' sideline through the 2010 season. The deal replaces a five-year contract the 41-year-old coach signed when he was hired in December 2003.The Zips are 17-16 in Brookhart's two-plus seasons. They finished last season 7-6, including a 31-30 victory over Northern Illinois in the MAC title game and a 38-31 loss to Memphis in the Motor City Bowl.

When JD came to Akron in 2004 he honored the commits from Lee Owens class. So I would expect that these kids will still have the chance to come to UA.

How about a try out for PK? It worked for Texas A&M.

They must have both put it on their signs. Because there is not a Ruby Tuesday in the Chapel Hill area.

I would bet $1k this was taking at the Belden Village area Chick-Fil-A.

I am waiting to vote until after the CMU game. I want to see the other 10 guys on offense vs a MAC team. If the oline cannot block any better vs the conference it will not matter who is a QB. Also if no skill players other than Bowser step up it will not matter who the QB is. I counted 4 times a WR or RB was one on one with a IU defender and they were tackled without advancing the ball past the defender. On the ohter hand when IU was in a third down situation their players got past the Zips defenders for the first down.

I still have my two GA tickets. My buyer backed out for reserved tickets.IM me if you want them. $40 for the pair.

I have heard 9 of the 11 our from Ohio. So by my count there is a least one mystery recruit. Also Henderson is back at Milford. He played in their last game. 2 tackles and a sack. I think he will return in January.

Tickets have been sold!

I am not sure if the game is offically sold out but I have two extra genral admission tickets for the game this saturday. I bought them thru ticket master so I am looking for $20 per ticket. Send me an IM if you are interested.