Spring football will officially get started on Mar. 14 as they work their way towards the spring game on Apr. 9. This gives head coach Bryan Harsin less than a month to make some key hires for the 2022 staff.
There are several options on the offensive side of the ball. With Austin Davis stepping down, he created two vacancies for the staff. Harsin will need to address not only the quarterbacks coach spot on his staff but also the offensive coordinator position.
We circled Eric Kiesau in our initial list of offensive coordinator options. He has experience as an OC at the collegiate level and doing so under Bryan Harsin. Kiesau was the offensive coordinator for 2019 and 2020. In the former season, it was as the co-OC and wide receivers coach. He moved to quarterbacks for the 2020 season.
Kiesau has also served as offensive coordinator for the Colorado Buffaloes (2009-10), Washington Huskies (2012-13), Kansas Jayhawks as the interim (2014), and Fresno State Bulldogs (2016). There might not be a more experienced candidate on the staff and one that would be an easy transition.
Perhaps another option from Harsin’s past?