What a week it has been for Texas A&M’s baseball program. The shocking news that head coach Jim Schlossnagle was leaving for the Texas Longhorns just a day after the Aggies had played for the College World Series championship has been one of the biggest stories in all of sports media.
While more information regarding Schlossnagle’s abrupt exit emerges, Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts is focused on hiring his replacement as soon as possible. He has already interviewed several candidates over the last two days.
While plenty of rumors (mostly unfounded) have spread on social media, D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers provided an update, combined with insider information from TexAgs’ Billy Liucci.
On Friday, Rogers confirmed three candidates, including Oklahoma’s Skip Johnson, Wake Forest’s Tom Walter and former Texas A&M hitting coach Michael Earley, who followed Schlossnagle to Austin, have interviewed for the open position.
Do these three options represent the finalists? Time will tell, but a decision could be made as soon as this weekend.
Of the three, Earley is the only coach without any head coaching experience. However, he is an excellent recruiter with obvious ties to the roster, including star hitters Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovic, who entered the transfer portal this week.
Some nuggets on the @AggieBaseball search:
* Some names who have interviewed in the last 24 hours, per sources: OU's Skip Johnson, Wake's Tom Walter, Michael Earley. There are more as well.
* Skip Johnson met with Joe Castiglione earlier today in his annual contract meeting.
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 28, 2024
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