After firing head Ruffin McNeil, ECU announced that they are hiring Duke offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery to be the next head coach.
Here is some background on ECU’s new head coach courtesy of ESPN:
East Carolina hired Duke offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery as its head coach, athletic director Jeff Compher announced Sunday night.
Montgomery, 37, will be formally introduced Monday and will start his new job Jan. 1. Contract details were not immediately available.
Duke averaged 32 points in Montgomery’s first season as a coordinator and 30.5 points this season. The Blue Devils (7-5) also ranked third in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season with 431 yards per game. They earned their fourth straight bowl berth and will play Indiana in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 26.
After firing a coach who was fairly successful despite having a rough year on the field in 2015, ECU has opted to hire a first time head coach. I’m not exactly sure how this is going to work out for ECU, but they better hope this hire pans out are they are going to look a little foolish.