Mountain Panther
December 25th, 2005, 09:50 AM
It would be unfortunate if we lose these guys, but I like Farley's comments below in BOLD.
CEDAR FALLS — New Missouri State head football coach Terry Allen has contacted three University of Northern Iowa assistant coaches about joining his staff in Springfield, Mo.
Allen called Panther head coach Mark Farley earlier this week and told him he planned to court defensive coordinator D.J. Vokolek, offensive coordinator and associate head coach Bill Salmon and secondary coach Rob Bolks. Farley said all three have talked to Allen. He hoped to know Monday or Tuesday if any or all three would be leaving UNI.
“It’s the price of winning,” said Farley. “People are always interested in your coaches. And it’s no secret that Missouri State has always wanted to emulate what Northern Iowa has done with its football program.”
In fact, Allen is the latest in a long line of former Panthers coaxed to Missouri State. The Bears once tried to hire coach Darrell Mudra and were successful in hiring former UNI players Mark Caballero, Courtney Messingham and Rick Nelson as assistants.
Meanwhile, Salmon coached under Allen at UNI and Kansas, and Bolks was also an assistant at Kansas. Vokolek is Allen’s nephew.
While Farley doesn’t relish the idea of losing three valuable assistants from a staff that led UNI to its first national championship game this season, he said the program will continue to grow.
“I will do everything in my power to make sure we continue down that national championship path because that’s what we came here to do,” he said.
CEDAR FALLS — New Missouri State head football coach Terry Allen has contacted three University of Northern Iowa assistant coaches about joining his staff in Springfield, Mo.
Allen called Panther head coach Mark Farley earlier this week and told him he planned to court defensive coordinator D.J. Vokolek, offensive coordinator and associate head coach Bill Salmon and secondary coach Rob Bolks. Farley said all three have talked to Allen. He hoped to know Monday or Tuesday if any or all three would be leaving UNI.
“It’s the price of winning,” said Farley. “People are always interested in your coaches. And it’s no secret that Missouri State has always wanted to emulate what Northern Iowa has done with its football program.”
In fact, Allen is the latest in a long line of former Panthers coaxed to Missouri State. The Bears once tried to hire coach Darrell Mudra and were successful in hiring former UNI players Mark Caballero, Courtney Messingham and Rick Nelson as assistants.
Meanwhile, Salmon coached under Allen at UNI and Kansas, and Bolks was also an assistant at Kansas. Vokolek is Allen’s nephew.
While Farley doesn’t relish the idea of losing three valuable assistants from a staff that led UNI to its first national championship game this season, he said the program will continue to grow.
“I will do everything in my power to make sure we continue down that national championship path because that’s what we came here to do,” he said.