{"id":9277,"date":"2017-02-15T07:25:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T12:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9277"},"modified":"2017-02-15T07:25:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T12:25:05","slug":"jmu-to-keep-football-coaching-staff-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9277","title":{"rendered":"JMU to Keep Football Coaching Staff in Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"9087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?attachment_id=9087\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/201611121507544576850-p2.vadapt.980.high_.4.jpeg?fit=513%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"513,288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Houston and team\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/201611121507544576850-p2.vadapt.980.high_.4.jpeg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/201611121507544576850-p2.vadapt.980.high_.4.jpeg?fit=513%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9087\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/201611121507544576850-p2.vadapt.980.high_.4.jpeg?resize=513%2C288\" alt=\"Houston and team\" width=\"513\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/201611121507544576850-p2.vadapt.980.high_.4.jpeg?w=513&amp;ssl=1 513w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/201611121507544576850-p2.vadapt.980.high_.4.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Everyone who loves JMU Football, got quite the Valentine&#8217;s gift yesterday. As the DNR&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Madia_DNRSports\/status\/831579136292429824\">Greg Madia reported<\/a>, the school officially signed OC Donnie Kirkpatrick and DC Bob Trott to extensions through 2020. They also reached agreements with assistant coaches Dudzik, Thweatt, Hanson, Weaver, Stinespring, Sims, and Williams to extensions to keep them at school next season. Coach Powell and Bowers were already set to stay next season.<\/p>\n<p>This means Coach Houston&#8217;s full crop of assistants will be back to help defend the Dukes&#8217; National Championships. It&#8217;s impossible to understate how huge this is for the JMU program. One of the reasons we were most excited about Houston taking the reigns, was because he was able to assemble a staff full of so many talented and experienced individuals. The fact that they all are willing to stick around speaks volumes about their respect for Houston and enthusiasm for the program. And the fact that JMU was able to dedicate the resources necessary to keep them happy, shows how committed the school is to winning (in football at least). Football season can&#8217;t get here soon enough.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fjmusportsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D9277&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone who loves JMU Football, got quite the Valentine&#8217;s gift yesterday. As the DNR&#8217;s Greg Madia reported, the school officially signed OC Donnie Kirkpatrick and DC Bob Trott to extensions through 2020. They also reached agreements with assistant coaches Dudzik, Thweatt, Hanson, Weaver, Stinespring, Sims, and Williams to extensions to keep them at school next [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9424,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=9424","url_meta":{"origin":9277,"position":0},"title":"John Bowers Is Going, Going, Gone","date":"June 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"John Bowers has resigned from his position as JMU football special teams coordinator. And, well, we're actually pretty stoked for him. Yes, it's a big loss for the program. But Bowers is heading back to the West Coast to take a job and be closer to his family. 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Tonight, Phil Orban, the Sports Director from WRIC-TV 8 in Richmond, is reporting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;JMU Football&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jmusportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Phil-Orban-LS-Tweet.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8293,"url":"https:\/\/jmusportsblog.com\/?p=8293","url_meta":{"origin":9277,"position":4},"title":"Mickey Matthews is Officially Back","date":"January 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Back in college football that is. Yesterday Coastal Carolina University named\u00a0Mickey Matthews\u00a0its defensive coordinator. Mickey had been working as a television commentator for the past two years after being relieved of his duties as head coach of the JMU football team. He's JMU's winningest coach. 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