John Carroll needs new football coach as Jeff Behrman moves up – Terry Pluto

CLEVELAND, Ohio – John Carroll ‘s shot squad went to nan Division III Final Four and knocked disconnected Mount Union on nan way.

Now, nan Blue Jackets are looking for a caller coach.

Jeff Behrman has been hired arsenic nan caller head coach astatine Bucknell, a personnel of nan Patriot League. That is an FCS programme pinch shot scholarships.

“I knew Jeff would beryllium sought after,” said JCU Athletic Director Brian Polian. “He’s done a awesome occupation here.”

Polain named JCU protect coordinator Deal Paul arsenic nan interim coach. Polian is conducting a search. Paul was a erstwhile caput coach astatine Ohio Northern and Thomas More. He has a profession grounds of 161-89 arsenic a caput coach. He is simply a Mount Union product.

He is 1 of nan candidates.

“My telephone keeps pinging and pinging (from candidates wanting nan job),” he said. “John Carroll has a batch to connection and group cognize that.”

Behrman had a 29-7 grounds successful his 3 seasons astatine JCU. He led nan Blue Streaks to nan Division III playoff successful 2024 and 2025.

Behrman’s net has not been made public, but Patriot shot coaches are paid successful nan $250,000 – $300,000 range. That’s acold much than a Division III caput coach.

FCS is nan aged Division I-AA. Behrman was an adjunct coach astatine that level earlier successful his career, including 10 years arsenic an violative coordinator astatine Stony Brook.

Behrman and Polian are close. They were teammates connected nan John Carroll shot squad successful nan mediate 1990s. While Polian didn’t prosecute Behrman, he was consulted during nan occupation hunt for a caller shot coach. Polian was hired arsenic JCU’s diversion head soon aft Behrman was hired.

“We’ve been joined astatine nan hip,” said Polian.

Now, Polian is pushing difficult to find a replacement for his friend.

“This won’t resistance on,” he said. “As a leader, I don’t want to suffer nan momentum we’ve developed.”

Polian said to nan shot squad connected New Year’s morning. He told them of nan “power of nan brand” of John Carroll, which has 43 graduates moving successful nan NFL pinch 19 different franchises.

“It is important for america to find personification pinch a John Carroll connection,” he said. “We person thing bully present and we want to support it going.”

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