It’s normal to see faculty coaches go to the NFL and vice versa. Regardless that longtime NFL head coach Invoice Belichick determined to attempt his hand in school ball for the primary time — he is completely a rarity.
Within the meantime, somebody like Jeff Hafley has turn into extra the norm. Hafley was the pinnacle coach at Boston School however left forward of the 2024 season to turn into the defensive coordinator for the Inexperienced Bay Packers.
Going from head coach to DC looks as if a step-down, however in right now’s NIL and switch portal-obsessed faculty soccer setting, it does make sense that coaches are leaving for the steadiness of the NFL.
That is not at all times the case, although, particularly when the prospect to show oneself at a greater teaching slot is on the road, and that is apparently what drew Sam Siefkes to Virginia Tech.
Siefkes has been the linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals for the previous two seasons, however now he’ll turn into head coach Brent Pry’s defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech.
“Individuals throughout the nation could not cease praising Sam’s data of the sport and his skills as a coach. As I acquired to know him, I could not agree extra. I’m thrilled to have Sam be a part of our program. He is labored beneath a number of the greatest minds within the sport,” Pry stated in a press launch, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN.
“Virginia Tech and Coach Pry are getting a exceptional chief within the teaching world,” Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon stated, per ESPN. “Sam is a implausible communicator and trainer and has unbelievable data on the way to cease offenses.”
