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HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Sam Houston State University fired head football coach Todd Whitten after five years on the job.

NCAA sources told FOX 26 Sports that Bearkats athletics director Bobby Williams told Whitten of his dismissal in a meeting on Monday morning.

In five years at Sam Houston State, Whitten compiled an overall record of 25-28.

In 2009, the Bearkats were 5-6 overall and finished fifth in the Southland Conference with a 3-4 record.

Whitten took over at Sam Houston State replacing Ron Randleman who retired following the 2004 season after 23 years on the job.

Randleman left the Bearkats as the winningest coach in school history.

Before joining Sam Houston State, Whitten was head coach at Tarleton State University where he was 45-23 in six years and was named Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year after the 1996 season.

So who will be BLM's coach next year?

Junior wrote:So who will be BLM's coach next year?

BLM will remain at S.M.U. Bank on it. He wants that degree from The Hilltop.

Maybe SHSU will be the fall back postion for UNT Todd Dodge (Not).

Phil Bennett

Some of the names being tossed around on the SHSU fan board.

Brad Franchione, Blinn JC HC
Chris Thomsen, Abilene Christian HC
Guy Morriss, Texas A&M-Commerce HC
Don Carthel, West Texas A&M HC
Brian Norwood, Baylor DC
Jason Phillips, Houston Co-OC/WR Coach
Tommy Spangler, La Tech DC
Scott Stoker, SHSU DC
Dave Elson, former Western Kentucky HC
R.C. Slocum, former Texas A&M HC
Mike Hudson, Montana DC
Hal Mumme, McMurry HC
Joe Tumpkin, Pitt LB Coach

White Helmet wrote:Phil Bennett

I suspect PB's pretty satisfied with his job at Pitt. Don't you?

Carthel must be north of 80, and Huntsville is a loooong way from his ranch in west Texas. Scratch him off the list. Isnt Slocum being paid to do nothing at A&M?

Good to see Mumme landed somewhere after NMSU. Tumpkin came to SMU to be with PB after SHSU; don't think he's ever been higher than a LB coach. Spangler would be unwise to jump ship before going with Derek Dooley to whatever big school hires him the minute he has a little bit of success.

If it's from this list, my bet would be on Franchione or Morriss.

SFA passed on Franchionne and has turned things around pretty nicely. However, Brad has done very at Blinn and Sam is pretty Aggie.

And to think that Whitten had Rhett Bomar for about half his tenure.

RGV Pony wrote:Carthel must be north of 80, and Huntsville is a loooong way from his ranch in west Texas. Scratch him off the list. Isnt Slocum being paid to do nothing at A&M?

Good to see Mumme landed somewhere after NMSU. Tumpkin came to SMU to be with PB after SHSU; don't think he's ever been higher than a LB coach. Spangler would be unwise to jump ship before going with Derek Dooley to whatever big school hires him the minute he has a little bit of success.

If it's from this list, my bet would be on Franchione or Morriss.

Carthel is in his fifties. He wasn't even 40 when he "retired" from Eastern New Mexico. I don't think he would move out of West Texas, though.

CalallenStang wrote:

RGV Pony wrote:Carthel must be north of 80, and Huntsville is a loooong way from his ranch in west Texas. Scratch him off the list. Isnt Slocum being paid to do nothing at A&M?

Good to see Mumme landed somewhere after NMSU. Tumpkin came to SMU to be with PB after SHSU; don't think he's ever been higher than a LB coach. Spangler would be unwise to jump ship before going with Derek Dooley to whatever big school hires him the minute he has a little bit of success.

If it's from this list, my bet would be on Franchione or Morriss.

Carthel is in his fifties. He wasn't even 40 when he "retired" from Eastern New Mexico. I don't think he would move out of West Texas, though.

you're right. He's 57. I just remember a grey haired guy at Eastern.

RGV Pony wrote:

CalallenStang wrote:

RGV Pony wrote:Carthel must be north of 80, and Huntsville is a loooong way from his ranch in west Texas. Scratch him off the list. Isnt Slocum being paid to do nothing at A&M?

Good to see Mumme landed somewhere after NMSU. Tumpkin came to SMU to be with PB after SHSU; don't think he's ever been higher than a LB coach. Spangler would be unwise to jump ship before going with Derek Dooley to whatever big school hires him the minute he has a little bit of success.

If it's from this list, my bet would be on Franchione or Morriss.

Carthel is in his fifties. He wasn't even 40 when he "retired" from Eastern New Mexico. I don't think he would move out of West Texas, though.

you're right. He's 57. I just remember a grey haired guy at Eastern.

You might be thinking of Bud Elliott.

could be.

tristatecoog wrote:And to think that Whitten had Rhett Bomar for about half his tenure.

Not only did he have Bomar but he also had a former aTm QB (Dustin Long) and a former UofH QB (Blake Joseph) who both transferred to SHSU for 'more playing time' and 'the opportunity to take the program to the playoffs'.

MrMustang1965 wrote:

tristatecoog wrote:And to think that Whitten had Rhett Bomar for about half his tenure.

Not only did he have Bomar but he also had a former UofH QB and a former aTm QB who transferred to SHSU for 'more playing time' and 'the opportunity to take the program to the playoffs'.

I bet most 1-AA schools have more high school 4 *'s on their rosters than most non BCS school with all the transfers

Former SMU offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey is on a list of 12 candidates for the head coaching job at Sam Houston State.

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