According to multiple reports, Ralph Friedgen, who just finished his first season with the Scarlet Knights, is not expected to return for the 2015 season.
Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood has not yet confirmed Friedgen’s departure, though a teleconference is scheduled for noon Tuesday. According to NJ.com, Flood plans to “announce his new offensive coordinator at the same time as acknowledging Friedgen’s retirement.”
Friedgen, the longtime Maryland head coach, hadn’t coached since he was fired by Maryland following the 2010 season. Flood convinced Friedgen to return to the sideline and he helped the Rutgers offense average 390 yards per game en route to an 8-5 season.
Though Flood said during the program’s National Signing Day press conference that he anticipated Friedgen would return, Friedgen hinted in November that he might not come back. Friedgen signed a two-year contract last January.
“I’m getting up in age,” Friedgen said following Rutgers’ win over Maryland. “Some things are a little tougher for me than others. I’m going to sit back after the season and kind of reflect on everything.”
Before his lone season with Rutgers and his 10-year head coaching stint at Maryland, Friedgen was an assistant at The Citadel, William & Mary, Murray State, Georgia Tech and with the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. He also had two prior stints as an assistant at Maryland, his alma mater.
According to NJ.com and the Asbury Park Press, a likely candidate to succeed Friedgen is wide receivers coach Ben McDaniels, the brother of New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
Before joining the staff at Rutgers last year, he was an assistant with the Tampa Bay Bucs and Denver Broncos. He also spent one season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Columbia in 2012.
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