Replace Koenning? Good luck

Beckman won't be in a rush from this point. Recruiting hits a dead period late this week, and some of his potential hires won't be available until after bowl games in any case. Hot name on the defensive side is Mike Ward, who was assistant head coach and defensive run coordinator at Toledo. On the offensive side, all eyes have switched to Gregg Brandon, Wyoming coordinator who served under Gary Barnett at Northwestern and Colorado, was offensive coordinator for Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, and was head coach there for six seasons (2003-08). He was offensive coordinator for Virginia in 2009.

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