Coach Jeff Choate (Special teams) to WSU

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Source: Boise State special teams coach Jeff Choate takes job at Washington State | Voices.IdahoStatesman.com


Interesting, Pease has already hired Hamden for Fla

Source: Boise State special teams coach Jeff Choate takes job at Washington State
Submitted by Chadd Cripe on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 9:34am, updated on Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:07am

By Chadd Cripe
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© 2012 Idaho Statesman

Boise State special teams and nickels coach Jeff Choate has accepted a job on the Washington State staff, a source told the Idaho Statesman on Wednesday.

Footballscoop.com first reported the hiring Tuesday night. The website tracks the movements of football coaches.

Choate has been the Broncos’ special teams coach since coach Chris Petersen arrived in 2006. He has served as the running backs (2006-08), linebackers (2009) and nickels coach (2010-11). He has produced dominant special teams units, helped develop the Broncos’ physical style of play and been a key cog in the Texas recruiting pipeline.

Washington State has not announced the hirings by coach Mike Leach, so it’s unclear what position Choate will hold, but linebackers seems like a likely fit. The Cougars already have hired Eric Russell as special teams coach, according to reports. Russell, who was with Leach at Texas Tech, graduated from the same high school as Choate — St. Maries in North Idaho.

Choate was scheduled to make $235,450 at Boise State in 2012. This will be his first experience in a Bowl Championship Series conference. His previous college stops were at Montana Western, Utah State and Eastern Illinois. He also coached at Idaho high schools for eight years (1994-2001).

Choate is the second assistant to leave this year, joining offensive coordinator Brent Pease. Pease was named the Florida offensive coordinator Wednesday. Pease also was critical to the Broncos’ Texas recruiting efforts.

Combined, the Broncos have lost two offensive coordinators (Bryan Harsin and Pease), a defensive coordinator (Justin Wilcox) and a special teams coordinator in two years. Petersen is down to three original staff members — defensive coordinator/defensive line coach Pete Kwiatkowski, defensive backs coach Marcel Yates and tight ends coach Scott Huff. All three played for the Broncos.

Choate (Eastern Illinois) and Pease (Houston) showed interest in head coaching jobs last month. Choate received a formal interview.

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Former Boise State quarterback Bush Hamdan posted on Facebook that he has been hired by Pease at Florida. His position was not immediately available.

Read more here: Source: Boise State special teams coach Jeff Choate takes job at Washington State | Voices.IdahoStatesman.com

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

lots of turnover this year, will we go in house on this one too??

 

[mysfit]

Haven't heard anything.

Given the attrition now and in the future we need to bring in some more guys to train up for sure.

 

[mysfit]

Some talk about Kent Riddle coming back