Ludwig

I won’t be shocked if he goes (it’s Norte Dame), but I will be somewhat surprised. When he came back he publicly stated that he intended to be Kyle’s last OC. I don’t recall if it was specifically stated, but I think the assumption was that he meant it was his last stint before retiring as well. Obviously things change and maybe he’d meant that he’d be Kyle’s last OC with his assumption being that he’d be the next HC in waiting. But as that’s looking like it’s still Scalley, maybe he’s changed his mind?

I don’t know, we’ll see. I’ll still be surprised if he goes. Hopefully Kyle has a plan just in case because he’s going to have to move QUICKLY! The easy idea is Brian Johnson, but I don’t see that happening. He’s going to be an NFL OC any day now. I’m sticking to the hope that Ludwig is just mildly entertaining the offer, but not too seriously.

I’m not going to pretend that I wouldn’t prefer to see an offense that took advantage of all of it’s talent but if Ludwig goes this close to spring ball, it would definitely be a blow. Everyone’s been operating under the same system since 2019 and it’s pretty much understood that it takes until the 2nd season to do a full new install. If there’s got to be a change, you’d want to start it as soon as you can after the previous season.

I want Ludwig to stay.  He does a great job IMO and he brings continuity to the offense.  If he does decide to leave – what about Mike McCoy?   He is the current QB coach for the Jags and still has family ties in Utah (his wife’s family).

I hope Ludwig does decide to stay.  He has been great for our Utes.

Ludwig has accepted the invite. Not likely to turn down the job.

S**t.

He just wants a free trip to see touchdown Jesus and the house that Rudy built….🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Yeah, it’s a tough pill to swallow but I think Ludwig’s gone. Freeman wants someone experienced to run Notre Dame’s offense and there’s no one more experienced than Ludwig. None of the other guys that have interviewed for the job can match Ludwig in that respect. There’s also the fact that, from an offensive point of view, Notre Dame runs kind of a similar offense as Utah with a lot of two tight end sets. It’s really late in the game to have to start searching for an offensive coordinator, especially if it’s a guy that wants to run something different from what we’ve been doing the last few years.

Well, who would potential replacements be?

This is really bad news, man. Utah needs to step up and make this not happen. Next year can be epic. Or we can fall back into our trap of hiring a new revolving door of offensive coordinators. Norm Chow?!?, Roderick, Troy Taylor. Come on!! Step up!!

Who are his recruits? Would be concerned about losing them.