After an unceremonious -- and controversial -- departure from his last stop, Ron English is dipping his toes back into the coaching pool.
A source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed that San Jose State will be bringing English in as Ron Caragher‘s defensive coordinator. English is also expected to coach the Spartans defensive backs as well.
FootballScoop.com first reported the development, which, on English’s end, has been more than two years in the making.
Eastern Michigan announced Nov. 8, 2013, one day before its game with in-state rival Western Michigan, that English had been fired as its head football coach. A day later, athlete director Heather Lyle alluded to a tape of English using “wholly inappropriate language” in a team meeting that had been brought to her attention and triggered the dismissal.
English subsequently apologized for losing his poise and using “homosexual slurs” in the meeting. In his mea culpa, English added that he is looking “forward to continuing a career that has been marked by molding men of integrity, passion, and intensity for 21 years.”
Unfortunately for the coach, that continuation took a two-year hiatus as he was sidelined for both the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
English spent nearly five full seasons as EMU’s head coach (2009-13). Prior to that, he was the defensive coordinator at Louisville (2008) and Michigan (2006-07).
When the Spartans announce the addition to Caragher’s coaching staff -- that should happen at some point this week -- English will officially become the replacement for Greg Robinson, who announced his retirement this past December. Like English, Robinson was also a former Michigan coordinator.
