FSU Football: Why Jim Leavitt staying at Oregon is good for FSU
By Kelvin Hunt
Short Stay
When the news began that FSU was interested in bringing Jim Leavitt on as its defensive coordinator I immediately starting thinking of how long he’d be at FSU.
As we mentioned, Leavitt made it no secret he wanted to be a head coach again soon. I understand it’s impossible to predict how long a coach will stay at a school, but this piece of information was enough to give me pause.
Why bring in a guy that clearly already has one foot out the door? I’d rather have a guy that’s maybe less proven but willing to build his resume on the back of FSU before leaving for a head coaching job.
In fact, the way Mark Stoops did it would be ideal. Stoops came to FSU in 2010 and stayed three years before leaving for the head coaching job at Kentucky.
It’s possible Leavitt could have stayed for three years, but he’s already 61 years old so his time is getting short regardless.