JAMEY CHADWELL

CONWAY, S.C. — (AP) — Coastal Carolina has hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Tim Beck to replace Jamey Chadwell, who left to coach Liberty. Joe Moglia, Coastal Carolina's athletic chairman and executive director for football, announced the move Sunday, the same day Chadwell was named the Flames' head coach. Beck brings 18 seasons of Power Five coaching experience to the Chanticleers, who have gone 31-6 and been ranked in the AP Top 25 the past three seasons under Chadwell. Beck spent the past 12 years as offensive coordinator at Nebraska, Ohio State, Texas and N.C. State. Beck has worked with top-level quarterbacks at N.C. State (Devin Leary), Texas (Sam Ehlinger) and Ohio State (Cardale Jones and J.T.

Liberty is hiring Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell to replace Hugh Freeze as the Flames’ head coach. Chadwell has guided the Chanticleers to new heights over the past three seasons, leading them to a 31-6 record and consecutive bowl games. ___AP College Football Writer Ralph D. Russo contributed to this report. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/ap_top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/mrxhe6f2Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Jamey Chadwell is making the move from Coastal Carolina to Liberty. According to multiple reports, Chadwell is heading to Liberty to replace Hugh Freeze. Chadwell has been the coach at Coastal for the past four seasons and the Chanticleers have won at least nine games in each of the past three years. That conference has recently positioned itself ahead of both Conference USA and the MAC in the Group of Five football hierarchy. The Sun Belt’s strength relative to Conference USA makes Chadwell’s move seem a bit odd on the surface.

FOX Sports’ RJ Young is joined by Producer Tyler for the Week 10 Mailbag episode. RJ and Tyler discuss fan responses to RJ’s question ‘Who should be the next head coach at Auburn?’ RJ explains why he believes Deion Sanders should not leave Jackson State for Auburn and why Jamey Chadwell is the perfect coach to get Auburn back on track.

Iowa State head coach Matt CampbellCampbell has built Iowa State into a consistent winner. Coastal Carolina head coach Jamey ChadwellChadwell’s name has come up in numerous searches over the past few years, and for good reason. Chadwell, who also won big at the Division II and FCS levels, has only coached in the South. NC State head coach Dave DoerenAnother sitting head coach worth pursuing is Doeren, a Kansas native who has done a wonderful job at NC State. Kansas State head coach Chris KliemanAnother Midwesterner, Klieman has had a smooth transition to the Power Five level at Kansas State.

Grayson McCall threw four touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina held off Northern Illinois 47-41 in the Cure Bowl on Friday night, with the game ending with the Huskies at the Chanticleers 4.

The American Athletic Conference is in rebuilding mode again.

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2020, file photo, Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell waits to lead his team onto the field for an NCAA football game against Georgia State in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell is The Associated Press college football coach of the year after leading the Chanticleers to a surprising, near-perfect season. UCF’s Scott Frost was AP coach of the year in 2017 and Gary Patterson won the first of his two AP awards with TCU in 2009 when the Horned Frogs were competing in the Mountain West. Chadwell came to Coastal Carolina in 2017 as offensive coordinator for former coach Joe Moglia after four successful season at FCS Charleston Southern. ___VotingJamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina - 88 points (16 first-place votes).

“Do I think it would be a great matchup in college football, particularly in 2020? College football researcher and statistician Cody Kellner calculated 81 scheduled games were never played and 86% of the major college football season will be completed if no games are canceled Saturday. Teams played 52 of 55 potential regular-season games, including 43 of 45 conference games, plus a championship game. Teams played 85 of 90 potential regular-season games, including 70 of 75 conference games, plus a championship game. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25

Coastal Carolina tight end Isaiah Likely (4) celebrates a touchdown with Coastal Carolina running back CJ Marable (1) against Troy during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)TROY, Ala. – Grayson McCall and Coastal Carolina put together a final drive that was perfection, just like their regular season. 11 Coastal Carolina preserved its first unblemished regular season with a 42-38 win over Troy on Saturday. “We found a way to get it done and that’s what championship teams do,” Coastal coach Jamey Chadwell said. GAME COSTChadwell had griped about the Sun Belt making Coastal playing this game while Louisiana had an open date. He ran for a touchdown and added the two-point conversion with 30 seconds left last season to give Coastal a 36-35 victory.

20 Coastal Carolina cruised to a 51-0 victory over Georgia State on Saturday. “We were not ready to compete," Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott said. Georgia State: The Panthers never found any rhythm after Noel Ruiz missed a field goal on the opening possession. He finished with 11 carries for 56 yards, and Georgia State averaged just 2.8 yards on 24 carries. Georgia State: Host Louisiana-Monroe next Saturday.