Report: Maryland assistant leaving for ACC school
According to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, Maryland special teams coordinator and linebackers coach John Papuchis is leaving for Florida State.
Source: Florida State hiring John Papuchis as special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach. The former Nebraska DC coached special teams and ILBs at Maryland last year.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 20, 2019
As Thamel mentioned, Papuchis is a former Nebraska defensive coordinator and would make the move to Florida State to act as the special teams coordinator (again) as well as coaching defensive ends. Florida State hasn’t been the powerhouse program lately that it once was, but the Seminoles do have a rich tradition.
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Papuchis likely sees this as a step up, going from Maryland to Florida State. We’ll find out soon enough if this was the right move.
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In Mike Locksley’s first season as head coach at Maryland, the Terrapins went 3-9. Florida State, in 2019, went 6-6 with a bowl game to go.
