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Georgia Southern fills out its coaching staff with strong OC, DC hires

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New Georgia Southern Eagles head coach Chad Lunsford is already making a statement with some of the new hires to run both sides of the ball. Bryan Cook is out as OC after enjoying a nice cup of coffee in Statesboro. In his place will be former New Mexico OC Bob DeBesse. On defense, former Appalachian State assistant Scot Sloan replaces Lorenzo Costantini.

Let’s learn a little more about each:

Offense

Cook’s approach was a smorgasbord of schemes notable only for their lack of cohesiveness. When the team was in its “gun option” look (a generous term for the unit) the offense was an absolute disaster.