Ed Cooley on Jeff Goodman Podcast

Ed Cooley went in-depth with The Stadium’s Jeff Goodman on a number of topics, but mainly his thought process in regards to the recent Michigan opening.

How close was Cooley to taking the Michigan job? “(Michigan AD) Warde (Manuel) made it really hard. Very, very hard. And there are some changes being made at Providence College — you know, good changes, tough changes, what we’ve seen with the school and how it’s grown. But Warde and his assistant Doug (Gnodtke, Executive Assistant AD) did a really good job pointing out the positives, pointing out where they are trying to go.”

“It was very, very difficult.” Cooley continued, “I feel like I have one of the best jobs in the country at Providence…