According to David Newton, the Panthers plan to interview Baylor HC Matt Rhule for their head coaching vacancy.
Rhule is currently coaching his team for its appearance in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia on New Year’s Day and would likely have to wait until afterward to interview.
While Panthers owner David Tepper has said the transition from college to the NFL is difficult for a coach, he hasn’t ruled out plucking the next Panthers leader from the college ranks.
Rhule has drawn attention the past few years for his work rebuilding a Baylor program that was razed following the departure of Art Briles in a rape scandal. He turned down the Jets vacancy last year after disagreements about hiring his staff but is expected to draw interest around the league again.
Rhule, 44, began his coaching career at Albright as a linebackers coach back in 1998. He worked for a number of schools including Buffalo, Western Carolina, UCLA and Temple before being hired by the Giants as an assistant offensive line coach for the 2012 season.
Rhule returned to Temple as head coach in 2013 and spent four years in the position before being hired as the new head coach at Baylor in 2017.
During time has a head coach, Rhule’s teams at Temple and Baylor produced a record of 47-42 (52.8 percent) and four bowl appearances.
We’ll have more on the Panthers coaching search as the news is available.
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