Sam Houston is hiring a football coach for the first time since 2014 after news broke that K.C. Keeler was accepting the job at Temple. Keeler’s buyout is $1.3 million and he made $625,000 in 2024. He was 97-39 in 11 seasons in Huntsville, capturing three conference title and a national championship.
Sam Houston athletic director Bobby Williams has hired three coaches in his long tenure for the Bearkats, and he’s hit on two of three. His first hire was Todd Whitten in 2005 after Ron Randleman stepped away. His next two hires were Willie Fritz, now head coach at nearby Houston, and Keeler. Fritz and Keeler combined for a 137-54 record since 2010.