I'm thinking our brand-new assistant coach, Zach Gibbens, will be named the interim coach, and the team will essentially be led by our seniors (Houston Oldham and company). Just not enough time to bring in anyone credible from the outside for this season.
That said, there are several coaches around the state coaching at D-3 schools with connections to the program who could take the helm for next year, or they could do another national search. Depends what the athletic department wants to do.
As an alum, former player, and supporter of the program, I think the timing sucks. I also think it's not realistic in today's college sports environment to think that a coach would pass on an opportunity like Clint was presented with just because the timing was bad for the program.
Clint has had to endure not having a decent soccer facility on campus (games and training at Ukrop Park), the prospect of mens' soccer being demoted/eliminated in favor of lacrosse, and the announced resignation of Jim Miller, among other things. This upcoming season was supposed to be the breakthrough season where he had 100% of his own recruits, and only lost 2 seniors. But I can tell you that despite all the good things accomplished by his teams (including the top academic performance of any athletic teams at Richmond, and at or near the top of the A-10 academically), if they have a sub-par W-L performance this year, some people would be calling for a new coach.
We also don't know if there were any differences of direction/opinion between Clint and the school that we didn't know about that may have contributed to his leaving, either.
It's a tough situation for the program and the kids, but I can't say if I would have made a different decision if I were in his shoes.
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