Liberty, Jamey Chadwell comply with 7-year deal

Liberty is hiring Jamey Chadwell as its new coach, agreeing to a seven-year deal that averages greater than $4 million per yr, sources instructed ESPN. An announcement is predicted later Sunday morning.

Chadwell has been top-of-the-line coaches within the sport the previous three years, going 31-6 at Coastal Carolina. General, Chadwell is 39-22 in 5 years there. He has prior head-coaching expertise at Charleston Southern, Delta State and North Greenville.

Coastal Carolina fell to Troy, 45-26, within the Solar Belt title recreation Saturday, which was Chadwell’s final recreation as coach of the Chanticleers.

In 2020, Coastal Carolina began 11-0 — together with a high-profile victory over No. 8 BYU — and rose to the highest 10 within the Related Press ballot. Chadwell received 11 nationwide coach of the yr honors that yr, as Coastal grew to become top-of-the-line tales within the sport.

Chadwell’s offense, with a working quarterback as a focus, has emerged as some of the revolutionary within the sport.

Liberty’s job grew to become open after coach Hugh Freeze left for Auburn. Liberty had simply agreed to pay Freeze a median of $5 million per yr in a brand new deal signed previous to his departure.

Liberty is poised to affix Convention USA subsequent season, and the Liberty program is taken into account the one with probably the most assets in that league. Liberty has been a full-time FBS program for less than 5 years. Freeze went 34-15 in his 4 years there.