When it came to filling a hole in his Kansas Jayhawks football coaching staff, Les Miles didn’t have to look very far.
Sunday afternoon, Kansas announced that Joshua Eargle has been promoted to tight ends coach by Miles. Eargle will also serve as KU’s recruiting coordinator.
Last year, his first in Lawrence, Eargle was a senior analyst. This will mark his first on-field job at the FBS level.
“Joshua will bring a wealth of experience to our program,” said the Kansas Jayhawks football coach in a statement. “He has a great understanding of our offense, having been on our staff last year, and his strengths in communicating and teaching will benefit our players, specifically the tight ends. Joshua is also a dynamic recruiter whose organizational skills will be a huge asset to our staff.”
Prior to his arrival at KU, Eargle spent three years at Austin Peay. At that FCS school, he served as interim head coach, offensive coordinator, running-game coordinator and offensive line coach.
Eargle’s only previous experience at the FBS level came as a graduate assistant at Southern Miss in 2003. That was also the first job of his coaching career.
In the first season under Miles, the Jayhawks went 3-9. One of those wins, over Texas Tech, was one of the most Mad Hatter wins ever. Miles was also the first KU coach to start a season 2-1 since 1997.