San Jose State employs Niumatalolo as brand-new coach

Jan 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET

San Jose State has hired Ken Niumatalolo as its next head football coach, it was announced Sunday.Terms of the offer were not revealed, however sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel that it is a five-year offer through the 2028 season.”We are delighted that Coach Niumatalolo has actually

accepted the opportunity to lead our football program,”athletic director Jeff Konya stated in a declaration.” He is a tested winner and brought the Naval Academy to unprecedented heights by winning 8 or more games in 9 seasons throughout his period. It’s excellent when you see that he had success against national brand names like Notre Dame, Virginia, Kansas State and Pittsburgh, and even finished ranked inside the top 25 two times.”Niumatalolo, 58, changes Brent Brennan, who left for Arizona on Thursday, and brings comprehensive experience to the Spartans but will differ his offense and is not anticipated to run the triple alternative, sources informed ESPN.Niumatalolo is Navy’s all-time winningest coach. He went 109-83 in 15 full seasons there through 2022, took the Midshipmen to 11 bowl appearances and had 8 campaigns with 8 or more wins.He is expected to customize his personnel around vibrant energy and West Coast ties. San Jose State authorities focused on a wide-open system to take advantage of the Bay Area’s recruiting

resources of strong quarterbacks and skill position players.Niumatalolo’s function at UCLA in 2023 included the title director of leadership. He spoke freely about going to UCLA to learn the nuances of the transfer portal and NIL to prepare him for another head-coaching opportunity.San Jose State won the Mountain West title under Brennan in 2020. He led them to three of the school’s 11 total bowl births, that included the Hawaii Bowl this season and the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl last year.