I'd rather he be upfront and open about the possibility if it's come up now, really. We'll be OK recruiting and if a high school student was only going to come here to be coached by him, better for the student to know otherwise before he signs away all his rights in the heinous document that is the LOI.
NU still has a good pitch to make, anyway. Look at Riley, the kind of coach he is and the kind of guys he draws to him as assistants. It's a great opportunity to work as an assistant coach under Riley, and it's why a guy who previously served as P5 and NFL defensive coordinators came on board last February as a secondary coach. Riley will find someone solid both on and off the field.
Time to give him a fancy new empty title and a raise. Also, Bray. Can we have the first ever tripod defensive coordinators? Wait, not sure I worded that correctly....