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Ole Miss expected to hire veteran SEC strength coach, per report
By SDS Staff
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Former Florida strength coach Nick Savage will reportedly stay in the SEC.
Ole Miss is expected to hire Savage, according to Matt Zenitz of On3.
Ole Miss is expected to hire ex-Florida head strength coach Nick Savage as its new head strength coach, sources tell @on3sports.
Was Florida’s strength coach under Dan Mullen. Previously worked in Mississippi as the strength coach at Mississippi State.https://t.co/k5bN5NhJoE https://t.co/PhgasJkQzV
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 4, 2022
Savage has 8 seasons of SEC experience. He joined Dan Mullen’s Mississippi State program in 2014 as an assistant strength coach. After 2 seasons, he became MSU’s head strength coach in 2016. Savage followed Mullen to Florida, serving as the Gators’ head strength coach for the last 4 seasons.
Despite a social media campaign from Gators players, Savage was not retained by new Florida head coach Billy Napier, who brought over Mark Hocke from Louisiana.
Strength coach Wilson Love is leaving Ole Miss for Oregon.
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