New NSU coach will reveal staff changes next week

COURTESY NSU ATHLETICS

NORFOLK, Virginia -- First-year Norfolk State coach Latrell Scott said Friday he has met with his inherited assistants to discuss their futures and will announce any related moves next week.

Scott, hired from Virginia State last month to replace the retired Pete Adrian, declined to say how many members of Adrian's former staff might be affected.

"There's a possibility that there will be some retention," Scott said.

The Spartans went 4-8 overall and 4-4 in the MEAC in 2014, the last of Adrian's 10 seasons at the school.

Under 10th-year defensive coordinator Mark DeBastiani, NSU held opponents to 251.3 yards per game to finish with the second-ranked defense among FCS teams. The Spartans finished in the bottom six in the FCS in total offense and scoring offense under first-year offensive coordinator Donald Hill-Eley.

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