Ben Olson, the David D. Kelley Defensive Line Coach, has left the Yale coaching staff to join the staff at McNeese State. McNeese State hired former USF offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert in December to lead the FCS program based out of Lake Charles, Louisiana. Ben’s brother, Jake Olson, remains Chief of Staff for the Bulldogs. Reno has a difficult task ahead as he must swiftly replace Olson while still winning vital recruiting wars for defensive linemen. Best of luck to Ben in his future endeavors!
The 2018 football season marked the last season of grass in the Bowl as the grass field will be converted to field turf once the weather warms up.
Men’s Basketball is now 12-3 and plays at Harvard on Friday and at Dartmouth on Saturday. James Jones notched his 300th victory last week making him just the third Ivy League coach to ever achieve such a feat.
Men’s Hockey is 10-7-3 and hosts Brown this Saturday in New Haven.
19 replies on “Olson Departs Yale”
Best news this winter is the resurfacing of the Bowl! What is sad, though, is that for years if not decades the Bowl had one of the best playing surfaces anywhere, with carefully created drainage along its edges. Can’t imagine why it was not maintained in recent years.
The demise of the Bowl playing surface was a disgrace…..particularly in light of the enormous amount of money donated by football alumni for improvements to so many football related facilities. The Yale administration simply did not assign responsibility and the budget to hire the proper staff to maintain the turf.
Practicing on THE PRACTICE FIELD instead of the Bowl in recent years might’ve helped preserve the grass, too.
Silly idea, I know…
Wishing Ben Olsen the best and a bright future after his one year at Yale.
The coaching carousel is still in its annual overdrive period so I think Tony will have the opportunity to find the proper addition to the staff. It doesn’t have to be a defensive line coach if responsibilities shift among the staff. The most important thing is to find the right man who will be happy at Yale for a few years.
YALE RECRUIT–JONATHAN MENDOZA , OL , 6 ‘ 8″‘, 315 LBS. , ,WESTHAMPTON BEACH , L.I., NEW YORK. 2ND TEAM ALL LONG ISLAND AND 3RD TEAM ALL NEW YORK STATE ; OFFERED BY PRINCETON AND PENNSYLVANIA
Think he’s the biggest player Yale has ever recruited.
Intersting about body types, our 6′ 8″” oarsmen weigh 100 pounds less, but are immensely strong.
New Comitt Marcus Mauney defensive end with 10 offers. Need a run stopper or two to finish this class off.
John Harrington decommits from Yale . Flips to Wofford.
SMH
Rumor has it our OC is a candidate for the Bucknell head coaching position.
Isn’t he the one so many on this blog have bee criticizing? Our offense was the strength of 146.
BRANDON BENN , ATHLETE / DB , 6 ‘ 1″ , 195 LBS. THE MCCALLIE SCHOOL , CHATTANOOGA , TN.
P has picked up 3 247-rated players today and 6 since Monday. Y none? What gives?
LOL , oh boy.!!!
Looks like Ben Montgomery may be heading to Dartmouth.
NATHAN PULETASI , DL , 6 ‘ 3″ , 265 LBS., MEAD H.S. , SPOKANE , WA. 3 ***
I am surprised that Wande Owens does not seem to have any 247 stars. What does it take to get noticed in Maryland?
I don’t know how it works, but it’s not about Maryland. Commit Joey Felton was USA Today second team all state in MD this year and has 2 stars on 247. Wande Owens was first team and offensive player of the year!