Not an ideal move for him probably, but if he had any aspirations of moving to a high major program, he had to strike now. Two mediocre seasons would take him off the coaching radar completely.
And Eddie Jordan got paid $1.45 million plus bonuses. Big payday. He would have to be silly to stay.
Some names that friends and I have batted around: Tom Pecora, Seth Greenberg, Will Brown, Jay Young, Craig Robinson. No inside knowledge; just throwing them out.