Southern Miss football coaching search comes to an end

As far as coaching carousels go, the Southern Miss football program has been along for the ride for much longer than most.

- as far as coaching carousels- go... the southern- miss football program has been- along for the ride... for - much longer than most.- 85 days after jay hopson steppe- down from his post, as head - man of the golden eagles... the- finally have his permanent- replacement... thus ending- perhaps the most extensive- search... in the entire country- as first reported by news 25, - per multiple- sources... u-s-m is set to hire- tulane offensive coordinator- will- hall... who's been a favorite t- land the job, from the very - start.- assuming the hire is made - official, in the next 24- hours...- southern miss will make its - formal announcement...- during the men's basketball hom- opener against william carey, - tomorrow night.

- hall will be the 22nd head- football coach, at u-s-m... - having- served as the green wave o-c, - since 20-19... with prior stops- as an - assistant... at memphis and - louisiana... and head coaching- stops... at west alabama and- west georgia.

- hall is the son of former bilox- head coach bobby hall... and- won the 1998 3-a state- championship, at amory high - school... under his father's- tutelage.

- - now a lot has happened ever - since hopson's resignation, bac- on september 7th... following - u-s-m's season opening loss, to- south alabama.- interim scotty walden became th- youngest f-b-s head coach,- less than two weeks later... bu- was met with mixed results... - including the program's - worst-ever defensive- effort, at m-m roberts- stadium... against none other - than- hall and the green wave.- and then came the covid-19- issues... starting with post- - ponements, of f-a-u and u-tep.- less than a week later... walde- himself tested positive, for th- virus... making tim billings th- interim to the interim... for u- s-m's game, at liberty.

- and then less than a week after- that... walden accepted - the head coaching job, at austi- peay... so three head - coaches, in less than two - months.

- finally... the black and gold - ultimatley losing games at u-a-- and u-tep, due to covid-19... - prior to hall's hiring... to- kick off- december.