Army football coach search: Jeff Monken replaces Rich Ellerson

Just four days after Army fired coach Rich Ellerson, the field has become crowded. Without warning, the West Point coaching search has become the nation’s most publicly active college coaching job hunt.

Former Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe threw his hat in the ring Tuesday. Grobe, who resigned after 13 seasons at Wake Forest last month, spent 11 seasons as a defensive assistant at Air Force before becoming a head coach. He has experience coaching at a top academic institution and rebuilding programs, having resurrected Ohio and taken Wake Forest to the Orange Bowl. Grobe’s used a variety of offensive styles, but not the traditional option attack favored by the Black Knights in the past, though he has worked to incorporate more option schemes in recent years.