Taking over for a legend is never easy, either as a player or a coach. It’s tough to do!
On Long Island, the Stony Brook Seawolves are moving forward from long-time coach Chuck Priore, who was let go last year after 18-seasons at the helm. Priore led the program to a transition from the Northeast Conference to the BIg South and then to the CAA. Over the course of his career, he produced numerous NFL players and led the program to its first and only victory over an FBS opponent (Army, 2012), plus his teams made a handful of FCS playoff appearances.
Enter first-year coach Billy Cosh, who is one of the youngest coaches in the sport at 32. He took over a program that went 0-10 in 2023 and quickly the Seawolves playing some good ball at 4-1 on the season.
Cosh came to Long Island from Western Michigan, where he was the offensive coordinator and QB coach, and has transformed this team into one that has been stellar along both lines of scrimmage and plays complementary football. They look like how teams in this conference tend to look, which is why there is a lot of excitement coming out of Stony Brook this season.
Winners of four straight games, the Seawolves face one of the blue bloods of the FCS in conference foe Villanova this weekend. It’s a great chance for Cosh’s team, win or lose, to show where they stand this season in regards to the CAA picture — and the FCS one as a whole.
