What’s next for Trinity football?
Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic introduced former Steelers linebacker Jason Gildon as its next head football coach at a press conference Tuesday.
Gildon, who played for the Steelers from 1994-2003 and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection, spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Seneca Valley and was an assistant at Peters Township in 2011 during Rich Piccinini’s first year as head coach.
The hire ends weeks of speculation since Bob Ravenstahl announced his retirement. The job received plenty of interest with 40 applicants.
The next domino to fall is likely Fox Chapel’s head coaching position, which sources tell me will end with Tom Loughran being named head coach.
With two high-profile jobs taken, the next situation to watch is Trinity. Sources tell me that there are only six applicants for the position – four in-state and two out-of-state. Interviews are being concluded and the speculation about Guy Montecalvo returning to the sidelines has all but ended.
If the rumors are true, the Trinity School Board has to be rethinking its decision to let Ryan Coyle go.
The school is in a tough situation with financial woes and an uncertain future for the athletic director position. I’ve been hearing that John Miller, former Moon head coach and Canon-McMillan assistant, is the front-runner for the job, but he is one of many names that have been connected to the position. Whoever is hired will step into a nice situation. The Hillers have a lot of young talent and the Big Nine Conference is expected to be weaker in 2015.
My gut tells me we will have an answer to the question within the next two weeks, but you never know. One thing is for certain, I do not expect Montecalvo to be the Hillers’ next head coach.