Another potential head coach candidate: Scott Abell
He’s in his first season at Rice and already has them at 3-1, after they finished 4-8 last year. He was previously the head coach at Davidson, which led FCS in rushing offense for 6 of his 7 seasons there. His Wildcats team in 2018 set the all time record for most rushing yards in a college football game with 789 yards on the ground vs San Diego.
Before that, he was the head coach at DIII Washington and Lee where he was ODAC coach of the year twice. He’s a Virginia guy, originally from Albemarle County and coached at a few VA high school football programs. He’s also fairly young at 55 years old. Could be an interesting guy to at least consider. Bio below.
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Posted: 09/19/2025 at 09:35 AM ET
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Another potential head coach candidate: Scott Abell
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-- Zanderhokie
Sep 19, 2025 at 09:35 AM ET
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09/19/25 09:35 AM ET
If we hire a guy who coached 4 D1 game we have failed.**
-- HokieBrew4U
Sep 19, 2025 at 03:38 PM ET
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09/19/25 03:38 PM ET
Interesting he ran the triple option at his High School stops too **
-- HokiesACC2004
Sep 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM ET
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09/19/25 12:29 PM ET
Mike O’Cain and Abell has a nice ring**
-- Tuckahokie
Sep 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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09/19/25 10:55 AM ET
Thank you for saying 55 is "fairly young"**
-- Happy Dog
Sep 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM ET
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09/19/25 10:24 AM ET
IMO Abell is going to P4 job at some point, but probably not this P4 job**
-- BROman Hokie
Sep 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM ET
BROman Hokie
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09/19/25 10:08 AM ET
Cool come up story from Virginia but not a good enough candidate for this
-- BG Hokie
Sep 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM ET
BG Hokie
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09/19/25 10:01 AM ET
THis time ties to virginia and Virginia Tech is not important
-- 1947Sunbowl
Sep 19, 2025 at 09:52 AM ET
1947Sunbowl
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09/19/25 09:52 AM ET
Any ties to VT or UVA in the last 10 years probably not a positive **
-- Tuckahokie
Sep 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM ET
Tuckahokie
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09/19/25 11:22 AM ET
You think Power 4 is a requirement?**
-- BG Hokie
Sep 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM ET
BG Hokie
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09/19/25 10:37 AM ET
I don’t think so but only 4 games at the FBS level is a little thin.**
-- Jwunderdog
Sep 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM ET
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09/19/25 12:10 PM ET