Satterfield understands that given the Mountaineers’ recent run, the interest was bound to come.

“We’ve had so much success here over a four-year period, and the consistency has shown that when jobs open up within the region, there’s going to be interest,” Satterfield said. “It just so happens that we’re one of the most successful Group of Five (programs) out there, and it seems like teams, they try to look at those coaches.”

Tyra said Thursday in an interview with Louisville radio station 790KRD that when evaluating Group of Five coaches, he wants “to see what they have done with less.” He also mentioned combing through rosters to see the amount of players the coach recruited from Florida and Georgia.

Satterfield is 50-24 in his six seasons with his alma mater, helping the Mountaineers become the first program to win its first three bowl games of school history. Of the 114 players listed on the App State roster, 19 are from Florida and 17 are from Georgia.