In a move that had been expected for weeks, Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder resigned Monday, ending a 13-year run with the program he helped start. ODU was 1-11 this season, but Wilder had a lot of success there, going 77-56, including a 32-32 in Conference USA play.



The school sits in a fertile recruiting area, and people familiar with the vacancy say there will be quite a bit of interest.



ODU might try and lure Sean Lewis away from Kent State, where he just had a breakout season, going 6-6 and 5-3 in MAC play. His stock has risen quite a bit in coaching circles. The 33-year-old former Syracuse offensive coordinator helped Dino Babers develop Jimmy Garoppolo at Eastern Illinois and has revitalized the Golden Flashes program.



Oklahoma assistant Shane Beamer has a lot of connections around the state from his time growing up around his father’s program at Virginia Tech. The younger Beamer, 42, has been around some really good staffs and has...