O'Shea leaves Ohio for Bryant

This move isn't shocking. Tim O'Shea has been trying to leave Ohio for a couple of years. He has a summer home in New England and tried hard to get the Quinnipiac opening last spring. He's leaving Ohio with two years left on his deal worth about $400,000, but an eight-year deal from Bryant cushions that blow.

Now one of the premier jobs in the Mid-American Conference is open but don't be surprised if they give it to former St. Bonaventure assistant John Rhodes or Lackawanna's Kevin Kuwik, who were both assistants under O'Shea at Ohio. If they look outside the program, Minnesota assistant Vince Taylor would be a good choice.

---Rodney McKissic