New wide receivers coach leaves USF football after one month, finds new job
Before he could even get the chance to mold the athletes of USF football, wide receivers coach Matthew Middleton will now coach at Kansas State, according to Football Scoop.
Sources: Kansas State has found their new receivers coach https://t.co/Mng6q5XFHa via @JohnDBrice1
— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) February 13, 2023
Source: #KansasState is set to hire Matthew Middleton as wide receivers coach. He was hired in January for the same role at South Florida after spending the past 5 years as Kent State’s WRs coach. He’s a Kansas City native.
Football Scoop first reported.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) February 13, 2023
Middleton was hired just last month as coach Alex Golesh was putting together the last pieces of his offensive staff, but will now serve in the exact same role elsewhere.
He has served the role of a wide receivers coach since 2008 at six different programs before South Florida, with his most recent tenure at Kent State from 2018-22.
USF athletics has yet to confirm the information at the time of publication.
This is a developing story. Stay with The Oracle for updates.
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