TCU likely secured a ticket to the Big Dance with the win in Lubbock. Just a couple ago, he shot down speculation that he was looking to leave, saying I have no interest in any other job, but we all know that the stronger a candidate denies a job, the more likely theyre looking seriously into it. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. The Horned Frogs posted an 11-10 mark in Omaha, including being one of the last four teams standing in 2010 and 2017, the Aggies said. One of the longest tenured and most successful coaches in TCU Athletics history is leaving Fort Worth. The team's leading rusher, with 1,399 yards and 17 . This is his first A&M hire in a major sport. The 2015 and 2017 squads followed a similar path, both resulting in an appearance in the College World Series. BREAKING: @AggieBaseball has hired @TCU_Baseballs Jim Schlossnagle as its next head coach, sources tell @d1baseball. After Texas A&M missed the baseball NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006, it hired Jim Schlossnagle, who led TCU to five College World Series trips, to coach the Aggies. On July 9, 2003, a new era in TCU baseball began as Jim Schlossnagle became just the program's ninth coach since 1940. At the conclusion of the season, the Frogs were ranked No. TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati said the school will pursue a national search for Schlossnagles replacement. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Find more Texas A&M coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. He alsospent three seasons as an assistant at Elon (N.C.) College where he helped lead his alma mater to a 99-41 record, two South Atlantic Conference Championships, a District 26 title and an Area 7 Regional appearance. He said as much Tuesday. A&M missed the postseason for the first time in the last 14 years, breaking the nations longest active streak at 13 seasons. Jim Schlossnagle (born August 12, 1970) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Texas A&M Aggies. The Aggies have been to Omaha just six times in their entire history a number Schloss nearly matched at TCU alone. Longtime coach Jim Schlossnagle is leaving TCU for Texas A&M. A&M formally announced the hiring on Wednesday morning. He has been the head coach for various teams during his career, UNLV Rebels, and the TCU Horned Frogs are to name a few. A&M is hosting a welcome ceremony for Schlossnagle at the Ford Hall of Champions at Kyle Field at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in College Station. this year as head coach from Tulane after building the Green Wave from an alsoran in the Southeast Conference to a Liberty Bowl team last season. The return of the majority of the roster from the 2016 CWS team led to the unanimous preseason ranking andthe Frogs eventually won theregular season Big 12 Championship, earned a No. After three seasons on the staff at Elon, Schlossnagle spent 1993 on the staff at Clemson before accepting the Associate Head Coach position at Tulane in 1994. The Horned Frogs won two. By Melissa B. Triebwasser @TheCoachMelissa Jun 9, 2021, 3:05am CDT Share. The TCU coach is athletic director Ross Bjork's choice to take over the A&M baseball program and lift it to the next level -- both in the ultracompetitive SEC and nationally. In his first season, he led the Aggies to the SEC West division championship and the College World Series.[2]. This was the first big hire of Athletic Director Jeremiah Donatis career at TCU, and while conducting a national search was the prudent move, ultimately landing on the homegrown guy was far and away the right move. We have an elite program with high expectations, Donati said. He stayed with Royal until becoming head coach of Tulane in 1966, serving with him as an assistant at Mississippi State, Washington and Texas. The lovable Gary Blair had won a national title in womens basketball at A&M in 2011 and consistently had the Aggies in the mix for titles. Schlossnagle joined the Tulane program in August of 1993 and was an integral part of the Green Waves success, helping Tulane to six NCAA Regional appearances during his tenure. He is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and Sam Houston State University, where he played baseball. TCU didn't look far to replace longtime baseball coach . Covering college sports for the Morning News for more than a decade plus a whole lot of other stuff in past lives. Losing Schlossnagle is a blow to the athletic department. Full Bio. Associate Head Coach. Connecting you to your favorite North Texas sports teams as well as sports news around the globe. But the Horned Frogs, the No. Childress made about $800,000 a year. We are going to work like crazy to reach what we all want to reach here. Schlossnagle has a 55-36 career record in the NCAA tournament and finishes his Horned Frogs tenure with a 693-330 overall record. Prior to coming to TCU,Schlossnagle spent two years as head coach of the UNLV baseball program. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. TCU Baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle leaving for Texas A&M The Horned Frogs' head coach has held the position since 2004. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. WACO, Tex., Oct. 30Texas Christian University's football, coach, Jim Pittman, collapsed, on the sidelines tonight during, the T.C.U.Baylor game and died minutes later. Donati is expected to interview pitching coach and recruiting coordinator Kirk Saarloos and associate head coach Bill Mosiello for the position as well as candidates who have experience running programs. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. He has been named the National Coach of the Year twice, earning the honor from the NCBWA in 2010, as well as being selected by Baseball America as the 2016 National Coach of the Year. Kirk Saarloos. Two incredible coaches and leaders of men. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelors degree in physical education in 1992 and earned a masters of education in human performance and health promotion from the University of New Orleans in 1995. Now TCU and Donati will shift its attention to finding a successor. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. He had come to T.C.U. Las Vegas Raiders. Several Horned Frog athletes will compete in the four-day event at Lucas Oil Stadium. Exact salary terms were not immediately available but multiple reports indicated that Schlossnagle had received a seven-year contract believed to be worth more than $1.25 million. In his first three years at TCU, Schlossnagle coached four players who appeared on All-America teams: Robbie Findlay (Honorable Mention in 2004), Lance Broadway (1st Team in 2005), Jake Arrieta (2nd Team in 2006) and Chad Huffman (3rd Team in 2006). Schlossnaglehas gone to the College World Series five times and he has won a number of individual awards for his accomplishments. Schlossnagle spent the last 18 seasons as the head man at #TCU. This story was originally published June 9, 2021, 5:36 AM. In a switch on if you cant beat them, join them, the Aggies decided if you cant beat them, take their coach, stealing away the man that led the Horned Frogs to victories over A&M in Omaha and Houston, and eliminated the Aggies three times in the NCAA Tournament. The Aggies did. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion TCU officials were bracing for Schlossnagle, Support my work with a digital subscription, No. Saarloos is beloved by his players, as was born out over social media the moment Schlossnagle left Fort Worth. 27. All Aggies have been invited to attend by the school with a news conference following the event. Childress had success with the Aggies, but A&M athletic director Ross Bjork is aiming for more. BREAKING: @AggieBaseball has hired @TCU_Baseballs Jim Schlossnagle as its next head coach, sources tell @d1baseball. My dad alway told me two things: theres no substitute for hard work and treat people right. It marked his second stint with the national team as he served as an assistant coach in 2006. Jim Schlossnagle, formerly of TCU was introduced as the Aggies' new baseball coach in the Hall of Champions at Kyle Field. The former Fresno State and Utah State head coach has been at the helm for the Horned Frogs since 2014. In 2002, Schlossnagle was hired as the head coach at UNLV. And to that elusive title.to that e. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). TCU is moving on from Jill Kramer, but her legacy is eternal. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Three years after nearly leaving for Mississippi State, Jim Schlossnagle is officially packing his bags, accepting a contract that was rumored to be 7 years and $1.75 million annually (plus incentives) though that is still speculation from Texas A&M. Texas A&M deserves to have the very best of the best, and we have hit a proverbial grand slam with Coach Schlossnagle.. At the end of the day, TCU will conduct a thorough search for Schlossnagles replacement. With the resources and facilities available at this world-class university, the foundation is here to win championships and make the 12th Man a regular visitor to Omaha.. Though he wasnt ready to name any other members, he said he will work to surround himself with the best possible people to get the Frogs where they want to go. Its rattlesnake season in Texas. Suddenly sweating profusely, Brannon said, I feel sick. Ho collapsed and was rushed to the Hillcrest Hospital. Heserved an eight-year stint at Tulane as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the Green Wave. Because if you do those two things, youll be successful. Though some message board posters called him a B+ candidate, hes absolutely a home run hire for a program replacing legendary Rob Childress, who led the Aggies to four conference titles and two trips to Omaha but was never able to break through and win a College World Series game in his 15 years at the helm. In 2012, he was elevated to full time pitching coach by the Titans, a position he held for one season before taking the same job at TCU. Kirk has had many opportunities to leave for head coaching jobs at the collegiate level including his alma mater this spring and pitching coach positions in the pros, but has stayed loyal to TCU and Fort Worth, probably for exactly this moment. The former Fresno State and Utah State head coach has been at the helm for the Horned Frogs since 2014. Look for some high-profile names who are currently playing in the NCAA postseason to be part of his staff. Schlossnagle has had quite the coaching career during previous stops at UNLV and TCU. The outstanding work Schlossnagle has done since his arrival was rewarded in the summer of 2016 as the head coach inked a contract extension for the foreseeable future. I couldnt be prouder to be the head coach of TCU Baseball., Saarloos was also emotional when he talked of Bill Mosiello, and the support the two received from within the program, past and present, and the Fort Worth community. Saarloos impact with the Horned Frogs cannot be overstated. 6 national seed, were eliminated in the Fort Worth Regional with losses to Dallas Baptist and Oregon State. The new era of Fightin Texas Aggie Baseball starts now.Welcome to Aggieland, Coach Schlossnagle! Brent is the author of four published books about Texas A&M, three related to A&M athletics. Any coach knows he will be given time and resources to win at a venue centrally situated to five of the nations 13 most populated cities. Division regular season champion Saarloos, the 20th head coach in program history,has been at TCU throughout its nine seasons in the Big 12. TCU (38-21) advanced to face Texas A&M (39-18) at 7 p.m. Sunday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park in the College Station Regional. Full Bio. Four-year-old girl killed in mobile home fire near Lytle Second person, Abilene Schnieder, arrested in fatal dog Man hit, killed walking across West Side street identified. We thank him for his devotion to TCU and sincerely wish him and his family the best going forward.. Last time the Aggies searched for a baseball coach in 2005 following the firing of Mark Johnson, they whiffed on South Carolinas Ray Tanner and Georgia Techs Danny Hall before hiring Childress, who was the Nebraska pitching coach and overall was a success with the Aggies. As our search progressed, it became abundantly clear that Jim Schlossnagle had the experience, recruiting prowess, player development background and baseball knowledge to deliver a championship-caliber program for Aggie baseball. "With the resources and facilities available at this world-class university, the foundation is here to win championships and make the 12th Man a regular visitor to Omaha. Brent Zwerneman is a staff writer for the Houston Chronicle covering Texas A&M athletics. TCU, in particular, benefitted from transfers landing cornerback Josh Newton from Louisiana-Monroe, linebacker Johnny Hodges from Navy and tight end Jared Wiley from Texas, among others. Schlossnagle, 50, went 734-346 in 18 seasons at TCU, taking the Horned Frogs to the five College World Series. TCU is in the market for a baseball coach. Schlossnagle spent the last 18 seasons as the head man at #TCU. Pittman, who had a history of heart trouble, apparently died of a heart attack. Long before Bjorks arrival in the summer of 2019, A&M had an infatuation with Schlossnagle, who took TCU to four consecutive College World Series from 2014-17. Theres no place I would rather be, no job I would rather have than this one right here, right now. Saarloos was emotional often throughout the press conference, especially when he talked of his family his wife and three kids his brother Keith, his mom, and his father who passed away just over a year ago. If this was a play for an extension, a raise, or money for his assistants, Jim Schlossnagle would have gotten whatever he asked for, you can bet on it. Based on Kendall Rogers reporting, dont expect Schloss to bring any of his staff with him to College Station he and Ross Bjork are swinging for the fences and money-whipping an elite level staff of assistants. This won't be the first time Schlossnagle has had a chance to coach in the SEC. Kendall Rogers of D1Baseball was the first to report the hire Tuesday night. Baseball Coaching Staff. Postseason invitational champion 2022 QB Josh Hoover flips commitment from Indiana to TCU, A busy recruiting weekend has TCU fans buzzing about the future of Frog Football, TCU finds its Defensive Coordinator in Tulsas Joseph Gillespie. COLLEGE STATION Ross Bjork strolled into a solid situation among Texas A&Ms major sports two years ago when he left Mississippi to become the Aggies athletic director. Tech president Lawrence Schovanec told the newspaper that Tadlock and Red Raiders athletic director Kirby Hocutt had been working on locking down a long contract for a while and A&M apparently helped speed up the matter. ", "I am extremely excited to get things started in Aggieland, and I am humbled by this incredible opportunity," Schlossnagle said in a statement released by Texas A&M. Known as much for his work off the field as on, Schlossnagle leaves a lasting legacy in Fort Worth. 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