Report: Rutgers student applied for head coach in exchange for free tuition

Published Dec. 4, 2015 10:41 a.m. ET

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With the college football coaching carousel starting to see more spots in power conferences fill up (Miami added Mark Richt, officially), there are fewer jobs left open.

One of those jobs, until recently, was at Rutgers, although it would appear that the job will be going to Ohio State DC Chris Ash now.

Regardless, it didn't stop others from expressing interest in the job -- including Ben Kautz, a 19-year-old Rutgers student.

Kautz took it upon himself to update his résumé and submit it to Rutgers officials for review.

Rutgers senior associate athletic director Geoff Brown even offered his endorsement, even if just as a good-humored show of appreciation for support of the program.

Kautz says he has a few things in his favor for being a candidate for the job.

“I am the best candidate for a few reasons: First off, I have never been fired from a head-coaching job before,” Kautz said in an interview with NJ.com. Our sources here at The Comeback can confirm this is an accurate statement.

“Secondly, I think my age will allow me to build a very long dynasty at Rutgers, and I will be able to relate to the players and recruits better than the other candidates,” Kautz added. Again, he is a Rutgers student, so he knows all about that student life.

“Third, look at my past coaching experience, I rarely lose. Finally, all the other coaches demand a high salary; I simply want free tuition for my last two years, and a small salary while on the job -- however, I am certainly open to being paid $5 million per year.”

Quite the selling point, huh?

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