The Indianapolis Colts have dipped into their franchise’s history for the interim head coach to replace Frank Reich, who was fired Monday.
ESPN analyst Jeff Saturday will keep the seat warm for the rest of the season … at least.
We have named Jeff Saturday interim head coach. pic.twitter.com/GetJtD9yAr
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) November 7, 2022
Saturday was head coach of Georgia’s Hebron Christian Academy from 2017-2020.
Going from high school to the NFL is a bigger step than what Gerry Faust did when he went from HS to Notre Dame. This is quite the leap.
Jeff Saturday was in Indianapolis last weekend with a group of former teammates, who were there to celebrate Tarik Glenn’s induction into the Colts Ring of Honor. Now Saturday will return as the Colts’ interim HC. https://t.co/MGiy2TmIWS
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 7, 2022
And …
Jeff Saturday is the first person to become an NFL head coach with no collegiate or professional coaching experience since Norm Van Brocklin in 1961 pic.twitter.com/WxJuCjFj6d
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 7, 2022
