Wyoming's Glenn Just Another One To Bite the Dust

There are now three open coaching positions in the Mountain West.

Earlier today Chuck Long was fired, and now Joe Glenn from Wyoming is out.  This goes along with Rocky Long of New Mexico stepping down last week.

At Wyoming, Glenn was 30-41 with a Las Vegas Bowl victory over UCLA in 2004.  He led the Cowboys to one other bowl-eligible season, but the team was not invited to participate in postseason play.

Early candidates for Glenn’s replacement include former Michigan State coach John L. Smith and Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Christensen.  Also, do not count out Utah’s defensive coordinator, Gary Anderson, to be included in the mix.

San Diego State's Long was fired after the university's president and athletic director conducted private fundraising to generate the money necessary to buy out the remaining two years of Long's contract. 

Both men had given Long, who was 9-27 in three seasons as the head coach of the Aztecs, a vote of confidence as recently as Oct. 18.

However, the choice to let Long go became easier when Utah became BCS bowl-eligible with a win over BYU on Saturday.  Via Utah's BCS appearance, each MWC school will receive approximately $650,000.

Not to sound disrespectful, but this coaching search will help spice up this site during the football offseason.