Former Bulls first-round draft pick a candidate for Hernando A.D. job

We've got some contenders for the vacant athletic director position at Hernando High.

Outgoing A.D. Brent Gaustad says the goal is to have a successor in place by Wednesday (that's next Wednesday). The school interviewed a couple of folks today. Right now, there are six local candidates and two out of town candidates.

The in-house contenders:

Kevin Bittinger: He's the Hernando softball coach by night, teacher by day.

George Goff: An assistant football coach and teacher.

Rodney Byrd: The jack-of-all trades at Hernando High. He's been the school's A.D. before. Now, he's the football coach.

Jeff Laing: Another native son, Laing is the junior varsity baseball coach and recently wrapped up six years as head boys basketball coach.

Herman Scriven: A teacher at the school and a former assistant football coach.

The out-of-town candidates are highlighted by former Bulls first-round draft pick Dave Schellhase, Gaustad said. Schellhase was selected by Chicago with the 10th overall pick out of Purdue in 1966. Schellhase later coached at both Indiana State and Moorhead. The other out-of-towners are Ryan Erlacher (perhaps the Leopards could convince his Homonym to come play middle linebacker?), currently a graduate assistant at Florida State, and John Morgan of Jacksonville.