Central Catholic grad Tim Cramsey gets a new job

FROM KEITH GROLLER

Just back from a College Signing Day ceremony at Parkland where I learned from Jim Morgans that Tim Cramsey has a new job.

Cramsey, of course, played for Morgans at Central Catholic and was the starting quarterback on the Vikings' 1993 state title team.

He had done a wonderful job as the offensive coordinator for his college alma mater, the University of New Hampshire over the last several years and has been a UNH assistant for nine years. Plus his ties to the Lehigh Valley had been instrumental in luring many local kids to Durham, including Liberty's Joey Orlando's and Central's Shane McNeely among many others.

But Cramsey is moving down -- geographically -- but up in terms of classification by taking the offensive coordinator position at Florida International University, a FBS school located in Miami.

While New Hampshire is nice, it's not Miami. So you can't blame Cramsey there.

Florida International University plays in the Sun Belt Conference.

I always thought that if Cramsey would leave UNH it would be to Oregon where his mentor Chip Kelly runs the show.

Cramsey has told me several times that he has aspirations of becoming a head coach one day and this step up is obviously moving him closer to his goal.

“We’re very disappointed to lose him, but it’s a great opportunity for him,” UNH coach Sean McDonnell told the Union Leader. “He grew up in the UNH family and we never missed a beat when he took over.”

UNH will likely continue to be one of the top FCS-level programs in the country. The Wildcats have the longest streak of FCS playoff appearance with eight. They were 8-4 last season.

FIU was 8-5 last season and lost to Marshall, 20-10, in something called the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl.

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