USF assistant leaves for Dolphins

Posted Feb 2, 2012 by Joey Johnston

Updated Feb 2, 2012 at 11:31 PM

Phil McGeoghan, the University of South Florida’s receivers coach for three seasons, is leaving to become assistant receivers coach on Joe Philbin’s staff with the Miami Dolphins, the school confirmed on Thursday night.

Through his Twitter account, USF coach Skip Holtz wished luck to McGeoghan (“Appreciate the job you have done at USF’’). On Wednesday’s National Signing Day, Holtz praised the work of McGeoghan, 32, the lead recruiter on several key prospects, such as North Marion tight end Sean Price, plus Gainesville High linebacker Tashon Whitehurst and cornerback Chris Bivins Jr. McGeoghan spoke about USF’s signings with excitement on Wednesday afternoon, a few hours before he was contacted by the Dolphins.

When Holtz was hired following the 2009 season, McGeoghan was among three of Jim Leavitt’s holdover staff members retained as a position coach.

It was the second USF assistant-coach defection this offseason. In January, defensive coordinator Mark Snyder left for Texas A&M. He was replaced by Chris Cosh, the defensive coordinator at Kansas State.