Houchin: Coyote football deals with change but chooses continuity

VERMILLION, S.D. — In the constant turnover that is college football these days, stability is often preached but rarely practiced. For the University of South Dakota, however, stability hasn’t just been a talking point — it’s been a strategy. For the second straight season, USD Athletic Director Jon Schemmel has opted to stay in-house when faced with a head coaching vacancy. And for the second-straight time, the timing of that vacancy all but forced his hand. “If there’s an answer within your staff, you always want to go that route,” Schemmel said following the introductory press conference of USD’s new head coach Matt Vitzthum. “In today’s day...