Casullo fired from special teams coordinator post
Bob Casullo, Syracuse’s assistant head coach and special teams coordinator, is no longer with the program, head coach Doug Marrone announced during his weekly press conference Monday.
‘Bob and I have decided that it is in the best interest of the program to part ways,’ Marrone said.
Marrone declined to comment about Casullo’s reason for leaving the program, saying only, ‘Right now, that’s probably all I’m going to say about it.’
The news comes less than two days after a very public confrontation between Casullo and Syracuse tight end Jose Cruz during Saturday’s 23-6 loss to Connecticut inside the Carrier Dome.
‘My philosophy has been from the beginning that no one person, including myself, is more important than the program,’ Marrone said.
For the remainder of the season, defensive secondary coach John Anselmo will handle Casullo’s responsibilities with the special teams and quarterbacks coach Nathaniel Hackett will handle Casullo’s responsibilities with the tight ends.
Casullo has deep roots in Central New York. Raised in Little Falls, N.Y., Casullo went to college at SUNY Brockport before coaching high school football in the Syracuse area. He spent 10 seasons, from 1985-94, in various positions at Syracuse University before bouncing around the college ranks and the NFL. He returned to SU when Marrone was hired as SU’s head coach in December of 2008.
