Will Cincinnati football lose assistant coaches because of Quinn hiring?

Buffalo head coach/Cincinnati interim coach Jeff Quinn. (AP/David Kohl)

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Just one day ago, Cincinnati interim head football coach Jeff Quinn was hired as the new head coach at the University of Buffalo.  As Quinn was widely rumored to have a spot saved for him as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame with Brian Kelly, will Kelly raid the Bearcats for a backup plan?

Though Quinn expressed interest in remaining at Cincinnati, the Bearcats hired CMU's Butch Jones leading to Quinn's hiring by Buffalo.  Kelly now presumably must find an offensive coordinator, and many are speculating that coach will come from UC. 

Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune suggests that two Cincinnati assistants could be in the running: passing game coordinator/WR coach Charley Molnar and QB coach Greg Forest.

Molnar has 12 years' experience as an OC, at Illinois State, Kent State and Indiana State.  Forest has been with Kelly almost as long as Quinn (19 years versus 21 years). He has coached all the offensive skill positions under Kelly and is credited with the development of Tony Pike and Zach Collaros.

Jones has already announced that he has secured assistant head coach Kerry Coombs on the staff at Cincinnati.

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