Four months after resigning as Jesuit football coach, James Harrell has wedged his foot into the door at the college level. Harrell, 55, has been hired as outside linebackers coach at Kentucky Christian, a 5-year-old NAIA program in Grayson, Ky. "It's a good little spot," said Harrell, whose new program begins spring drills next week. "A lot of NFL guys have come through here and moved on." Harrell, 29-6 with two district titles in three seasons at Jesuit, stepped down as Tigers coach in mid-November, three days after leading Jesuit to its 13th consecutive win against rival Tampa Catholic. School administrators said the decision was Harrell's entirely. Harrell, a former University of Florida and NFL linebacker, said the opportunity arose in part through the NFL Player Engagement Program. Former Knights coach Mike Furrey, like Harrell a former Detroit Lion, now is receivers coach at Marshall. "It's an excellent opportunity for me to be part of a college program," said Harrell, noting KCU has more than a dozen Florida players on its roster. "The program has a proven track record of moving people on."* * *FAST FACTS Contact us Joey Knight can be reached at jknight@tampabay.com or (813) 226-3350. Joel Anderson can be reached at janderson@tampabay.com or Twitter @jdhometeam.