 Following the 2018 season Creighton was a rumored candidate for the head coach job at Temple University that eventually went to Rod Carey.Creighton's was one of several names floated during the intermittent negotiations between Greg Schiano and Rutgers which culminated in Schiano's return.In 2019 Eastern finished 6–7 after losing to the University of Pittsburgh in the Quick Lane Bowl; it was the first time Eastern had qualified for the postseason in back-to-back years.