In 2004, Hatcher led the Blazers to their second national championship appearance with and a 3631 win over Pittsburg State University for the National title. Then theres the short answer: Didnt winning those four national championships feel good? And yet the football is the best in the state: Valdosta High School has won 24 state titles, Lowndes High School has another five, and the private Valwood School has six. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Junior long snapper Pippin Davis was named Second Team Academic All-America by CoSIDA. [14] The Blazers were the highest scoring team in Division II, totaling 728 points for an average of 52 points per game. 18. What should WTXL be covering in this community. Looking back, yeah, we were at the cutting edge of the Air Raid offense and throwing it all over the place. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Oh, and the meeting rooms didnt have enough chairs. Seth Emerson is a senior writer for The Athletic covering Georgia and the SEC. Mumme brought with him Leach, who had worked with him since 1989. There's a lot of other guys that haven't gotten this opportunity that deserve it. According to the Blazers' new leader, the goal for the returning Blazers is to finish the mission they fell short of in the national championship game. In Coach Bell's first season, 2016, the Blazers finished the season 83. Like he did with Mumme in 1992, Reinhard went out of the box again, this time by reaching back to the Mumme-Leach tree. They helped lay the groundwork for what was to come at Valdosta State: In 2002, the year after Smart left, the Blazers reached the Division II championship game, where they fell to Grand Valley State, whose head coach was now-Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. "Grid Times" Valdosta State University Football Preview 2006. "Just really proud about the growth and proud of our coaches, for going and getting better players," he said. For the 2006 Season the Blazers wore silver helmets to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the VSU football program. At quarterback, Hatcher led the Blazers to their first-ever playoff appearance in 1994 and won the Harlon Hill Trophy, the Division II version of the Heisman. So moving up to Division I just isnt feasible. Valdosta and Lowndes developed a famously fierce rivalry over the years, one that one alum compared to the Hatfields and McCoys. VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Valdosta States Athletic Director Herb Reinhard said, You probably couldve knocked me over with a feather. In 2002 VSU made its first national championship appearance with a 3124 loss to Grand Valley State University. The high school, which is home to the Wildcats, has garnered national attention for its football team . "I feel like I have a responsibility as a coach to speak truth into people's lives. They were young coaches on the cusp of a revolution, but nobody realized it, including the coaches and players themselves. Follow Seth on Twitter @SethWEmerson, Mike Leach served as Valdosta States offensive coordinator for five seasons from 1992-96. On January 25, 2019, VSU announced former Tiffin head coach Gary Goff as the tenth head coach in program history. Its impossible for me to answer that question without talking about football. Tremaine also has an impressive track record of his teams excelling in the classroom and playing a prominent role in the community. Naturally friendly people, Leach said. [12] David Dean is the only football coach in Valdosta State history to win two national championships. "The column was a sports column about the football team, with the focus being on Coach Tremaine . Jacksons team went 2-1 in the spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Head coach . But it took a while for this mindset to spread to the local university. [8] In 2010, the VSU team tied with Delta State and Henderson State for the Gulf South Conference championship,[9] the only one in Dean's five years as head coach. Which I did at various times.. Kerwin Bell, 54, who coached Valdosta State to the national championship last year, is now the South Florida offensive coordinator. During his time in Titletown, Goff helped lead the Blazers to their first Gulf South Conference title in 1996 and the first two NCAA playoff seasons in program history in 1994 and 1996. The Valdosta State football team will turn to Ivory Durham to lead the Blazers at quarterback this fall, as longtime quarterback Rogan Wells has transferred. The work of journalism, including that of student journalists, is essential to a functioning democracy and well-informed public. This was her first time participating in the Georgia College Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, and as newsletter editor for The Spectator, she said she was quite surprised by a photography award. 1 in the country in Division II and were the Gulf South Conference champions for the first time in school history. 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But they had also seen how the Air Raid worked at Valdosta State. After beginning the year unranked, the Blazers rose as high as No. Throughout his long and storied high school coaching career, Coach Propst has been involved in various scandals. Jessica Pope "Both of those individuals, while preparing for a bowl game, reached out to us and said, 'You need to take a really good look at Tremaine Jackson,'" Reinhard said. David Dean is only the second head coach to lead his team to a national championship in his first season. That opportunity came through the mail one day in the form of a videotape: Hal Mumme, then the head coach at NAIA school Iowa Wesleyan, sent Reinhard the tape of his offense, throwing the ball up and down the field. David Dean, former VSU offensive coordinator, is the current football head coach at Valdosta State University. Chris Hatcher was named the head coach of the Blazers in 2000. Few people, relatively, were watching. Goff, who has served as offensive coordinator for three teams, also was offensive coordinator at Iowa Wesleyan University (2002-03) and coached at Southeastern Louisiana, helping it to lead the nation in total offense. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Team 3 hot start! The team was ranked nationally for the first time and broke 12 offensive school records. The hours and the intensity. During his second season in 2017 the Blazers finished 5-4 overall and 53 in conference. He was kind of a wild guy, blitz all the time, Smart said. I think the individual awards gave the winners a lot of motivation by proving that they can do anything they set their minds to. In 2019 he led the Blazers to a season of 10-1 and 8-0 in Gulf South Conference play, earning Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year honors. They had more responsibilities. In 2003, the Blazers finished the season with a 102 record and an NCAA playoff berth. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.. Clear skies. VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) One month ago, the Valdosta State football team kicked off spring practice. Former Samford coaches include Bobby Bowden (later head coach at West Virginia and Florida State), Wayne Grubb (who led Samford to the NCAA College Division West Region II Championship in 1971), and Terry Bowden (later head coach at Auburn, North Alabama and Akron). announced the forming of a football team, VSU president Hugh C. Bailey called an early morning 1981 meeting which included VP for Business Sam Brooks, Athletic Director Billy Grant and coach Dave Waples. Marty McGhin. Wells earned American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America honors, was a finalist for the prestigious Harlon Hill Trophy and recently named the GSC Offensive Player of the Decade. My hope is that it also proves to VSU that we are here, and we mean business.. Assistant Athletic Trainer (Soccer and Men's Golf) cvbowser@valdosta.edu. "Normally, people that look like me unfortunately get broken jobs. Dean was previously the offense coordinator for the Blazers. On November 28, 2022, at approximately 8:27 am., a Valdosta Police Officer responded to a commercial business in the 1600 block of Clay Road after the owner called E911 to report a burglary. He also served as co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach at New Mexico State for four seasons as he helped lead the team to second nationally in passing offense and total offense. Gary Goff is an American football coach. What was the atmosphere like? Tremaine Jackson was named as the 11th head football coach in Blazer history. Which, again, means football. And over the next few years at Valdosta State the two brought an offensive revolution to the Division II level, their version of basketball on grass. Years before the existence of offseason workouts and football generally becoming a year-round game, they were doing that in Valdosta. VALDOSTA, Ga. The program needed new lockers. This category is for college football coaches at Valdosta State University.. The Blazers and Director of Athletics Herb Reinhard moved quickly to find their next head coach following former coach Gary Goff's sudden departure for Division I McNeese State less than 24 hours after the Blazers' 58-17 loss to Ferris State in the NCAA Division II Championship game Dec. 18. Those are the type of guys that when they talk about being all in, theyre all in.. After the game, second year head coach Tremaine Jackson said the point of this night? For me then, it was very much what I grew up with. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. Kemp signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL in April. Damn! Goff coached a league-best 13 All-GSC selections in 2019 and GSC Offensive Player of the Year Rogan Wells. He led his 2021 Valdosta team the NCAA Division II Football Championship Game, where they lost to Ferris State. In 2001 and 2002, the Blazers went undefeated during the regular season, and were GSC Champions for the third year in a row. Mikes real. He guided Washington State to a 55-47 record and took the Cougars to a . I knew I was young to be in the profession. I started each meeting with a huge Big Gulp full of ice water, Mike Leach recalled. In his time at Samford, his team's have consistently been among the Southern Conference and FCS leaders in several categories. Tucked in the lowest, central part of Georgia within miles of the Florida line Valdosta is only the 14th-largest city in the state. I believe that the players, I hope that the players have enough trust in us and have seen our track record that we have had some success bringing in good, quality coaches that they will give us the opportunity to do what we need to do before they let emotion have them make a decision in regards to the transfer portal, said Reinhard. Gruber, an English major (focus in journalism) from Baxley, Georgia, joined The Spectator about 18 months ago, starting as a reporter and working her way to campus life assistant, entertainment editor, and now editor-in-chief. VSC had its first winning season in 1986 with a 92 record led by All-American Jessie Tuggle. There had been people on social media wanting him ousted early in the season, so the column was me taking a stance, saying that he shouldn't be fired but should be given some leeway since he didn't exactly inherit a perfect situation.. He then reunited with his old college football coach and helped Hal Mumme start the Southeastern Louisiana University football program from scratch. The offense had been the dominant feature in the 1990s, and Hatcher was a key part of it. In 2021, Jackson coached two Academic All-Americans as well as one AFCA Second Team All-American. Mostly sunny skies. But everything was fun when they were winning. They were just trying to build a program and get the locals to watch someone other than the two high school powers. The Blazers play in BazemoreHyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia, which has a capacity of 11,249. The Georgia College Press Association is comprised of 12 member newspapers The Stallion at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, The Bell Ringer at Augusta University, Campus Carrier at Berry College, Six Mile Post at Georgia Highlands College, The George-Anne Statesboro at Georgia Southern University, The George-Anne Inkwell Edition at Georgia Southern Universitys Armstrong Campus, Technique at Georgia Institute of Technology, The Cluster at Mercer University, The Roar at Piedmont University, The Red & Black at University of Georgia, The West Georgian at University of West Georgia, and The Spectator at Valdosta State University. GBI investigating body found in Cook County lake, Valdosta man faces drug, firearms charges, Court advocacy group opens new headquarters. We didnt know anything different, said Gary Goff, then a Valdosta State receiver. Valdosta State announces new head football coach, Teens arrested after 11 injured in South Carolina park shooting, Turner Co. Sheriffs Office to reward $1K for information on fireworks incident, Instant replay coming to Ga. championship football games, Photos: Atlanta Braves host Cairo Boys & Girls Club, Cairo-Grady Co. A graduate of rival DeLand High, Roberts played quarterback at Valdosta State. Fourteen practices . First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. We're going to try to do an excellent job because I'm not the best one. The pay was low. He didnt have many connections to Valdosta State or Mumme. When practice would end during camp at a big school, even Kentucky in the 1990s, players would go to the cafeteria and food would be waiting for them. It was truly an honor to win this award., The column was a sports column about the football team, with the focus being on Coach Tremaine Jackson, he said.
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