On April 27, 2023, at approximately 1237 am., a Valdosta Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling in the 1500 block of North Ashley Street, for not having working taillights. Under Goffs guidance, the Blazers continued their outstanding offensive play as the team finished second nationally in third down conversion percentage at a .528 clip. Pages in category "Valdosta State Blazers football coaches" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. The event is free and open to the public and features the live performance of a different . In 2009 VSU finished in 3rd in the Gulf South Conference and 4th in 2011. Hatcher was only 26 years old. The same way we coach players and take a lot of pride in their development and their growth is the same responsibility I feel like I have with that. Zack Poff Apr 26, 2023 Big out-of-state football games for 2023 They care about Valdosta State and they took the time during bowl preparation to reach out because they had a message that they wanted us to hear.". Goff, who was a receiver for Mumme, Leach and Holgorsen in the 1990s, is also back. Goff and the Blazers went 35-13 during his career at VSU under Mumme earning letters in 1995 and 1996. Football Coaches - Valdosta State University Athletics "There's not a lot of people that look like me that get the opportunities like this," Jackson said. Tremaine Jackson was formally introduced as the 11th head football coach in school history Thursday afternoon. They had just left happy hour at a Ruby Tuesday at the mall when they discovered that Doschers wifes car was gone. Valdosta Daily Times. But at Valdosta State, the coaches themselves were helping with the laundry. Chris Hatcher (American football) - Wikipedia Communications and Media Relations Coordinator. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Head coach . FHSAA prep football: Lester Davis named Seabreeze head coach Jacksons team went 2-1 in the spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. Category:Valdosta State Blazers football coaches - Wikipedia I have for years kind of snickered when people talk about Miami of Ohio as the cradle of coaches. Mumme wanted the ball back.. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Valdosta State Football (@valdostastatefb) / Twitter Try a week on us. Jackson's coaching career spans 16 years, having started as a defensive line coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville in 2006. There was only one problem: The money wasnt in this small schools small budget to contract out for it. [14] The Blazers were the highest scoring team in Division II, totaling 728 points for an average of 52 points per game. The Sandcrabs won . And earlier this summer, Leach called Goff at midnight eastern time, because Leach is now at Washington State. Pipkin tallied seven Tiffin career records and four GLIAC records, ranking 13thall-time in career total offense, 19thin total offense per game, 27thin career passing yards, and is only the third quarterback at the Division II level to ever accumulate at least 2,000 rushing yards and throw for 10,000 passing yards in a career. Offensively, the Mavericks put up 33.7 points per game, placing them among the top 35 best offenses in Division II. We did a lot of other jobs that a lot of these guys that were Division I coaches their whole lives, they have no idea what all we did.. Valdosta and Lowndes developed a famously fierce rivalry over the years, one that one alum compared to the Hatfields and McCoys. How he handled the COVID year with our football team is something I am most appreciative of, said Reinhard. Coach Rush Propst was fired from Valdosta High in 2021. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. Tremaine Jackson was named as the 11th head football coach in Blazer history. I had the linemen. . Goff was hired as the tenth head coach in Blazer football history announced Jan. 25, 2019, by VSU Athletic Director Herb Reinhard. He also had coaching stints at Woodstock (Ga.) High School and Cherokee (Ga.) High School. The student-journalists made campus history when they finished second in the General Excellence category. Madison Gruber, editor-in-chief of The Spectator, said this was the first time VSUs college newspaper earned General Excellence recognition. I wanted to experience that. Fourteen practices later, and spring ball wrapped up Friday night with practice number fifteen, the Blazer's annual spring game. The Blazers were fourth nationally in completion percentage (.701), while finishing 14th nationally in first downs gained (276). During his second season in 2017 the Blazers finished 5-4 overall and 53 in conference. Valdosta State Blazers football - American Football Database We'll have a special teams unit that will attack in all phases and win the field position battle. Official Account of Valdosta State University Football 4x National Champions | 9x GSC Champions Head Coach: Tremaine Jackson #KTF #DOG #RLW The official Baseball Coach List for the Valdosta State University Blazers Skip To Main . "I feel like I have a responsibility as a coach to speak truth into people's lives. Goff had 16 Dragons named to G-MAC All-Conference teams in 2018. I am very excited about working with these young men in pursuit of another championship.. 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. Valdosta State is the second football program to make a historic coaching hire in the last two months as Jackson joins Valdosta High School head football coach Shelton Felton as the. Hatcher was the 1994 Harlon Hill Trophy winner. Seven different Valdosta coaches have gone on to become head coaches at an FBS school: Smart, Muschamp, Leach, Holgorsen, Morris, Mumme and Cavan. VALDOSTA The Spectator, the unfiltered, uncensored voice of the students at Valdosta State University, recently earned seven 2023 Georgia College Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards, including five staff and two individual recognitions. Goff began as a walk-on for the Blazers in the spring of 1993 after transferring to VSU from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. And now this uncommonly large group of multimillionaire coaches looks back at their stint in this small town and thinks: This was the time of our lives. Longtime Valdosta State quarterback Rogan Wells transfers - WTXL Leach becomes third former Blazer football assistant named HC at SEC In addition to his on-field football success, I am very impressed with what Gary has done with his teams off the field, particularly in the area of leadership development.. Those guys busted their humps. For the 2006 Season the Blazers wore silver helmets to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the VSU football program. Published: Jan. 3, 2022 at 11:45 AM PST. Chris Hatcher would prove to be the connective tissue between the two unique Valdosta State coaching trees. The Spectator finished second in the Layout and Design Excellence (Division A) category. During Goff's playing days he led the Blazers to their first ever championship in 1996. This category is for college football coaches at Valdosta State University.. Earle Solomonson accomplished this at North Dakota State University in 1985.[7]. The Blazers then capped off the season with an eight-game winning streak and their second national championship title win against Northwest Missouri State University, 2520. Ehhhh, it may have at one time.. [3] In 2007, the Blazers defeated Northwest Missouri State University 2520 for their second national championship title. He said Goff wasnt looking for another job, but he was presented with an opportunity he couldnt turn down. Chris Hatcher - Football Coach - Samford University Athletics Valdosta State begins its search for their next 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. Gary Goff named head football coach at McNeese State - WTXL Valdosta State was the first school to offer a safety at Bainbridge High School named Kirby Smart, and at one point Leach thought they were going to get him. Then theres the short answer: Didnt winning those four national championships feel good? VALDOSTA - Valdosta State football coach Gary Goff announced Sunday that he has taken the head coaching job at Division I and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) member McNeese. Obedience. Paul Leavy | Special to the TimesNew Valdosta State head football coach Tremaine Jackson embraces VSU Director of Athletics Herb Reinhard during an introductory press conference Thursday. "About three weeks ago, I stood before a group of young men in the aisle on a plane and told them that they had my word and the word of the university that we would go and aggressively and boldly look for the finest head coach to come lead the program and build on the foundation that Valdosta State University Blazer football has," Reinhard said. Reinhard said he did not know prior to Saturday that Goff was leaving. The high school, which is home to the Wildcats, has garnered national attention for its football team . Quarterback Rogan Wells was runner-up in the voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy. They didnt a few years earlier when Hal Mumme, Guy Morriss, Dana Holgorsen and a certain mad scientist offensive coordinator were around. He called Muschamp in the top three of the most intense coaches Ive ever met. Then there was Smart, who arrived as a recent first-team All-SEC player but didnt carry himself that way. Like he did with Mumme in 1992, Reinhard went out of the box again, this time by reaching back to the Mumme-Leach tree. He rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns during the 2012 season for the four-time NCAA Division II national . VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - On Monday, Valdosta State University (VSU) Athletics Department announced a new head coach to lead the Blazers in the upcoming season. 3 Blazers Claim Fourth National Title with 49-47 Thriller over No. Tremaine Jackson Named Head Football Coach at Valdosta State I was single, young, I was probably three years difference from the players. Mandel's Mailbag: Is Deion Sanders' roster overhaul too ruthless for 1 in the nation in Division II for part of the 1996 season when they won their first Gulf South Conference championship. The new coaches noticed right away. He is the head football coach at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a role he assumed in December 2021. There's a lot of other guys that haven't gotten this opportunity that deserve it. 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 am very excited to have Tremaine join our Blazer family, Reinhard said. 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. In 1994 the Blazer won a school-record 11 victories, and with quarterback Chris Hatcher, played in the program's first national football tournament. High school football: Roberts replaces Kells as University head coach 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. 3-ranked Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 23 for Homecoming. The 2005 season saw the first time the Blazers started the season ranked No. They were young coaches on the cusp of a revolution, but nobody realized it, including the coaches and players themselves. Leach was quoted in the Valdosta State news release announcing Goffs hiring. But they had also seen how the Air Raid worked at Valdosta State. He didnt think he was ready. Are we gonna play in Canadian ball? Muschamp joked. There was a problem saving your notification. Leach, who moved to the town in his early 30s, found it to have a lot in common with his native Wyoming. Shane Thomas is the sports editor at the Valdosta Daily Times. On January 25, 2019, VSU announced former Tiffin head coach Gary Goff as the tenth head coach in program history. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The Spectator, the unfiltered, uncensored voice of the students at Valdosta State University, recently earned seven 2023 Georgia College Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards, including five staff and two individual recognitions. In 2001 and 2002, the Blazers went undefeated during the regular season, and were GSC Champions for the third year in a row. To recognize the 25th anniversary of the VSU football program, the Blazers wore silver helmets and pants in 2006. He then earned a scholarship culminating in being named a team captain in 1996. Good news came within a few minutes: The car was found on the other side of the mall, still running. But in time he would still end up in Valdosta. Goff earned his bachelors degree in business administration from VSU and holds a masters degree from Tiffin. Tiffin was ranked as high as No. Steel's Jewelry Blazer Athletes of the Week. In 1996, with quarterback Lance Funderburk, the blazers spent a week ranked No. Leach was the coordinator all five of those years. Bailey Wilson of Glennville, Georgia, finished third in the Best Photo Essay (Group I) category for her coverage of VSU Housing and Residence Lifes annual Hallaballoo event on the Front Lawn. For me to get that honor bestowed upon me, it just makes me very emotional. I beat Kirby more than he beat me, Muschamp said. "Why I wanted to be here was because of the brand, the history, the tradition, the name recognition of Valdosta State. All rights reserved. The Blazers have won a total of four Division II National Championship titles (2004, 2007, 2012 and 2018).[2]. [5] That year the Blazers missed the playoffs for the first time in the Chris Hatcher Era, despite an 82 record and a top-ten ranking. Coach Goff spent the last three seasons as the Blazers head football coach. Valdosta State announces new head football coach - WALB I had (to oversee) discipline runs on Saturday mornings, and I had study hall for academics because you didnt have an academic staff. Kay Harris, Editor.2006. Valdosta State football coach Gary Goff announced Sunday that he has taken the head coaching job at Division I and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) member McNeese State in Lake Charles, La. In 2002 VSU made its first national championship appearance with a 3124 loss to Grand Valley State University. Dean was previously the offense coordinator for the Blazers. What everyone remembers is that it was hard work, but also fun. Goff takes off: VSU head coach Gary Goff leaving for McNeese State (Ronald Martinez / Getty Images), Chris Hatcher went 76-12 and won the 2004 D-II National Championship in seven seasons as Valdosta States head coach from 2000-06. We're going to try to do an excellent job because I'm not the best one. Jessica Ballow. Powell Hall West, Suite 1120. The Blazers also have won 9 Gulf South Conference football championships (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021*). The other day at Georgia football practice, Cavan, now a Bulldogs staffer, was speaking with Josh Lee, another former Valdosta State coach: He was the quarterback coach on the 2004 championship team. 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. Mostly sunny skies. Sanders, Publisher. Well, open the trunk, is my pullover still in there? Leach asked. He led his 2021 Valdosta team the NCAA Division II Football Championship Game, where they lost to Ferris State. 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. Kerwin Bell era: 2016-2018 [ edit] Kerwin Bell was named head coach of the Blazers on January 22, 2016. Luke Hayes Assistant Coach J. Norwood Assistant Coach S. McCurdy Assistant Coach Latest Updates Zack Poff Apr 26, 2023 Big out-of-state football games for 2023 A look at over 60 matchups sure to have an impact on the MaxPreps Top 25 next fall. What should WTXL be covering in this community. Valdosta might be a 24-time state football champ, but lately its program has been rocked by a racial discrimination lawsuit filed by a former coach, the hiring of controversial coach Rush Propst . Those are the type of guys that when they talk about being all in, theyre all in.. They were just trying to build a program and get the locals to watch someone other than the two high school powers. It's my responsibility to help them finish that mission. I absolutely can not think of a better coach than I couldve had hereto deal with what we dealt with over the last three years. 18. The offense had been the dominant feature in the 1990s, and Hatcher was a key part of it. The record had them finishing 5th in conference, a unusually bad finish for them. He agreed to become Valdosta States defensive coordinator. Fourteen practices later, and spring ball wrapped up Friday night with practice number fifteen, the Blazer's annual spring game. I'm just honored to be the coach here and the reception I've gotten on social media, in person it's all been positive in the same. Were gonna be pretty good if we play with 12!, The room laughed. In 2002, the Blazers went to their first national championship game against Grand Valley State, losing 3124. Sitting now in his spacious office at Georgia, Smart makes clear that the story is not a myth that grew over these 19 years. The VSC/VSU Football program began in 1982, and its first coach was Jim Goodman. The players would leave the hot practice field and be handed a peanut-butter sandwich and a banana, and then had to lie on the floor inside to try to get cool. The Spectator finished second in the General Excellence (Division A) category. The season saw them playing four televised games on ESPN going 13 in those matchups. I think if we do well in the moment, that may open some doors for them.". "I told them I love them. Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Weekly Previews FloSports FAQ Tremaine Jackson Title Head Football Coach Email football@valdosta.edu Phone (229) 333-5970 Discipline. Under Dean the Blazers also won the 2012 national title. You have permission to edit this article. Smart was hired anyway. Prior to Goffs arrival in 2011, Tiffin University was a combined 2-31 from 2008-2010. He was named the new head coach after last season. They love football down there, and Friday nights are a very special thing.. That mad scientist would try to run offensive meetings in a room so hot it was hard to keep players awake. VSU finished the season ranked No. Those are a couple things that you guys can expect to see us do.". First of all, hes a genius. 2023 Football Roster - Valdosta State University Athletics For me then, it was very much what I grew up with. Leach served as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 1992 to 1993. I just got a top-two job and I'm the first Black head coach here and there's not a lot of Black head coaches outside of HBCUs in Division II. His first season got his era off to a great start with them starting off ranked No. Low 51F. You might find that weird, but I truly, truly love you. Kerwin Bell was named head coach of the Blazers on January 22, 2016. Paul Leavy | Special to the TimesNew Valdosta State head football coach Tremaine Jackson speaks during his introductory press conference Thursday. She is an English major (focus in journalism) and a political science minor. And I'm talking about what he brings to the table, he brings to the table with passion sincere passion," Reinhard said. They take a lot of pride in what they do.. VALDOSTA -- Former Valdosta State football assistant coach Mike Leach was named head coach at Mississippi State, becoming the third former Blazer football staffer to be named a . VSU has always been a special place to my wife and I, and we look forward to joining the community. 'For the culture': Jackson becomes VSU's first Black head football coach
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