Post by FUBeAR on Dec 13, 2017 10:54:01 GMT -5
Breaking: Wofford football coach Mike Ayers to retire
SPARTANBURG (WSPA) – Wofford College head football coach Mike Ayers will announce his retirement Wednesday afternoon sources tell 7 Sports Director Pete Yanity.
The school has scheduled a news conference for 1:30 p.m.
Ayers just completed his 30th season as head coach of the Terriers with a record of 10-2, another Southern championship and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
He’s the winningest coach in Wofford history with a record of 200-138-1. The Terriers won five Southern Conference Championships in 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2017 during his time as head coach.
His overall record of 211-159-2 – including three seasons at East Tennessee State – made him the third winningest active coach in FCS.
Ayers immediately turned around the football fortunes at Wofford when he took the job in 1987. The Terriers were transformed from a 1-10 record to a .500 team in his first season in 1988. In 1990, Wofford earned an NCAA Division II playoff berth.
His fellow coaches named Ayers Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2000, 2003 and 2007. He won the Eddie Robinson Award as Division I-AA’s National Coach of the Year in 2003.
I expect Wade Lang, Wofford's current Offensive Coordinator, will be introduced as their new Head Coach at this 1:30 PM Press Conference today.
2017 Football Coaching Staff - Wade Lang - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
When Mike Ayers was hired as head coach at Wofford, he brought along Wade Lang to be the running backs coach. This season, Lang is entering his 30th year at his alma mater and 28th as offensive coordinator running the triple option. Lang primarily recruits in the Pee Dee area of South Carolina, including Florence and Myrtle Beach.
Under Lang’s direction, Wofford has consistently ranked among the national leaders in team rushing, total offense and scoring. Wofford has finished either first or second in the Southern Conference in rushing in 18 of the past 20 years and the Terriers have been among the top seven rushing clubs nationally for 20 consecutive seasons.
SPARTANBURG (WSPA) – Wofford College head football coach Mike Ayers will announce his retirement Wednesday afternoon sources tell 7 Sports Director Pete Yanity.
The school has scheduled a news conference for 1:30 p.m.
Ayers just completed his 30th season as head coach of the Terriers with a record of 10-2, another Southern championship and advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
He’s the winningest coach in Wofford history with a record of 200-138-1. The Terriers won five Southern Conference Championships in 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2017 during his time as head coach.
His overall record of 211-159-2 – including three seasons at East Tennessee State – made him the third winningest active coach in FCS.
Ayers immediately turned around the football fortunes at Wofford when he took the job in 1987. The Terriers were transformed from a 1-10 record to a .500 team in his first season in 1988. In 1990, Wofford earned an NCAA Division II playoff berth.
His fellow coaches named Ayers Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2000, 2003 and 2007. He won the Eddie Robinson Award as Division I-AA’s National Coach of the Year in 2003.
I expect Wade Lang, Wofford's current Offensive Coordinator, will be introduced as their new Head Coach at this 1:30 PM Press Conference today.
2017 Football Coaching Staff - Wade Lang - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
When Mike Ayers was hired as head coach at Wofford, he brought along Wade Lang to be the running backs coach. This season, Lang is entering his 30th year at his alma mater and 28th as offensive coordinator running the triple option. Lang primarily recruits in the Pee Dee area of South Carolina, including Florence and Myrtle Beach.
Under Lang’s direction, Wofford has consistently ranked among the national leaders in team rushing, total offense and scoring. Wofford has finished either first or second in the Southern Conference in rushing in 18 of the past 20 years and the Terriers have been among the top seven rushing clubs nationally for 20 consecutive seasons.
