Insiders within the Alcorn State University athletic program have disclosed to HBCU Sports Blog new insights into the controversial firing of seven assistant football coaches. Among them:
- Meetings were regularly held with head coach Ernest Jones in attendance, outlining plans to dismiss the assistant coaches.
- ASU athletic director Darren Hamilton plans to have new assistant coaches in place by February 4, 2009, national signing day for incoming freshmen.
- Hamilton claims no knowledge of financial misappropriation by the assistant coaches, but there may have been compliance issues within the football program.
- There are no immediate plans to fire Ernest Jones as head football coach, but developments coming out of this case may impact his contract, likely by resignation.
Hamilton is no stranger to controversy under his tenure. In March 2007, he was fired as athletic director at Eastern Washington University after less than seven months on the job, as a result of numerous complaints from assistant AD’s and the majority of the program’s head coaches.
While the dust is still swirling around this issue, Darren Hamilton’s record of brash management and rash direction casts a new light on the issue. HBCU Sports Blog will continue to stay out in front of these developments, but its not hard to tell that the eye of this storm for the Braves’ athletic program begins swirling at Hamilton’s office door.
Baseball Player 12:38 pm on December 10, 2008 Permalink
How come “Rat” Coach McGowan, has not been fired???? He is the one who should be fired.
JC 12:50 pm on December 10, 2008 Permalink
That may be a good question. Feel free to email me at jarrett@hbcusportsblog.com and explain more of your reasoning.