Just a week after he was introduced in his new gig, Walter McCoy is out as track and field coach at FAMU. McCoy resigned amid an arrest for employment fraud earlier this week, and the announcement came from FAMU administration on Thursday night.
To most observers of black college sports, a track and field controversy may not be a big deal. But in the state of Florida, which regularly grows Olympian sprinters like orange trees, this is a huge deal. With the resurgence of football, the construction of a new athletic facility, and the continued dominance of cross-the-street rival Florida State University in track and field, the Rattlers would like nothing more than to add competitive track and field to their surging athletic profile in the MEAC and beyond.
Many fans were upset about the hiring of a former Bethune-Cookman T&F coach in the first place, so this may come as a relief to a group of Rattler supporters. But, it certainly is not a good look when FAMU has to go out and find its third men’s track coach in less than a year.
