By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Florida Atlantic University Owls have promoted Chad Lunsford to interim head coach. He replaces Tom Herman, who was fired on Monday.
Lunsford will lead the Owls during this week in practice. His first game as interim head coach will come on Saturday against the Charlotte 49ers.
Both teams have woeful records in this upcoming matchup. The 49ers come into the contest with a 3-7 mark.
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The Owls; however, have a 2-8 record. Yet, they are 0-6 within the American Athletic Conference.
Lunsford was the Owls’ tight ends and special teams coordinator, according to their website, before the promotion. Now, he’ll run the entire program once again – at least for the final two games of the season.
He is 28-21 as a college football head coach. Lunsford was named interim head coach during the 2017 season with the Georgia Southern Eagles.
He went 2-4 as the interim head coach. The Georgia Southern Athletic Department decided to name him the permanent head coach before the 2018 season after his interim title was removed.
In his first full season, he guided the Eagles to a 10-3 record. They also won the Camellia Bowl in Alabama.
In 2019, he guided the team to another winning record, going 7-6. Georgia Southern lost in the Cure Bowl in Florida.
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In 2020, the Eagles went 8-5. Following the regular season, Georgia Southern won the New Orleans Bowl in Louisiana.
He was let go after just four games during the 2021 season. The Eagles were 1-3 when he was fired that season.
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