UNA Releases Football Coach

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS DR. JOSH LOONEY ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY A CHANGE IN THE LEADERSHIP OF THE LIONS’ FOOTBALL PROGRAM, WITH HEAD COACH CHRIS WILLIS CLOSING HIS SIX SEASONS WITH THE PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, RYAN HELD, UNA’S ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH AND OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, WILL SERVE AS INTERIM HEAD COACH FOR THE FINAL THREE GAMES OF THE 2022 SEASON. WILLIS EXPRESSED HIS SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME TO SERVE AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT UNA. AS HEAD COACH AT UNA, WILLIS GUIDED THE LIONS THROUGH ALL FOUR YEARS OF THE SCHOOL’S TRANSITION TO DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION STATUS AND INTO THEIR FIRST SEASON OF FULL DIVISION I MEMBERSHIP. LOONEY SAID UNA WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN A NATIONAL SEARCH TO FILL THE HEAD COACHING POSITION.

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