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DSU fires football coach Lavan
The News Journal • December 2, 2010
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Buzz up!Twitter FarkIt Type Size A A A Delaware State University fired head football coach Al Lavan today after three straight losing seasons, including a 3-8 mark this year.
DSU athletic director Derek Carter said “it is time for a change.”
Carter said defensive coordinator Rayford Petty has been named the team’s interim head coach.
“While we can note that there have been some successes during the Lavan era – most notably the 2007 conference championship – the team has not been as competitive following that accomplishment as we believe it should have been,” Carter said in a press release
“While we hope to build on what we have seen is possible for the Hornet football program, presently we have determined that we need to move the team in a new direction,” Carter said. “We thank Coach Lavan for the dedication he has exhibited over these seven years.”
Lavan went 41-36 at Delaware State. In 2007m he led DSU to a 10-2 mark and a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title, which earned the team its first-ever post-season appearance in the I-AA playoffs.
Over the last three seasons under Lavan, the Hornets had a combined record of 12-20.
Carter said a national search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
DSU fires football coach Lavan
The News Journal • December 2, 2010
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Buzz up!Twitter FarkIt Type Size A A A Delaware State University fired head football coach Al Lavan today after three straight losing seasons, including a 3-8 mark this year.
DSU athletic director Derek Carter said “it is time for a change.”
Carter said defensive coordinator Rayford Petty has been named the team’s interim head coach.
“While we can note that there have been some successes during the Lavan era – most notably the 2007 conference championship – the team has not been as competitive following that accomplishment as we believe it should have been,” Carter said in a press release
“While we hope to build on what we have seen is possible for the Hornet football program, presently we have determined that we need to move the team in a new direction,” Carter said. “We thank Coach Lavan for the dedication he has exhibited over these seven years.”
Lavan went 41-36 at Delaware State. In 2007m he led DSU to a 10-2 mark and a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title, which earned the team its first-ever post-season appearance in the I-AA playoffs.
Over the last three seasons under Lavan, the Hornets had a combined record of 12-20.
Carter said a national search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
