The former Morehouse College Head Football Coach, Mathis, had a rough two seasons, compiling a 4-16 record. To Coach Mathis and the Maroon Tigers coaching staff, credit, they lost four games by an average of 6.25 points. Coach Mathis took over a program that went 1-8 the previous season before his arrival, with little to no talent on the team. Fighting an uphill battle to land top recruits to build a competitive roster to compete against the top programs in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference was a bit difficult.
The Maroon Tigers Athletic Department must face the harsh realities that the landscape of college football has changed now that Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) has become a major tool for college sports programs to recruit top athletes to their programs, giving them an even bigger competitive advantage over the programs that don’t have the resources. Morehouse College is in the crosshairs of finding its 3rd coach in four years that can rebuild its football program with limited resources, which will allow it to compete against the top programs in Division II football. If Morehouse College wants competitive excellence, it must be willing to step up its efforts to provide its coaches with the necessary financial means to build a winning program. The days of recruiting athletes to a college program because of its prestigious name are over, because NIL is the new king of collegiate sports right now.
Morehouse College Director of Athletics put out a statement saying “the moves are a part of a broader effort to ‘’shape a bright and promising future for Morehouse Athletics’ and to realign the department around a vision of “competitive excellence’’ on and off the field”.
For the full press release, it can be seen here: Morehouse Announces Change In Football Leadership
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