The SIAC (Southern InterCollegiate Athletic Conference) football regular season has just come to a close. The Maroon Tigers Football team has definitely had one eventful year, last year around this time the Maroon Tigers long time football Coach Freeman stepped down who had been with the program for 16 years.
Coach Rich Freeman stepped down as Morehouse College Head Football Coach November of 2022.
statement courtesy of Coach Freeman social media account
Morehouse College, hired alum Gerard Wilcher who played for Morehouse College, and was a former student assistant running backs, and defensive secondary coach, to replace Coach Rich Freeman, who the previous head football coach. Wilcher has coached at, (University of Massachusetts, Lehigh University, Seton Hill University in Greensburg PA, Rice University, Delaware State, Boston College, Cornell University, Cheyney and interned with multiple NFL Football teams.
The first time head coach had a rough time in his inaugural season going 1-9. The team played there first six games on the road. Two of those games were against Howard University who they played in Washington DC and in state rival Albany State University in East Rutherford New Jersey in HBCU NYC Football Classic game. Playing in those two profile games would explain why the Maroon Tigers only had two home games for the season. Playing most of your season on the road definitely wore down the maroon tigers football team who went 0-9. They were able to secure their first win of the season against in state AUC (Atlanta University Center) rival Clark Atlanta University. After getting their first win of the season, Morehouse College Head Football Coach won be back with the team next season according to below from his social media account.
A statement from Coach Gerard Wilcher social media account stating that he is no longer being retained as head coach.
Statement Courtesy of Coach Gerard Wilcher social media account.
On the season, the maroon tigers football team averaged 17.1 points per game, and lost by 22.1 points per game. The lonely bright spot for Morehouse College Maroon Tigers football team this season is they have bragging rights in the AUC for the next year against Clark Atlanta University football team. Morehouse College Athletic Director will go back to the drawing board to bring in a head football coach in a timely manner that will be able to recruit players during the early signing periods to help build up the Morehouse Tigers Football program.