Bethune-Cookman University today Brian Jenkins (pictured with cap on) as its tenth Head Football Coach. Jenkins, will take over immediately, was previously an assistant coach at Rutgers University.“Brian Jenkins has been a critical part of the success of several major football programs in his journey to become a head coach," said B-CU Athletics Director Lynn Thompson. "He clearly understands that in order to build a championship program you must commit first to building young men. He is a relentless recruiter who is well connected and highly respected. I look forward to watching our tradition rich program grow under his watch."
“It is an honor to be selected at such a prestigious university as Bethune-Cookman University," said Jenkins. "I am excited about it and looking forward to getting started. I am ready to go to work and have the opportunity to work with the student-athletes in the football program”.
Jenkins, a Ft. Lauderdale native, joined the Rutgers University football staff in March of 2009 and was the wide receivers coach.
Prior to Rutgers, Jenkins served as running backs coach and special team’s coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette for seven seasons (2002-2008).
Jenkins has also coached for the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe, Bowling Greene State University, Eastern Illinois University and Western Kentucky University.
He played college football as both a wide receiver and running back at the University of Cincinnati where he graduated in 1993 with an associate’s degree in education and bachelor’s degree in social work. After college, Jenkins spent six months running his own social work business.
He replaces Alvin Wyatt who was fired following the Florida Classic.
At least someone knows how to hire OUTSIDE of the MEAC or HBCU community. Glad to see BCU broadening their horizons, hope FAMU follows suit one day. Sometimes to get to the next hill, you must first find someone that already stood on it to show you how they got there. My $.02
ReplyDeleteHow soon do we forget. We did just that when we hired Ruben Carter away from Temple University, and we know how that turned out.
ReplyDeleteAnd Howard University is currently doing the same thing. No disrespect to those coaches, but just because they have experience at coaching major DI ball doesn't mean that will be good head coaches on our level.
ReplyDeleteRudy Hubbard came from where?
ReplyDeleteWell Taylor needs to show he can do better than 9-3. I don't see us getting to Chattanooga with him in the driver's seat.
ReplyDelete7:49. What type of coach do you think has a chance of taking us to Chattanooga?
ReplyDeleteIts hard for any coach to a program to the top if the whole program is not in order!!! You need the Admin,asst. coaches,and for sure great players!!!
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