By Raul Colon
The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today that six schools will field new football teams for the upcoming 2010 season. Ten additional programs are projected to follow suit between 2011 and 2013.
"It's exciting to see the launch of these programs because they are giving players the opportunity of playing at different levels in regions of the country where those options did not previously exist," NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell. "Football's popularity has never been greater, and the fact that so many schools are embracing it is a testament that more and more college administrators see the value of the sport to a student's overall educational experience."
The programs kicking off the pigskin for the first time this year are:
1. University of South Alabama (Mobile, Ala.): NCAA Division I - Football Championship Subdivision, Sun Belt Conference (2010 with a full transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision anticipated in 2013): President V. Gordon Moulton, Athletics Director Joel Erdmann, Head Coach Joey Jones
2. Georgia State University (Atlanta, Ga.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Colonial Athletic Association (2010) - President Mark P. Becker, Athletics Director Cheryl L. Levick, Head Coach Bill Curry
3. Lamar University (Beaumont, Texas): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Southland Conference (2010) - President James Simmons, Athletics Director Billy Tubbs, Head Coach Ray Woodard
4. Pacific University (Forest Grove, Ore.): NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference (2010): President Lesley M. Hallick, Athletics Director Ken Schumann, Head Coach Keith Buckley
5. Lindsey Wilson College (Columbia, Ky.): NAIA, Mid-South Conference (2010) - President William T. Luckey Jr., Athletics Director Willis Pooler, Head Coach Chris Oliver
6. Notre Dame College (South Euclid, Ohio): NAIA, American Mideast Conference (NAIA in 2010 and year-one candidate for NCAA Division II) - President Andrew P. Roth, Athletics Director Susan Hlavacek, Head Coach Adam Howard
The 10 colleges expected to play between the autumn of 2011 and 2013 are:
1. University of Texas at San Antonio (San Antonio, Texas): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Independent (2011-2012 as an FCS independent, hopefully joining an FBS conference in 2013) - President Ricardo Romo, Athletics Director Lynn Hickey, Head Coach Larry Coker.
2. University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Charlotte, N.C.): NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, Conference TBD (2013) - Chancellor Philip L. Dubois, Athletics Director Judy Rose, Head Coach TBA
3. LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, Tenn.): NCAA Division II, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2011) - President Johnnie B. Watson, Athletics Director William Anderson, Head Coach TBA
4. Ave Maria University (Ave Maria, Fla.): NAIA, Sun Conference (2011): Chancellor Thomas Monaghan; Ave Maria Athletics Director Brian Scanlan; Head Coach Barry Fagan.
5. Concordia University (Ann Arbor, Mich.): NAIA, Mid-State Conference (2011) - Acting President Charles A. Winterstein, Athletics Director Ben Limback, Head Coach Nathan Robbins
6. Finlandia University (Hancock, Mich.): NCAA Division III (2012) - President Philip Johnson, Athletics Director Chris Salani, Head Coach TBA
7.George Fox University (Newberg, Ore.): NCAA Division III, Northwest Conference (2013) - President Robin Baker, Athletics Director Craig Taylor; Head Coach TBA.
8. Presentation College (Aberdeen, S.D.): NCAA Division III, Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (2011) - President Lorraine Hale, Athletics Director Rick Kline, Head Coach Andy Carr
9. Stevenson University (Owings Mills, Md.): NCAA Division III, Capital Athletic Conference (Developmental in 2010, NCAA Division III in 2011) - President Kevin J. Manning, Athletics Director Brett Adams, Head Coach Ed Hottle.
10. Wayland Baptist University (Plainview, Texas): NAIA, Central States Football League (2012) - President Dr. Paul Armes, Athletics Director Dr. Greg Feris, Head Coach TBA.
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