Bluefield College to name football coach

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Press Conference - Hiring of New Head Football Coach

Bluefield College will host a press conference to announce the hiring of a new head coach for football, Friday, July 23 at 1:30 p.m. in the school's Board Room on the third floor of Lansdell Hall.

 

Members of the media, as well as the community at-large are invited to join BC staff, faculty, students, alumni and trustees for the milestone announcement. The new coach will offer remarks and field questions about the historic return of Rams football.

 

The college revealed its plans to revive intercollegiate football during a press conference on June 4, which ended months of speculation and culminated a nearly four-year-long feasibility study regarding the return of the sport to the small private Christian college.

 

During that original press conference, BC president Dr. David Olive spoke about the process of returning football, which he said would begin with the hiring of a head coach this summer.

 

"Hiring the right coach, someone who identifies with the college's mission and has a passion for transforming young men's lives through the game of football, is critical to the success of this new program," Dr. Olive said. "I'm convinced we have found that person."

 

The new coach will be introduced to the BC family, the media, and the public during the July 23 press conference and then move quickly into recruiting a team of players to play in club competition by the fall of 2011 and in intercollegiate play by the fall of 2012.

 

Not since 1941 have BC student-athletes competed in intercollegiate football. The new team will practice and train at nearby Pocahontas (VA) High School, where BC officials made the original announcement about the return of the sport. Games for the new football team will be played at nearby Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, West Virginia.

 

"There is a tremendous amount of football history and heritage in this area," said Jim Justice, who played at Mitchell Stadium as captain of the 1965 Bluefield Beaver state championship team, "and I feel there are many young men who would like to play football after high school, but just do not get the opportunity. To get a great education in a Christian atmosphere and have an opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics, especially football, is a win-win for any young man who has the inclination to take the next step."

 

For more information regarding the July 23 press conference, please contact the Bluefield College Office of Public Relations by phone at 276-326-4212 or by e-mail at bcnews@bluefield.edu.

[fieldgeneral 10]

so who was it?

[VivaFutbol 10]

http://www.bluefield.edu/templates/System/details.asp?id=30250&PID=346957

[EH31 2,526]

good hire?

[bhs7695 185]

good hire?

 

It is to early to tell at this point. The guy does have Div 1 experience with Western Michigan though

[BCRAM55 11]

I hope it works out for the Rams. I'm glad to see college football back in Bluefield

[neva_scarred 10]

coach gravier is a good hire for BC. i personally know coach and he is a good coach but more importantly he is a great human being!