VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Matthew Hatfield @hatfieldsports·1h Breaking - Matthew Saunders has stepped down as the Head Football Coach at Radford High School, he tells Rodney Young (@yjake ) of @VaPrepsRivals. Saunders went 96-65 overall in 14 seasons at the helm of the Bobcats, including 11 playoff trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 More info... WDBJ7 FFE Retweeted Anthony Romano @ARomanoWDBJ BREAKING: @Radford_Bobcats head coach Matthew Saunders tells WDBJ7 that he has resigned his position as the Bobcats' head football coach after 14 seasons. Saunders says he still plans to teach, but that "it is time for someone else to be the head coach at Radford." great state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Timesland @Timesland Saunders steps down as Radford football coach. https://roanoke.com/sports/saunders-steps-down-as-radford-football-coach-after-14-seasons/article_cd4c7c26-9e35-11eb-a4f7-7f171e29ac73.html… #timesland great state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 Wonder what happened? Seems out of the blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW_VA_boy 492 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 Roanoke Times article he's quoted as saying he's been thinking about it for the last 3 years... been in coaching for 30 years... wanted to go out when this group of seniors graduated... has HS age kids and feels the need to adjust his priorities and family time... maybe not necessarily done with coaching, just time for someone else to be the coach at Radford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, SW_VA_boy said: Roanoke Times article he's quoted as saying he's been thinking about it for the last 3 years... been in coaching for 30 years... wanted to go out when this group of seniors graduated... has HS age kids and feels the need to adjust his priorities and family time... maybe not necessarily done with coaching, just time for someone else to be the coach at Radford. Makes sense, although I guess his HS age kids are girls/aren't football players, I can't imagine him leaving now if his kid was a soph or something still on the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Sasquatch 1,864 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 6 hours ago, VHSLhelper said: Matthew Hatfield @hatfieldsports·1h Breaking - Matthew Saunders has stepped down as the Head Football Coach at Radford High School, he tells Rodney Young (@yjake ) of @VaPrepsRivals. Saunders went 96-65 overall in 14 seasons at the helm of the Bobcats, including 11 playoff trips. Can't believe it has been 14 years since Norm Lineburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,918 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 7 hours ago, Real Sasquatch said: Can't believe it has been 14 years since Norm Lineburg. Exactly what I was thinking as I was reading this thread. SXSW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadCat 26 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 I was surprised it took this long to hit the news. He told the kids in the locker room after the Appo game. As for timing, last year was supposed to be the state championship year but with the loss of 2 all-state and 2 all-region players to injuries, there just wasn't enough depth. They exceeded expectations the year before that. That group had dominated all through rec and JV. This senior class was pretty special but had several kids who decided not to play. I'm sure he wanted to see what he could do with and for them. Next year the team will have talent but will be really young. Matthew is a really good person and has been coaching for 30 years so I'm sure he has had plenty. Sometimes you just need a break. I'm concerned about who they get to replace him. I personally don't have much faith in the Radford AD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
44cov3 55 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 I cant see Saunders being done for good; I think his name will bounce around a couple places if not this year in the near future. Radford has bad some of the worst luck with injuries and a poor administration the past few years....it finally took a toll on him I think; a year or so off (maybe) he'll be back out there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 3 minutes ago, RadCat said: I was surprised it took this long to hit the news. He told the kids in the locker room after the Appo game. As for timing, last year was supposed to be the state championship year but with the loss of 2 all-state and 2 all-region players to injuries, there just wasn't enough depth. They exceeded expectations the year before that. That group had dominated all through rec and JV. This senior class was pretty special but had several kids who decided not to play. I'm sure he wanted to see what he could do with and for them. Next year the team will have talent but will be really young. Matthew is a really good person and has been coaching for 30 years so I'm sure he has had plenty. Sometimes you just need a break. I'm concerned about who they get to replace him. I personally don't have much faith in the Radford AD. I bet you have more faith in the Radford AD than I do in the giles AD....which is none by the way RadCat and Mountain Football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 If he has his time in, maybe Matthew retires from VA and heads down to GA with his brother Kevin and double dips. Couldn't blame him if he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 14 hours ago, 1inStripes said: If he has his time in, maybe Matthew retires from VA and heads down to GA with his brother Kevin and double dips. Couldn't blame him if he does. Kevin can stay in GA lol 1inStripes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojrussell 61 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Solution for Richlands coaching vacancy ,Simon takes WV Retirement , takes the RHS coaching position for at least 5 years and then is eligible for VA VRS ! NO BRAINER - The Beavers have a good shot at another State Championship! Just Dreaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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