2023 ABG-SI LLC. Every single day we talk about them, so [we had to be] able to live up to what we talk about no matter whats going on. EKU football announces 2022 schedule | Sports - Eastern Progress The Citadel restricted fan attendance to about one-quarter of its stadium capacity. Mike has seen a lot of very good players and good football. RICHMOND, Ky. - Mike Dietzel and Garry McPeek have joined the Eastern Kentucky football staff. The Colonels finished the 2021 season with a 7-4 record, including three wins against preseason Top-25 teams. All Rights Reserved. He completed a secondary education school specialist degree at MSU in 1998 and a school superintendent certification in 2007. McKinney tosses 4 TD passes, EKU beats Citadel 37-14, CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Parker McKinney threw for a career-high four touchdowns and Eastern Kentucky beat The Citadel 37-14 on Saturday to give Walt Wells his first victory as a head coach. Resting on faith is a natural way to process what happened as Peterson and Vigliotti talked to each other in the training room. The Eastern Kentucky University football team announced the 2022 schedule on Monday. The Bulldogs (0-3) lost 49-0 at No. Dietzel replaces former assistant Shannon Morrison on the staff. Go To Coaching Staff. He woke up to 1,200 text messages and 400 emails. McLendon has good play strength, so teams will find all of the desirable traits in a developmental Day 3 interior defender. Director of Performance / Head Strength Coach (FB), Graduate Assistant - Offense - Off the Field, Visual Media Coordinator/Recruit Producer, Head Dietitian, Football, Baseball, Gymnastics, Graduate Assistant Dietitian, Football, Baseball, Assistant Director of Scouting & Analytics, Assistant Director of Player Personnel (Defense), Assistant Director of Player Personnel (Offense), Strength & Conditioning Coach (WGOLF, MGOLF, DIVE), Assistant Director of Development, Stewardship & Donor Relations, Associate Director of Operations - Trades, Coaching Video Coordinator (Olympic Sports), Senior Director of Sports Video and Live Production, SEC Digital Network Coordinating Producer, Associate Operations Producer, SEC Network, Director of Strategic Communications, Brand and Content, Director of Strength & Conditioning, Olympic Sports, Graduate Assistant Dietitian, Volleyball, Cheer, Rifle, General Manager of Ticket Sales and Service, Associate General Manager of Ticket Sales and Service, Athletics Communications and Public Relations, Center for Academic & Tutorial Services (CATS), Strength & Conditioning / High Performance. The Colonels made one appearance in the Division II playoffs, with a combined record of 5-1. Eastern Kentucky Football | News, Scores, Highlights, Injuries, Stats, Standings, and Rumors | Bleacher Report Eastern Kentucky Football EKU Football @EKUFootball Eastern Kentucky. The fridge in the entryway of Walt Wells's campus office was empty. He tells Peterson hes built different, and now his players dont have an excuse to sit out. This goes for my players family and my family. With those guideposts in mind, I've devised a 10-game schedule format without divisions that would allow each SEC team to play all other teams in the conference at a minimum of once every two . Dietzel helped the Cardinals to a 7-1 record in 2020, a victory over No. I love my teammates as well as my family and Ill forever cherish the l moments I had with them. Bailey Zappe threw for three touchdowns, Houston Baptist blocked a late PAT for a two-point conversion and the Huskies' completed their four-game season with a 33-30 win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. R6 (196): EDGE Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan R7 (232): CB Carrington Valentine, Kentucky. There are meeting rooms with 100+ players and staff crammed into it with zero space and no social distancing rules in sight. Coach, what are you doing? I don't have anything else to do, you know? 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At the top of Bowlings to-do list when he arrived the next day: get his boss some Powerade. He was taught not to cry, but he gets close during the postgame speech to his team. Eastern Kentucky University football is considered the first dynasty in FCS football. Of course not. And if he had walked out the door and I had just laid there, they would have come back, and I would have been cold as a cucumber, just laying there. EKU Football Adds Seven On National Signing Day, Copyright 2023 Eastern Kentucky University Athletics, Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Part of 2021 Class 6A state championship team, Class 6A All-District 8 First-Team selection, Ranked second on the team in receptions as a senior, Also tallied 21 tackles at linebacker in 2022, Led Bulldogs to playoff appearances in all four seasons, Third-Team TriStateFootballkick returner selection as a senior, Totaled eight rushing touchdowns anda kickoff return score as a junior, Anchor runner on the Holmes 4x100 and 4x200 sprint relay teams, Division 1 Class 3A Coaches All-State selection, TSSAA 3A Mr. Football finalist as a senior, Led state with 10 interceptions as a junior, Led Rebels to 15-0 record and 5A state championship as a senior, Rushed for 1,738 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2022, Tabbed as a Region 7-6A top returning player by TN Varsity in 2022, Top-100 Tennessee prospect according to Prep RedZone, Ranked third in tackles per game for the Spartans in 2022, Named to Power 7 United 7-on-7 team as a senior, Tabbed as one of Florida's top linebackers by FlaVarsity, Second-Team AP All-State selection as a junior, Helped Lions run for 230 yards per game in in 2021, Tallied 40 tackles and five tackles for loss as a junior, Also member of Garrard County basketball team. He mentored three-time All-MAC linebacker Malik Fountain and All-MAC safety Kavon Frazier, a 2016 draft choice of the Dallas Cowboys, at CMU. Were considered an allied health profession; we have to take 50 continuing education credits every two years. I always ask him if he wants me to shut the door. But the noise Bowling heard was actually Wells dropping to the floorthe coach was having a heart attack. 2023 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Schedule | ESPN My last day is finally here. EKU football 2022 season unveiled | Sports - Eastern Progress February 10 | @ekufootball Larry Kirksey Inducted Into Kentucky Pro Football . I missed one game. I kind of mess with them on that, but they look at me like, Youve got a point. Its all in fun, but I think its been an eye-opening experience for them.. $55.00. However, under NCAA rules, such a move would require that EKU receive an invitation from an existing FBS conference. On Saturday, hell test himself as head coach of a Division I football team for the first time. Have you done anything physical? and I say, Yesterday at practice I got 6,000 steps and I walk up the steps coming to the second floor probably 15 times a day. He kind of looked at me and then he figured out who I was.. The BYU football program is recruiting the transfer portal to improve the 2023 roster . * Other fees may apply at checkout. He was dead, Jen recalls. People think we are just here to tape ankles and hand out water, and we run out on the field and get people off the field, but they dont see the behind-the-scenes stuff we do and all the training that we go into. EKU responds after kicker quits team, makes strong allegations against coaching staff. The next thing he remembers is waking up in a hospital bed. He served as athletic director and principal at Fairview High School in Ashland, Kentucky from 2007 to 2014. What eventually got everyone into gear was a belief that their head coach was going to return. The team received daily updates on Wellss status after practice and any developments were relayed to players before the school released anything to reporters or social media. The 1982 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team was an American football team that represented Eastern Kentucky University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. When a student-athlete, coach or staff member reports symptoms to EKU Sports Medicine, that individual has been immediately monitored, tested and quarantined, if necessary. While Wells continued his recovery, Eastern Kentucky tried to reestablish a sense of normalcy heading into the game against Eastern Michigan. Thomas Bowling, Eastern Kentucky's director of football operations, noticed it on his way out the door on a late August evening. Including a four year run to the championship game from 1979 to 1982. Full Bio. #DoTheyReallyCare, A post shared by Landon White (@landon1white) on Aug 4, 2020 at 4:55pm PDT. He launched the athletics program at Frederick Douglass High School and helped the team reach the state championship game. He tried his best to respond to all of them. All rights reserved. Staff Directory ADDRESS UK ATHLETICS JOE CRAFT CENTER 338 LEXINGTON AVE. LEXINGTON, KY 40506-0604 PHONE (859) 257-8000 QUICK FACTS LOCATION: LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY ENROLLMENT: 30,000 FOUNDED: 1865 NICKNAME: WILDCATS COLORS: BLUE & WHITE PRESIDENT: ELI CAPILOUTO ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: MITCH BARNHART Skip To Main Content