Louisiana News - Sports
Nicholls State fires football coach
Posted: Nov 20, 2009 12:28 PM
Updated: Nov 20, 2009 12:28 PM
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) Nicholls State University has football coach Jay Thomas will be released from his duties effective Nov. 27.
The decision to release Thomas, who just finished his fifth year as the coach, his 12th with the Colonels, was announced on Friday.
Thomas held an overall record of 26-36 as head coach and led the Colonels to the Southland Conference Championship in 2005.
After earning a 21-21 record through his first four years, the Colonels have gone 5-15 over the last two seasons and have not had a winning season in conference play since 2005.
The Colonels only wins in the 2009 campaign came against Duquense (3-7), a winless Northwestern State (0-10) team and Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday night to close out the season.
A search for a new head coach will begin immediately.
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