WIU Athletics Announces Football Coach Search Committee

Eight member committee begins work on hiring next Leatherneck Football coach

MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois interim director of athletics Matt Tanney announced on Wednesday (Dec. 23) members of the search committee to hire the next Leatherneck Football coach is in place.

The eight person committee includes: John Biernbaum (associate vice president, Student Services), Laurie Black (Registrar's office), Dr. Tom Cody (Faculty Athletic Representative), Cathy Early (WIU Board of Trustees and Athletic Department Hall of Fame member), Dr. Algerian Hart (coordinator of Graduate Program, Kinesiology), Amy Spelman (director of WIU Alumni Association), Brett Taylor (football student-athlete) and Tanney, who will serve as Chair of the committee.

"There's great interest in the position, nationally, and the search committee looks forward to evaluating the applicant pool," said Tanney. "I've thanked the group in advance for their commitment to working through the holiday season so that we can identify the next head coach of Leatherneck football in a thoughtful, but timely, manner."

Western is coming off a 7-6 season (5-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, tied third place) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs. The Leathernecks played the toughest Division I FCS schedule in the country in 2015.

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