Fred McNair, who’s a two-time SWAC Coach of the 12 months and led Alcorn State to the Celebration Bowl, is predicted to be named the subsequent head coach at Texas Southern, sources informed HBCU Sports activities Wednesday.
Texas Southern officers have scheduled an emergency assembly for Thursday to maneuver ahead with naming the college’s subsequent coach pending TSU Board of Regents approval, sources mentioned.
Athletic director Kevin Granger indicated Wednesday night that Texas Southern and McNair had reached an settlement in precept. McNair had reportedly met with the TSU soccer coach search committee final week in Houston.
The hiring of McNair ends a prolonged search course of after the college introduced final month that the contract for Clarence McKinney, which paid him $306,000, wouldn’t be renewed past the 2023 season after it expires on Dec. 15.
Since he was named head coach in 2018, this system underneath McKinney’s management struggled to search out wins, leading to him amassing a cumulative file of 12-35. His final sport was a 35-34 loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 18 after Texas Southern had constructed a 21-point lead within the sport. The Tigers completed the 2023 season 3-8.
McNair, HBCU Sports activities realized, has expressed curiosity within the Texas Southern job as soon as the job grew to become open. The 2-time SWAC Coach of the 12 months, who has spent the final seven seasons in Lorman, simply accomplished the ultimate yr of his present contract.
McNair has a profession 48-33 general file, has received 4 SWAC East titles, and made two Celebration Bowl appearances in 2018 and 2019.
