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Coastal Carolina Head Coach Named Walter Camp Coach of the Year

Coastal Carolina’s football team has had quite the year and the program continues to rack in the awards.

Coastal Carolina head football coach Jamey Chadwell was recently voted the Walter Camp Coach of the Year. The award is voted upon by 130 Football Bowl Subdivision head coaches and directors across the nation. 

Chadwell led the Chanticleer’s to their first ever 8-0 Sun Belt Conference record and an 11-1 overall record, with their only loss coming in their first FBS postseason bowl game last weekend. Coastal Carolina was ranked as high as No. 9 in the AP’s top 25 football teams this year.

The Walter Camp Coach of the Year award is Chadwell’s third national coach of the year award so far. He was also named the Sporting News’ 2020 Coach of the Year, the 2020 CBS Sports/247Sports Coach of the Year and the Paul “Bear” Bryant Group of 5 2020 Conference Coach of the Year. Chadwell has also been named a finalist for a variety of other awards, some of which have yet to be announced. 

Even during one of the most challenging years for sports programs, Jamey Chadwell’s Coastal Carolina football team has found a way to prevail and deliver some must-watch television.

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Coastal Carolina University Has Selected A New President

Starting in June 2021, Coastal Carolina University will be under the leadership of a new president.

Dr. Michael T. Benson has been tapped as the new president of Coastal Carolina University. CCU’s Board of Trustees recently selected the new president after conducting an extensive search, which began two years ago. 

Benson previously served as the president of Eastern Kentucky University from 2013 to 2020 and is currently a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Current CCU president, David Decenzo, announced his retirement in December 2018 after serving the university for thirteen years.

In a statement regarding the selection of a new president, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees and chair of CCU’s Presidential Search Committee Delan Stevens said, “We have had an intense and thorough search for the next president of Coastal Carolina University. This search culminated in several rounds of vetting. I believe based on these sessions, that one candidate has risen to the top of our deliberations.”

The decision was unanimous, with all members of the Board of Trustees voting in favor of Benson to become the next president of Coastal Carolina University.