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'Change in leadership': Alabama A&M parts ways with head football coach
Alabama A&M has announced a 'change in leadership' at the top of its football program.On Monday, Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant revealed that Connell Maynor, the University's head football coach, has been relieved of his duties "effective immediately.""We want to thank Connell Maynor for his seven seasons at Alabama A&M University," Bryant said "We wish him well in all his future endeavors.">> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for freeMaynor took the reins of A&M's football program in 2018, compiling a 29-20 overall record during his time in Huntsville. The Bulldogs ended the 2024 season at No. 4 in the SWAC East with a 6-6 record that included a second-straight loss in the Magic City Classic.Maynor's departure from the program comes shortly after the death of A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr., who died as a result of a head injury he sustained during the rivalry game.A national search for Maynor's replacement has already begun.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. —
Alabama A&M has announced a 'change in leadership' at the top of its football program.
On Monday, Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant revealed that Connell Maynor, the University's head football coach, has been relieved of his duties "effective immediately."
"We want to thank Connell Maynor for his seven seasons at Alabama A&M University," Bryant said "We wish him well in all his future endeavors."
>> WVTM 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for free
Maynor took the reins of A&M's football program in 2018, compiling a 29-20 overall record during his time in Huntsville.
The Bulldogs ended the 2024 season at No. 4 in the SWAC East with a 6-6 record that included a second-straight loss in the Magic City Classic.
Maynor's departure from the program comes shortly after the death of A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr., who died as a result of a head injury he sustained during the rivalry game.
A national search for Maynor's replacement has already begun.
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