U-TURN How Southern Virginia University went from 3-8 to 8-2.

by DeLane Fitzgerald
Head Coach • Southern Virginia University
American Football Monthly April 2014 Issue Online

On February 9th 2009, I agreed to become the head football coach at Southern Virginia University. At the time, the SVU football program faced several obstacles both on and off the field. They included a low team grade point average, discipline problems, and recruitment and retention problems. In addition, they had embraced a mediocre mentality from a losing record.

When I accepted the head coaching job, SVU had only had one winning season in school history and had averaged just two ...Login to Read More

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