KSU Athletic Director Vaughn Williams announced that Brian Bohannon, the former quarterbacks and B-backs coach at Georgia Tech will make history on Tuesday when he will be formerly introduced as the first head coach of KSU football.
“He’s the perfect fit,”Williams said in an AJC article. “He’s an up-and-coming coach. He’s been around success in a lot of different ways all his life. I think you are a product of your environment.”
Bohannon has 17 years of coaching experience, and has served as an assistant coach since 1996, coaching the wide receivers at Gardner-Webb University, Georgia Southern University, and The United States Naval Academy before arriving at Georgia Tech.
He also spent two seasons as a defensive backs coach while at GSU.
“Let me start by saying how excited I am to be the first-ever Kennesaw State head football coach,” Bohannon said in a KSU Athletics press release. “Kennesaw State is a special place with a great student body, administration and faculty, and I am just excited about the opportunity.”
After arriving at Georgia Tech in 2008, Bohannon helped Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson create a prolific rushing offensive attack. The Yellow Jackets have finished in the top four nationally in rushing yards since Bohannon’s arrival, including when they led the nation in rushing for the first time in school history during the 2010 season.
Bohannon’s lack of head coaching experience was a concern, but Williams expressed to the AJC that ultimately it was a quality he preferred. Bohannon’s background made him a prime candidate that he felt the program could not pass on.
“I think from all the criteria, his characteristics, his talent, his skill, what he’s been around, that outweighs that,”Williams said. “He deserves a chance. He’s ready.”
Williams believes Bohannon’s character, leadership, and excitement to be part of KSU was what made him the obvious choice for the position.
KSU will hold a press conference inside the Owls’ locker room at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Follow the Sentinel on Twitter @ksusentinel for live updates from the press conference and any other information regarding Bohannon and the football program.
The next issue of The Sentinel will include an in-depth story on Bohannon, his introductory press conference, and his future plans for the football program that is scheduled to launch in 2015.
