Ellerson leaves Cal Poly to take over at Army
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Bill Jempty | Friday, December 26, 2008 |
Three of his family members went to the US Military Academy. From ESPN-
Rich Ellerson, who led Cal Poly to the FCS football playoffs this season and is considered one of the top coaches in the country at running the triple-option offense, has been picked to rebuild the Army football program.
Ellerson, 60-41 in his career as a head coach and 56-34 at Cal Poly, takes over for Stan Brock, who was fired on Dec. 12, days after the Black Knights lost to Navy 34-0.
Army went 3-9 in 2008 for the third straight season. Brock was 6-18 in two seasons as head coach.
“One of our primary goals of the search was to find someone capable of turning around our program immediately and we are confident Rich is the perfect individual to accomplish that,” Army athletic director Kevin Anderson said in a school-issued news release.
Ellerson’s offensive philosophy of running the triple option is appealing to Army, which uses the option as a base offense. He also has family ties to West Point.
Army hasn’t had a winning season in over a decade. Ellerson has his work cut out for him.
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