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Georgia Southern names Willie Fritz head football coach
Former Sam Houston State coach will maintain version of triple-option
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Willie Fritz gestures during a news conference where he was named the new head NCAA college football coach at Georgia Southern University on Friday in Statesboro. - photo by Richard Burkhart
STATESBORO — Georgia Southern on Friday named Sam Houston State coach Willie Fritz to lead the Eagles into their new era as a Football Bowl Subdivision team. Fritz, who was 40-15 in four years with Sam Houston State, will succeed Jeff Monken, who was named Army's coach on Dec. 24. Fritz, 53, led Sam Houston State to the Football Championship Subdivision championship game in 2011 and 2012, losing both years to North Dakota State.
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