Horne: Late addition (Rick Comegy) won't change timeline for finding football coach at FAMU

Head Coach Rick Comegy
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

TALLAHASSEE, Florida  --  It was back to the drawing board for the search committee that is helping FAMU find its next head football coach.

A snafu during the application process, which closed on Dec. 11, left out Rick Comegy, 59, the current head coach at Jackson State.

Members of the committee were informed of the omission, interim sports information director Vaughn Wilson told the Democrat on Wednesday.

Athletic Director Derek Horne later said that members of the committee received Comegy’s resume for review. He expected those to be completed by late Wednesday or today.

“It’s one application and we forwarded it to them (the committee),” Horne said.

“If there is any slow up it might be little to minimum. The good thing about the committee is even though some of them might be off for the holidays they can review it and get their responses back to us.”

Horne said he is still on his timeline to have a coach in place by Jan. 12. Last week, Horne said that he would like to start the interview process on Jan. 2, when FAMU resumes business.

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The Comegy File....

• Currently head football coach for Jackson State University Tigers from 2006 to present; Comegy has a JSU career record of 32-24; Tigers played in 2012 SWAC Championship game with UAPB; Won 2007 SWAC Championship;  Under Comegy's leadership the Tigers have produced 27 All-SWAC selections, the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, AFCA All-American (Marcellus Speaks-2008), SBN All-Americans QB Casey Therriault and Renty Rollins (2010) SWAC Championship Game Offensive Player of the Game (Jimmy Oliver-2007) and Defensive Player of the Game (Domonique Johnson-2007). Wide receiver Jaymar Johnson was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the 2008 draft and Domonique Johnson and Marcus Benard signed NFL contracts (with Denver and Cleveland respectively) in 2009.
• Served under College Football Hall of Famer and former FAMU Head Coach William "Billy Joe" at Central State University (Ohio) in 80's and 90's.
• Won four Black College National Championships (1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989) as an assistant coach under Coach Billy Joe at Central State University (Ohio).
• Served as Division II Tuskegee University head coach for ten years with a career record of 90-26 (.776) (1996-2005).
• Won the 1995 NAIA National Football Championship as head coach at Central State University (Ohio).
• Served as head football coach at Cheyney University 1990-1991.
• Served as head baseball coach at Colgate University 1980-1984, amassing a 33-90 career record.
• Served as assistant football coach at Colgate University 1978-1984.
• Served as assistant football coach at Millersville State University (Pa.) 1975-1977.
• Played college football at Millersville State University (Pa.) as a defensive back in the 1970's.

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