LOWER OXFORD, Pennsylvania – It may not be a surprise, but it is official: Olabaniji (O.J.) Abanishe is out as Lincoln’s head football coach.
“We’re looking for a new head coach and hopefully we’ll be able to identify someone by the end of March,” said LU Athletic Director Dianthia Ford-Kee.
“It wasn’t a surprise,” Abanishe confirmed. “We had talked about it prior to the start of the season and when we struggled, it was a move they felt they had to make.”
The Lions went 1-9 last fall in Abanishe’s fifth and final season at Lincoln. He was hired in 2008 to resurrect a program that had been discontinued for nearly half a century. His overall record (8-42) reflects the inherent difficulties starting a program from scratch, but he helped guide Lincoln through uncharted waters, including a move from NCAA Division III to II in 2010, paving the way for entry into the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
“I thanked my assistant coaches before ...
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