Saturday, July 18, 2015

SWAC coaches set a low bar for Golden Lions coming off 4-7 year

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Monte Coleman was reminded during an interview Friday that he is now the dean of Southwestern Athletic Conference football coaches.

Coleman has been at Arkansas-Pine Bluff since 2003 and has served as its head coach since 2008, making him the longest-tenured head coach in a conference that regularly sees changes among its leaders.

"That's a hard pill," said Coleman, noting that UAPB has won one SWAC title in his seven seasons. "When I came in my first year as head coach, I'm expecting to win the SWAC [the first year]."

Coleman won the conference title in 2012 -- the school's first outright conference title -- but the Golden Lions aren't expected to deliver another this season.

A poll of league coaches and sports information directors picked UAPB to finish ...

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