The search is over! Alabama A&M University welcomes a new Head Football Coach.
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Welcome to "The Hill" Coach Maynor!
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The search for Alabama A&M's next football coach is over, but the hunt for recruits is just beginning.
New Bulldogs head man Connell Maynor faces an immediate challenge. National Signing Day is Feb. 7, giving he and his staff precious little time to put together a 2018 class.
Maynor, 49, a former head coach at Hampton and Winston-Salem State, said during an introductory press conference this morning that he hopes to sign eight to 10 high school players. The Bulldogs staff will evaluate film of recruits today and tomorrow. Maynor told parents of prospects this past weekend that he will let them know by Wednesday if offers from the previous staff still stand.
"We're going to try to do it from the ground up," Maynor said of signing prep standouts, "but you've got to have a couple of transfers to fit into spots that we may not have, especially coming this late, where we might not get to sign as many high school guys as we normally do."
Maynor has a career record of 65-31 in eight seasons. He resigned from Hampton after going 6-5 last season and 20-25 overall in four years. His best season came in 2012 at Winston-Salem State as the Rams went 14-1 and reached the Division II national championship game.
Alabama A&M went 4-7 last season and hasn't enjoyed a winning record since 2012. Maynor feels that the Bulldogs can improve quickly.
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