Kerwin Bell

Coastal Carolina is moving forward with its search for a new head football coach after the plan to hire USC assistant Steve Spurrier Jr. fell thru earlier in the week.  Officials met with current assistant coach Maurice Drayton on Thursday primarily for informational purposes. 

According to sources, Jacksonville University (FL) head coach Kerwin Bell and Lexington High School coach Scott Earley are two parties of interest to the school.    Bell is a former Florida quarterback and is also under consideration for the offensive coordinator’s job with the Gators, a job Bell has said he is interested in.  Bell has been the Dolphins head coach since 2007.   He also serves as the team’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. 

Earley is the former head coach at Myrtle Beach High School where he won the 3A state championship in 2008.  This season Earley led Lexington to an undefeated regular season only to lose in the opening round of the 4A playoffs. 

Earley is known for his offensive creativity.  His teams at Myrtle Beach and Lexington were among the highest scoring teams in the state. 

Earley is the second high school coach in the state known to be connected to the opening.  Goose Creek coach Chuck Reedy, who won the 4A-Division Two state championship this season, also is interested in meeting with Coastal officials. 

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David Bennett was fired Friday night

Coastal Carolina University President David DeCenzo and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek announced today that David Bennetthas been relieved of his head coaching duties, effective immediately, and he will be reassigned to another position within the University.

“This was, to date, the hardest decision I have had to make as President of this institution,” DeCenzo said. “However, following an exhaustive review and assessment of our football program, I have concluded that new leadership is necessary to direct our program toward its goals. We will be forever grateful to David for shepherding our program from its beginning and developing our student-athletes into responsible members of our community”

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