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It's official: Jeff Monken going to Army
Georgia Southern's head football coach leaving after 4 years
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Georgia Southern Head Football Coach Jeff Monken touched the bust of former coach Erk Russell on his way to take the field against Furman at Paulson Stadium in this Saturday, Nov. 2 file photo. Monken has officially accepted a coaching job at Army. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file
Georgia Southern head coach Jeff Monken has been named the 37th football coach at Army, the United States Military Academy announced Tuesday. Army fired coach Rich Ellerson on Sunday, Dec. 15, after five years heading the Black Knights. Ellerson went 20-41 at Army, and was 0-5 against the program’s biggest rival, the Naval Academy.
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