Savannah State to introduce new football coach Monday

(STATS) - Savannah State has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon to announce its new coach. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference school had

(STATS) - Savannah State has scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon to announce its new coach.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference school had previously narrowed a list of more than 90 applicants to three finalists: former Morehead and Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones; Wabash College coach Erik Raeburn; and long-time college assistant Kevin Grisby, who spent last season at Norfolk State.

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The three coaches interviewed on campus last week.

Savannah State is replacing Earnest Wilson III, who resigned in February to become the coach at Elizabeth City State. He was 2-32 over three seasons at SSU, which has won more than two games in a season only once since the school moved to the FCS level in 2000.