St. Aug’s football coach tweets that he’s been fired three games into the season
Heading into the fourth week of the season, Saint Augustine’s is looking for a new football coach.
On Monday, Tim Chavous posted on Twitter that he had been fired from his job as the Falcons head football coach. The tweet has since been deleted. In the post, Chavous wrote in all caps that he was fired “BECAUSE MY A.D. GEORGE WILLIAMS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DIDN’T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIM NOT DOING HIS A.D. DUTIES.”
Chavous added that the school needed a scapegoat.
“Within the Department of Athletics, goals and expectations are set for each team,” Williams said in a statement released by the school.. “Athletes must meet the requirements for eligibility from the institution, the CIAA, and the NCAA to participate. Unfortunately, achieving eligibility is not always easy and our expectations are not always met. It is times like these that we have to re-evaluate and make changes that we feel are necessary. This has happened with the football program, and we feel that a change has to take place immediately. Our primary interest is always the well-being of the students.”
The Falcons are 0-3 so far this season and have been outscored 148-28. SAU lost its home opener 34-7 to CIAA foe Virginia State last Saturday.
Okesa Smith and Reginald Cooper were named Interim Head Football Coaches on Tuesday. Smith is in his first season as the defensive coordinator, while Cooper coaches the quarterbacks.
Chavous was named the head coach in February of 2016 after previously serving as an assistant coach for the Falcons. He has an overall record of 10-28.
This story was originally published September 24, 2019 at 11:11 AM.
