Top of the line AWC football program is out
UPDATE:
It has been confirmed Coach Minnick will not be leaving Arizona Western College alone.
Michael Orthmann, former AWC offensive coordinator, Jerry Dominguez, former AWC defensive coordinator and Will Harris, former AWC offensive line coach will be working under Minnick at Garden City, according to Jerry Smith, AWC athletic director.
Minnick will also continue to coach an estimated 10 athletes as they will be transferring to Garden City to continue their football careers, according to DeAndre Wallace, AWC football player.
Former AWC Head Coach Tom Minnick and one AWC football player confirmed an estimated 10 athletes from the program will head to Garden City to continue playing under Minnick.
— Jasmine Arenas (@JasArenasKSWT) December 5, 2018
ORIGINAL
Arizona Western College announced the end of an era as they will no longer have a football program.
13 on your Side’s Jasmine Arenas broke the story Wednesday morning.
The end of an Era: President of Arizona Western College, Dr. Corr has confirmed the 2018 football season was the final season for AWC. Stay tuned for more details this afternoon on @KAWCnews @KAWC @13OnYourSide
— Jasmine Arenas (@JasArenasKSWT) December 5, 2018
“Today I’m announcing that the 2018 Matador Football season, which we just completed this past Saturday at the El Toro Bowl, will be the final season for Arizona Western College,” said Dr. Daniel P. Corr, President of AWC.
He claimed the reason the program is going away is that they could not find a way to sustain the program.
“Both the departure of the Maricopa and Pima CC teams, as well as the sheer difficulty we faced in securing a 2019 schedule without significant new travel dollars made this the final outcome,” said Dr. Corr.
Dr. Corr did add that football players on scholarship who want to continue to attend AWC will be able to.
The Matador’s long-time coach Tom Minnick announced Wednesday he had taken another position at Garden City in Kansas City.
He said one of the reasons he was leaving was the uncertainty surrounding the future of the program.
The Matadors began their football program in 1964.
