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Former Holy Cross football coach Bob Chesney speaks during Tuesday’s news conference at James Madison.
Unlike at Bob Chesney’s first three head coaching stops, Salve Regina, Assumption and Holy Cross, he won’t be facing a restoration in his new position at James Madison.
The Dukes, long a Football Championship Subdivision power, have made a successful transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision over the last two years, and at 11-1 and as the No. 24 team in the country, JMU is preparing to play in the Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 23.
“I’m not here to knock down a program and build it up from scratch,” Chesney said during his introductory news conference Tuesday afternoon at JMU in Harrisonburg, Virginia. “I am here to advance it and accelerate it, add to it and not slow it down in any which way. There are a lot of unbelievably great things going on on that field that are going to continue. At the same point, I think there are some things I can help with to take us to that next level. I’m excited to put that into place.”
Last Thursday, James Madison hired the 46-year-old Chesney, who guided Holy Cross to a record five straight Patriot League titles in his six years on the hill, as the ninth coach in program history. Chesney signed a five-year contract.
In opening remarks, James Madison president Jonathan Alger pointed out what HC and Assumption fans certainly knew during Chesney’s 11 years in Worcester, that his energy and enthusiasm were palpable.
“Even during a late-night Zoom call,” Alger said, that the two had last week after Chesney returned from Las Vegas, where he was supporting Holy Cross linebacker Jacob Dobbs at the National Football Foundation awards banquet.
Alger also noted that Chesney, who wore a purple tie for the…
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Author : Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Publish date : 2023-12-12 22:33:47
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