After five years in the New Jersey Athletic Conference and two years in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, the Knights of Southern Virginia will be on the move again.
With Joe DuPaix returning to his old job at the Naval Academy, Southern Virginia had its replacement already on staff, and he has a Super Bowl ring to boot.
Instead of driving up toward New Jersey every other weekend, in 2019 Southern Virginia will have some shorter road trips, including a school just across the highway.
Southern Virginia and Maranatha Baptist each saw slides stopped as their 2016 season got underway, but others stretch on into the new season. More in Saturday's national roundup.
There's too much going on in the offseason to just sit by, so Pat and Keith are bringing the ATN Podcast back on a monthly basis. This week's guests: coaches at Wabash, Southern Virginia and Trinity (Texas) plus Pat and Keith talk about tackling in practice and more.
Joe DuPaix, who has been BYU's recruiting coordinator and running backs coach for the past two seasons, will be the next person in charge at Southern Virginia.
Jason Walker was first hired as defensive coordinator, then head coach in separate transactions taking place at Southern Virginia a little over a month apart this spring.
The New Jersey Athletic Conference is getting a lot bigger and a lot stronger in football in 2015, as Wesley, Salisbury, Christopher Newport and Frostburg State join the league, while Morrisville State moves to the Empire 8.
Southern Virginia, which is less than an hour from Salem but seven hours from Cortland and six from Montclair State and Kean, will join the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football in 2014.