Towson hires Pete Shinnick from UWF

[etiger]

TOWSON, Md. – Baltimore native Pete Shinnick, who guided the University of West Florida (UWF) to a Division II national championship in 2019 and playoff appearances in four of the last five seasons played, has been named Towson University's Head Football Coach.

Pete Shinnick has an overall record of 159-67 (.704 winning percentage) all-time as a college head coach, spanning 20 seasons with stops at West Florida, UNC Pembroke and Azusa Pacific. He has earned Division II National Coach of the Year twice.

Shinnick was signed to a five-year contract.

This guy can coach. Go Tigers

[caribbeanhen]

Sounds like a nice hire, if he can recruit he will win

[UNAPride]

Great hire.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I like this for Towson! The Tigers should be a force in the CAA. Big school, vastly improved academic reputation the last 15-20 years, nice stadium, great location etc....

[Libertine]

Shinnick has started two programs from scratch. Does this indicate the level at which Towson evaluates their program?

[JSUSoutherner]

Shinnick was a name a lot of Jax State fans were throwing around when we wanted Grass gone.

Dude can coach. Towson got a good one.

[WestCoastAggie]

Shinnick has started two programs from scratch. Does this indicate the level at which Towson evaluates their program?

I don't think it does. It could show that he knows how to deal with building a program from scratch. I imagine that this hire, along with their resources, will make it that much more difficult for Coach Wilson and Morgan State to lure in coveted recruits from the DMV, NJ, and PA.

[NY Crusader 2010]

I like this hire. Having a coach with knowledge of the fertile recruiting world of the southeast can't be a bad thing. Not to mention his pedigree.

In the post-JMU world, there's definitely a little bit of a vacuum when it comes to the top of the CAA. I expect Towson to jump into the fold alongside W&M, Delaware, Richmond, Villanova and UNH and finally become one of the core football programs in the league.

[Southsider]

Gee, where are the Towson fans???

[etiger]

On our own message board - towsonfans.com

[NY Crusader 2010]

On our own message board - towsonfans.com

Spread the word on how much fun it is over here on AGS :)

Best of luck to Towson. Hope to see you guys back in the playoff hunt again soon!