College Football
Army taps former Navy assistant as its coach
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Intent on ending its long losing streak against its archrival, Army hired former Navy assistant Jeff Monken as its football coach.
Monken spent the last four seasons as the head coach at Georgia Southern after learning the triple-option offense under Paul Johnson during stints with the Middies and Georgia Tech. He had a 38-16 record at Georgia Southern and helped guide the program’s transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision from the Football Championship Subdivision ranks.
Monken is Army’s 37th football coach. He replaces Rich Ellerson, who was fired last week after his fifth consecutive loss to Navy.
The 60-year-old Ellerson went 20-41 at Army and was unable to halt the Black Knights’ losing streak against their most important rival. Navy has won 12 in a row in the series, the longest run by either team.
Associated Press
