Chris Merritt (American Football)

	Chris Merritt (American Football) Chris Merritt (born December 7, 1969) is an American football coach and former player. He was named to the position as the head football coach at Bryant University in December 2018. He came to Bryant after serving 18 years as head coach at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, Florida, posting a record of 172–45 in 18 season there. He also served five years at Thiel College as the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator and two years at Eastern Illinois University as an assistant coach. Merritt played college football at Indiana University Bloomington and professionally in Sweden Superserienin 1994 and 1995 seasons. He then played and was a coach in the German Football League with the Hamburg Blue Devils The Hamburg Blue Devils are an American football team in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1992. The Blue Devils are one of the most successful American football clubs in Germany, having won four German Bowls as well as three Eurobowls. Durin .... Head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Head Coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in association football and professional baseball. In other sports, such as Australian rules football, the head coach is generally termed a senior coach. A head coach normally reports to a sporting director or a general manager of the team. Other coaches are usually subordinate to the head coach, often in offensive positions or defensive positions, and occasionally proceed down into individualized position coaches. American football Head coaching responsibilities in American football vary depending on the level of the sport. High school football As with most other head coaches, high school coaches are primarily tasked with organizing and training football players. This includes creating game plans, evaluating players, and leading the team dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, or simply Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana University and, with over 40,000 students, its largest campus. Indiana University is a member of the Association of American Universities and is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It has numerous schools and programs, including the Jacobs School of Music, the Indiana University School of Informatics, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the Kelley School of Business, the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Optometry, the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Maurer School of Law, the Indiana Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2023 NCAA Division I FCS Football Season The 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, is organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 26 and will end in November. The postseason will begin in November, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, will end on January 6, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Conference changes and new programs Membership changes for 2023 In addition to the listed membership changes, on February 22, 2022, the Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) announced that they would merge their football leagues effective in 2023. The merged entity was later unveiled as the Big South–OVC Football Association. On December 20, 2022, the ASUN Conference and Western Athletic Conference (WAC), which had entered into a football-only partnership in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Big South–OVC Football Association The Big South–OVC Football Association is an association of football members of the Big South Conference and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Big South–OVC covers the midwestern, southern, and Northeast U.S. with member institutions located in Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee. History Big South Conference In the 2021–22 season, the Big South Conference was made up of nine football-playing members including full members Campbell University, Charleston Southern University, Gardner-Webb University, Hampton University, and North Carolina A&T State University, and associate members Kennesaw State University, Monmouth University, University of North Alabama, and Robert Morris University. The following changes occurred dwindling the football membership from nine members in 2021 to four members by 2023, dropping below the minimum of six members required for an automatic bid for the NCAA Division I NCAA Division I Footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2022 Bryant Bulldogs Football Team The 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as first-year members of the Big South Conference in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Merritt, played their home games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Schedule Game summaries at FIU References Bryant Bryant Bulldogs football seasons Bryant Bulldogs football The Bryant Bulldogs football program represents Bryant University in college football. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the Bulldogs are football-only members of the Big South Conference and compete at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subd ... {{collegefootball-2020s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2022 NCAA Division I FCS Football Season The 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season is scheduled to begin on August 27 and end on November 19. The postseason will begin on November 26, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 7, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Conference changes and new programs Membership changes for 2022 In addition to the listed membership changes, one current FCS member will change its institutional identity before the 2022 season. Dixie State University will change its name to Utah Tech University on July 1, 2022. The athletic nickname will remain Trailblazers. Future membership changes Rule changes The following rule changes, recommended by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 2022 season on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2021 Bryant Bulldogs Football Team The 2021 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Chris Merritt, played their home games at Beirne Stadium. Schedule References Bryant Bryant Bulldogs football seasons Bryant Bulldogs football The Bryant Bulldogs football program represents Bryant University in college football. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the Bulldogs are football-only members of the Big South Conference and compete at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subd ... {{collegefootball-2020s-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2021 NCAA Division I FCS Football Season The 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. After the prior season was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, resulting in some conferences canceling their seasons and significant rescheduling by other conferences, the 2021 season returned to its traditional fall scheduling. The season ended with a single-elimination tournament, with North Dakota State winning the championship game on January 8, 2022 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Conference changes and new programs Membership changes for 2021 On January 14, 2021, the Western Athletic Conference, which had last played football in the 2012 season as an FBS league, announced that it would reinstate football in the fall 2021 season as an FCS league. This coincides with the arrival of four new members from the Southland Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2020 Bryant Bulldogs Football Team The 2020 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Merritt and played their home games at Beirne Stadium. They played as a member of the Northeast Conference. Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 4–8, 3–4 in NEC play to finish tied for fourth place. Schedule Bryant had games scheduled against Fordham (September 5), Rhode Island (September 12), Brown (September 19), and Robert Morris (November 7), which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season. Merrimack was added as a replacement for the canceled Robert Morris game on July 15. References Bryant Bryant Bulldogs football seasons Bryant Bulldogs football The Bryant Bulldogs football program represents Bryant University in college football. As of the upcoming 2022 season, the Bulldogs are football-only members of the Big South Conference and compete at the NCAA Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2019 Bryant Bulldogs Football Team The 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team represents Bryant University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Chris Merritt and play their home games at Beirne Stadium. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. Preseason Preseason coaches' poll The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in fifth place. Preseason All-NEC team The Bulldogs had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team. Offense Vincent Nisivoccia – WR Defense Tomas Wright – DL Schedule Game summaries At Stony Brook At Albany Fordham Brown Saint Francis At Merrimack LIU At Central Connecticut At Robert Morris Sacred Heart Duquesne At Wagner References {{Bryant Bulldogs football navbox Bryant Bryant Bulldogs football seasons Bryant Bulldogs football The Bryant Bulldogs football program represents Bryant U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	2019 NCAA Division I FCS Football Season The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 11, 2020, in Frisco, Texas. North Dakota State entered the season as the defending champion, and after completing the regular season undefeated, successfully defended their title and secured their eighth championship in nine seasons. Conference changes and new programs Membership changes The 2019 season was the last for Presbyterian in Big South Conference football. The school announced in 2017 that it had begun a transition to non-scholarship football. Presbyterian will play the 2020 season as an FCS independent before joining the non-scholarship FCS Pioneer Football League in 2021; it will remain a full but non-football Big South member. This was also the final season for Jacksonville football, as the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]