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Newberry College football coach fired

Story Published: Apr 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM EST

Story Updated: Apr 22, 2009 at 9:45 AM EST

NEWBERRY, S.C. (WIS) - Sources tell Columbia's WIS-TV that Newberry College football coach Zak Willis has been fired just days after the spring football game at Newberry.

Willis spent six years as the head coach enjoying his best season in 2006 when he took his team to the playoffs.

There is no immediate word on who will replace him, but the source says a replacement will be named Friday.

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Friday, Apr 24 at 10:33 PM Newberry grad wrote ...

Gee, this sounds like typical Newberry College "good ole boy" politics as usual.

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Thursday, Apr 23 at 11:56 AM Jerry wrote ...

I am very surprised about these developments.I felt that Coach Willis had done a good job with the program. This firing must have been in the works for awhile since a replacement was named so soon.

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