Fine place to start...

Seems as if today is going to be a football day in the Bluegrass...

Now, I know that Grayson's own Kentucky Christian was attempting to get a football program started, and I know that Dane Damron left Boyd County to oversee the project. That is where my knowledge of the KCU Knights football program ended. I had no clue that Damron was no longer there, had even less of a clue that Zack Moore replaced him in 2009, when, also unknown to me, Damron rejoined the coaching staff at EKU coaching the tight ends and being the special teams coordinator.

What I found out is that both Damron and Moore did not have much success in Grayson, who I don't believe has a 'home' stadium of their own constructed yet, which was in the plans from the get go. Moore failed to advance the program any after Damron's departure, winning less games than Damron did, which is not exactly too telling, considering the Knights have only been playing since 2007, and just now started playing full 11 game seasons. They played a 6 game and a 10 game season under Damron. KCU was coached by yet another coach this season, as Moore had enough with his one season in 2009, and they were headed up by Kevin Cristello, who went 0-11.

The on WSAZ today, I get this bombshell dropped my way; KCU has hired yet another new head coach. However, this time, it has a little pizzaz.

Mike Furrey, who was just placed on injured reserve earlier this season by the Washington Redskins after suffering a concussion, has been named the new man in charge.

Maybe he hit his head harder than first thought.

Flurrey, a native of Galion, OH, has had your typical journey-man type pro career. He was un-drafted out of Northern Iowa, where he transferred after a walk-on season at Ohio State, seeing action in 9 games for the Buckeyes. He set Gateway Conference records while at UNI for receptions, yards and touchdowns.

He would start his pro career in the Colts organization in 2000, before moving on to actually debut professionally in a game for the XFL's Las Vegas Outlaws in 2001. After WWE football went belly up, he made his way to the Arena League, and spent 2002 and 2003 playing for the New York Dragons.From there he came back to the NFL and spent 3 years with the Rams, another 3 with Detroit, where he set a NFL record for most receptions by a player who had no receptions the previous season. That right there is a Burt stat if I ever heard one.

He spent last season as a Cleveland Brown, before catching on this season with Washington. He was also a finalist in 2009 for the NFL's Man of the Year award.

So, KCU gets a NFL vet, who i still technically listed on a NFL roster, and a defacto NFL record holder to head up their struggling program.

Like I said, I am sure this is not going to be a long term fit for Furrey. I think he accepted a position at a school who he knew would hire him, no questions asked, so he could start out on the college, no matter how small, level, and learn how to coach him some football. His head injury ended his career in the pros.

Even still, with the coaching aspirations, I still think he must have got hit really hard to come to Grayson.

KCU is a member of the Mid-South Conference, where they are currently enjoying their status as conference whipping boy. The MSC has 8 members and competes under the governing of the NAIA.