Giovan Jenkins is stepping down as Minneapolis Washburn's football coach to become a volunteer in the Gophers' football department, Washburn Athletics Director Reginald Perkins announced Tuesday.
Former Washburn coach Jenkins to work as volunteer for Gophers
Giovan Jenkins, who spent 14 seasons at Washburn, coaching the likes of Ra'Shede Hageman and Jeff Jones, will be working for the Gophers in a non-coaching role, beginning in March.
By joecstrib
January 13, 2015 at 8:10PM
Jenkins spent 14 seasons as an assistant coach and head coach at Washburn, helping the Millers win 13 Minneapolis Conference championships and advance to the section finals six times, with one state tournament appearance.
Jenkins coached Ra'Shede Hageman and Jeff Jones on their way to joining the Gophers. Beginning in March, Jenkins will be volunteering for the Gophers in a non-coaching capacity.
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The “sticky” ball that coach Chris Finch so deplores showed up for the first game, after a preseason when offense happened smoothly. On defense, “resistance” was missing, the coach said.
