Community college football program

The Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate the football program. The board had no public discussion on the issue, which was added to the agenda immediately after an approximately minute executive session on "data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trusts and individual proprietorships as it relates to athletic programs.

That line invokes one of 15 possible justifications to hold a secret discussion under the Kansas Open Meetings Act. It is unclear how that exception to open meetings applies to the football program. College officials — including the president, athletic director, head football coach and chairman of the board of trustees — did not respond to requests for comment. That year, KJCCC eliminated restrictions on out-of-state players , increased the roster limit and allowed full-ride scholarships.

The move meant recruiting more athletes from other states and led to fewer opportunities for Kansas high school athletes to play at a junior college.

The conference in re-imposed a limit on out-of-state players but raised the number. The rule change went into effect in fall We took a while to be able to look at every single possible situation to see if we could keep this here, and it was just something that was not sustainable.

Financially, the college has invested in other areas of athletics. The program appears to have struggled with player retention. Trustee meeting agendas show the football program lost at least 11 assistant coaches since the start of the calendar year: three in January, one in April, three in June, three in August and one in September. Please see the following links for more information. Glendale Community College has enjoyed a rich tradition of football since when led by Coach Pete Pisciotta, the Gauchos took the field for the first time in a game against Phoenix College.

Starting with that first season, Glendale Community College has consistently fielded highly competitive teams and has been a source of pride for students, faculty and staff. Council Bluffs. Itasca CC. Grand Rapids. Itawamba CC.

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