Saw on social media per Principal Duane Kline. Congrats to TJ. Owen County and Union College Alum.

Saw on social media per Principal Duane Kline. Congrats to TJ. Owen County and Union College Alum.

 

Thanks buttels.

 

Can anyone give us anymore information on Coach Wesselman?

He has been A.D. for about 3-4 years. He is one of Coach Duvall's assistant coaches for boys basketball and until this year, been Volleyball Coach. He played football at both Owen County and Union College.

He has been A.D. for about 3-4 years. He is one of Coach Duvall's assistant coaches for boys basketball and until this year, been Volleyball Coach. He played football at both Owen County and Union College.

 

Sounds like a solid hire.

Good hire...good luck to TJ.

Congrats to TJ.

So the AD, hired himself?

So the AD, hired himself?

 

Site base made the hire.

So the AD, hired himself?

 

He liked his credentials

So Owen County hired a basketball coach to coach football? Sounds like a recepie for success. Or like they didn't have a job for anyone else.

So the AD, hired himself?

 

Wow is all I can say.

This sounds like a really bad deal for the kids of Owen County. From my understanding they had candidates interview from big programs (Lex Cath, Boyle, and NCC). Those guys probably saw the writing on the wall and wouldn't accept and the AD just stepped in. Interested to see how this plays out. Has he ever coached football before?

He didn't "hire himself".

Yes, he has coached football before, I think he was on the staff before and early in the previous (Fowler) coach's tenure...I think he has coached everything at Owen Co other than baseball

Biggest problem at Owen Co isn't the coaching acumen at the high school level, it's getting numbers back up and getting a strong feeder program. That requires someone who can garner commitment from the community, something that hasn't always been the case in Owenton. That could be the reason why the would-be Rocknes, Bellichecks, and Sabans from the top HS programs that apparently were interested might have backed off. It's not an easy job, small rural schools rarely are.

Did he coach last year? What has he done to prepare himself to lead a program that needs to be rebuilt? Any experience implementing a weight program? Knowing that Owen County wants to build their program, watching them hire someone with no experience building a program is baffling.

Note my understanding is the rest of the coaching staff from last year is returning as well.