WEATHERFORD -- Ryan Held will resign as football coach at Southwestern State following Saturday's game at Texas A&M-Commerce, school officials announced Monday.
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Held guided Southwestern to consecutive winning seasons, including a share of the Lone Star Conference North Division title, before this season. The Bulldogs are 3-7 overall this season.
“I’m a competitive guy, and it was disappointing to not win more games than we did. It’s certainly not the ending I had preferred,” Held said. “I do know that this program has some great young players, it’s in the best shape possible, and ready for someone else to lead it to even bigger things.”
Held made it clear that his decision to resign was neither forced nor encouraged, but something that he had been considering for some time before deciding to close this chapter in his career.
Southwestern has named assistant coach Todd Helton as the interim coach while a committee is formed to assist in the search for Held’s successor.
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