The Coastal Carolina football team has lost a national champion off its coaching staff.
Mickey Matthews announced his retirement from coaching on Thursday.
Matthews, a three-time National Coach of the Year who helped two programs win national championships, spent the last two seasons as the Chanticleers’ defensive coordinator.
“I want to thank everyone here at Coastal Carolina, not just the athletic department but the entire university,” Matthews said in a university release. “I certainly had a great time. (Wife) Kay and I are excited to start the next chapter of our lives. We wish nothing but the best for the football program and the university as a whole.