To start the two-match homestand this week, the Columbus Crew announced a member of the organization leaving. At the end of the 2022 season, assistant coach Blair Gavin will move to a head coaching role, taking charge FC Tulsa of the USL Championship.
Gavin joined the Crew’s coaching staff at the beginning of the 2021 season but has a history with head coach Caleb Porter and Major League Soccer. Although raised in Arizona, Gavin played college soccer in Akron, Ohio, playing 68 games as a midfielder for the University of Akron, where he played under Porter.