NORFOLK, Va. - It was an unusual and emotional event that left several bystanders, and one former Old Dominion University football coach, with tears running down their cheeks.
After meeting with ODU athletic director Wood Selig and senior athletic director Bruce Stewart, who oversees football, coach Bobby Wilder decided to resign Monday morning.
Coaches who resign rarely turn around and volunteer to stay on to help players, coaches and incoming recruits adjust to the transition. Nor do hardly any follow their resignation with a press conference.
But anyone who was surprised that Bobby Wilder asked to help the program he founded and do a press conference just four hours after resigning doesn't know ODU's long-time football coach.