October 22, 2025
The varsity has fired Terrence Graves and named McNair because the interim head coach for the rest of the season.
With a document of 1-6, Southern College has fired soccer head coach, Terrence Graves, and has promoted the workforce’s co-offensive coordinator, Fred McNair, to interim head coach for the rest of the season.
In line with Sports activities Illustrated, the transfer was introduced by the college’s athletic director, Roman Banks, after Southern’s newest loss in opposition to Prairie View A&M Oct. 18, 24-3. Simply two years in the past, in his first season as coach, Graves led the college to the 2024 SWAC Championship Sport with a document of 7-1, however the workforce has had a document of Sept. 11 total.
Graves might have been blindsided by the choice as a result of on Oct. 20, he knowledgeable reporters that he’s nonetheless the top coach at Southern.
“As of proper now, I’m the top soccer coach at Southern College. It’s enterprise as standard. Till one thing modifications, I’m going to maintain doing what I do,” he acknowledged throughout a media session.
Banks defined that elevating McNair in the beginning of the season was supposed to present the workforce some spark. Nonetheless, after a document of 1-6, he determined it was time for a change on the high of the teaching ranks.
“Selling Coach McNair to co-offensive coordinator, I hoped that we may get some vitality within the room. However it appeared to not be working,” Banks mentioned. “Teaching is humorous. You’ll be able to have success in a single place and never one other… it’s about discovering the appropriate individual for Southern College.”
Banks has received a number of division titles throughout his time as head coach at Alcorn State. He led the workforce from 2016 to 2023, posting a 48-33 document, whereas profitable two consecutive SWAC (Southwestern Athletic Convention) titles (2018, 2019) and 5 division championships.
HBCU Gameday studies that McNair joined the Southern College teaching workers within the fall of 2024. When he arrived on the faculty, he took on the position of the workforce’s tight ends coach earlier than being promoted to quarterbacks coach throughout the season. He was then named co-offensive coordinator this season, together with Mark Frederick.
McNair makes his debut as head coach in opposition to Florida A&M Oct. 25 at house.
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