The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina (2024)

February 12, 1999

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The Charlotte Observeri

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Charlotte, North Carolina

Issue Date:

Friday, February 12, 1999

Page:

27

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12 1999 3B THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER JCSU stays on campus to find new football coach been around the Yancy said has a variety of experience He has the support of the alumni A couple of people here told me I should have hired him a long time tolerate athletes who committed to graduating want to be like it used to be when I played It was not a big deal to have a kid from he said Harkness who was a 220-pound offensive guard and team captain on mid-70s teams has also coached at Alabama Illinois South Carolina and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers i -Vi L2LZX das 3 Hi SERVING CHARLOTTE SINCE 1977 THE HARKNESS FILE AGE: 43 HOMETOWN: Columbia EDUCATION: in accounting JC Smith 1977 Master's in business information systems Georgia State 1984 COACHING EXPERIENCE: Has been an assistant coach at the following colleges: Georgia Tech Alabama Illinois South Carolina Alabama State and Lane (Tenn) Coached in six bowl games Was a wide receivers coach in 1991 Harkness for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers PLAYING EXPERIENCE: Co- captainof 1976 JC Smith team Four-year (1973-77) letterman at offensive guard and center FAMILY: Wife Bonita Children Hazel 4 Jamal 3 B'nard 2 HOBBIES: Traveling fishing hunting collecting old Jazz and music WORTH MENTIONING: While at Lane Harkness coached Carolina Panthers running back Fred Lane After Smith worked four years as a systems analyst in the NASA program at Kennedy Space Center (Fla) helping launch the shuttle search recommendation to hire McNeil and remained impressed with Harkness Davis whose record was 6-4 last season and 8-12 overall hired Harkness to mold pro-set offense When Davis was fired Yancy said it was a no-brainer to promote Harkness have a search when we have talent on she said think he deserves the opportunity and earned the right to be coach been on my mind since In the early Yancy was a professor at Georgia Tech where she was friends with former Yellow Jackets coach Bill Curry Harkness was a graduate assistant there and worked on a degree in business information systems at nearby Georgia State When Yancy learned a Smith alum was on staff she summoned Harkness for a meeting through players from her class Harkness remembers it differently Yancy said Toil better get your butt over he said breaking into a grin Harkness says remain the offensive coordinator calling plays from the sideline Defensive coordinator Tim Newsom will head a returning staff of four full-time assistants and one part-timer Harkness said his staff will aggressively recruit high school players from Mecklenburg County but BUY 1 Ell I Mil System Golf Balls SMLHII Now Before The Season Starts And must present coupon mam mmm mam aamm mam ntl ojl tC I i tM-nrx TOP-FUTE SPECIAL Wl If Men's Men's Midsize Ladies jj BOULEVARD ofiyvoie Road 523-7262 2 Regrip Your Clubs rmm vr1 mam t'JL i 6701 INDEPENDENCE Heading Out On Left 1 9 Miles Past khcwikl Near 536-9021 i Hams each-installed Save tZ OFF mt reg discount price mmm 4 good thru 21 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the Golden football scholarship budget was a friend of mine" Harkness said of Davis who informed assistant coaches of his firing Feb 1 was sudden and unexpected I was in the process of looking for another job been on staffs that have been fired In 1995 Harkness was one of three finalists for the vacant Smith job that went to Daryl McNeil Yancy newly hired herself said she was toward the ple plan events around the athletics director Dick Baddour said in a release believe they 'will understand the unique circ*mstances we faced and limited options we had in making this Kent made the decision after athletic officials there determined it would be better for the MidAmerican Conference member if it scheduled teams closer to home Kent will pay North Carolina $10000 to get out of the contract and instead will play Pittsburgh North Carolina is 4-0 all-time against Furman with a 28-0 win in 1992 the most recent game COLLECTION' Observer News Services chapel hill North Carolina angered after Kent 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