2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team explained
| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Bethune–Cookman Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Raymond Woodie |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach1: | Donte' Pimpleton |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st |
| Cooff Coach2: | Joe Gerbino |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Robert Wimberly |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
The 2023 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team represented Bethune–Cookman University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Raymond Woodie and played home games at Daytona Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Preseason
On December 27, 2022, Ed Reed was hired as the new head coach for the Wildcats.[1] Bethune–Cookman chose not to ratify Reed's contract on January 21, 2023, which vacated the football team's head coaching position prior to Reed officially becoming the team's head coach.[2] Prior to his dismissal, Reed recorded a live stream on which he vociferously criticized the condition of the school's athletic facilities.[3] In the wake of this decision, Reed continued his criticism of the university, saying "I'm not withdrawing my name as they say. They don't want me here. They do not want me because I tell the truth."[4]
Schedule
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Notes and References
- Web site: Bethune-Cookman hires ed Reed as its next head coach . December 27, 2022 . December 28, 2022 . December 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221228000401/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/12/27/bethune-cookman-hires-ed-reed-as-its-next-head-coach/amp/ . live .
- Web site: Ed Reed out as Bethune-Cookman coach after 25 days, claims school will not ratify contract . 2023-01-21 . CBSSports.com . en . January 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230121164702/https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ed-reed-out-as-bethune-cookman-coach-after-25-days-claims-school-will-not-ratify-contract/ . live .
- Web site: bigced328 . 2023-01-18 . Bethune-Cookman University Football Coach Ed Reed Apologizes for Video Chastising University . 2023-01-22 . Black Enterprise . en-US . January 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122233802/https://www.blackenterprise.com/bethune-cookman-university-coach-ed-reed-apologizes-for-criticizing-conditions-on-the-campus/ . live .
- Web site: Wacker . Brian . 2023-01-21 . Ed Reed out at Bethune-Cookman after 25 days, blasts school in rant . 2023-01-22 . en-US . January 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122233801/https://nypost.com/2023/01/21/ed-reed-out-at-bethune-cookman-after-25-days-blasts-school-in-rant/ . live .
- Web site: 2023 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule . FBSchedules . 15 April 2023.
