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

  1. 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 .
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. Web site: 2023 Bethune-Cookman Football Schedule . FBSchedules . 15 April 2023.