STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern head football coach Tyson Summers announced Friday the promotion of Chad Lunsford to a new role as assistant head coach of the Eagle football squad. He will also continue his duties as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator.
The 2017 campaign will mark the ninth season overall, and fifth in his current stint at Georgia Southern for Lunsford, who has worn many hats in his time in Statesboro. After working with the wide receivers in 2013, Lunsford worked two seasons with the tight ends and served as recruiting coordinator in 2014 and 2015.