Jeff Terrill resigns as head football coach at ICC

Will Kollmeyer/Director of Marketing & Sports Information

Itawamba Community College is in the market for a new head football coach after Jeff Terrill resigned earlier today.  Terrill has been at the helm of the Indians program the last eight years and compiled a 38-36 record.  In fact, his team’s won 24 out of 29 regular season games during a stretch where Itawamba was the only program in the state to have qualified for the playoffs four straight years.

“I felt very blessed and humbled to be the head football coach at ICC,” said an emotional Terrill after he meet with his assistant coaches this morning.  “I truly want to express our (families) gratitude to the College’s administration, faculty, staff, all of our former coaches and players and for that matter, the entire ICC family for making this time at Itawamba so very special.”

ICC athletic director Carrie Ball-Williamson accepted Terrill’s resignation and thanked him for his hard work through the years in representing the College.

“I’d like to express my gratitude to Coach Terrill, who has done a very good job of showing leadership thru the good and tough times during his eight years as head football coach at ICC,” said Ball-Williamson, who added a search will begin immediately to find Terrill’s successor.  “We appreciate everything Jeff has done for this program, so it is with respect and sadness that we accept his resignation.”

During four of the seasons at Itawamba, Terrill, who is a Noxubee County native, was in charge of the Indians defense, which was a regular member of the nation’s top 25 in total defense.

“The last eight years have been a great time in my life, both professionally and personally,” added Terrill in a prepared statement. “It’s been a great place to coach and live.”