Fred McNair has battled Southern University many times during his career as a player and a coach. Now it looks like he may be headed to Baton Rouge to join Jaguar Nation.
McNair is reportedly set to join Terrence Graves’ staff at Southern University, according to WBOK radio host Reggie Flood.
McNair has been a free agent since the end of last season after a decade at his alma mater, first as an assistant then as head coach. Following the season he was seen as the lead candidate for the head coaching vacant at Texas Southern.
All signs pointed to Dec. 15 as the red letter date, as the Texas Southern Board of Regents was set to meet to approve a contract for a head football coach – presumably Fred McNair. But it didn’t happen that day. Or that month.
Alcorn State decided it would not sit idly by with McNair all but saddled up in his cowboy hat and spurs head for Texas. It ended up moving on, naming defensive coordinator Cedric Thomas as its next head coach.
Texas Southern eventually named a head coach – but it was Cris Dishman and not Fred McNair.
McNair was reportedly one of several candidates looked at by Florida A&M in its head coaching search, but it decided to go with defensive backs coach James Colzie III.
Now it appears that McNair, who led Alcorn State to four consecutive SWAC Championship games and two conference titles, will head over to Southern University to join first-year head coach Terrence Graves.