I'm Back...Finally

I wouldn't be surprised if people have stopped looking at this page. Readers only visit a non-updated page so many times before never visiting again.

But the last week or two weeks have been hectic to say the least. I was in three different states and went from Erie to Morgantown, W.Va., to Rockville, Md., to Chambersburg, Pa., to Shippensburg, Pa., to Harrisburg, Pa., and back to Erie in a matter six days last week. By the time I got back I didn't feel like doing anything. I didn't stay in the same place for more than two nights and slept in four different beds.

If the journey wasn't enough to wear me out, I also had to make a life-changing decision. Last Thursday I was offered the head sports information director position at Millersville University. On Friday, I accepted.

I realize that there has been a great deal of turnover and unrest at Millersville in the last three years and not many people would take this job. But first, it was WAY too much money to turn down at this point in my life. And in the interviews, I heard what I wanted to hear. I heard that they realized they had made mistakes with the position and were wanting to take some steps forward and move ahead. They told me over the phone that I was the guy they thought could take them to the next level.

That's pressure, but it's what I want. Everyone wants to be wanted. I've always wanted an opportunity to walk into a job and make a complete overhaul. It's why I got my master's in organization development and leadership. It's time to put that degree into action. Millersville has a ton of potential. The school is in a great location, very good basketball teams and tremendous facilities. A new football coach was just hired, as well. He was the defensive coordinator at Northwestern last year and I am looking forward to working with him.

I start on June 9. With everything happening so quickly, I have to move out here and find a place there. Saturday Trista and I are heading East to find our future home. She will be looking for a job there, as well. The next few weeks are going to be crazy.