[Buc-a-roo]

It is my understanding that this contract was sighned by a previous coach who is no longer a part of th Franklin County program. The new head coach did not even know about it. I am sure FCHS would have played had they have known about the obligation, when doing their scheduling for this year, but since they had a coaching change the contract was null and void.

They did have a change in coaches and the new coach is not the scapegoat here, IMO. The new coach says he was never informed by the Athletic Director about the contract with the Pike County Bowl, so he made a 10 game schedule not including it.

The Athletic Director is the same one who was there when the contract was signed and the person who is ultimately responsible for keeping up with schedules. They should have made the new coach aware of the situation.

That AD claims that they sent an email to the Pike County Bowl Committee chairman several months ago notifying him they would not be honoring the contract. That PCB member says he never got the email. The Franklin Co AD admits they did not get a reply and never followed up on it.

It ultimately falls at the feet of the AD, who did a sloppy job all around.