He might have a new gig, but
Yancey Marcum is anything but new to West Jessamine Football.
Marcum was appointed to be the next head
football coach on Wednesday, January 9. Marcum has served as an assistant coach
for the past seven seasons at West Jessamine.
A
2000 WJHS graduate, Marcum went on to play collegiate football for Youngstown
State University, the school from which he graduated. He returned to West as an
assistant coach in 2005. Of all responsibilities that come with being head
coach, Marcum said that his main priority above all else is to influence his
players’ lives.
“I
felt that being a head coach, I could implement the systems and the control and
help kids more than when I was an assistant,” he explained.
Marcum
took the position as head football coach with four goals in mind for next
season and many more seasons to come. First, he wants to win district. Second,
he wants his kids to benefit not only on the field, but in the classroom as
well. He plans to help each of his players do well in school and graduate. He
also wants to guide his players so that they will be the best men that they can
be. Lastly, Marcum wants to do what West has only been able to do once in the
past 3 seasons- beat East Jessamine.
When
word spread through the hallways of West Jessamine that Marcum was to take the
position of the next head coach, morale was at an all-time high.
“He
was the best man for the job,” explained Junior Carter Hahn. “He deserved it
more than anyone else, and I couldn’t be happier right now, not only for him,
but as a member of the West Jessamine football program.”
Returning
Junior Running Back Devin Taylor said, “He’s taught me so much while he’s been
a coach here at West. Not only about football, but about life in general,” when
asked about the hiring of Marcum.
Taylor
went on to say, “Since he was hired, all the kids who ever thought about
playing football now want to play. Our team is expanding, and I’m really
excited about the future of this program.”
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