Baltimore native Pete Shinnick, who guided the University of West Florida (UWF) to a Division II national championship in 2019 and playoff appearances in four of the last five seasons played, has been named Towson University’s Head Football Coach.
The son of former Baltimore Colts linebacker is 159-67 (.704 winning percentage) all-time as a college head coach, spanning 20 seasons with stops at West Florida, UNC Pembroke and Azusa Pacific. He has earned Division II National Coach of the Year twice.
I asked Will Kennedy what made Coach Shinnick special.
“He’s been around football, he is grown up in it. He and his brothers played. He’s become a coach. And it’s temperament, Rick,” said Kennedy. “He is the perfect guy in every situation. I’ve never seen him lose his cool, so to speak. And, and he does it so well.”
He continued, “With the modern game of football, he understands offense. His offenses are dynamic and he gets the most out of all his player, which is what you want from a coach at any level. He finds a way to connect with them and tap into them and get them to play to their abilities and sometimes beyond their abilities.”
