‘I think I have a lot to offer’: Ron Dickerson Jr. leaves UWF for job at Benedict College

Ron Dickerson Jr. knows that head coach opportunities at the college level don’t come often.

Especially opportunities like the one at Division II Benedict College, located in Columbia, South Carolina. So after conversations with family, friends and other coaches, that’s when he knew the job at Benedict was the one for him.

And Dickerson was introduced as the Tigers’ next head coach on Jan. 25 at a press conference that was virtually standing room only.

Dickerson, who was the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of West Florida, said the job at Benedict is a “great situation to walk into” knowing the program know what direction it wants to go in.

“Benedict college, athletically, they’re doing very, very well,” Dickerson told the PNJ. “(Benedict has) a lot of things that a lot of other Division II schools are striving to get to. … It was fun, because a lot of the stuff I saw at UWF was very compatible to what they have at Benedict, and you’ve seen how successful UWF’s been.”

But taking the new job meant a couple tough conversations had to happen.

The first was with UWF head coach Kaleb Nobles. The pair had built a good relationship during Nobles’ first year at the helm of the Argos, Dickerson said.

“Coach Nobles looked at me and said, ‘Well, I kind of figured this was coming,’” Dickerson said. “We have a lot of things in common. We worked really good together. You would’ve never known that there was a transition from Coach (Pete) Shinnick to Coach Nobles. After we had the conversation, he gave me a hug and wished me the best of luck.”

Coach Ron Dickerson communicates with the sideline during during a timeout in the spring football game at the University of West Florida in Pensacola on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

The other conversation was to his wide receiver…

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Author : Pensacola News Journal

Publish date : 2024-02-03 10:12:57

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