The Oakville Longhorns have named the 10th head coach in the organization’s history.
Former Longhorns player Brian Copeland has been assigned the task of turning around an Oakville squad that suffered through an 0-9 Northern Football Conference season in 2011.
Copeland, 40, is well known in Ontario football circles as the architect of the revival of the Hamilton Hurricanes junior football team in 2008. Copeland, who was named the Canadian Junior Football League’s executive of the year in 2009, led the Hurricanes to back-to-back league championships in 2010 and 2011.
“He built the Hurricanes into a contender in a few short years, and we believe he can return the Longhorns to their once dominant position in the NFC,” said Longhorns president Steve Harrington.
Copeland replaces former Longhorns coach Howard Betty, who resigned in December.
The Longhorns will hold their first indoor workout Saturday, March 31 in Ancaster. Anyone interested in trying out can contact Copeland at 905-517-8908 or by email at [email][email protected].
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