Connell Maynor says he ‘wasn’t interviewing for anybody’ ahead of SWAC Championship Game

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Connell Maynor needed to set the file straight about his dedication to Alabama A&M.

Maynor, who at the moment is making ready the Bulldogs for an look within the SWAC Championship Sport versus Arkansas-Pine Buff, reaffirmed that he’s not targeted on another staff in response to a report that he had an curiosity within the vacant head coach job at Southern.

“I’m targeted on my staff, not another staff,” Maynor mentioned throughout a Zoom media availability forward of the SWAC Championship Sport. “We’ve been making ready to play within the SWAC championship because the day I walked on this campus. It is a particular week for us.”

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Maynor is in his third season at Alabama A&M and complied a 17-10 general file and has gone 13-5 within the SWAC, denied interviewing at Southern final week.

“It’s championship week. The people who have to know — my gamers, my AD, my president — knew I wasn’t wherever interviewing for anyone.” “To begin with, if any individual was to contact me throughout championship week or in the course of the season, if I had been occupied with that program, I’d hear them discuss to me after the sport.”

The longtime HBCU head coach, who has had stints at Winston-Salem State and Hampton earlier than arriving at Alabama A&M in 2018, mentioned he — for now — solely has Saturday’s sport on his agenda.

“My administration right here at A&M know my dedication,” he mentioned. “They know the dedication of my workers and our student-athletes to serve our group and produce house a championship to A&M. That is our need. That is our focus. Our dedication is steadfast. We’re about A&M and profitable a championship this week.”


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