HICKORY, N.C. — Officials at Lenoir-Rhyne University just named its 24th head football coach, a program that has been around for more than 100 years.
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Doug Socha comes to Hickory from Keiser University in Florida and on the heels of the 2023 NAIA National Championship.
In six years, he amassed a 55-15 record.
Before his tenure at Keiser University, Socha worked as an offensive quality control coach in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills.
He’ll now take over a Lenoir-Rhyne program coming off one of the best seasons in school history when the Bears fell to Harding in the national semifinal.
At 13-2 last year, the team tied a program record for most wins in a single season.
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