OU’s Albin named to the AFCA Board of Trustees

Ohio University football program head coach Tim Albin is one of six head coaches elected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees, as announced by the AFCA Monday (March 25). 

Previously, former Ohio head coach Frank Solich served as AFCA president in 2019.  

"I am deeply humbled and appreciative to be able to accept this nomination," said Albin. "I am very excited for the opportunity to represent Ohio University and the Mid-American Conference with this role. I am look forward to working with Coach Craig Bohl's vision and following his leadership and can't wait to start my responsibilities as a member of the AFCA Board of Trustees."

Along with Albin, University of Illinois head coach Bret Bielema, University of Virginia head coach Tony Elliott, Marshall University head coach Charles Huff, Kansas State University head coach Chris Klieman and University of Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables are stepping into AFCA Board of Trustees positions. Albin (MAC) and Huff (Sun Belt) are replacing conference representatives who took new job opportunities while Bielema (Big Ten), Elliott (ACC), Klieman (Big 12) and Venables (SEC) are being added as second representatives of their conferences.
 
"The AFCA is excited about the addition of Tim Albin from Ohio University and Charles Huff from Marshall University as new Board of Trustees members from the MAC and Sun Belt," said AFCA executive director Craig Bohl. "Also, being reflective of FBS conference expansion, the AFCA has added more board members for the Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and SEC, with the addition of Illinois' Bret Bielema, Virginia's Tony Elliott, Kansas State's Chris Klieman and Oklahoma's Brent Venables."
 
Those coaches will join a group of distinguished head coaches who guide the organization. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others. Members of the AFCA Board of Trustees include president Jeff McMartin of Central College, first vice-president Bobby Hauck of the University of Montana, second vice-president Neal Brown of West Virginia University and third vice-president Jim Catanzaro of Lake Forest College.
 
Also serving on the Board in 2024 are: Steve Ryan, Morningside University; James Franklin, Penn State University; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest University; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International University; Mike Babcock, McKendree University; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt University; Mike Bloomgren, Rice University; Jay Norvell, Colorado State University; Jason Simpson, University of Tennessee at Martin; Alvin Parker, Virginia Union University; Randy Bates, University of Pittsburgh; ex officio member and chairman of the Assistant Coaches Committee; Van Malone, Kansas State University, ex officio member and chairman of the Minority Advancement Committee; Michael Christensen, Carson (Calif.) High School, ex officio member and chairman of the High School Committee; and Scott Strohmeier, Iowa Western Community College, ex officio member and Junior College representative. AFCA Executive Director Craig Bohl serves as secretary-treasurer of the organization.
 
Albin will enter his fourth season as head coach at Ohio in 2024. He has led the Bobcats to consecutive 10-win seasons for the first time in program history. In 2023, Ohio went 10-4 with a victory in the Myrtle Beach Bowl while in 2022, the Bobcats went 10-4 with MAC East and Arizona Bowl titles. Albin is 23-16 in his three seasons at Ohio and 48-24 overall when you include his three seasons as head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State. He guided his alma mater to a 25-8 overall record from 1997-99 which included a 13-0 season in 1999 and the NAIA National Championship. Albin earned NAIA National Coach of the Year honors in 1999 and MAC East Coach of the Year honors in 2022. He was an assistant coach for 29 years at Northeastern State, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Nebraska, North Dakota State and Ohio. 

To read the complete release, go to www.afca.com. 

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