College Player and PC Assistant Named Head Football Coach

Jeffrey A. Humble, a former college player and currently a coach at Penn Charter, has been appointed head varsity coach of Penn Charter's football team.

"Jeff has a solid football background, and he brings commitment and energy to this task," said Director of Athletics Paul Butler. "We're excited for him and for the team."

A native of Wilkes-Barre, Humble played high school football at Coughlin High School and later at the State University of New York at Cortland. At Cortland, Humble was the starting quarterback from 1997 to 1999, and he was a five-time conference Player of the Week. He has coached football for eight years, including four at North Syracuse Central School District, where, as assistant varsity coach, he worked with defensive backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers, and managed a rigorous practice and game schedule.

Humble has coached football at Penn Charter since 2004. He has served as defensive backs coach and co-defensive coordinator; he has taken an active role in analyzing films and defensive strategies. Humble has worked to create practice plans and schedules, and to identify prospective student athletes in the region. He is also a member of the coaching staff of the Philadelphia Little Quakers. In addition, Humble is also a science teacher in Penn Charter's Middle School.

Butler said the school looks forward to a smooth transition because of Humble's knowledge of the program. Humble succeeds former head varsity coach Brian McCloskey, who resigned after 21 years of coaching football at PC, including 13 of those years as head coach. McCloskey, a highly respected teacher-coach at Penn Charter, decided he wanted more time to explore the application of technology to teaching math.

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