Danny Gonzales Named to AFCA Board of Trustees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Danny Gonzales, who will be heading into his fourth season at the helm of the Lobos as head football coach, has been elected as one of six new members to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Gonzales joins Tulane head coach Willie Fritz, Buffalo head coach Maurice Linguist, Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith, South Alabama head coach Kane Wommack, and McKendree head coach Mike Babcock
Gonzales and the others were elected by members attending the 2023 AFCA Convention today. Gonzales will serve as the representative for the the Mountain West
Gonzales and the others are a part of the head coaches who guide the AFCA. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others. Returning members of the AFCA Board of Trustees include incoming president Todd Knight of Ouachita Baptist, first vice-president Jeff McMartin of Central (Iowa), second vice-president Bobby Hauck of Montana and third vice-president Jim Catanzaro of Lake Forest .
Also serving on the Board in 2023 are: Steve Ryan, Morningside; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Sam Pittman, Arkansas; James Franklin, Penn State; Dave Clawson, Wake Forest; Brian Bohannon, Kennesaw State; Mike MacIntyre, FIU; Bobby Kennedy, ex officio member and chairman of the Assistant Coaches Committee; Van Malone, Kansas State, 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 Todd Berry serves as secretary-treasurer of the organization.
Gonzales, who will have his Lobos open the 2023 at Texas A&M on September 2, recently announced Bryant Vincent, formerly the interim head coach at UAB and long-time offensive coordinator of the Blazers as his new offensive coordinator, and he also announced the promotion of Troy Reffett to defensive coordinator. Gonzales is expected to announce other staff movement later this week. After signing a small but powerful class on December, the Lobo squad hosted a major and successful recruiting weekend that should yield immediate dividends for the program.