12-Year-Old Applies To Be WVU Coach

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12-Year-Old Applies To Be WVU Coach

Irizarry Wrote Letter To School President


POSTED: 12:09 pm EST March 7, 2008
UPDATED: 12:40 pm EST March 7, 2008





SOUTHINGTON, Conn. -- He's only 12, he doesn't have a car and he lives nearly 500 miles from campus.


But Joshua Irizarry's heartfelt plea and willingness to work around obstacles got him a brief consideration for the gig as head football coach at West Virginia University.


Insisting it was "a completely serious offer," the Connecticut boy outlined his skills in a letter to WVU President Mike Garrison when the job opened up in December. They included "making up new plays to fool defenses in local sandlot games."

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Have to give this kid a lot of credit for having the heart, dedication, and ambitions to try and get consideration for a prestigous job.

[TyPenn613]

I won't lie, as a Rutgers fan, I would have loved this.

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what would be even funnier if they actually went through and hired the kid. And he wins the big east.

[TyPenn613]

Pat White and Noel Devine, plus Louisville, Cincinnati, Rutgers all lost their biggest contributors, I wouldn't say it is impossible.

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