Monday, April 12, 2010

The Abilene Ruff Riders have terminated head coach Gerald Dockery after a 0-5 start to the 2010 football season. Coach Dockery was the only head coach the Abilene Ruff Riders have had after coming with the franchise from Katy. Coach Dockery led the Ruff Riders to an 8-7 record in their first season in Abilene, but was unable to guide the Ruff Riders to a win this season after a rocky start. Ruff Riders Vice President Paul Briscoe had this to say about Coach Dockery. “We thank Coach Dockery for his hard work and service to the Ruff Riders and the Abilene community. We consider Coach Dockery to be a great person and mentor to young men. It is unfortunate that the team was not able to come together yet on the field as a success and we felt it was best to change the direction of the franchise at this time.” Coach Rodney Blackshear has been named the interim head coach. Coach Blackshear, a Texas Tech alum and “Team MVP" of the 1990 Red Raiders, has been a head coach previously with the CenTex Barracudas, Lubbock Renegades, and the South Georgia Wildcats.

The Ruff Riders next home game is against the Corpus Christi Hammerheads on April 17th at 7 PM.
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