Jamestown  (uj.edu) University of Jamestown head football coach Josh Kittell has resigned to join the football staff at North Dakota State University.

A 2008 graduate of Jamestown College, Kittell has served as head coach at UJ for the past three seasons, including the team’s initial season in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

A former record-setting quarterback for the Jimmies, Kittell returns to NDSU after serving on the Bison staff for one season prior to being named head coach at UJ on December 22, 2015.

“Josh has put our football program on the path for future success,” said University of Jamestown Director of Athletics Sean Johnson. “We are extremely grateful for his efforts and wish him nothing but the best.”

A search for a new head coach will begin immediately.