UJ head football coach Frank resigns

Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head football coach Shawn Frank has resigned his post effective immediately.

UJ Athletic Director Sean Johnson confirmed the move in a news release .

Quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator, Travis Titus, has been named interim head coach for the remaining four games of the season.

Travis Titus

Johnson said Titus will coach the remaining four games of the season, starting with Saturday’s game in Mayville State. A search for the next head coach will begin immediately.

Frank, a Hettinger native, was 13-23 in his four years at the helm. It’s his 13th overall with the Jimmie program including five years as defensive coordinator under former coach Bud Etzold.

In the news releases Johnson said, “I appreciate everything Coach Frank has done for Jimmie football and for our student-athletes during his 13 years on the University of Jamestown football staff.”

The Jimmies suffered a 51-7 defeat at the hands of Dickinson State on homecoming last Saturday. Jamestown is 1-5 this season, with its only win coming against Presentation College (S.D.) by a touchdown two weeks ago.

Titus is a Sherwood, North Dakota native in his second year as an assistant after previous stops at Presentation (S.D.) College and Kenyon College (Ohio). He met with the players shortly after Johnson announced the resignation to the team.