Gardner-Webb Fires Kris McCullough Amid Investigation After He Coached only One Game
Pete Bennett takes over after an ongoing investigation led Gardner-Webb to suspend McCullough and then remove him from the job, ESPN reported.
- On Wednesday, Gardner-Webb dismissed first-year head football coach Kris McCullough, ending his tenure just one game into the 2026 season.
- University officials suspended McCullough on Monday pending an ongoing investigation; the school has not disclosed the specific cause for the action.
- Replacing former coach Cris Reisert in December, McCullough led Gardner-Webb to a 35-17 season-opening loss at Austin Peay last Thursday.
- Pete Bennett, a special teams coordinator and tight ends coach since 2024, was named interim head coach to lead the program.
- The Runnin' Bulldogs are scheduled to play Wofford on Saturday in Spartanburg, S.C., marking Bennett's first game leading the team.
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Marshall notebook: Future Herd opponent Gardner-Webb fires coach
Marshall’s homecoming opponent has dismissed its head coach. Gardner-Webb is firing first-year coach Kris McCullough following a suspension earlier this week due to “an ongoing investigation”. The Runnin’ Bulldogs released a statement on Monday that McCullough would be suspended while Pete Bennett takes over as interim head coach. The university declined further comment in the statement.
Gardner-Webb coach Kris McCullough fired after first game following ‘off the field’ investigation
Gardner-Webb is firing head football coach McCullough after previously suspending him while it conducted an investigation following his first game leading the program last Thursday, according to ESPN.
Gardner-Webb fires Kris McCullough amid investigation after he coached only one game
Gardner-Webb fired coach Kris McCullough two days after the school announced it was investigating him.
Gardner-Webb fires former UTPB head coach Kris McCullough after one game
BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina (KMID/KPEJ) - Former UT Permian Basin head football coach Kris McCullough is out at Gardner-Webb University after just one game at the helm of the Runnin' Bulldogs. McCullough was suspended Sunday pending the outcome of an investigation. Less than three days later, the university announced on Wednesday that his contract had [...]
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