FERRUM, Virginia – Director of Athletics Cleive Adams has announced the hiring of Kevin Sherman as head football coach at Ferrum College. The announcement was made at a press conference this morning on Ferrum's campus.
 
Sherman comes to Ferrum from the University at Buffalo, where he spent the last two years as wide receivers coach. He helped the Bulls to a 7-6 record, including an appearance and win in the 2022 Camellia Bowl.
 
Sherman is the ninth head football coach in Ferrum history since the program began in 1955. He succeeds Adams, who served the past four years as head coach before assuming his role as Director of Athletics in December 2023.
 
Sherman played football four seasons under legendary Coach Hank Norton from 1987-90. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure from Ferrum in 1992. Sherman was Ferrum's 1990 Big Green Award recipient, an award presented annually to a senior football player who best demonstrates the qualities of courage, hustle and desire as a role model for his fellow teammates. Sherman served as the team captain and was team MVP in 1990. He was inducted into Ferrum's Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
 
Ferrum Head Football Coaches 
Sam Webb 1955-56 (2 yrs), Carson Barnes 1957-58 (2), Lewis Lane 1959 (1), Hank Norton 1960-93 (34), Dave Davis 1994-2010 (17), David Harper 2011-15 (5), Rob Grande 2016-19 (4), Cleive Adams 2020-23 (4)
 
Sherman has over 30 years of coaching experience, coaching in four BCS bowl games and 11 bowl games total. He was wide receivers coach at Pittsburgh from 2015-18, and wide receivers coach at Purdue from 2013-14. Sherman also spent seven years at Virginia Tech as wide receivers coach from 2006-12. During his time there, the Hokies went a combined 60-22 with seven bowl appearances, including four BCS bowl bids (2007 Orange, 2008 Orange, 2010 Orange, 2011 Sugar).

Prior to Virginia Tech, Sherman spent five seasons at Wake Forest University (wide receivers), four at Ohio (wide receivers), four at Virginia Military Institute (recruiting coordinator), one season at Methodist University (wide receivers) and one at his alma mater Ferrum College (student assistant).

A native of Radford, Virginia, Sherman graduated from Radford High School in 1987 and is a member of Radford's Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
 
Sherman will assume his new role officially on February 1. Members of the media that would like to speak with Sherman should contact Ferrum Sports Information Director Gary Holden at gholden@ferrum.edu or (540) 420-5202.