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Georzta 7-6 in the Huddle House Go den Isles Bowl Classic and fin– IShed the season ranked fifth in the nabon. The Warrior head mentor eagerly accepts his new role. " I'm very excited to have this opportunity. My wife, Carrie and our children, Levi, Cali and Trest, lo\·e Decatur and the people here ha,·e been good to us. I really like East Central and the relationship I have with the administration, faculty and staff. I don't think a lot of people know how fortunate we are here at East Central. It's a 'we' thing here; we all support each other and that's very unportant. I feel very honored to have this opportunity and look forward to the challenge of trying to mamtain a good program," Under– wood said. "To be a head coach is exciting and even more so at this level,

because I was a junior college prod– uct Oones County) and I personally like this level a lot. In community and Junior colleges you have the best of both worlds. You still have the chance to watch high school games and if your children are involved in. sports at that level, you have a chance to watch them play, and you can attend senior college games. The juco level is a great area to be involved in and is one that will con– tinue to be strong.. The junior college league was here a long time before I played in it and will be here a long time after I retire," Unden-vood said. Mississippi is regarded as one of the best producers of community I junior college football talent, a role Underwood feels most of the state's high school student– athletes probably do not realize. " I don't think our Mississippi kids know how lucky they are. We

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