Saturday June 28th, 2025 12:27AM

Tracy Ham fired as Clark Atlanta head coach

By The Associated Press
<p>Tracy Ham has been fired as head football coach at Clark Atlanta after two losing seasons and replaced by defensive coordinator Tayrone Odums as interim head coach.</p><p>Ham had a career record of 2-20 with the Panthers, including 0-11 last season.</p><p>The team is scheduled to report Thursday and begin practice this weekend.</p><p>Athletics director Brenda Edmond said Tuesday the move was a "management decision."</p><p>"I'm not mad at anyone," Ham said. "It's just part of coaching."</p><p>Ham, 40, was a quarterback for two NCAA Division I-AA national championship teams at Georgia Southern in the 1980s. He said Edmond asked him to resign last week, but he refused. He said she sent him a termination letter that arrived at his office Friday, when he was out of town.</p><p>Clark Atlanta has not had a winning season since 1991. Injuries and disciplinary actions against some players have hurt the Panthers' depth. By the end of last season, Ham had only 39 players on the roster.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x2866508)</p>
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