Berkley has their new Varsity Football Coach.

Written Friday December 8th at 8:41 AM

The Berkley Bears have their new football coach.

The Bears went with Casey Humes as their new coach. He replaces Sean Shields who stepped down last month. Shields led Berkley to two postseason appearances in his tenure at Berkley.

The move was confirmed by Inside the OAA.

Humes coached the junior varsity last season and is a Berkley alum where he played linebacker. He will be tasked with turning around a program that went 2-16 in the last two years and 0-9 last season.

The Humes hire is a very interesting one, he is a Berkley alum and understands the situation the Bears are facing. The transition period should be a smooth one since he was on staff last season which helps.

Berkley needs to start from scratch when looking at the stats it was not good especially in the last two years. The Bears scored 46 points which has been the major problem. Humes who is a defensive specialist will be tasked to turn a defense that has allowed 702 points in the last two years.

The challenges are there and program strength are also concerns as well. It will be very interesting to see how Humes and the players address both sides of the football in the fall.

Stay tuned to OAA Now for the last developments on this story.