FVSU fires head football coach Donald Pittman

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University is looking for a new head football coach.

The school announced Monday coach Donald Pittman has been “relieved of his duties.”

Since taking over the program in December 2009, Pittman had an overall record of 40-33. The Wildcats went 5-4 in 2015.

Keithen DeGrate, the assistant head coach and offensive line coach, will take over for Pittman in an interim role while the school conducts a “national search” for a permanent replacement.