ETSU Names Chattanooga Native Will Healy New Head Football Coach

East Tennessee State announced Thursday that they have hired Chattanooga native Will Healy as their new head football coach. Healy went to high school at Boyd Buchanan, and later served as an assistant coach at UTC. Healy also has head coaching experience at both Austin Peay and Charlotte. He spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach at UCF and Georgia State.

Healy will be introduced at a press conference on Friday. He spoke of his enthusiasm for the job in a press release from the University:

“I am excited to be named the head coach of ETSU football, and Emily and I can’t wait to hit the ground running,” said Healy. “It’s rare in our profession to get to work in a place like Johnson City that your family really wants to live, and even more special when that place aligns with the culture and goals you have as a coach. Everyone I met during the interview process made it abundantly clear, ETSU is hungry to do something great and I share that same vision. I feel the timing and opportunity are aligning, and we have an administration and fan base that is all pulling in the same direction. This is a place that wants and deserves to have a winning program, and that challenge/expectation excites me. Go Bucs!”

ETSU is considered Chattanooga’s biggest football rival. The Bucs are scheduled to play in Chattanooga for the 2025 season.