Ed Reed’s criticism of Bethune-Cookman costs him coaching job
Fred Jeter | 2/16/2023, 6 p.m.
Ed Reed is out, and Raymond Woodie Jr. is in as Bethune-Cookman University football coach.
Reed, the NFL Hall of Fame safety, was announced as the Wildcats’ coach last month, replacing Terry Sims.
However, Reed went public, vociferously criticizing the Daytona Beach schools’ athletic facilities in general and, in particular, his own office.
At that point, embarrassed Bethune-Cookman officials decided not to ratify Reed’s contract. The SWAC school has since turned to native son Woodie, a former standout Wildcats linebacker 1992-95.
Woodie has been a man on the move, serving as an assistant at Florida State, Florida Atlantic, Oregon, South Florida and Westen Kentucky.
Bethune-Cookman was 2-9 each of the past two seasons under Sims. The HBCU has sent at least 20 players to the NFL, most notably Miami Dolphins’ Hall of Fame offensive lineman Larry Little.
