New coaches join Hampton football
Fred Jeter | 5/9/2024, 6 p.m.
The coaching carousel continues at Hampton University. Trent Boykin has been named interim head football coach at HU, succeeding Robert Prunty.
Boykin served as the Pirates’ running backs and special teams coach since 2020 under Coach Prunty.
He was previously the head coach at Lane College, Tenn., and an assistant at Akron, Boston College, Ball State and his alma mater, Youngstown State.
As a Youngstown football standout, Coach Boykin caught 150 passes as a wide receiver for 1,950 yards.
Coach Prunty, at HU since 2018, finished with a 26-29 record that include 4-7 and 5-6 marks his final two seasons in the Coastal Athletic Association.
HU football will open Aug. 31 at home against Morgan State.
Then the Pirates will play host to Virginia Union on Sept. 7 and travel to Norfolk State on Sept. 14.
Other in-state games are at William & Mary on Sept. 23 and at Richmond on Nov. 16.
This was the second recent coaching change at HU. In March, veteran Ed “Buck” Joyner was replaced as head basketball coach by Ivan Thomas.
Coach Joyner’s record since 2009 was 222-257 overall and 132-117 in conference play, counting MEAC, Big South and CAA. The Pirates were 8-24 and 9-24 the past two seasons under Coach Joyner.
