This is home: Pearl River announces new football coach

POPLARVILLE, Miss. — Pearl River celebrated its second homecoming Thursday when the school announced it has hired Wildcat alum Seth Smith to lead its football program.

“We are thrilled to welcome Coach Smith and his family back home to Pearl River Community College. He emulates everything we want on our campus and to lead our football program,” Pearl River President Dr. Adam Breerwood said. “His passion and energy are contagious. Seth wore the Pearl River uniform and embraces the enormity of this responsibility. I have the utmost confidence in his ability to build champions on and off the field.

“I look forward to what the future holds for our football program under Coach Smith’s leadership.”