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VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State football program will formally introduce Head Coach Gary Goff Tuesday, Jan. 29 at an introductory press conference at 11 a.m. at The Complex in Valdosta, Ga.  
 
Goff, a VSU alum, comes to TitleTown from NCAA Division II Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio, where he has been the head coach of the Dragons for the past eight seasons.  In 2018, Goff had his best season at Tiffin as he guided the Dragons to a 9-2 campaign and a 6-2 record in the Great Midwest Conference as the team began the season 9-0.  Tiffin was ranked as high as No. 15 in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 in 2018.  Goff had 16 Dragons named to G-MAC All-Conference teams in 2018. 
 
"I am truly honored and blessed to return to VSU and carry on the rich tradition of success that has been established within this football program," Goff said.  "I want to thank Dr. Carvajal and Mr. Reinhard for the opportunity to lead my alma mater.  VSU has always been a special place to my wife and I, and we look forward to joining the community.  The previous staff did an excellent job with this team, which is full with talent and potential.  I am very excited about working with these young men in pursuit of another championship."
 
Goff played for former Blazer head coach Hal Mumme and former offensive coordinator Mike Leach at Valdosta State and graduated in 1996. During his time in Titletown, Goff helped lead the Blazers to their first Gulf South Conference title in 1996 and the first two NCAA playoff seasons in program history in 1994 and 1996. Goff began as a walk-on for the Blazers in the spring of 1993 after transferring to VSU from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D.  He then earned a scholarship culminating in being named a team captain in 1996.  Goff and the Blazers went 35-13 during his career at VSU under Mumme earning letters in 1995 and 1996.  While at VSU, Goff and his teammates helped lay the foundation for where the VSU football program is today.
 
He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from VSU and holds a master's degree from Tiffin.  Goff is a native of Picayune, Miss., and he and his wife Tiffanie have two children, Tyler and Audrey.  
 
The press conference is open to the public and also will be streamed live on the link listed at the top of this page.