Locey ready to move Pioneers off the sidelines - Portland Tribune
The Pioneers have had more winless (five) than winning seasons (two) since 1991. Coach Chris Sulages went 19-62 over nine seasons including 0-9 last season, ending with a 30-12 loss to first-year program George Fox, which entered the game 0-7... Loceys December hiring as Sulages successor brings a lot of things to Palatine Hill, according to those who have been a part of Pioneer Nation for a while. He can get into (recruits) homes and in with coaches in Oregon we havent been able to get with in the last 10 years. Defensive line coach Jake Hales who worked the final year of Sulages reign was recruiting in Oakland in January after Loceys hiring. Seven or eight people saw my Lewis & Clark gear and stopped me to say, Jay Locey is your head coach great guy, great coach, Hales says. There was a buzz about campus when Locey the former Linfield head coach and Oregon State assistant head coach took the reins. It reminded some of when Lewis & Clark hired Bob Gaillard as head mens basketball coach in 1989. Gaillards resumé included eight seasons at the University of San Francisco, where he took the Dons to a 29-2 ranking and the nations No. 1 ranking in... You knew when you were with Coach Gaillard you were in a better place on the court, in. Source: portlandtribune.com
