SRU football offensive coordinator resigns

After 13 years serving as Slippery Rock football's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, Vic Campagna has decided to step down from his duties beginning January 1, 2012.

Campagna has spent the last 41 years coaching football and cited wanting to devote his attention other places as the reason he has decided to step down from coaching.

"I have enjoyed my years at the Rock," Campagna said on rockathletics.com, "but, after spending the past 41 years coaching football, I've determined it's time for me to devote my attention to other things in my life."

He began coaching for the Rock in 1980 as a graduate assistant coach.

When he became the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach in 1988, he strung together an impressive resume with the Rock that includes 161 wins, five Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West division titles, and three appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

Over the past 24 seasons, Campagna has served under head coach George Mihalik, who said Campagna has served as a great assistant to him.

"Vic has been an important part of any and all success we have had the past 24 seasons at the Rock and has been my right-hand man since I became head coach," Mihalik said on rockathletics.com, "and I am deeply indebted to him for his service, loyalty and friendship over the years."

Mihalik added that it will be a rough gap to fill, and they won't be able to replace what Campagna did for the program, only fill the spot he held.

"We are going to miss having Vic on the staff and cannot replace him, we can only fill the position he once held," Mihalik said on rockathletics.com. "He not only coached our quarterbacks and coordinated our offense, he also served as our unofficial ‘associate head coach' in terms of off-the-field administrative matters."

Campagna said that he has worked with many great people in his time at SRU and is honored to have had the relationships with the people at the university.

"I leave The Rock with great memories of the outstanding men with whom I have had the honor to coach alongside and the equally outstanding young men I have had the privilege to coach. They have been and will continue to be like family to me."