Krull steps down as Mikes football coach
A possible drop in classification won鈥檛 be the only change for the Carmichaels football program next season.
The school will also have a new head coach.
After nine years on the staff, including seven as the head coach, Carmichaels鈥� Ryan Krull submitted his letter of resignation to be approved at a district board meeting later this month.
The Mikes moved up to Class AA last year and went 2-7 overall and 1-6 in the Century Conference, but improved to 3-4 and 4-5 this season, finishing one game out of a playoff spot.
鈥淚t felt like the right time to do it,鈥� Krull said. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 put my finger on one certain thing. More than anything it蘑菇视频 one of those gut decisions. It蘑菇视频 time for me to move on.鈥�
Krull replaced longtime Carmichaels coach John Menhart prior to the 2013 season. In the last seven seasons, the Mikes have gone 37-31, made the Class A playoffs four times, won a conference championship and snapped the program蘑菇视频 12-game postseason losing streak with a 28-8 win over Western Beaver in 2017.
鈥淲e did a lot of good things,鈥� Krull said of his tenure. 鈥淚 think this year, for the most part, teams that played us knew we weren鈥檛 a punching bag. Our kids held their own. We have numbers better than anyone else in the county.鈥�
Carmichaels athletic director John Krajnak had nothing but praise for Krull.
鈥淗e did an outstanding job,鈥� Krajnak said. 鈥淗e was a 24-7, year-round coach. Ryan gave every minute of his time to the program. He did so many extra things for the student-athletes.
鈥淲hat I really admired about him was how he handled it when the football team was moved up to double-A. He never once complained and wouldn鈥檛 allow anyone on his coaching staff or any of his players to use that as an excuse. There was no feeling sorry for yourself or anything like that.鈥�
鈥淚 think he did an exceptional job as the football coach at Carmichaels.鈥�
Krull also served as assistant athlete director under Krajnak.
鈥淗e was always there for me to do whatever I needed,鈥� Krajnak said.
Krull said he didn鈥檛 think about his eventual decision to resign much throughout the season, wanting to eliminate as many distractions as possible as Carmichaels tried to make a playoff push. He spent the weekend after the season ended contemplating the decision.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think my coaching days are done,鈥� Krull said. 鈥淢aybe they are. I get asked what am I going to do? I don鈥檛 know. I loved the relationships I鈥檝e formed over the years. Those guys have always and will always be my guys.鈥�
The PIAA recently released its classification parameters for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 school years and Carmichaels is in line to move back down to Class A next season, which would likely mean a move back into the Tri-County South.
The official enrollment numbers for individual schools won鈥檛 be posted by the PIAA until December and could change before that time.