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Lawrence Tech announces football program to begin play at school in 2018

Posted at 5:22 PM, Jan 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-23 17:22:07-05

Last year, Lawrence Tech installed a $1 million multi-purpose turf field on its campus.

On Monday, the school unveiled a big purpose for the field.

It's going to serve as a football field.

Beginning in 2018, LTU will have a football team competing for the first time in 70 years. The school plans to build a stadium around the new turf.

Jeff Duvendeck has been hired as the head coach. He announced the news on WXYZ Detroit.

Duvendeck previously served as the head coach at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. He grew up in Flushing and played at Central Michigan. 

"It's a daunting task. It's very exciting. A great location, great academics. There's a lot of draw here," Duvendeck said.

LTU is gathering players now, with a goal to compete as an independent program in 2018, and join the Mid-States Football Association in the NAIA in 2019.

The program will have 20 scholarships.

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