Air Academy forced to continue search for new football coach

Josh Watt/CHSAANow.com

COLORADO SPRINGS — It turns out that the Air Academy Kadets still have a football coaching vacancy.

After announcing last week that the school had hired Derek Smith, a coach out of Viera High School in Melbourne, Fla., Air Academy athletic director Blue Anderson confirmed to CHSAANow.com that Smith rescinded on his acceptance of the position.

Anderson said that Smith informed him of the decision with a “heavy heart.”

The Kadets will now resume their coaching search and are hopeful to find a viable candidate to fill the position.

“I’m disappointed,” Anderson said. “We’ll continue to search for a coach and we’ll find a great coach to come here.”

Air Academy finished 3-7 last season under Mike Roof, who was in his second stint with the Kadets.