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There, McKinney coached players through back-to-back conference championships. In addition, McKinney spent two seasons as the Offensive Line Coach and Track and Field Assistant Coach at North Pitt High School in Bethel, NC. Throughout his coaching career, McKinney has mentored players who have received collegiate scholarship offers at Division I, II, and III levels.

As a student-athlete, McKinney began his football career at G.W. Carver High School in Columbus, GA where his team was named 2-AAA Regional Champions. After high school, McKinney began his collegiate career at North Carolina State University (NCSU) before transferring to Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, KS. While playing for the Blue Dragons, McKinney received numerous accolades including being named 2nd Team All-Conference (2013) and the ESPN Top 50 Players of the Year (2014).

McKinney ultimately graduated with a Bachelor of Science in University Studies with a concentration in Wellness Services from East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, NC. At ECU, McKinney was a two-year starter at Left Guard during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. McKinney has participated in several bowl games including the Birmingham Bowl and the Music City Bowl, and received the Newcomer of the Year Award for his contributions to the football team at ECU. Most recently, McKinney was named a member of ECU's All-Decade Team by 24/7 Sports (2010-2020).

McKinney graduated from Western Carolina University (WCU) in 2023, where he obtained a Master's Degree in Sport Management. McKinney and his wife, Dr. Jasmine Garland McKinney, have two daughters, Blake and Cooper.

Clark was promoted to Offensive Coordinator for the 2023 football season. During the 2023 season, Clark oversaw an Offensive production that improved 55 spots nationally and finished in top 5 in USASouth Conference in Yards Passing per Game. Also, improved 14 spots nationally in Total Yards Per Game.

In the Spring of 2024, Clark was promoted to Assistant Head Coach, while also receiving the North Carolina Wesleyan University “Most Inspirational Award” among all faculty and staff at Wesleyan.

Before coming to Wesleyan, Clark served as the head football coach at his Alma Mater, North Gaston High School, in NC for two seasons. Prior to that he was the Offensive Coordinator at Ridge View HS (Columbia, SC) for two seasons as well as spending time as the head coach at North Henderson HS in NC for a year as well. He has also been the QBs coach and Offensive Coordinator at three other high schools since 2008.

Clark had a stellar career in the high school ranks where he coached in 1 State Championship game and multiple Conference/Region Championship games.

A native of Gaston County, NC, Clark was a 3-year starting Quarterback and graduated from Western Carolina University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in History. Clark is the proud husband to Mary and father to two beautiful girls Emma Grace (8) and Isley Ann (7).

Blake comes to the Bishops from D-3 College of Wooster (Oh.) where over his three seasons, he saw two of his starting linemen earn All-NCAC honors, with a defensive tackle earning a second straight first-team honor, a first by any player in the program since the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

No stranger to Div. III, Blake spent most recently coaching a two-year stint at Heidelberg University (OH), where another defensive tackle was a consensus All-America selection in 2017, as his team finished eighth nationally with 3.6 sacks per game. Prior to Heidelberg, Blake spent two seasons at North Carolina Wesleyan from 2015-2017 and a year at Div. II Chowan University in 2014, where he coached the defensive line at both stops.

As a student-athlete, Blake began his career at Mendocino College and transferred to Chowan, where he earned All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association second-team honors in 2013.

Blake graduated from Chowan with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science in 2015 with a minor in coaching, and furthered his education with a Master's Degree in Education and Leadership during his time at Heidelberg in 2019.