Sources: Sam Houston, K.C. Keeler set to sign extension

Sources tell DCTF that Sam Houston and head football coach K.C. Keeler are set to agree on an extension that will keep the two-time FCS national champion in Huntsville for the foreseeable future. Keeler is 259-98-1 in his head coaching career and is the only person in FCS history to win a national championship with two different teams. He did it first at his alma mater, Delaware, back in 2003 and with Sam Houston in the spring of 2021. 

Keeler was among a trio of coaches that were finalists for the Texas State job that eventually went to G.J. Kinne. His name was also mentioned as a possibility at the current opening at North Texas. Instead of moving on, Keeler is prepared to drive the Bearkats into a new world of FBS football in Conference USA. He’s never coached at that level. Keeler is 85-27 in nine seasons in charge of Sam Houston. The Bearkats won four conference titles and recorded double-digit wins in six of those nine seasons.