Kevin Sherman '92 returned to Ferrum as head football coach in January 2024. He came to Ferrum from the University at Buffalo, where he spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons as wide receivers coach. Sherman helped the Bulls to a 7-6 record, including an appearance and win in the 2022 Camellia Bowl.
Sherman is the ninth head football coach in Ferrum history since the program began in 1955. He played football four seasons under legendary Coach Hank Norton from 1987-90, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Leisure from Ferrum in 1992. Sherman was Ferrum's 1990 Big Green Award recipient. Sherman served as the team captain and was named team MVP in 1990. He was later inducted into Ferrum's Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Sherman has over 30 years of coaching experience, coaching in four BCS bowl games and 11 bowl games total. He was wide receivers coach at Pittsburgh from 2015-18, and wide receivers coach at Purdue from 2013-14. Sherman also spent seven years at Virginia Tech as wide receivers coach from 2006-12. During his time there, the Hokies went a combined 60-22 with seven bowl appearances, including four BCS bowl bids (2007 Orange, 2008 Orange, 2010 Orange, 2011 Sugar).
Prior to Virginia Tech, Sherman spent five seasons at Wake Forest University (wide receivers), four at Ohio (wide receivers), four at Virginia Military Institute (recruiting coordinator), one season at Methodist University (wide receivers) and one at his alma mater Ferrum College as a student assistant.
A native of Radford, Virginia, Sherman graduated from Radford High School in 1987 and is a member of Radford's Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
