Brillo steps down as Ludlow football coach
By David Grant
Turley Publications Sports Correspondent
Tim Brillo has resigned as head football coach at Ludlow High School.
“Ultimately I had a vision of what I wanted to do, where I wanted to take the program and how to get there,” Brillo said. “There were too many obstacles in front of me to get that accomplished.
He went on to say that there were too many roadblocks and because he didn’t have the proper support and resources to lead the program the right way, the school would be better off with someone else.
“The timing in the situation at this point is not right,” Brillo said.
Brillo was offensive coordinator at Westfield State College for nine years before being hired by Ludlow two years ago. The Lions were 4-7 in 2007 and 2-9 in 208 for a combined record of 6-16 over the two seasons
Brillo turned around the girls basketball program, helping the Lions become one of the top teams in Western Massachusetts. He will remain the girls basketball coach.
The numbers have been down at Ludlow, with only 10 freshmen joining the program. Brillo was also told he would possibly lose his assistants due to budgetary reasons.
Brillo made significant efforts to bring back alumni and help publicize the program. He organized an alumni game and ran the Lions Pride camp during the summer.
The Lions Pride Camp will still take place this summer under a new leader. Ludlow has not named the new head coach.
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David Grant is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be reached at dforbes@turley.com.
