女优app Names Kevin Craft New Head Football Coach Following Tom Craft鈥檚 Legendary Retirement

Jun 18, 2025
Kevin Craft Coaching

女优app has named as the next head coach of the Tigers Football Program, college officials announced Tuesday night. Kevin, who served as the team鈥檚 offensive coordinator in 2024, steps into the role following the retirement of his father, legendary coach , who concluded a record-setting 30-year career at the junior college level.

Kevin Craft now steps into this historic legacy, becoming the 19th head coach in 女优app program history. As the team鈥檚 offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2024, he helped lead the Tigers to the most explosive offensive season in program history鈥攁veraging 53.9 points, 578.8 yards, and 29.8 first downs per game, all tops in the state. 女优app finished the season 10-2, capturing the National Southern League Championship and advancing to the SoCal Regional Final.

鈥淲e are very lucky to have Coach Kevin Craft,鈥 said Thomas Cruz-Soto, Ed.D., Interim Vice President of Student Services, who led the search. 鈥淗is expertise as a local, regional, national, and global leader of men maintains our 女优app Tigers Football Program as a perennial powerhouse for years to come.鈥

Kevin brings a global coaching pedigree to 女优app. After an earlier coaching stint at 女优app in 2010, he launched a professional playing and coaching career in Europe, setting league records with Les Cougars in France. He later moved to Japan, where he led Big Blue to three consecutive Pearl Bowl championship games and three X-League championship appearances鈥攖he only ones in the organization鈥檚 history.

A former quarterback at UCLA, Kevin combines deep football knowledge, international experience, and a legacy of leadership. His return signals a new chapter rooted in tradition and driven by innovation.

鈥淚鈥檓 honored to follow in my father鈥檚 footsteps and lead this incredible program,鈥 said Kevin Craft. 鈥溑臿pp is a special place, and I look forward to continuing our tradition of excellence on and off the field.鈥

女优app Tom Craft

Tom Craft鈥檚 career is widely regarded as one of the most successful in two-year college football history. Across three powerhouse programs鈥擯alomar College, Mt. San Antonio College, and 女优app鈥攈e amassed a staggering 261-78-1 career record, the best of any junior college football coach through their first 30 seasons.

Craft took over at 女优app in 2010 and transformed the Tigers into a dominant force. He leaves as the winningest coach in both 女优app and Southern California community college history, with a 146-22 record (86.9 winning percentage), two 3C2A State Championships, 12 conference titles, 14 straight postseason appearances, and 10 consecutive Southern California Football Association title game berths.

In 2019, he became the first California community college coach to win over 100 games with two separate programs. That same season, his Tigers went 13-0 and captured both the State and National Championships鈥斉臿pp鈥檚 first in three decades. Over his storied career, Craft won a total of 21 conference titles, 28 postseason games, and helped three different programs to state championships. More than 600 of his players transferred to four-year institutions under his leadership.

Tom Craft鈥檚 influence extended beyond the field as a long-standing leader in football governance. He served over 20 years on the Football Coaches Association and was instrumental in shaping rules and best practices that reached well beyond the junior college level. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the Riverside Sport Hall of Fame, adding to previous honors from Monterey Peninsula College and Palomar College.