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Central High School introduced its new head football coach Tuesday as Phil Pitts will take over the Indians program.

Pitts comes to Central after serving as a defensive analyst on Gary Pinkel’s staff at the University of Missouri last season.  Barry Odom replaced Pinkel and didn’t retain Pitts on his coaching staff.

Prior to his one season at Mizzou, Pitts was the head football coach for four years at Helias Catholic High School in his hometown of Jefferson City.  He compiled a record of 40-15 while winning four district championships and the Crusaders finished as the runner-up in Class 4 in 2012 and 2013.  Before taking over as head coach, Pitts was an assistant coach at Helias for six seasons from 2005-2010.

Pitts was a defensive lineman at Missouri from 2001-2004 and was credited with 36 tackles in 40 career games. He had an interception return for a touchdown of 49 yards in 2004 at Faurot Field against Arkansas State. He earned his degree in general studies from Mizzou in 2005 and later completed his teacher certification program from MU in 2006.

Pitts takes over for Jeff Wallace, who resigned at the end of the 2015 season after the Indians finished 4-7.  Wallace went 30-34 in six years at Central.