Mitch Espeland will be the new head football coach in Pinedale.
He replaces Allen Johnson, who coached the Wranglers for five seasons. Both Espeland and Johnson verified the change in emails to wyoming-football.com this week.
Espeland is a native of Douglas and teaches social studies in Pinedale. He was an assistant coach for the Wranglers last year.
Johnson said via email went 14-26 in his five seasons as coach. The Wranglers went 3-5 in each of the past three seasons; Pinedale last made the postseason in 2008.
Johnson said the death of his mother in February reorganized his priorities, and he will spend the summer with family in Colorado. He said he plans on staying in Pinedale and continuing to teach math there.
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