The First Academy announces football coach Jeff Conaway as next director of athletics

Conaway will remain coach of the football program, while current AD Will Cohen will serve as Assistant Head of School.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 4:52 p.m. January 24, 2024

Jeff Conaway and TFA Athletic Director Will Cohen hold a jersey with Conaway’s favorite number, No. 7.

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The First Academy has announced in a press release that football coach Jeff Conaway is the school's new director of athletics.

Conaway will continue in his role as TFA’s football coach and current director of athletics Will Cohen has been promoted to assistant head of school for campus operations.

This positional change isn't new for Conaway, before joining TFA in July 2023 he served as the AD and football Coach at Shiloh Christian School in Arkansas for nine years.

According to the press release, "Coach Conaway’s passion for sports and his commitment to TFA students' well-being make him an ideal fit for this position."

Cohen, a TFA class of 2008 graduate, will remain the school's athletic director until the two formally transition to their new roles on March 1, 2024.

Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.