Less than a year into his tenure at Lehman High, Josh Kirkland is taking his talents to the collegiate level.

Kirkland, who for the past nine months has served as Lehman’s athletic coordinator and head football coach, confirmed he has accepted the roles of assistant head football coach and running backs coach at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio.

Kirkland officially submitted his resignation to Hays CISD on Friday to take the UIW position.

Kirkland will join a staff led...