MORGANTOWN – Morgantown High School head football coach Sean Biser’s love for art goes far beyond drawing X’s and O’s and designing plays on paper for his team.
“Art is something I’ve always been interested in and done since I was a kid,” Biser said. “I’ve enjoyed drawing since before I can remember. My grandmother was always doing crafts when I was younger and I would visit her, which is probably where the influence mostly came from. But it’s always been something I’ve remembered having an interest in and doing as a hobby growing up.”
Biser, a former member of the West Virginia University football team, earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education from WVU and says that being a football coach and running a weight room weren’t part of his initial plans after graduation.
“I got my degree in Art Education and actually wanted to be a graphic designer when I graduated high school,” he said. “I had no intentions of being a football coach or anything. I wanted to make album covers and posters and stuff like that. Those were some cool things I had growing up and hanging on the wall or laying around the room that influenced me and what style I leaned towards.”
Biser has taught art classes in multiple schools, including Hampshire and Morgantown, and likes to doodle occasionally when he gets the chance.
One way he scratches the drawing itch is by including custom, hand-drawn pictures each week in the weekly scouting report done by the MHS football staff and provided for the players.
“I don’t get to draw as much as I would like to anymore,” he said. “But I do get to do some things now and then, and obviously I come up with something that the players like and can enjoy every week. I think they’ve come to look forward to seeing something their head coach drew every week, and it lightens up the mood a little, but when it comes to reading the scouting report and getting ready for Friday night.”
Drawings aren’t the only medium that Biser has the talent for when it comes to producing art.
“I still have sculptures that I’ve done and pottery that I’ve crafted,” he said. “When I was at WVU I made a ton of stuff like that and kept some of it. My grandfather played the guitar and taught me to play when I was little; I still do that occasionally. It isn’t just the drawing; I’ve been around different forms of art my entire life, and I’m glad I’ve been able to find something I can hold onto.”
Biser’s next piece will be drawing a strategy for the Mohigans to execute successfully on Friday night as they host the University of Michigan for the 2024 Mohawk Bowl.
MHS has the opportunity to solidify a first-round playoff game at Pony Lewis Field with a victory on Friday night.
