Millsaps College -- Bob Tyler, who just completed his third season as head coach of the Millsaps' football team, announced his retirement Tuesday morning and has resigned as head coach of the Majors, effective immediately.

"We are sad that Coach Tyler is leaving us," said Millsaps' Athletic Director Ron Jurney. "Bob came in at a time when our football program needed a lift and promptly brought the program back to a competitive level. We wish him well in his retirement."

Coach Tyler assumed the reins of the Millsaps' football team in 2000 and guided the Majors to a 5-5 record his first year, including a 20-19 victory over Mississippi College in the 1st annual Mississippi Backyard Brawl. Tyler then helped the Majors to a 6-4 mark in 2001, the first winning season for Millsaps since 1996. This season, Tyler again led his troops to a win over Mississippi College in the 3rd annual Mississippi Backyard Brawl before finishing the 2002 campaign with a 4-6 record.