▁Cop eland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Collins ▁returned ▁to ▁SI UE , ▁replacing ▁the ▁ret iring ▁Roy ▁Lee ▁as ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁head ▁coach . ▁Over ▁the ▁following ▁ 3 4 ▁seasons , ▁Collins ' ▁C oug ars ▁built ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁▁ 1 , 0 2 8 - 7 6 6 - 7 . ▁In ▁Collins ' ▁first ▁thirty ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁C oug ar ▁coach , ▁the ▁school ▁continued ▁as ▁the ▁strong ▁Division ▁II ▁program ▁built ▁by ▁Co ach ▁Lee , ▁ear ning ▁four teen ▁tri ps ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁II ▁Baseball ▁Championship ▁tournament ▁and ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁Division ▁II ▁College ▁World ▁Series ▁five ▁times . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁began ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I , ▁joining ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁Conference ▁( O VC ). ▁In ▁the ▁team ' s ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁el ig ibility , ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁O VC ▁Tournament . ▁Having ▁seen ▁the ▁team ▁through ▁its ▁transition ▁to ▁Division ▁I , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Collins ▁stepped ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁C oug ar ' s ▁head ▁coach , ▁assuming ▁new ▁duties ▁as ▁SI UE ' s ▁first ▁Director ▁of ▁Development ▁for ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athletics . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Collins ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9