UNCC:
Charlotte 49ers head coach Brad Lambert has announced that graduate assistant Aaron Curry has been promoted to defensive line coach. Curry, a former NFL star who earned all-America honors while playing under Lambert at Wake Forest, was the 49ers’ defensive graduate assistant, last season.
In addition, Lambert announced that former outside linebacker Mark Hogan, the 49ers’ second leading tackler in the inaugural season who scored the 49ers memorable first touchdown, has returned to the program to serve as a graduate assistant.
"We’re excited about Aaron, " Lambert said. "He’s been a part of our team the last couple years and he’ll do a great job with our guys. He’s an extremely hard worker who likes being around the players. He fits into our philosophy of what we’re looking for in a coach."
A 2008 graduate of Wake Forest with a degree in sociology, Curry helped the Demon Deacons to the 2006 ACC Championship and a berth in the Orange Bowl. Wake Forest went to the Meineke Car Care Bowl in 2007 and the EagleBank Bowl in 2008. Curry won the 2008 Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and was the fourth pick in the 2009 NFL draft. He played four seasons with the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. Shortly after retiring in 2013, he joined the 49ers strength and conditioning staff. Lambert was Wake’s linebackers coach throughout Curry’s career, including 2008, when Lambert was the Demon Deacons’ Defensive Coordinator.
Curry worked with the inside linebackers, in particular, in 2014.
http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=590213&SPID=72735&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209847063&DB_OEM_ID=23200
Florida International:
MIAMI (Feb. 3, 2015) – FIU Football Head Coach Ron Turner announced on Tuesday the addition of Tem Lukabu to his coaching staff. Lukabu will serve as linebackers coach, replacing Rob Harley who joined the Pittsburgh Panthers coaching staff in January.
"Coach Lukabu is a tremendous teacher," Turner said. "He's a great communicator. I was with him in Tampa and had a chance to watch him in action. He has a very good work ethic and is a man high character and integrity. He's a great family man and I'm excited to have him join our staff. Tem is a very intelligent, hard-working individual and will bring a lot to the table."
Lukabu comes to FIU after spending one season (2014) at Colgate where he coached the outside linebackers.
"I'm excited to be a part of the FIU coaching staff," Lukabu said. "I'm very appreciative of the opportunity to work with Coach Turner. He is a very respected coach and has a great track record. I also have a lot of respect for the guys on his staff. It's a very accomplished group with a lot of experience."
http://fiusports.com/news/2015/2/3/FB_0203150117.aspx?path=football
Florida Atlantic:
BOCA Raton, FL - Florida Atlantic University's defensive coordinator and former running back coach have been recognized by scouting organizations as the best recruiters in Conference USA. Roc Bellantoni and Roger Harriott were part of a team that recently welcomed the best recruiting class in the program's history and arguably the top class in Conference USA.
"Recruiting is a team effort and these two getting individual honors is really a product of a job well done by the entire staff," said Charlie Partridge, FAU's head football coach. "I'm proud of the work this group of coaches put in on this class of 2015."
Bellantoni, FAU's defensive coordinator, was named Conference USA Recruiter of the Year by Scout.com. Bellantoni was credited with signing Jalen Young (Loxahatchee/Seminole Ridge), running back Kerrith Whyte (Loxahatchee/Seminole Ridge), quarterback Daniel Parr (Palm Beach Gardens, Dwyer) and cornerback Kemar Downer (Palm Beach/Gardens). Harriott, former FAU's running back coach who recently stepped down from his position for personal reasons, earned top recruiter by 247Sports.com. The honor is the second-consecutive he has received.
http://www.fausports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021015aaa.html
Louisiana Tech:
RUSTON, La. - Louisiana Tech head football coach Skip Holtz completed his 2015 coaching staff Friday by naming Karl Scott as the program's new safeties coach.
Scott joins the LA Tech Family after spending the previous three seasons at Southeastern Louisiana where he coached the linebackers and was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2014 season.
"Karl is a young and energetic coach with a very bright future," Holtz said of the addition. "He has worked his way up and is a rising star in this field. We are fortunate that he chose to join us at Louisiana Tech as a position coach a year after he led his team to the top defense in their league as defensive coordinator. He has such a bright future and I am excited he is joining the LA Tech Family."
Scott recently completed his third season as an assistant on the Southeastern Louisiana University staff and his first as defensive coordinator after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant at Tusculum (Tenn.) College. Prior to taking over as defensive coordinator, the Houston, Texas native coached the Lion linebackers while also serving as the team's travel coordinator.
In 2014 as defensive coordinator of Southeastern Louisiana, Scott led a unit that finished the year leading the Southland Conference in total defense while ranking seventh in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Scott's defense was 11th in the nation in turnovers gained (28), fifth in the nation in red zone defense (.667 percentage) and eighth in the nation in scoring defense (17.7 ppg).
http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021315aab.html
North Texas:
DENTON – North Texas Athletic Director Rick Villarreal announced that legendary broadcaster and longtime voice of the Mean Green George Dunham will be inducted into the North Texas Athletic Hall of Fame.
Dunham, who recently announced his retirement from the Mean Green Radio Network, will be inducted as the 2014 recipient of the Fred McCain Award. The 2014 Hall of Fame class will be inducted on April 18, 2015, at Apogee Stadium in conjunction with the North Texas spring football game.
Dunham was the “Voice of the Mean Green” for 21 years and a part of the Mean Green Radio Network for nearly 30 years.
Dunham began his broadcasting career with the legendary Bill Mercer in 1990, and took over the play-by-play duties in 1994. He was behind the mic for two of the biggest wins in football history, the 2002 New Orleans Bowl and the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl. In perhaps his most memorable call, Dunham coined the phrase “Do you believe in the Mean Green” in the 1997 upset win over Texas Tech.
http://www.meangreensports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020415aaa.html
MTSU:
MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Stockstill announced today that former Blackman High School and Ole Miss running back I'Tavius Mathers will be joining the Blue Raider football program. Mathers will sit out the 2015 season due to NCAA transfer rules and be eligible to play in 2016.
Mathers, who will have one year of eligibility at MT, lettered three years for the Rebels as a backup running back. The former Blaze standout led Ole Miss in rushing as a sophomore with 563 yards and three touchdowns, then added 290 yards on the ground in 2014.
http://goblueraiders.com/news/2015/1/15/FB_0115155951.aspx
Marshall:
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall-Purdue football game, originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5 has been moved to Sunday, Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. ET by the Conference USA office for national television. Broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
Purdue's trip to Joan C. Edwards Stadium will mark the first time the program has hosted a Big Ten foe. Marshall plays four of its first six games at home.
The Thundering Herd is coming off a 13-1 season, with a first Conference USA championship, final Top 25 rankings and a Boca Raton Bowl victory over Group of Five power Northern Illinois.
http://www.herdzone.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/021615aaa.html
Southern Miss:
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Former Southern Miss football player Jamie Collins (McCall Creek, Miss.) helped New England capture its first NFL championship in 10 years, as the Patriots pulled off a late Super Bowl XLIX victory, 28-24, over the Seattle Seahawks at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Sunday evening.
Collins led the Patriots, who finished the season with a 15-4 record, with a team-best eight tackles in the big game, including six solo stops. The NFL championship was the fourth all-time for the Patriots and the first since Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005.
A letterwinner for the Golden Eagles from 2009-12, Collins led the Patriots during the regular season in tackles with 109 to go along with four sacks in his second year with the organization. He also added two interceptions, four forced fumbles and two recoveries during the regular season. Collins became the 13th former Golden Eagle to appear on a team roster for the Super Bowl.
http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020215aaa.html
Old Dominion:
NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University football wide receivers coach Zohn Burden was hired to the same position by Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Head Coach Frank Beamer announced on Monday.
“We appreciate the efforts of Coach Burden with our football program. Zohn helped start our program back in 2007 as one of the original staff members,” ODU Head Coach Bobby Wilder said. “He recruited and developed some outstanding student-athletes for our team. We all wish him well with his new job.”
Burden was an original member of the ODU staff, coaching defensive backs until 2010. Burden left to coach the wide receivers at Richmond in 2011, but returned in 2012 to lead the Monarch receivers.
In 2014, he guided Antonio Vaughan to First-Team All-Conference USA honors after Vaughan led the league with 1,019 receiving yards. Zach Pascal earned honorable mention All-League honors and quarterback turned wide receiver David Washington caught 47 passes for 599 yards.
http://www.odusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31100&ATCLID=209872516
Rice:
HOUSTON, Texas - The entire Rice University family mourns the passing of Don Suman, a graduate who served in numerous capacities with Rice Athletics, notably as head men’s basketball coach from 1949-59.
Suman came to Rice to play football for coach Jess Neely in 1939. He played both football and basketball for the Owls and won a pair of Southwest Conference titles, despite battling injuries throughout his career.
The San Antonio native volunteered as a U.S. Air Corps cadet during World War II before returning to Rice in 1944 to close out his career on the hardwood with a squad that would finish 15-5 overall and claim the SWC title with an 11-1 mark in league play.
Following his graduation in 1945, Suman pursued a masters degree at Columbia before returning to South Main in 1946 and begin his career in the Rice Physical Education Department, before transitioning to the athletic department.
In addition to serving as an assistant basketball coach under Joe Davis, Suman wore a number of hats for Neely as well, ranging from ticket and program ad sales, to concessions operations.
http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020615aad.html
UTSA:
SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head coach Larry Coker announced Tuesday that Tony Jeffery will return to the program as an assistant coach, where he will tutor the program's receivers. His appointment is effective February 9.
"I'm pleased to announce that Tony Jeffery will rejoin our staff as receivers coach," Coker said. "He did a great job during his first tenure here and I have full confidence that he will be just as successful this time. He’s from Houston and knows the San Antonio area, as well, so he’s going to once again be a great asset to the program. We’re really excited to have him back on board.”
"I am extremely thankful for the opportunity to come back to UTSA," Jeffery said. " San Antonio is a great place to live and UTSA is a wonderful place to be. I have the utmost respect for Coach Coker and the rest of the staff here and I'm looking forward to getting back to work as soon as possible."
Jeffery originally was hired on Jan. 27, 2010, to coach the Roadrunners' receivers and the Houston native was a member of the staff during the practice year and first three seasons before leaving to take an assistant coaching position at Houston.
During his one year with the Cougars as outside receivers coach in 2014, Jeffery helped guide Houston to an 8-5 record, including a 35-34 victory against Pittsburgh in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. His position group combined for 1,299 yards and seven touchdowns on 100 receptions.
http://www.goutsa.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=315549&SPID=34919&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209874209&DB_OEM_ID=13100
WKU:
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU Head Football Coach Jeff Brohm announced on Monday the promotions of two coaches and added duties of a third, filling the running backs coach vacancy in the process.
Bryan Ellis, formerly offensive quality control coach for the Hilltoppers, has been promoted to coaching the Hilltopper running backs while former offensive graduate assistant coach Zach Lankford will fill the quality control vacancy. Wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard will also now split special teams coordinating duties with cornerbacks coach Ricky Brumfield, who has worked with the special teams both of his seasons on The Hill.
"Bryan is a bright young coach and someone I felt was ready for the challenge of coaching at this level," said Brohm. "He was instrumental in our success on the offensive side of the ball in 2014, and his familiarity with the team and the type of offense we want to be made him the ideal candidate to fill the position."
Shephard adds special teams duties to his workload, returning to an area of the game where he was a standout kick returner as a player at DePauw University. In 2004, Shephard tied an NCAA record for kickoffs returned for a touchdown in a single game with two and finished his collegiate career as DePauw's all-time leader in kickoff return yards and kickoff return average.
http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020915aaa.html
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