Harris started his USC career in 2005 and played cornerback. Sam Darnold (QB; 1st round draft pick [3rd overall] - New York Jets; 2018) The Georgia Southern football team has now officially put an end to their 2023 signing class with the latest two players coming in the final signing period Wednesday morning. Personal TicketSmarter - Official Secondary Ticketing Partner, Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator/Secondary), Assistant Coach (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator), Assistant Coach (Special Teams Coordinator), Assistant Coach (Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator), Assistant Athletics Director, Football Operations, Director of Player & Recruiting Relations, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications, Special Liaison to the Program/Lead Transportation Operator. Smith spent lastseason as Auburn's director of player personnel. Twitter: @NathanDominitz. "Having grown up right across the state line in Middleburg, Florida, he understands our Southeast recruiting footprint. Prior to Oregon State, Woods served as the offensive line coach at Wisconsin, where his group helped block for running back Melvin Gordon in 2014 when he won the Doak Walker Award and was a Heisman Trophy finalist. 2016 Georgia Southern (RC/ST) 5-7. 2004: Memphis - Receivers (GMAC Bowl) "There are important qualities we look for when hiring individuals to our coaching staff," Helton said in a statement. Turner is a Double Eagle who earned both his undergraduate and Master's degrees from Georgia Southern. QB competition: Sorting out Georgia Southern's deep, almost entirely new quarterback room led by Vantrease, Looking good early: Georgia Southern scrimmage showcases top quarterback, freshman receiver catching attention, Get Eagles news in your inbox: Sign-up for our free, weekly newsletter on all things Georgia Southern sports. January 20, 2023. Ellis wanted his honest take on the Georgia Southern program and culture. I want to also thank Principal Tom Gallus, Athletic Director Kim Joseph, the search committee, and the Berkeley County Board of Education for this incredible opportunity to be a teacher and head football coach at Hanahan High School. Commentary:Change is a constant in coaching college sports. In his first season with Wisconsin in 2013, the Badgers set a then-school record with 3,689 rushing yards, to go along with a school record 450.8 yards per game of total offense. Reed spent two seasons (2018-19) at his alma mater, Louisiana. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hanahan has their new head football coach. First, I would like to thank Coach Clay Helton and Georgia Southern University for the incredible opportunity I had to serve this year on the football staff, Turner said in a statement released by the school. 1998: Houston - Running Backs Email him at ndominitz@savannahnow.com. Among his accolades are North/South All-Star Head Coach, Region Coach of the Year, Atlanta Touchdown Club Class A Coach of the Year, GACA Class A State Coach of the Year, and was selected to coach in the 2008 Under Armour national all-star game. Helton said in a press release that Harris "is known as one of the brightest young minds in the game today.". 1 in the Pac-12 (184.9 yards per game). Wright, while second-team specialists include redshirt-junior punterAnthony Beck II, a South Effingham High graduate. Commentary:Give Clay Helton an opening, and he will seal the deal for Georgia Southern football. "You want to be at a place that cares and you have a chance to be successful. As a professional, Harris spent some time in the Seattle Seahawks camp and played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Turner had been working as the Director of High School Relations at Georgia Southern but has a great deal of experience as a head coach as well. 2022 Football Coaching Staff. Reed could replace Peagler for the Spartans. In his new role, Turner will act as a liaison to all high school coaches, establish and maintain meaningful relationships with Georgia Southern Football Alumni, establish and maintain meaningful relationships with high school coaches, coordinate the Georgia Southern Football Coaches Clinic, assist in on-campus recruiting, assist in Georgia Southern Football Camps, coordinate complimentary high school coaches tickets, manage and oversee the walk-on process as well as coordinate and run the Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-On Tryouts. Thompson, a from Boiling Springs, S.C., becomes the 90th All-American in program history. Michael Pittman Jr. (WR; 2nd round draft pick - Indianapolis Colts; 2020) "We look forward to Will building one of the top defenses in college football right here in Statesboro.. 2009: Memphis - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2015 Georgia Southern Football Full Media Guide, Georgia Southern University PDF. 2017 Georgia Southern Interim 2-4. Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Joe Graves is assistant offensive line coach for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. I appreciate that. . He was also the former offensive coordinator for the University of Georgia, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oklahoma State University and Eastern Michigan University, as well as the former head coach at the University . He spent the 2013 season as a football administrative assistant at Ole Miss. As a head coach, Turner went 112-43, and won a 2007 Class A state title with Emanuel County Institute in Twin City, Georgia. Email: gsathletics@georgiasouthern.edu "He's very clear; he's always transparent. Jones played running back, receiver, slotback and quarterback this season and also returns kicks. Effrem is one of the brightest young coaches in the profession today," Helton said in a statement. 1999: Houston - Running Backs For his career, he has played in 47 games and blocked three kicks, recovered threes fumbles and forced one fumble. TicketSmarter - Official Secondary Ticketing Partner, The Breakdown: A Closer Look at the 2023 Football Schedule, Georgia Southern's 2023 Football Schedule Released, Black History Month Q&A With Marvin James, Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-on Tryouts Set for March 7. Will Harrishas been named the defensive coordinator and secondary coach for the Eagles. The Decatur native has been successful throughout his football life, including as a player at Georgia Southern. Aplin was previously North Alabamas wide receivers coach in 2016, then took a position as the wide receivers coach at Tennessee-Chattanooga in 2017. He made sweeping changes on Sunday, retaining just one member of the on-field coaching staff from 2021. Helton couldn't see putting together a staff without Whitley, though he understood the now-former interim head coach had options. "Having experience in both the Big Ten and the Pac 12, TJ is known as one of the country's premier developers of offensive linemen. He always speaks exactly what's on his mind. A native of Boynton Beach, Florida, he graduated from Auburn with a degree in communication in 2016 and earned a master's in education from Auburn in 2017. 2013 Georgia Southern Coaching Staff Football Coaches & Staff 2013 Georgia Southern Jeff Monken's Coaching Tree and History February 15, 2021 THS 64/100 Army's Last Game: L 24-21 West Virginia 9-3 | Season Record (Win Expectations: 9.1) 49-39 | Jeff Monken's Record with Army (0.557%) 88-55 | Jeff Monken's Career Record (0.615%) 2005: Memphis - Receivers (Motor City Bowl Champs) Defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator Victor Cabral is a sales representative for Riddell, maker of helmets and other football equipment. I know this is the place to do that, and he told me this is a place we can do it.". Stepping into that role last year was definitely unexpected, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. He helps me.". So it was not totally foreign to me. "Being a part of Eagle Nation is an unbelievable experience and we look forward to future success. He also is respected and well-connected in his home state from decades of winning as a high school coach. Wide receivers coach Derrick Sherman is running backs coach at Tulane. Helton, 50, was a career assistant coach who twice was an interim head coach at Southern Cal before getting the tag removed and becoming "permanent" head coach. "The production on defense at Washington over the past four years is among the very best in the nation," Helton, a former head coach at Southern Cal, a Pac-12 rival of Washington. They are the proud parents of Dylan Turner and daughter-in-law Rachel Turner, daughter Regan Hamilton and son-in-law Carson Hamilton. Georgia's coaching staff has undergone a bit of a facelift in the past couple of months. On-field coaching experience: 8 years. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Title Name Phone Email; Head Coach More: Kevin Whitley to stay at Georgia Southern under Clay Helton after serving as interim head coach, "My family and I are excited about the opportunity that coach Helton has given us," said Whitley, who with hiswife, Star, hasa daughter, Camryn, and a son, Avery. Matt Barkley (QB; 4th round draft pick - Philadelphia Eagles; 2013) 7 nationally. Owens began his coaching career in 2010 at the University of Arkansas and was with the Razorbacks as a graduate assistant working with tight ends for two seasons. "From our very first meeting, we sat down and were able to work it out that I would stay. Here are the other coaches' landing spots. Get a Free Community Hub Program with any annual display package. 1. Georgia Southern has a football tradition that is known and respected around college football. Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports cited sources saying that Harris will bring with him from Washington defensive line coach Rip Rowan, a Marietta native who played at Austin Peay,to coach the same position with the Eagles, and analyst Aaron Schwanz to coach the linebackers. Ryan Smithwas hired Friday as the program'sgeneral manager,giving the Eagles a key behind-the-scenes staffer who concentrates on recruiting. Georgia State University Athletics. 56 nationally in pass defense in 2019 (222.2 yards per game) to No. The move to WKU followed a three-year stint at Oregon State, where he coached four linemen to All-PAC-12 honors and saw two of his linemen - Sean Harlow (Atlanta Falcons 2017 fourth round) and Isaac Seumalo (Philadelphia Eagles 2016 third round) - drafted into the NFL. Under his guidance, several of his players moved on to the NFL and have had successful careers. Georgia Southern University. In 2020, he worked with the wide receivers and assisted with recruiting in his lone season at Florida State. From 2021 to 2022, when Woods was the co-coordinator at UNLV, the Rebels averaged nearly six more points per game. "When you sit in a head coach's chair, you always want somebody you can bounce ideas off of, (somebody) that's been in this seat and knows what it feels like.". "One of the in college football"#HailSouthern | @GSCoachHelton | @Ereed26 pic.twitter.com/bXlnxrdCQC. He taught business classes at Stockbridge, so when college recruiters such as Bryan Ellis came calling during the school day, they might find themselves sitting in a classroom rather than more typically in a coach's office or the gym. 2019 Georgia Southern Season 7-6. - Robert Stiner Jr. will be joined Clay Helton's staff at Georgia Southern. A second-team All-Mountain West selection, Turner ranked fourth in the league in all-purpose yards (1,523) and touchdowns (12) and was sixth in receptions (73) and receiving yards (876). The Rainbow Wahine had 3,916 yards receiving and 21 touchdown catches in an offense that averaged over 300 passing yards per game. He is in his second season as the Eagles head coach. "The energy, passion for the game and knowledge he brings to the position will no doubt take our receiving unit to elite standards.". A four-year receiver at Auburn, Davis played a part in four bowl teams, including as a starter in the 2014 BCS National Championship game against Florida State. 2008: Memphis Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (St. Petersburg Bowl) He was the team's fourth-leading rusher (316) and scored at least one touchdown in nine of 13 games. STATESBORO Georgia Southern's new head football coach Clay Helton wasn't looking to clean house when he picked his coaching staff. Head coach. The warrant says LeCroy's blood-alcohol concentration was .197 at the time of the crash. Lets get it. In 2021, his line led the way for an offense that averaged 386 yards per game (180 rushing, 206 passing) with 43 offensive touchdowns (27 rushing, 20 passing). Literacy Luau is Thursday night at Bulloch Solutions, Former teacher's legacy lives on in local math tournament, Georgia Southern to host Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference, Averitt Center of the Artsto hostChi-Town Transit Authority, Youth Advocates attend Forum in DC and Substance Abuse Prevention Day, AssuredPartners Glenn/Davis & Associates. I've learned a lot from coach Helton. [2] 2002: Memphis- Running Backs Earlier on Tuesday a Berkeley County School District Spokesperson said Craig has now retired from BCSD. McDuffie also earned third-team All-America honors from the Associated Press after finishing the season with 35 tackles and six pass break-ups. "His offensive line was a huge reason for UAB's success over the past three seasons. Running backs coach Favian Upshaw is in an offensive analyst/recruiting role for Tulane. The Official Website of Georgia State University Athletics Main Navigation Menu. In 2019, Davis helped oversee player personnel and development for a squad ranked as high as No. 2014 USC Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Holiday Georgia Southern's new football coach Clay Helton is piecing together his coaching staff, and on Tuesday announced the addition of twoassistants very familiar with the Sun Belt Conference. He mentored center Leif Fautanu to all-conference honors as the Rebels scored 18 rushing touchdowns and produced a 1,000-yard rusher for the second consecutive season. From an assistant at Redan (1996-97) and North Springs (1998-2000), he proceeded to head coaching stints at North Springs (2001-02), Creekside (2003-08) and Stockbridge (2009-18). We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. A Tampa, Florida, native, Aplin was twice named the SBCPlayer of the Year in 2011 and 2012 when the Red Wolves won back-to-back league titles. Nathan Dominitz is the Sports Content Editor of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com. Davis, 27, said in a statement that he is "truly blessed and honored" for the opportunity to work with Helton and the staff at Georgia Southern. Copyright 2023 WCSC. Austin Jackson (OL; 1st round draft pick [18th overall] - Miami Dolphins; 2020) Jay Tufele (DL; 4th round draft pick - Jacksonville Jaguars; 2021) Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone Twitter; Tremaine Jackson: Head Football Coach football@valdosta.edu (229) 333-5970 (229) 333-5970: Trent Earley: Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator football@valdosta.edu (229) 333-5970 (229) 333-5970 @CoachTEarley: Brandon Andersen 2023 Football Coaching Staff. They were excited about it. First quarter GS: Jalen White 2 run (Alex Raynor kick) 8:02 NU: Casey Thompson 8 run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) 4:17 GS: White 26 run (Raynor kick) 2:21 Second quarter NU: Brody Belt 21 pass from Thompson (Bleekrode kick) 13:40 NU: Anthony Grant 4 run (Bleekrode kick) 8:25 GS: Gerald Green 1 run (Raynor kick) 7:27 GS: Green 47 run (Raynor kick) 4:00 Prior to UNLV, Woods was Utah State's offensive line coach in 2019, where he helped four offensive players earn All-Mountain West honors. The four-year Division I football letterman, two-time All-conference Sun Belt player, first-team . Mercer Athletics, 1501 Mercer University Drive, Macon, GA 31207 - Phone: (478) 301-2994 ", They dont come much better than @kwhit4 #HailSouthern | @GSCoachHelton pic.twitter.com/jHJmwNzQm3. Todd Robert Monken (born February 5, 1966) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hanahan has their new head football coach. Our community is very fortunate to have a coach of this caliber to lead and develop our student-athletes on and off the field. Bob DeBesse, Georgia Southern offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach: $273,000 Scot Sloan, Georgia Southern defensive coordinator and safeties coach: $273,000 Brad Glenn,. When Helton inquired about Ellis joining the staff in Statesboro, the Peach State native thought of the coach he met recruiting the Atlanta region. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Commentary:Give Clay Helton an opening, and he will seal the deal for Georgia Southern football. He assisted the Tigers to two bowl games, the Music City Bowl and Outback Bowl, while back on The Plains. As announced previously, Whitley was the only on-field assistant coach retained by Helton from the 2021 staff. Despite a subpar 2022, the Aggies are among the top rosters in college football for next season. Most importantly, I am beyond excited to begin working with these talented young men. College: Houston (1994; mathematics and interdisciplinary science) The team has played more than 1,200 games over 118 seasons of Georgia football. His senior season, the three-time first-team all-conference player was also MVP of the GoDaddy Bowl. Aplins lone season with the Hilltoppers saw him help lead the program to an appearance in the LendingTree Bowl while serving as co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach with new Eagle offensive coordinator Bryan Ellis. Becoming a part of Georgia Southerns long-standing history in football and the traditions the program has in place is truly an honor, and I look forward to whats in store. [2] Six coaches have led the Bulldogs to postseason bowl games: Wally Butts, Vince Dooley, Ray Goff, Jim Donnan, Mark Richt, and Kirby Smart. "Push ego aside; it's about winning, it's about our players. Outside linebackers coach Jeremy Rowell is a defensive assisstant coach at Colquitt County High School in Norman Park, Georgia. "With his experience in the SEC and havingled as a coordinator, he brings a wealth of knowledge to our football program. Merritt, who will be 34 on Jan. 5, comes to Statesboro after serving as a senior offensive analyst for the University of Tennessee, which. "He is the heart and soul of this place," Ellis said. Georgia Southern seniorNaJee Thompsonhas been selected a first-team All-American by Pro Football Network as the outlet's top special teams player. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter . Thompson played in nine games, starting two on defense at cornerback before getting hurt in the Coastal Carolina game. Twitter: @NathanDominitz, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Bryan Ellis, Georgia Southern hires Western Kentucky assistant Bryan Ellis as offensive coordinator, 'Basketball nomad' Brian Burg finds a home as Georgia Southern's head men's coach, Kevin Whitley to stay at Georgia Southern under Clay Helton after serving as interim head coach, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. In fact, he had taken a slightly different route to becoming an assistant coach at his alma mater. "Richard understands what it takes to play at the highest level, having been a part of the NFL for five seasons," Helton said. He was a defensive graduate assistant for the Ragin Cajuns in 2019 and the director of player engagement in 2018. Two-time Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award Finalist That season, Gordon rushed for 2,587 yards, the second-most in a single season in FBS history, and set then-FBS single-game rushing record with 408 yards. Coming to America:Georgia Southern's Savrasov gains an education while pursuing his dream. Walkeris expected to be included in multiple All-America teams is up for national awards. Helton said Whitleyled the team with "class, dignity, toughness, discipline" as it went 2-6 in the final eight games. Maybe not the extremely hot days and the sand gnats, but the rest. Later Monday, Georgia Southern announced a new job title for Kevin Whitley, who has been the Eagles' cornerback coach for three seasons and served as interim head coach for the final eight. In 28 years of coaching, Turner has coached in six state championship games for five different high schools around Georgia. In 2021, he played a lead role in the development of Walker III, who was also named the Big Tens Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year and a unanimous first-team all-conference selection. Whitley said: "Stepping into that role last year was definitely unexpected, but it was something when I look back on it, I had 18 years as a head coach. * - 1-0 as USCs interim head coach for the Las Vegas Bowl The Lions 2016 campaign saw them compile an 11-2 record, claim the Gulf South Conference and Super Region 2 championships and advance to the NCAA Division II national championship game. Following his playing career at A-State, Aplin made coaching stops at Auburn (2014-15), North Alabama (2016, 2018-19), UT Chattanooga (2018-19), WKU (2020) and Arkansas State (2021). It's been great. All rights reserved. 2017 Georgia Southern University Football Coaches and Staff, Georgia Southern University PDF His units have brought impressive numbers both in the running game and protecting the quarterback. Ryan Aplin, a former star quarterback at Arkansas State,has been hired as the tight ends and inside receivers coach and the passing game coordinator for Georgia Southern. Effrem was instrumental in the development of Kenneth Walker III, helping the running back through a very successful 2021 Heisman campaign. It was "different," Whitley said, being the interim head coach four games into his third season as cornerbacks coach. The official Football Coach List for the Skip To Main . Under Owens's tutelage, Andrew Smith Jr., Kadeem Telfort and Matthew Trehern earned honorable mention all-conference accolades. He was selected as team captain for the 2016 squad. The hire is the latest in a whirlwind month of news surrounding the Georgia program, following the early draft entry of junior quarterback Jake Fromm, the arrival of . Robert Stiner, who helped Notre Dame to a pair of College Football Playoff appearances in three seasons and also has been on the strength and conditioning staffs at Southern Cal, Cincinnati,. Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech receivers coach Kerry Dixon has left the program to become an assistant quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens. Aug 2021 - Jan 20226 months. He took two steps Tuesday, announcing the hiring of the defensive. "It wasn't hard to get him to stay because I think he loves this place," Helton said. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Harris was a defensive back on five University of Southern California bowl teams for coach Pete Carroll. "Georgia Southern University is a program that is enriched withandknown for its great history, tradition and culture," he said in a statement. # - 5-2 as USCs interim head coach for final seven games of regular season and 0-2 as permanent head coach in postseason 13 nationally and No. ", Nathan Dominitz is the Sports Content Editor of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com. Before returning to his alma mater, he was the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Western Kentucky. Hail Southern!. He knows what it takes to build a successful high school football program and to ensure that each student is prepared for their next steps after high school. ", Nathan Dominitz is the Sports Content Editor of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com. He took two steps Tuesday, announcing the hiring of the defensive coordinator and the offensive line coach. 2017: USC - Head Coach (11-3; Cotton Bowl) "We are very excited to welcome Coach Turner to our staff as our new Director of High School Relations," Helton said. Kirby Smart replaced Warren with Jahmile Addae, who comes to the Bulldogs from West Virginia after coaching the Mountaineers secondary for two seasons. Reed joins Clay Helton's staff after spending two seasons with the Illinois football program. He's taken it to another level for me.". The second-team defense includes senior nose tackleC.J. Georgia Southern's Savrasov gains an education while pursuing his dream, Give Clay Helton an opening, and he will seal the deal for Georgia Southern football, Georgia Southern bolsters receivers, QBs with coach Clay Helton's first recruiting class, Amare Jones, a senior transfer from Tulane, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. In 2019, Harris was an assistant defensive backs coach for UW and helped coach one of the strongest secondaries in the nation. "We're very similar people," Helton said. "Having the chance to watch the final three weeks of the season, I sawKevin Whitleydisplay each of these characteristics while leading our football team. We are excited for our family to be a part of this great community of Statesboro, and we can't wait to get to work.". Whitley was a highly success head coach at the high school level in the state before returning to Statesboro in 2019 for his first college coaching job. "It was (the family) making (the decision). Kevin Whitley, who served as the interim head coach, will remain on Helton's coaching staff. "We value the opportunity to work for a tremendous head football coach in Coach Helton, who has a proven track record of winning. 2000: Memphis - Running Backs After secondary coach Charlton Warren left Georgia to be defensive coordinator at Indiana, let's take a quick look at the Georgia coaching staff. Helton's hire in early November allowed him time to evaluate players as well as the coaching staff through what he called "a very adverse situation" in the last month of the 3-9 campaign. TJ Woods, who has 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, has been named the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Georgia Southern offense, as announced Tuesday by head coach Clay Helton. Helton was hired in Nov. 2 and took full charge of the program after the season ended. Three-time Pac-12 South Division (2015, 2017, 2020) JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR; 2nd round draft pick - Pittsburgh Steelers; 2017) STATESBORO, Ga. Georgia Southern named Taylor Reed the running backs coach on Wednesday. Being an extremely successful Georgia high school coach, he has built very strong relationships across the state. 2021: USC - Head Coach (1-1) It just worked out that way that every on-field position coach was replaced with one exception, Kevin Whitley. The Georgia Southern on-field football coaching staff was replaced for 2022 with the exception of Kevin Whitley, who started the 2021 season as cornerbacks coach, was interim head coach for the final eight games, and was retained as assistant head coach/cornerbacks. The opportunity to learn from and work alongside coach Helton and this excellent staff is a privilege and an honor, Harris said in a press release. Adore Jackson (CB; 1st round draft pick [18th overall] - Tennessee Titans; 2017) STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - The Georgia Southern University Athletics Department held a news conference Monday afternoon a day after the head football coach was fired. I was going to be good with it. At Arkansas State, where he led the Red Wolves to conference titles in 2011 and 2012 while playing quarterback, Aplin coached the running backs in 2021. He has strong recruiting ties to the Southeast having played and coached at Louisiana and we look forward to him leading a very talented running back group here at Georgia Southern.. Ronald Jones II (RB; 2nd round draft pick - Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2018) Derrick Sherman returns to the Georgia Southern football staff after three seasons at Samford University and will serve as the wide receivers coach for the Eagles. Prominent Pupils You always want a guy that's not just trying to make you feel good. Buy Bulldogs . His entire playing and coaching career has been in the Southeast, and he has extremely strong relationships in our recruiting footprint. 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