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Birthday: June 19
Hometown: Centreville, Va.
Education: Bachelor’s degree (East Tennessee State, ’95)
Family: Wife – Kristy
Year at West Virginia: 2
Year in Coaching: 4
Playing Career
Four-year starter at wide receiver - East Tennessee State (1991-94)
Earned All-Southern Conference honors as a senior
All-time leading receiver in the school’s history
Baltimore Stallions (CFL) (1995)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) (1997)
Coaching Career
2008: West Virginia (running backs/slot receivers)
2007: Northern Illinois (running backs)
2006: Hampton (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/ receivers)
2003-05: Landstown (Va.) HS (head coach)
2001-02: Salem (Va.) HS (head coach)
1998-00: North Stafford (Va.) HS (head coach)
Bowl Experience (1)
2008: Car Care
Coaching Highlights
West Virginia
Sophomore Noel Devine rushed for 1,289 yards and four touchdowns, marking the 12th year in the past 13 that WVU has produced a 1,000-yard rusher
Sophomore Jock Sanders led the receivers with 53 catches for 462 yards and seven touchdowns
WVU rushing offense was second in the BIG EAST Conference and No. 15 nationally
Selected to attend NCAA Football Coaches Academy in Indianapolis, Ind. (2008)
Northern Illinois
Sophomore Justin Anderson rushed for 1,245 yards and eight
touchdowns, the ninth-consecutive year with a 1,000-yard rusher
Hampton
The Pirates won the 2006 MEAC Championship and made an
appearance in the NCAA I-AA playoffs
Coached Alonzo Coleman, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s all-time leading rusher, who finished with 1,052 yards in 2006
Four players he coached signed NFL contracts
No. 7 scoring offense nationally
High School
Coordinated offenses that produced the top four passers in Virginia High School history
Guided the only two teams in state history to boast a 3,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard receiver and a 1,000-yard rusher in the same season.
Compiled a 40-2 mark as the head coach at Landstown HS (Va.) from 2003-05
Landstown won the 2004 Virginia 3-A state championship and a No. 9 national ranking with a 14-0 record
Made three state championship appearances
Selected 2004 Virginia State 3A Coach of the Year
Compiled a 38-16 record at North Stafford (Va.) HS (1998-2000) and Salem (Va.) HS (2001-02)
Led both teams to the state playoffs
Professional Players
Landstown: Percy Harvin (RB)
North Stafford: Nate Ilaoa (RB)
Salem: Isaiah Gardner (DB), Ricky Schmitt (K)
Hampton: Alonzo Coleman (RB), Marquay McDaniel (WR), Onrae Jones (WR)
All-Conference Players
West Virginia: Noel Devine (RB/2008); Jock Sanders (WR/2008)
Northern Illinois: Justin Anderson (RB/2007)
Hampton: Princeton Shepherd (QB/2006), Marquay McDaniel (WR/2006)
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