Ball State University Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Defensive Ends Coach
- Phone:
- 765.285.8251
8th Year as a football coach
1st Year at Ball State
Alma Mater: St. Francis (Ind.), Class of '03
Coaching Experience:
St. Francis (Ind.), assistant, 2003-05
Bowling Green, graduate assistant, 2006
North Carolina, graduate assistant, 2007-09
Ball State, assistant, 2010
NOTES: Spent from 2007-09 as a defensive graduate assistant at North Carolina . . . helped coach the linebackers, defensive ends and special teams for the Tar Heels . . . also worked on the staffs at Bowling Green and his alma mater, St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. . . . also spent time on the St. Francis strength and conditioning staff and was the head track coach in 2003 and 2004.
Personal Information:
Date of Birth: Born May 27, 1978, in South Bend, Ind.
Marital Status: Married to the former Erica Wills of Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School: LaVille High School, Class of '97, in Lakeville, Ind.
NOTES: Three-time NAIA All-American Scholar and three-time Mid-States Football Association Scholar at St. Francis . . . two-time NAIA Coach's All-American and two-time Don Hansen's All-American . . . earned all-conference honors three times and received the St. Francis Helmet Award in 2002 . . . placed second in the shot put at the 2001 NAIA Championships and was a three-time track All-American.
