Marcus Knight - Football Coach - Ball State University Athletics

Marcus Knight

Title:
Wide Receivers Coach
Phone:
765-285-1199
Email:
marcus.knight@bsu.edu
Alma Mater:
Michigan '07
Years at Ball State:
2nd season in 2022
Years Coaching:
15th season in 2022

Experience:
Ball State, Wide Receivers, 2021-present
Indiana State, Wide Receivers, 2020
Indiana State, Running Backs, 2019
Central Michigan, Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator, 2017-18
Northern Michigan, Wide Receivers/Passing Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator, 2012-16
Valparaiso, Assistant Coach, 2008-11

Coaching Notes:
In first season in Muncie in 2021, tutored wide receiver Justin Hall, who became a finalist for the Paul Hornung Award (given to the most versitile player in college football) ... Hall, who was chosen All-MAC for the seventh time in his career (as a receiver and return specialist) broke the program record for career all-purpose yards (5,359) and career receiving yards (3,385) and tied the NCAA record with for the most consecutive games catching a pass with 54 ... also coached duo of Jayshon Jackson and Yo'Heinz Tyler to combine for 118 catches, 1,316 yards and 11 TD in 2021 ... coached running backs at Indiana State in 2019 before shifting back to receivers in 2020 ... ISU did not have a 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic ... helped Central Michigan to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in 2017 ... his receiving corps that year amassed 3,324 yards and 27 touchdown receptions ... coached CMU's Mark Chapman who went on to become the No. 1 pick in the CFL draft ... broke into coaching at Grenada High School in California before joining the college ranks with Valparaiso and then Northern Michigan.

Personal Information:
College: Bachelor's - Michigan '07

Additional Notes and Experience:
A member of Michigan's national championship team in 1997 ... All-Big Ten Second Team in 1999 ... ranked in the top 15 in Michigan history in career receptions (88) and receiving yards (1,508) ... played in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... reached Super Bowl XXXVIII with the Raiders ... also played in an Arena Bowl and a high school state championship game.