Football
- Title:
- Defensive Backs/Pass Defense Coordinator
- Email:
- gsmorrison@bsu.edu
- Phone:
- 765-285-5680
Follow @ShanMorrisonBSU
Cornerbacks Coach/Pas Defense Coordinator
Third Year at Ball State in 2015
21st Year as a Football Coach in 2015
Alma Mater:
Bachelor's - Marshall '95
Recruiting Areas:
South Central Indiana
Georgia (Atlanta)
Central Florida (Orlando)
Coaching Experience:
Ball State, assistant coach, 2013-present
Cincinnati, assistant coach, 2012
Memphis, assistant coach, 2010-11
Bowling Green, assistant coach, 2009
Marshall, assistant coach, 2005-08
Lehigh, assistant coach, 2004
Southeast Missouri, assistant coach, 2000-03
Hampden-Sydney, assistant coach, 1998-99
Sam Houston State, assistant coach, 1996
Marshall, graduate assistant, 1995 and 1997
NOTES: Moved to cornerbacks coach in the summer of 2015 . . . coached Eric Patterson to All-Mid-American Conference third team honors in 2014 . . . helped Ball State to the GoDaddy Bowl after the 2013 season . . . tutored Jeffery Garrett to All-MAC second team honors in 2013 . . . helped Cincinnati to a 10-3 record in 2012, including a win over Duke in the Belk Bowl, a game in which he served as interim defensive coordinator . . . tutored Mohammed Selsay at Memphis to Conference USA All-Freshman team honors in 2010 . . . helped the Bowling Green Falcons to a 7-6 record and a berth in the Idaho Humanitarian Bowl in 2009 . . . coached four seasons (2005-08) at his alma mater, Marshall . . . served as the defensive coordinator for Coach Pete Lembo's Lehigh staff in 2004 and helped the team to a share of the Patriot League championship and a berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Personal Information:
Marital Status: Married to the former Michelle Varner . . . one daughter, Miya
High School: Oak Hill H.S. (Class of '90) in Oak Hill, West Va.
College: Marshall '95
NOTES: Played defensive back at Marshall . . . helped the Thundering Herd to the 1994 Southern Conference Championship and a second straight NCAA FCS national championship game . . . team captain as a senior in 1994 . . . all-conference as a senior . . . helped Marshall to a national championship in 1992 and runner up finishes in 1991 and 1993.
