COACHING STAFF 19 ...... 20-23 2007 R+L Carriers • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L

2003 New Orleans Bowl Champion • 2004 GMAC Bowl • 2005 Motor City Bowl Champion Bowl City Motor • 2005 Bowl GMAC • 2004 Champion Bowl Orleans New 2003 Assistant Coaches ...... 24-33 Assistant Coaches ...... 34-36 Football Support Staff Head Coach Tommy West

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS OF UNIVERSITY

9 0 20 COACHING STAFF the inauguralmagicJackSt.Petersburg enough forabowlinvite. the Tigers andRutgers that openedwitha0-3record,andonly phis wasoneofjust12teamsnationally fi was enoughforthe Tigers toearntheir its nextsevengames. The turnaround around androlledoff victoriesin 0-3 holebeforetheteamturnedthings get rollingandfoundthemselvesina as aDivisionIheadcoach. bowl contestninetimesinhis13years addition, West hascoachedteamsina eight winsaseasonfrom2003-05.In last sixyears,andhissquadsaveraged Memphis tofourwinningseasonsinthe wins among Tiger leaders.Hehasled phis, andranksthirdall-timeintotal season witha47-51recordatMem- football coaches,West entersthe2009 season infouryears. history towinsevenormoregamesa one ofjusttwocoachesin Tiger football appearances inthelastsixyearsandis guided theUofMto at thehelmofprogram,West has football coach.Injusteightseasons year laterbecamethe Tigers’ 21sthead 2000 asthedefensivecoordinatoranda fth bowlinvitationinsixyears.Mem- * - game was played in January in played was * -game Bowl Petersburg 2008 ...... St. Bowl Orleans 2007 ...... New Bowl City Motor 2005 ...... Bowl GMAC ...... 2004 Bowl Orleans 2003 ...... New Bowl ...... Peach 1997* Bowl ...... Peach 1996 Bowl ...... Gator 1995* Bowl ...... Peach 1993 A Bowl Sugar ...... 1990* Bowl ...... Gator 1989 Bowl Citrus ...... 1988* Bowl Citrus ...... 1987* Bowl ...... Gator 1986 Bowl ...... Independence 1985 A Bowl 1974 ...... 1973...... Astro-Bluebonnet 1972...... A S S S West andhissquadparticipatedin The 2008 Tigers tooksometimeto The DeanofConferenceUSA Tommy West cametoMemphisin

A AN A H P PARTICIPATION A WEST’S BOWL LAYER EAD SSISTANT C OACH C OACH fi ve bowlgame fi nished strong nished fi ve of ve TOMMY WEST T ENNESSEE T Calhoun. Additionally, Dominik Riley Andy Smith, JakeKasser andDuke All-Conference USA Team, including ing intheleague 1996. Tiger teamsinceMemphisbeganplay- C-USA actionwerethemosteverfora in ConferenceUSA. The sixvictoriesin regular-season recordanda6-2 team inthenationfor2007. the Tigers asthefourth-mostimproved around fromthepreviousseasonranked the winoverUAB. The a seven-gameserieslosingstreakwith for theprogram,and Tigers snapped second-straight time,whichwasa Southern MissinHattiesburgforthe New OrleansBowl.Memphisdefeated route toabidthe2007R+L Carriers won sixoutoftheirlasteightgamesen despite thecircumstances. The Tigers West’s squadwouldcontinueto victory overMarshall,whichproved eligibility withtheemotionally-charged Memphis beganitsclimbtobowl is suretoberememberedbymost. the teamclosedoutcampaignthat year witha1-3record,it’s thewaythat day nightC-USA match-up. Marshall athomeonESPN2fora Tues- 48 hoursbeforeMemphiswastoface death ofateammatethatoccurredjust particularly atlinebacker;andthetragic days; injuriestokeystartersondefense, Memphis toplaythreegamesin11 Arkansas Stategamewhichforced a rareweatherpostponementofthe various adversitieswhichincluded and ally infumbleslost,timeofpossession squad alsorankedinthetop10nation- offense and 26thintotaloffense. The the season22ndnationallyinrushing was selectedtothe All-Freshman team. Newcomer ofthe Year. RonaldLeary well asthedistinctionleague’s earned second-teamaccoladesas named tothe and ClintonMcDonald,whowereboth ors in2008,includingBrandonPearce appearances inthelastsixseasons. nationally whocouldclaim Bowl, andwereamongjust36teams ENTH H Five playerswere selectedtothe West ledhis2007squadtoa7-5 And whilethe Tigers openedthe West led his2007 Tigers through As ateam,the Tigers finished Four Tigers earned All-C-USA hon- fi rst downs. rst EAD S C OACH EASON fi , 1976 rst team.CurtisSteele UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity fi ve-game turn- ve-game 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg fi v bowl ve fi ght fi rst and thenaweeklaterstunnedeventual Memphis narrowlylosttoUCF, 26-24, in thelatterweeksofseasonwhen end. This wasevident squad byyear’s there wasamarkedimprovementinthe more complicatedthananticipated, While thedefensivechangeproved 1-3 record,West tookover thedefense. and afteropeningtheseasonwitha 39th inturnoversgained. 28th nationallyinfumblesrecoveredand denial. The Tiger defensealsoranked third infumbleslostand10thsack passing offense, 23rdintotaloffense, categories. Memphisranked13thin in thetop25nationallyseveral in 2007and the league’s All-Freshman Team. and KeenanBratcherwerenamedto serving as headcoachat Clemson for participate insenior all-stargames. as in2005,four Tigers were invitedto to theleague’s All-Freshman Team. And, Calhoun andGreg Terrell werenamed C-USA Team, andMattReagan,Duke Tigers landedsixplayersonthe All- 38-19 lossattheSunBowl. were con the lastgameofseason, Tigers and ultimatelylosingbya effort, forcingtheCougarsintoovertime league championHoustonwithasolid Injuries plaguedthe Tigers in2006 The Tiger offense pacedthesquad West, whocame toMemphisafter Following the2006season, fi dent andhanded UTEP a fi nished theseasonranked fi eld goal.By tention as fourofitslast gers wererankedby thenationalentity. poll. Itwasthe No. 25inthe Associated Press Top 25 second-straight seasonandwaslisted as MemphisdefeatedOleMissforthe the Tigers intothenationalspotlight since 1967.Duringthattime,West led ing thebeststartforaMemphissquad 2004 campaignwitha5-1record,mark- remain high. The Tigers openedthe ning back,expectationsweregoingto andan All-American run- had beenraisedand,withaveteran on the2004seasonknowingbar Sports Writers Association. the Coachof Year bythe Tennessee son, andforhisefforts, hewasnamed history toclaimninewinsinasinglesea- became justthefourthcoachinschool and heightenedexpectations.West gave the Tiger faithfularenewedspirit propelled Memphisintothespotlightand many as“magical,”andthebowlvictory Jose StateinthePasadenaBowl. season whenMemphisdefeatedSan bowl invitationwasduringthe1971 that theUofMhadbeenextendeda the NewOrleansBowl. The lasttime included avictoryoverNorth Texas in led hissquadtoa9-4record,which U ofMbowldroughtin2003whenhe fi ve seasons,helpedsnapa32-year Memphis alsogainednational at- West andhis Tigers embarked The 2003 seasonwasviewedby fi rst timeeverthatthe Ti- fi ve gamesof 2 0 COACHINGCOACHING SSTAFFTAFFF 211 rst kicker fi by the Cleve- fth round fi rst round, while Gostkowski, a while Gostkowski, rst round, fi A by-product of the national atten- by-product A drafted in 2006. Brandon McDonald, Brandon McDonald, drafted in 2006. and startedwho transferred to Memphis was secondary, Tiger two years in the selected in the was a land Browns. Clinton McDonald the Cincinnati seventh-round pick by Draft. Bengals in the 2009 NFL excitement tion and newly-generated upswing in has been a continued and his West recruiting at the U of M. outstanding continue to land more staff Donald in 2009. Williams was selected Williams was selected Donald in 2009. in the pick, was the fourth-round recruits from the Mid-South area, as area, as recruits from the Mid-South prospects in well as some of the top Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, renowned A California and Louisiana. 2003 2002, West’s national recruiter, In addition, four Tiger seniors par- Tiger four In addition, has West In the eight years since ticipated in post-season all-star games, all-star games, ticipated in post-season and his tribute to West which is another and Williams Both Gostkowski staff. 2006 Senior were invited to play in the Goodwell participated Tim Bowl, while All-American Classic and Maurice in the Bowl. competed in the Hula Avery Tigers 59 been the U of M head coach, All-Conference have been placed on the was including Williams who Team, USA Player of Offensive named the league’s Also for three-straight years. Year the U of M play- at the helm, 16 with West all-star games ers have played in senior have been drafted to Tigers and 10 play in the NFL, including Williams and Gostkowski in 2006, Brandon McDonald in 2007 and most recently Clinton Mc- rst fi nalist for nalist ve home fi fi nal two home nal two home fi ve of which were fi rst span of three- fi ghting for a third bowl ghting for a third bowl rst-team squad. Williams fi fi nished with a winning record and a fi The 2005 season started early with The 2005 season started Au- The squad began practice in Avery became the fourth starting became the fourth starting Avery as Mem- That determination paid off received post- Tigers Several was also named to several prestigious All-America teams and was a Award. the 2005 Doak Walker placed on the games, and the Louisville game markedgames, and the Louisville a Memphis the largest crowd to attend Con- game versus a non-Southeastern ference opponent. that led a press conference in January star running to the announcement that back DeAngelo Williams would return The cheers were for his senior season. deafening as coaches, administrators decision and fans celebrated Williams’ for 2005. With that Tiger to remain a Trophy announcement came a Heisman campaign for Williams. what gust and within weeks suffered would become one of many injuries that would try to put a damper on the season. Memphis lost leading receiver Mario Pratcher just prior to the start of the Later, the season to a knee injury. lost starting Patrick Tigers Byrne and Will Hudgens, as well as de- fensive lineman Rubio Phillips in the fans turned out for the fans turned The 52,384 fans season. games of the Memphis drop a hard- that witnessed decision to then-14th fought 56-49 and the ranked Louisville on ESPN, Memphis be- 47,163 fans who watched 30-26 win overcome bowl eligible with a helped the Southern Miss on ESPN2 set an attendance record at Lib- Tigers Memphis erty Bowl Memorial Stadium. its averaged 41,175 fans in three games of the season. By season’s end, Memphis had lost eight starters, but was still appearance behind the signal calling of senior “receiver-turned-quarterback” Maurice Avery. in the Hous- Tigers quarterback for the ton game, and led Memphis to a 5-2 record and a Motor City Bowl victory The 2005 after moving under center. in the book to had every excuse Tigers quit and hope for a better 2006, but West did a tremendous and his coaching staff job of pulling the team together. phis bowl invitation for the third-consecutive football Division I-A season. Of the 117 programs, only 29 were playing in their third-straight in 2005, and were proud Tigers the because of West, to say they were one of them. Memphis also celebrated its consecutive winning seasons since 1992-94, and averaged eight wins over the three-year period. season honors in 2005, including Williams, who was named the C-USA and Ste- Year, Player of the Offensive phen Gostkowski, who was selected as Player of Teams Special the league’s were selected to Tigers Eight Year. the the All-C-USA teams, 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L 2003 New Orleans Bowl Champion • 2004 GMAC Bowl • 2005 Motor City Bowl Champion Bowl City Motor • 2005 Bowl GMAC • 2004 Champion Bowl Orleans New 2003 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS OF UNIVERSITY

OPPONENTS ...... 0-1 WEST VS. ALL WEST VS.

rst in the program’s history. West West history. rst in the program’s fi The eight wins marked the first The eight wins marked the first has also generated major West Akron ...... 1-0 Appalachian State...... 1-1 Arkansas State...... 3-2 Army ...... 2-0 Auburn Bowling Green State...... 0-1 Chattanooga...... 4-0 Cincinnati ...... 1-3 Citadel ...... 0-1 Duke ...... 3-2 East Carolina...... 3-4 East Tennessee State...... 0-1 Florida...... 0-1 Atlantic Florida State...... 0-5 Furman ...... 4-0 Gardner-Webb ...... 1-0 Georgia ...... 0-2 Georgia Southern...... 0-1 Georgia...... 3-2 Tech Houston ...... 4-2 Jacksonville...... 1-0 State Kentucky ...... 1-0 Louisville ...... 1-4 LSU ...... 0-1 Marshall ...... 3-2 Maryland ...... 5-0 Middle Tennessee...... 0-1 Mississippi ...... 2-6 Mississippi...... 0-3 State Missouri...... 0-1 Murray State...... 1-0 ...... 1-0Nicholls State ...... 2-3 North...... 3-2 Carolina State North Texas...... 1-0 Rice ...... 1-1 South...... 3-2Carolina SMU ...... 2-0 ...... 5-3Southern Miss Syracuse ...... 0-1 TCU ...... 0-1 Tennessee ...... 0-3 Tennessee-Martin ...... 1-0 Tennessee...... 1-0 Tech Tulane ...... 5-0 Tulsa ...... 0-2 UAB ...... 2-6 UCF ...... 0-4 USF ...... 2-3 UTEP ...... 3-0 Virginia ...... 1-4 VMI ...... 0-1 ...... 0-1Virginia Tech ...... 4-1Wake Forest Western...... 1-1 Carolina Total ...... 82-86

9 0 the season were broadcast nationally by Thursday night meet- ESPN, including a ing with Louisville which was a battle to week after A the end for both squads. reached Tigers the Louisville game, the another milestone for the program as the U of M became bowl eligible with a win over Southern Miss. Memphis notched wins over East Carolina and USF on the road before ending the regular season at 8-3. time since the 1962 and 1963 seasons that Memphis had won eight or more games in back-to-back seasons, while the consecutive bowl appearances were also a Ala., for the to Mobile, Tigers took his GMAC Bowl and dropped a hard-fought decision to Bowling Green. excitement in the city of Memphis for his That was evident in 2004 when, Tigers. despite the games being nationally- televised by ESPN, nearly 100,000 total 22 COACHING STAFF GPA inonlytwototalsemesters.From from 1984-2002,footballposteda2.3 team GPA. That isquitesigni ters, footballhasposteda2.3orhigher In addition,in12ofthelast14semes- marking thelargestgroupunderWest. emonies, 29footballplayersgraduated earned a3.0orhigher. the 2005-06schoolyear, 62 Tigers had most 3.0studentseverwith32,andfor semester, the Tigers announcedthe ever witha2.6.Forthespring2006 turned inthehighestcumulativeGPA on the Tiger 3.0Club,andthesquad a recordnumberofstudent-athletes 2003 semester, thefootballteamplaced program haseverseen.Inthespring highest grade-pointaveragesthatthe have respondedwithsomeofthe academics tohissquad,and Tigers outs inMemphis. charge eachyeartokeeplocalstand- and West andhisstaff makeasteady has provedtobeahotbedfortalent, by 11 Tigers. The surroundingarea by 2003,Mississippiwasrepresented The numbergraduallyincreasedand roster fromthestateofMississippi. there wereonlythreeplayersonthe when West tookoverasheadcoach, nine playersfromMississippi.In2001 from Tennessee andanadditional West boasts36 Tigers onthesquad from theMid-Southarea. seasons, havesignedover50players into thelocaltalent,andinlast West andhisstaff alsocontinuetotap the No.1groupinConferenceUSA. 2004 and2002classesweretoutedas the top50incountry, whilehis2005, and 2004classeswererankedamong 06 epi Ha oc) -0 6th(E) 9th T2nd(E) T2nd(E) T2nd T7th T2nd(E) - St.Petersburg NewOrleans NA T3rd MotorCity GMAC 6-7 - T7th 7-6 - 5th NewOrleans 2-10 6th 2nd 7-5 3rd 8-4 - 9-4 NA 3-9 Memphis(HeadCoach) - Peach 5-6 Memphis(HeadCoach) Peach 8th 2008 Memphis(HeadCoach) Gator - 2007 Memphis(HeadCoach) 3-8-0 2006 4th(E) Memphis(HeadCoach) NA 7-5-0 Peach 2005 Memphis(HeadCoach) 7-5-0 1st 2004 4-7 Memphis(HeadCoach) 8-4-0 2003 Memphis(HeadCoach) - 5-6-0 2002 Memphis(DefensiveCoordinator) 1-0-0 2001 - Clemson(HeadCoach) 2000 3rd - Clemson(HeadCoach) Sugar 1998 1st Clemson(HeadCoach) 1997 1st Clemson(HeadCoach) 1st 4-7-0 NA 1996 Gator Clemson(HeadCoach) NA 7th 1995 5-6-0 Citrus Clemson(HeadCoach) 9-2-2 3rd 1st 1994 3-6-0 Citrus UT-Chattanooga (HeadCoach) 10-2-0 7th Gator 1993 SouthCarolina(DefensiveCoor.) 10-2-0 3rd - 1993 SouthCarolina(DefensiveCoor.) 10-2-0 - 1992 8-2-2 Independence Tennessee (RunningBacks) - 1991 6-6-0 - 1990 7-4-0 - 1989 Clemson 9-1-1 - 1988 Clemson 9-1-1 (OLB) 1987 Clemson (OLB) 1986 Clemson (OLB) 4-7-0 1985 Clemson 6-4-0 (OLB) 1984 Clemson 3-7-1 (OLB) 1983 Clemson AppalachianState(Offensive Coor.)(OLB) 1982 Clemson AppalachianState(Receivers) (OLB) 1981 OleMiss(RunningBacks) (OLB) 1980 1979 Y EAR In thelastfourcommencementcer- West also continuestostress Heading intothe2009season, S CHOOL YEAR-BY-YEAR WITHTOMMYWEST ( ASSIGNMENT ) R fi cant as cant fi ve the ing followingthe2008season,became degreeinaccount- earned hismaster’s in 2006,andBrandonPatterson,who Team sincetheleaguestartedhonor six playersontheC-USA All-Academic and ahalfyears.Memphishasplaced degreesinthree receive theirbachelor’s degrees, andsixplayersareonpaceto current Tigers havealreadyearnedtheir ers havegraduatedfromtheUniversity. 2009 ceremony, 113 totalfootballplay- the August 2002ceremonytotheMay ECORD The 2006seasonwasaspecialoneforCoach Tommy West ashewasjoinedbyhisfather, Jim,andhisson, Turner, ateachhomeg fi Heading intothe2009season,two rst footballplayerinschoolhistory B OWL UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL C 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity ONF 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg . F INISH 125 yardsagainstthe Tigers in2000. rushing andnoteamgainedmorethan its 11 opponentstolessthan100yards That season,Memphislimitednineof defense andNo.1inrushingdefense. the yearranked the nationduringyearand The squadrankedashighsecondin defense rankedinthetop against MississippiState,West hadhis dinator. Soonaftertheseasonopener Scherer toserveasthedefensivecoor- was hiredatMemphisin1999underRip twice. to benamedan Academic All-American build aquality staff, whichledtoone of relentless recruiterandmanaged to season since1994. ButWest wasa program thathad notseenawinning 2002 aswould be expectedfora tently winandplayinbowlgames. recognized programthatwouldconsis- a closeandsetouttobuildnationally- shortly afterthe2000seasoncame to the players.Hetookoverprogram at Clemsonandwasalsoafavorite of fi further thanintheUofMfootballof- Director R.C.Johnsonhadtolookno new coachtoguidetheprogram, Athletic All-Freshman Team defensiveunit. Brown werealsonamedtotheC-USA honors in2000.Coot Terry andJason Stone allreceived Kamal Shakir, IdreesBashirandMichael a players fromoneschoolevernamedto tied theC-USA recordforthemost USA players namedtothe All-Conference ce. West wasproven asaheadcoach fi rstteam.MarcusBell, Andre Arnold, Also thatyear, the Tigers had A nativeofGainesville,Ga.,West The Tigers struggledin2001and When the Tigers wereinneedofa fi rst teamdefensiveunit,which fi fth nationallyintotal fi rst team All-C-USA rst fi ve nationally. fi nished fi ve to make his debutwithaprogram ina became the sixthcoachinNCAA history With hisdebutinthe PeachBowl,West tory overKentucky inthePeachBowl. 1993, andledClemson toa14-13vic- 1993 PeachBowl. to Clemsonandcoachthe Tigers inthe son ended,West wasenticedtoreturn 4-7 in1993,andshortlyaftertheirsea- job atUT-Chattanooga. The Mocswere West acceptedhis 1991 and1992. he wasthedefensivecoordinatorin the UniversityofSouthCarolina,where the SugarBowl.West thentraveledto 9-2-2 recordanddefeatedVirginia in coach. UT endedthatseason witha one seasonastheVols’ runningback mater Tennessee in1990andspent ACC Championships. games, winningfour, andclaimedfour that time,Clemsonplayedin 20 rankingsbetween1982-89.During record andsix Associated Press Top staff that ledthe Tigers toa69-20-4 . Hewaspartofacoaching son andwasresponsiblefortheoutside served asanassistantcoachatClem- at Appalachian State(1980-81),West at OleMiss(1979)andtwoseasons profession whenheservedaseason the headcoachfrom1993-98. an assistantcoachfrom1982-89and , wherehehadbeen after anextensivecoachingcareerat record andabowlvictoryin2003. and justoneyearlater, manageda9-4 Tigers turnedina3-9record2002, the biggestturnaroundsnationally. The West washiredonNovember29, Following histwoseasonsatUSC, West leftClemsonforhisalma Following hisstartinthecoaching West, 55,joinedtheUofMstaff fi rst headcoaching 2 0 fi ve bowl ve ame. COACHING STAFF 23 eld for Peach fi WEST AT A GLANCE fth place national ranking in total defense and a number one ranking fi nished the season with a 4-7 record and placed seventh in the SEC Hired as Head Coach at Memphis in 2001 to replace Rip Scherer - Led Tigers to three consecutive winning seasons from 2003-05 and post- season appearances in the New Orleans Bowl (2003 & 2007), GMAC Bowl (2004), Motor City Bowl (2005) and St. Petersburg Bowl (2008) Head Coach at Clemson - Led Tigers to a 31-28 record and appearances in the Gator Bowl (1995) and Peach Bowls (1996, 1997) at the University of Memphis - Led the Tigers to a defense rushing in Hired as Head Coach at Clemson to replace Ken Hat Assistant (running backs) at Tennessee under - Tennessee played in the 1990 game Bowl Assistant (receivers) at Appalachian St. under Mike Working - Was elevated to offensive coordinator in 1981 Assistant (outside linebackers) at Clemson under Danny Ford - Clemson played in the 1985 , 1986 Gator Bowl, 1987 , 1988 Citrus Bowl & 1989 Gator Bowl Assistant (running backs) at Ole Miss under Steve Sloan - Ole Miss fi

Defensive Coordinator at South Carolina under Sparky Woods XPERIENCE

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Hired as Head Coach at UT-Chattanooga and led Mocs to 4-7-0 record

E ATER E AME M N 2000: 2000: 2001-Present: 1993: 1993: 1991-92: 1994-98: 1982-89: 1990: 1980-81: Three-year letterman at tight end and two-year letterman for the team at Tennessee 1979: ONORS ORN LMA OACHING LAYING ULL AMILY H • • • • • • • • • • Was inducted into the All-American• Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 2002 Named Tennessee Sports Writers Coach of the in Year 2003 F • Thomas Cleveland West B • Ga. July 1954 31, • Carrollton, A • , 1976 • Bachelor’s degree in health education P • • Drafted by the Bay Tampa Buccaneers in 1976 F • Wife - Lindsay • Son - Turner C • elder in baseball, a fi West also played two seasons of West began his coaching career West was a multi-sport standout at West on Thomas Cleveland West Born including 16 passes for 233 yards as a he caught an 81-yard As a junior, senior. still the pass from Condredge Hollaway, Tennessee longest non-scoring play in He earned a bachelor’s football history. Tennessee degree from the University of Tampa in 1976 and was drafted by the Bay Buccaneers that same year. (1974-1975) baseball for the Volunteers and had a career batting average of .305. He hit .367 in 1975 and was named All- Eastern Division. Tennessee as a graduate assistant at and in 1977. He left the Volunteers coached one year of high school football in Tenn., at White County High in Sparta, 1978 before being hired as an assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1979. Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Ga. He was an out guard in and a running back in football. In 1972, he was named a All-American in football high school and was a second round draft choice in baseball by the Chicago Cubs orga- nization. Willie Randolph, who went on York career with the New All-Star to an was one of the 77 future Major Yankees, in the League players drafted after West regular phase of the June 1972 draft. July 31, 1954, in Carrollton, Ga., he is married to the former Lindsay Watkins The couple has one N.C. of Forest City, who is a junior receiver on Turner, son, football team. Tiger the 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L nal Top 20 poll Top nal fi 2003 New Orleans Bowl Champion • 2004 GMAC Bowl • 2005 Motor City Bowl Champion Bowl City Motor • 2005 Bowl GMAC • 2004 Champion Bowl Orleans New 2003 ...... 29-43 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS OF UNIVERSITY

WEST’S HEAD WEST’S eld, they also excelled in the fi

COACHING MARKS COACHING As a player, West earned three earned three West As a player, He began his college career as a West took Clemson to the Gator took Clemson to the Gator West During his tenure at Clemson, West During his tenure at Clemson, West talent In addition to the offensive recruits excel Not only did West’s Neutral Record...... 3-6 Aug/Sept ...... 26-32 October ...... 25-29 November...... 29-22 Outrush Opposition...... 68-23 Win Turnover Margin...... 44-13 C-USA...... 31-32 Record C-USA Home...... 17-15 Record C-USA Road...... 14-17 Record ...... 21-19ACC Record ACC Home...... 11-9 Record ACC Road...... 10-10 Record ...... Wins Over 25 Top 4 Overall ...... 82-86 ...... 50-37Home Record RecordAway

9 0 rst-round selection by the Washington rst-round selection by the Washington Bowl in 1995 and the in Bowl in 1995 and the Peach Bowl in At the time, only both 1996 and 1997. 16 programs in the nation could claim to have appeared in three-consecutive became just the also bowl games. West second coach in Clemson history to take to three-straight bowl games. Tigers the Tigers, He tallied a 31-28 record with the before traveling to Memphis to take on Tigers. another group of letters in his four-year career at the (1972-75). Tennessee University of played in three bowl games The Vols and were ranked in a over the same three-year span. He was 1975 football Tennessee’s co-captain of All- team and played in the Blue-Gray Star Game that same year. running back, but saw most of his play- ing time as a tight end. He caught 37 career, passes for 575 yards in his UT classroom. Over the last two years of his tenure (1998-99 and 1999-2000), football teams had a gradu- Clemson’s ation rate of 75 percent, which ranked leaders the school among the nation’s in the classroom. bowl game. However, at that time, he at bowl game. However, was just the second coach in collegiate football history to make his debut in a bowl game without previously coaching his new team as an assistant coach earlier in the season. all-time leading recruited the school’s the school’s Raymond Priester; rusher, Nealon Greene; all-time leading passer, all-time leading re- and the school’s Rod Gardner. ceiver, had West Tigers, he landed for the All-America two linebackers named to teams and both were drafted in the named an Anthony Simmons was NFL. All-American in 1996 and 1997 and was selected by the . Keith Tennessee Adams was drafted by the All-America status after enjoying Titans in 1999 and 2000, and Gardner was a fi Redskins. on the 24 COACHING STAFF the game shifting to a more run-oriented the gameshiftingtoamorerun-oriented offense and13thintotaloffense. With Tigers ranked14thnationallyinpassing 5,424 yardsranks second all-time,whilethe2008totalof Memphis’ 5,767yardsin2007ranks offensive numbersinschoolhistory. have respondedwithsomeofthebest Overthelasttwoseasons,Hel- ton hasprovenhimselfandthe Tigers his tirelessworkethicanddedication. the country. HealsotoutedHeltonfor most excitingandproductiveoffense in expected theoffense tobecomethe fensive coordinator, West saidthathe Inthepressconferencetoan- nounce Heltonasthe Tigers’ newof- new role. and tookoverthequarterbacksinhis to offensive coordinatorinJanuary2007 Tiger coachingstaff. Hewaspromoted AssistantheadcoachClayHelton is enteringhis10thseasonwiththe two quarterbacksinthe East CarolinagamethatMemphislost quarterbacks. Infact,headingintothe the schemebecauseofinjuriestothree spite Heltonandhisstaff havingtoalter offense and26thintotaloffense, de- son ranked22ndnationallyinrushing The Tigers rankedfourthwith380points. 2008 for sixthinschoolhistory, whilethe2007 the Tigers scoredlastseasonisgood Tigers HELTON ATAGLANCE • California JCs, Florida sun coast sun Florida JCs, California • R • • • C • • F • • C 1994 • Houston, of University • A • 1972 24, June • B AMILY ECRUITING OACHING OLLEGIATE LMA ORN 1995-96: 1997-99: Memphis 2000-Present: &Turner Aubrey -Reid, Children -Angela Wife 1991-92: 1993-94: science interdisciplinary mathematics/ in degree Bachelor’s Gainesville, Fla. M ATER E A P XPERIENCE REA University of Houston LAYING Houston (Quarterback) Houston Auburn (Quarterback) E University of fi fth. The 353points XPERIENCE fi nished thesea- fi rst quarter, the O FFENSIVE CLAY HELTON A SSISTANT H T C yardage (3,419) in2003. school marks forreceptions (260)and Helton’s receivers respondedbysetting years. Knownfor his teachingabilities, the grouptooneof itsbetterseasonsin depleted receiving corpsandcoached offense. In2003,Heltoninheriteda in scoringandninthnationallytotal fense alsorankedsecondintheleague in C-USA intotaloffense. The Tiger of- of anoffensive unitthatrankedsecond 3,086 yardsreceiving,andwerepart accounted for25touchdownsand A yearaftertakingoverthere- ceivers, Helton’s 2004 Tiger wideouts yards with1,527. tions with114 andseventhinreceiving career rankedfourthall-timeinrecep- per game.RyanScottwrappeduphis 33 touchdownsandaveraged225yards receivers accountedfor21ofMemphis’ was honoredin2006.In2006, Tiger the honorin2005andDukeCalhoun man honorsasMauriceJonesreceived Despitethein two Tiger receiversto All-C-USA Fresh- enced grouptoworkwith. that leftHeltonwithayounger, inexperi- various injuriesandpersonnelchanges were noexception.Bothcampaignssaw the way, andthe20052006seasons ton certainlyhadhischallengesalong (2003-06) withthe Tiger receivers.Hel- Priortohispromotionoffensive coordinator, Heltonspentfourseasons over 300yardsineightcareergames. against EastCarolinaandpassedfor set aschoolrecordwith416yards (3,220) andtouchdowns(25).Hankins campaign incompletions(261),yards single-season recordsduringthe2007 career passingcategories,andset two-year careerrankedsecondinmost UnderHelton’s guidance,quar- terback MartinHankinsfinishedhis the top25inthatcategory. since 1999thattheUofMhasbeenin ranked 64th,andmarkedthethirdtime the previousseasoninwhich Tigers offense wasavastimprovementover No. 25.Memphis’ 2007rankingintotal squad pilotedbyDannyWimprinewas passing offense since1999asthe2004 fi passing offense. The Tigers hadonly in totaloffense and13thnationallyin Helton’s 2007 Tiger offense closed out theseasonranked23rdnationally top halfofthenationinpassingoffense. scheme, Memphisendedtheyearin OUSTON nished the season in the top 25 once in nished theseasonintop25once ENTH OORDINATOR H S , 1994 EAD EASON /Q UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL C fl UARTERBACKS ux, Heltonguided 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity OACH 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg in 1994. of Houston’s team captains honors. Hewasvoted one ceived SEC All-Academic Tigers in1991,Heltonre- While playingforthe Auburn ring from Auburn University. and 1994,aftertransfer- terback forHoustonin1993 A nativeofSugarland, Texas, Heltonplayedquar- 1,530. in all-purposeyardswith among allC-USA backs in 1998,placedsecond for over1,200yards,and with Vaughn Innistorush Sanford. Sanfordcombined All-C-USA performerKetric 1997 forthedevelopmentof sons, andwasresponsiblein running backsforthreesea- UH, hedirectedtheCougar the UofMcampus.Whileat Kim Helton,beforearrivingon HeltoncoachedatHouston from 1997-99underhisfather, the 2006NFL draft. and wasselectedinthe scoring andall-purposeyardrecord on tosetnearlyeveryUofMrushing, with 6.6yardspercarry. Helaterwent the seasontiedfor per carryafter11 weeksand second inthenationaverageyards weeks ofthatseason.Williamswas in averageyardspercarryforfour Helton helpedWilliamsleadthenation Helton’s almamater, Houston.In2002, touchdowns inagamewithfouragainst and setaMemphisrecordforrushing school history(902yards)during2001 the fourth-highestsingle-seasontotalin Sanderswasaregularinthe Tiger lineup in2000,andBrownrushedfor DeAngelo Williams. eventual candidate Jeff “Sugar”Sanders,DanteBrownand young Tiger runningbacks,including huge roleinthedevelopmentofseveral In his Helton’s careeratMemphisbegan in 2000astherunningbackscoach. fi rst threeseasons,heplayeda fi fth inthecountry fi rst round of round rst fi nished coaching staff atUAB. and hisbrother, Tyson, bothareonthe daughter, Aubrey. Helton’s father, Kim, children: sons,Reidand Turner, and He andhiswife, Angela, havethree plinary sciencefromHoustonin1994. Helton,37,earnedhisbachelor’s degree inmathematicsandinterdisci- single-season totalinschoolhistory. 13 touchdownsforthesecond-highest featured LaymarrMarshall,whotallied helped todeveloparunninggamethat 1996. WhileinDurham,N.C.,Helton Blue Devils’ runningbackscoachin for Dukein1995andwashiredasthe He workedasagraduateassistant Goldsmith’s staff atDukeUniversity. profession asamemberofFred FollowinggraduationfromHous- ton, Heltonenteredthecoaching 2 0 COACHINGCOACHIN STAFF 25 nance, nance, 1993 fi XPERIENCE University of of University E Middle Tennessee Middle UCF UCF (Quarterback) LAYING REA XPERIENCE P A Georgia Southern Georgia E ATER M UCF Master’s in business administration, 1996 1991-94: Children - Sydney, Hayley, Carley, Darin Jr. 2007-Present: Memphis 2006: 2001-05: 1999-00: Punta Gorda, Fla. Bachelor’s degree in OLLEGIATE OACHING ECRUITING ORN LMA AMILY • C • F • Wife - Pam • C • • • • R • South Alabama, Georgia north Florida, south B • June 6, 1972 • A • • HINSHAW AT A GLANCE play for the Nashville Kats. After a short play for the Nashville Kats. stay in Nashville, Hinshaw entered the college coaching ranks at UCF. An- 25th was named in 2004 to UCF’s Hinshaw of UCF, 1993 graduate A He earned his master’s Team. niversary in business administration from UCF in 1996. He and his wife, Pam, have three and Carley; Hayley, daughters: Sydney, and a son, Darin Jr. the Arena Bowl, where they lost to the the Bay Storm in 1995. Tampa coordinator back and was the offensive In 1996, Hinshaw played quarter- of the for the Granite State Warriors Eastern Football League, which was and York made up of teams from New New England. Hinshaw inherited a team that went 2-8 in 1995 and led it to a 14-2 record and a trip to the national championship game. Arena League to shaw went back to the a year in the EFL, Hin- Following ve fi fth- fi ciency and had the fi nished the year as the nation’s nished the year as the nation’s fi ciency. ciency. fi rst season, Ryan Schneider threw fi rst time someone other than Kruczek consistently led the Sun MTSU offense guidance, the Under Hinshaw’s Belt Conference (SBC) and ranked na- tionally throughout the years. In 2001, the Blue Raiders had two of the top rushers in the SBC, along with the top overall rushing attack. Record-breaker Dwone Hicks, who rushed for over 1,000 yards, year later, A second-leading scorer. No. 21 ranked MTSU had the nation’s rusher a 1,000-yard rushing offense, and two of the top eight ground gainers in the . went down as the highest scoring unit In 2003, the Blue Raider offense in the league at 27.7 points a contest, including four games of 35 points or The unit ranked 37th nationally more. in passing ef ranked receiver in the country. and ranked 15th nationally in passing, In 2004, MTSU led the Sun Belt while ranking 31st in the country in pass- ing ef after serving on Tennessee Middle 37, made his way to Hinshaw, at UCF from 1999 staff Mike Kruczek’s record-setting quarterback A to 2000. during his playing days for the Knights, Hinshaw spent the 1999 campaign as a graduate assistant with the responsibil- ity of coaching tight ends and assisting the head coach with the quarterbacks. quarterback coaching duties — the took over the In 2000, Hinshaw fi guided the quarterbacks since 1985. In that for 2,334 yards and 21 touchdowns and completed 62 percent of his passes. ous school records for the Knights, Hinshaw set numer- As a player, including the career passing mark with 9,000 yards. During his time under cen- had a combined 28-16 record, UCF ter, including a 9-3 mark and an appearance in 1993. playoffs in the I-AA Hinshaw began a career in professional days at UCF, Following his playing After a brief stint with the Cleve- football. land Browns, Hinshaw spent two years Arena with the Orlando Predators of the Football League, helping the Preds to ve seasons. fi the U of M staff after the U of M staff total offense. total offense. joined Hinshaw serving one season Southern under Southern under former head coach coach at Georgia coach at Georgia In Brian VanGorder. and 23rd nationally in ve wideouts logged ve wideouts logged 2006, Georgia South- 350 or more receiv- ing yards, and this highly-talented group was key to Memphis ranking 13th nation- fi sive coordinator in sive coordinator in February of 2003. dinator/quarterbacks dinator/quarterbacks elevated to co-offen- as the offensive coor- as the offensive conversions. In total, conversions. In total, Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee and three two-point and three two-point gia Southern stint, gia Southern stint, Hinshaw worked at State for two seasons, and was ally in passing offense ally in passing offense 359.9 yards per game. Prior to his Geor- with 11 touchdowns touchdowns with 11 backs coach his first backs coach his first He was the running He was the running led the team in scoring EASON in total offense, averaging in total offense, ceptions while Singleton ern ranked 27th nationally rst year with the Tigers, Tigers, the rst year with ve touchdowns on 62 re- fi fi ECEIVERS S receiving with 890 yards and receiving with 890 yards and R in Tigers Calhoun led the honorable mention accolades. IDE team while Maurice Jones, Earnest Williams and Singleton received C-USA Coaches and Media second Coaches and Media C-USA HIRD UCF, 1993 Hinshaw inherited a deep stable of Hinshaw inherited a deep stable of receivers who showed great poise Tiger and maturity while leading the receivers ac- Tiger in 2007. offense 33 offensive counted for 27 of the team’s touchdowns that season. In six of the last seven games of 2007, Memphis produced a 100-yard receiver and in two contests, had multiple 100-yard receivers. Calhoun was named to the or more receptions and over 200 yards or more receptions and the receiv- receiving last season, and for 19 total ing corps was responsible his touchdowns. In W T

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9 0 791 yards and with Tigers Singleton led the 2008 Calhoun totaled 487 yards and three touchdowns. Five receivers had 25 rienced and talented groups on the team Hinshaw had one of the most expe- Duke and two of his receivers, last year, Calhoun and Carlos Singleton, are on pace to end their careers in 2009 as the top two wideouts in school history. re- Tiger the season responsible for his third Darin Hinshaw enters standout, former UCF A ceiving corps. Hinshaw was hired in March 2007. 26 COACHING STAFF group allowed17sacks,butthatwas offense and26thintotaloffense. The Tigers ranked22ndnationallyinrushing careers. Withthehelpofline, both startedover35gamesintheir Pearce andcenterPhilipBeliles,who Malloryhadthecomfortofsev- eral veteransinthe2008line,including was placedonthe All-Freshman Team. fi ing News by Freshman All-American Team andwasanhonorablemention named tothe2007C-USA All-Freshman Team. Inaddition,DominikRileywas a second-teamhonoreeontheMedia pick ontheC-USA Coaches Team and Andy Smithwasselectedasa All-C-USA Coaches Team. A yearlater, don Pearcewasathird-teampickonthe Coaches teams,whilesophomoreBran- honors onboththeC-USA Mediaand teams. In2006,BlakeButlerearned Inthelastthreeseasons,six Tiger linemen havelandedon All-C-USA gave upjust over thatperiod.In2004,the Tigers while averagingjust11 sacksaseason led ConferenceUSA insacksdenial, four ofthelast strong anddisciplinedeachseason.In Well-known forhisteaching style, Mallory’s offensive lineisconsistently line coach. his 10thseasonasthe Tigers’ offensive RickMallory, oneoftheveterans of the Tiger coachingstaff, isentering rst-team honoreeandRonaldLeary MALLORY ATAGLANCE • • C • -Shannon Wife • F • C • • A • Renton, 21, 1960 October Wash. • B AMILY OACHING OLLEGIATE LMA ORN 1993-98: Memphis 2000-Present: &Fiona Naomi Cameron, Adam, -Ryan, Children (TE/OG) 1981-83: science political in degree Bachelor’s , 1983 M ATER . Lastseason,Pearcewasa E P XPERIENCE fi University of Washington LAYING University of Washington ve totalsacks. fi ve years,Memphishas E University of XPERIENCE The Sport- fi rst-team rst-team RICK MALLORY W ASHINGTON T was elevated toheadcoach in2001. the coaching staff when Tommy West 2000, andremained asamemberof A native ofRenton,Wash., Mal- lory joinedtheMemphis staff inMay Dolphins. was athirdrounddraftpickoftheMiami position.In starter’s April of2002,Smith responded byrapidlymovinginto a to anoffensive tackleslot,andSmith Smith makethemovefromtightend starter Wade Smith.Malloryhelped Malloryisalsocreditedwithguid- ing thedevelopmentofformer Tiger USA picks in2003. and Ronewerealsothirdteam All-C- Freshman Team pickin2003.Frederic starter forthe Tigers, wasaC-USA All- Blake Butler, whohadbeenaconsistent Wimprine beingdroppedforaloss. games withoutquarterbackDanny In2003,the Tiger lineallowed just 12sacks,andwentthree-straight selected totheleague’s secondteam. 2004, whiletackleJeremyRonewas to the All-Conference USA Rimington Trophy. Hewasalsonamed Gene Fredericwasacandidateforthe line. In2003and2004,veterancenter a by-productofveteranoffensive passing andsecondinrushing–clearly also secondinC-USA inscoring,third nationally intotaloffense. Memphiswas was partofanoffense thatrankedninth The Tigers ledConferenceUSA in 2004 foritsimpressivesackdenialand total offense. the seasonrankedsixthinC-USA in Freshman Team. Memphisalso Pearce wasselectedtotheC-USA All- first team All-Conference USA,and ing guard Andrew Handywasnamed the creditofoffensive front.Start- nationally inrushingoffense muchto books. In2005,the Tigers ranked Williams’ storied run throughtherecord Mallory’s linereceivedmuch recognition duringtailbackDeAngelo Mallory’s group. down passesbehindtheprotectionof over 3,200yardsandtossed25touch- Quarterback MartinHankinsthrewfor offense and 13thinpassingoffense. the Tigers torank23rdnationallyintotal line wascreditedwithpavingthewayfor ranked 10thnationally, theoffensive Inadditiontoallowingjust14 sacks in13games2007,which in C-USA. still goodfor21stnationallyandsecond O ENTH FFENSIVE S EASON L , 1983 UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL INE 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity fi 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg rst teamin fi nished nished fi fth to play a ninthroundpick andwenton by the Tampa BayBuccaneers as 1984 NFL Draft,hewasselected he servedasteamcaptain.Inthe honors asaseniorin1983when earn All-Pac 10honorsand All-Coast three-year letterman,hewentonto prior tohisjunioryear(1982). A fore movingtooffensive guard freshman andsophomore,be- Mallorywasatightend himself atWashington asa Raiders inthethirdround. was draftedbytheOakland ond tightend,JeremyBrigham, the NFL Draft. The Huskies’ sec- sen bytheNewOrleansSaintsin league honorsandwaslatercho- Cameron Cleelandpickedupall- for thethird-consecutiveseason. In1997,aMallory-coached tight endclaimed All-Pac 10honors second roundofthedraft. taken bytheSt.LouisRamsin All-Pac 10honors.Conwellwas and hewentontoreceive In1996,MalloryhadErnieCon- well takeoverasthestartingtightend, 1996 SuperBowl. ers. As arookie,Bruenerstartedinthe 1995 NFL DraftbythePittsburghSteel- was selectedinthe named leader inreceptionsbyatightend,was Bruener becametheHuskies’ all-time ing hispositionforayear-and-a-half. fortunate tohaveMarkBruenerlead- Working withthetightends,Mallorywas was sidelinedduetoaheartcondition. the 1993seasonwhenMylesCorrigan coach fortheHuskiesmidwaythrough 1992 and1993,tookoverasafull-time tight endsandthekickinggamein Mallory, who wasagraduateas- sistant coachresponsiblefortackles, the NFL Draft. Jeremy Brigham)thatwereselectedin ener, ErnieConwell,CameronCleeland, he workedwithfourplayers(MarkBru- at theUniversityofWashington, where He hadpreviouslyspent fi fi ve seasons intheNFL. rst-team All-Pac 10twiceand fi rst roundofthe fi v seasons ve fi rst team rst daughters; DelaneyandHolly. Adam andhiswife,Lindsey, havetwo daughters, Naomi(6)andFiona(3). Ryan, Adam andCameron,two wife, Shannon,havethreesons: Washington in1983.Heandhis Mallory, 48,earnedhisbachelor’s degree inpoliticalsciencefrom 2 0 COACHINGCOACHING SSTAFFTAFFF 27 ve ve ve fi fi rst-ever rst-ever fi ve seasons in the seasons in the ve fi ACKS EASON B , 1997 S UNNING HIRD UBURN rst collegiate coaching post at Troy. at rst collegiate coaching post R Auburn-Tennessee football games. football games. Auburn-Tennessee He played as a true freshman in 1986 and was injured in the third game of Tennes- the following season against see in 1987. He was granted a medical redshirt and regained his sophomore season for 1988. three-consecutive Southeastern Confer- Auburn to Joseph helped lead ence championships (1988-90) and still ranks ninth in school history in rushing yards with 2,264 yards on 452 carries. He also scored 16 career touchdowns Auburn participated in Tigers. for the bowls games during his career: Citrus (1986), Sugar (1987 and 1988), Hall of Fame (1989) and Peach (1990). Draft by the seventh round of the NFL In 1991, Joseph was selected in As a rookie, he the Philadelphia Eagles. tallied 440 yards on 135 carries. Joseph played four seasons for the Eagles and one season with the , amassing 823 yards and three touch- downs on 250 carries. Upon complet- Joseph returned to career, ing his NFL school and began his coaching career. Auburn an assistant football coach at In 1996, Joseph began working as High School. He worked there through the 2003 season before accepting his fi degree in human development from Joseph, 41, earned his bachelor’s Auburn in 1997. He has three children: Jonathan, Jeremy and Jamey. Joseph played No stranger to big-time football, in the mid-1990s following a NFL University Auburn standout career at from 1986-90. player Tiger tinction of being the only Auburn, Joseph holds the dis- At in school history to participate in (2004-06) Joseph spent three seasons Prior to joining the U of M staff, University. Troy in the same capacity at captured their Trojans The Sun Belt Conference title in 2006, and Carriers defeated Rice in the 2006 R + L New Orleans Bowl. T A

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tallied 806 yards on 174 attempts and tallied 806 yards on 174 attempts and registered two 100-yard games that Tiger season. Of the 332 total carries by backs, only two resulted in as Memphis ranked tied for third nationally in fumbles lost. touchdowns, led by sponsible for 11 backs were re- Tiger In 2007, senior Joseph Doss’ running Tiger season working with the his third James Joseph is entering standout, JosephAuburn former A backs. was hired in February 2007 to lead the ground game. improved in the last two years, and the The running game has steadily 2009 season looks to be no exception as group has a wealth of experi- Joseph’s ence and no shortage of talent. in 2008, offense Tiger threat for the Curtis Steele emerged as a viable leading the way with 1,223 yards and All-C- seven touchdowns. He was an and was second-team honoree USA of Newcomer selected as the league’s He was backed up by Miami Year. the transfer Charlie Jones and true freshman Brandon Ross who combined for over 500 yards and eight touchdowns. have only accounted for three fumbles backs Tiger In the last two seasons, lost in 696 carries - a tribute to Joseph’s relentless demand for attention to detail. 282 8 COACHINGC STAFF the because ofinjuriesandreturnedto a majorityofthepreviousseason and WinstonBowens.Bothhadmissed again hadtheservicesofGregJackson In2008,Ingramhadarelatively experienced grouptoworkwith,and past threeseasons. guide thelinebackers,ashehas coaching staff. Ingramwillcontinueto three yearsafterhejoinedthe Tiger sive coordinatorinMarch2009,just A veteranonthedefensivestaff, Kenny Ingramwaspromotedtodefen- season with55tacklesandJackson fi eld in2008.Bowens fi nished last nished KENNY INGRAM A RKANSAS D EFENSIVE F OURTH Ingramwasbattletestedin2007 as thatgroupwasmosthitbyinjuriesto rick Odomareeligibleforgameaction. noted transfersJamonHughesandDer- Jackson andLongstreetareback, and experiencedgroupsasBowens, In2009,thelinebackercorpsis expected tobeoneofthemosttalented in tackleswith80. season rankedsecondonthesquad Jeremy Longstreetwhoendedthe instrumental indevelopingsophomore 19 TFL and11 sacks.Ingramwasalso . The twoalsocombinedfor tallied 52stops,aforcedfumbleandan L INEBACKERS S C S TATE OORDINATOR EASON UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL , 1999 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg son. Inaddition, Ingramwas elected Game coaching staff thatsamesea- Tennessee East-West Shrine All-Star in 2003andwas amemberofthe All-Star Gamedefensive coordinator selected toserve astheLibertyBowl Year forMetroMemphis.Healsowas mercial Appeal’s Ingramwasathree-timeRegional Coach ofthe Year andwasthe The consistent groupinplace. and thedefensivestaff lookedtogeta were usedin13games,asIngram knee injury. Sevendifferent lineups remainder oftheseason,alsowitha Winston Bowenswassidelinedthe lineup againasmiddlelinebacker weeks later, Ingramhadtoalterthe Greg Jacksontoakneeinjury. Just services ofstartingoutsidelinebacker game oftheseason,Ingramlost several keyplayers.Injustthesecond of appearancesinthestatesemi appearance inthestate from 2001-02.Heledtheschooltoone head coachanddefensivecoordinator overall recordafterservingasassistant coach from2002-04andposteda37-4 gram toprominence.Hewasthehead he wascreditedwithreturningthepro- NostrangertoMemphis,Ingram coached atMelroseHighSchool,where included seven TFL forminus15yards. while Jacksontotaled69tackles,which istered 70tacklesandaforcedfumble, respectively, intackles.McCraryreg- and Jacksonrankedthirdfourth, two .QuintonMcCrary recoverieswithtwoandlogged 81 stops.Grantalsoledtheteamin ers, ledbyGrant,whowassecondwith tacklers onthesquadwerelineback- that season. Three ofthe responded byleadingthewayintackles Ingraminheritedayounggroupof linebackers in2006,andhischarges in fumblerecoverieswiththree. Kasser wasalsosecondonthesquad named tothe All-C-USA secondteam. the squadintackleswith100andwas Kasser, whostarted13games,led sides andHeathGrantinthemiddle. Rockette andJakeKasserontheout- fi nal threegamessawJeremy 2004Coachofthe fi nals and a pair nals andapair fi v leading ve fi Com- nals. prior tomovingMelrose. worked inthe Youth HabilitationCenter Previously, Ingram taughtand coached atCorryMiddleSchooland Memphis andwest Tennessee. for recruitinghishometownareaof State University, andwasresponsible Ingram,38,spentthe2005season as defensivelinecoachat Tennessee scholarships toplaycollegefootball. Inhis threeseasonsatMelrose, he coached17playerswhosigned Tennessee-KentuckyGame. All-Star as anassistantcoachforthe2004 eron andtwinsKennedyKarleigh. Ingramandhiswife,Carla,have fi in December1999. degree inpoliticalsciencefrom ASU 1992, andreceivedhisbachelor’s 92. Hewastheteamco-captainin was afour-yearlettermanfrom1988- football at Arkansas State,wherehe A standoutlocallyatWhite- haven High,Ingramplayedcollege ve children:Kendrien, Taylor, Kam- INGRAM ATAGLANCE • R • • • • • C • -Carla Wife • F • C • • A • Memphis, 1971 16, March Tenn. • B AMILY ECRUITING OACHING OLLEGIATE LMA ORN Tennessee west Arkansas, Memphis, north 2000: Coach 2001-02: Coach 2002-04: 2005: Memphis 2006-Present: &Karleigh Kennedy Kameron, Taylor, -Kendrien, Children 1988-92: science political in degree Bachelor’s State, 1999 Arkansas M ATER E Tennessee State Tennessee Corry Middle School Middle Corry A P XPERIENCE REA LAYING Melrose High School Head Head School High Melrose Melrose High School Asst. Asst. School High Melrose Arkansas State (DE) Arkansas E University of XPERIENCE 2 0 COACHINGCOACHIN STAFFFFF 292 seven-year-old son, Colby; and a a have Amy, Pry and his wife, Madeline, who was born in daughter, October 2008. at East Stroudsburg University as an Pry began his coaching career outside linebackers coach in 1993 and worked with defensive backs in 1994. Jim, is an assistant coach at his father, as Coaching runs in the family, Illinois. eld fi fth on nished fi fi rst winning fi ve. In addi- fi ve years and fi INE L EASON , 1993 S ve years at the University of fi ve-game winning streak. During that EFENSIVE fi HIRD fth in scoring defense and 10th in total UFFALO was promoted to assistant head coach in 2004. UL-Lafayette had its 55 and led the the team in tackles with In 2007, McDonald was Terrell, and sacks. Greg TFL squad in Corey Freddie Barnett, Josh Weaver, and Jada Brown Turner Mills, Steven and 177 total TFL all combined for 31 tackles. working after M staff 39, joined the U of Pry, Louisiana-Lafayette, where he served as assistant head coach and defensive the Ragin’ He coached coordinator. linebackers for Cajuns’ Ca- record since 1995 when the Ragin’ juns ended the 2005 season with a 6-5 record and a Sun Belt Conference title. closed out the season with In 2005, ULL a time, the defense allowed just 18 points per game. 174.5 passing yards per game, which In 2004, the Cajuns allowed just defen- Six ULL nationally. ranked 11th sive players coached by Pry are on NFL rosters. Carolina an assistant coach at Western Pry was native of Lexington, Va., A for four years (1998-2001) before joining He coached the defensive staff. the ULL line for two seasons before moving to defensive backs and special teams the latter two years. In 1998, WCU in total defense. ninth in Division I-AA defense to a No. 1 ranking in touchdown In 2001, he helped the Catamount passes allowed with just secondary was ranked third tion, Pry’s nationally in pass defense. with the Tech ate assistant at Virginia From 1995-98, Pry was a gradu- defensive line. While there, the Hokies ranked No. 1 nationally against the run, fi The squad garnered two Big defense. East championships and made appear- ances in the Sugar Bowl, and Gator Bowl during that time. in 1988, Pry later transferred to Buffalo, free safety at Maryville College A where he played under former New Orleans Saints head coach Jim Haslett. Pry sat out the 1989 season and lettered a career-ending in 1990. He suffered injury in 1991 and returned to the as a student assistant coach for the 1992 season. Pry earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 1993. D T B BRENT PRY BRENT 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L XPERIENCE eld. Pry and his tal- 2003 New Orleans Bowl Champion • 2004 GMAC Bowl • 2005 Motor City Bowl Champion Bowl City Motor • 2005 Bowl GMAC • 2004 Champion Bowl Orleans New 2003 University of of University fi E Virginia Tech Virginia UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS OF UNIVERSITY Buffalo University of Louisiana- of University East Stroudsberg East Western Carolina LAYING REA XPERIENCE P

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9 0 rst-team pick on the All-C-USA team. team. All-C-USA rst-team pick on the in February 2007, and is ing staff coach- Tiger Brent Pry joined the Tigers’ as the entering his third season defensive line coach in 2009. in Pry has been instrumental leader, An enthusiastic and aggressive developing a defensive line that is big- than in stronger and more physical ger, seasons past. which included upperclassmen Clinton a veteran group in 2008, Pry had Terrell, McDonald, Corey Mills, Greg Freddie Barnett, Jada Brown and Ste- young talent and he added Turner; ven in redshirt freshman Joel McCleod and The large true freshman Frank Trotter. group allowed for much depth and kept fresh legs on the ented line were instrumental in Memphis improving from 103rd in rushing defense in 2007, to 76th in 2008. captain in 2007 and 2008, ranked 37th who served as a team McDonald, nationally with seven sacks. He led the line with 39 tackles despite missing and was a two games with an injury, fi McDonald was drafted in the seventh round by the Cincinnati Bengals. 30 COACHINGCOACHIH NG SSTAFF but Curtisdidn’thaveachanceto Alton Starristheveteranofgroup, the startofspringsession.Senior Curtishadverylittletimetoget acquainted withthesafetiesbefore as thesafetiescoachfor Tigers. a weekbeforespringpracticetoserve Former Arkansas Stateco-defen- sive coordinatorJackCurtiswashired E VANGEL JACK CURTIS F and hehadastrongspringsession, Transfer DeRonFurrisalsointhemix, who bothhaveseengameaction. Darius DavisandjuniorCurtisEchols, fall, andwillcompetewithsophomore Starr shouldbereadyforactioninthe required surgeryafterthebowlgame. Starr wasrehabbingakneeinjurythat work withhimthisspringbecause IRST U S NIVERSITY AFETIES S EASON UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity , 1988 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg coordinator andsecondary coachat Following hisMSUstint,Curtis spent the 1993seasonasthe defensive Southeastern Conference. was thetop-ranked passdefenseinthe guide MSU’s defense,which atthattime post-season game.Healsohelped to anappearanceintheLibertyBowl 1991, hehelpedcoachtheBulldogs volunteer assistantcoachin1990. In Mississippi Stateuntilbeingnamed a and workedasagraduateassistant at He latermovedtoStarkville,Miss., ate assistantcoachatHendersonState. Upon graduation,heservedasagradu- Evangel UniversityinSpring Curtis,44,began hiscoaching career in1987asastudentcoachat who wentontoplayintheNFL. While atNSU,hecoachedsixplayers was elevatedtodefensivecoordinator. sive backsfor toches, Louisiana.Hecoacheddefen- staff atNorthwesternState inNatchi- Priortoarrivingat ASU, Curtis served eightseasonsonthecoaching from 2002-08. earned SunBeltall-conferencehonors Draft. Inaddition,16 ASU defenders second roundselectioninthe2008NFL Defensive Playerofthe Year andwasa Johnson wasnamedthe2007SBC the 2008honoree Alex Carrington. Tyrell Defensive Playersofthe Year, including back-to-back SunBeltConference Several ASU playersenjoyedsuc- cess underCurtis’ tutelage.Hecoached Belt Conference. the leadingdefensiveunitinSun 50 intotaldefense.In2007, ASU was country inpassdefenseandthetop Wolves rankedinthetop30 In fourofhissevenseasons,theRed pass defenseand39thintotaldefense. campaign ranked16thnationallyin pass defensein2001,endedthe2002 which hadranked61stnationallyin greatly inhis He helpedtheRedWolves improve coordinator andsafetiescoachat ASU. Curtisspentthelastsevensea- sons inJonesboroastheco-defensive Blue-Gray game. being namedthedefensiveMVP ofthe fi rstseasonasthesquad, fi ve seasonsbeforehe fi ed Mo. eld, daughters, CarolinaandGeorganna. HeismarriedtotheformerMi- chelle Weser andtheyhavetwo in 1990. degreefromHendersonState master’s cal educationin1988,andreceivedhis degreeinphysi- earned hisbachelor’s seasons atEvangelUniversity. He A nativeofBirmingham, Ala., Curtis playeddefensivebackforfour Americans. camps aswellsix six freeagents)whoendedupinNFL has coached12players(sixdrafted, playoffs (1997,1998,and2002).He playoffs andthreeNCAA I-AA national continued ontothe1993NAIA national Curtis alsocoachedteamswhich InadditiontohisNewOrleans Bowl andLibertyexperience, led thenationwith29interceptions. NAIA team went7-3andrankedthirdinthe Western NewMexico. That year, the CURTIS ATAGLANCE • R • • • • • • C &Georganna -Carolina Children • -Michelle Wife • F • C • 1990 State, Henderson • • 1988 University, Evangel • A • Birmingham, 1964 28, September Ala. • B AMILY ECRUITING OACHING OLLEGIATE LMA ORN Texas JCs & Mississippi N. Arkansas, southern . Louisiana, north Mississippi, North 1989-90/GA: 1991: 1993: 2001-94: 2002-08: 2009: 1984-86: education physical in degree Master’s education physical in degree Bachelor’s fi nal rankings,whilethedefense M ATER E Western New Mexico New Western University of Memphis Mississippi State (volunteer) State Mississippi A P XPERIENCE REA LAYING Northwestern State Northwestern Arkansas State Arkansas Evangel University (DB) Mississippi State Mississippi E XPERIENCE fi rst-team All- rst-team 2 0 COACHINGCOACHHHINGN SSTAFFTAFF 313 1 . fth place fi The Sporting News his specialists gain all-conference In 2003, Pollard saw three of honors. Eubanks and Marvin among the na- ranked Young leaders in kick returns tion’s and punt returns, respectively. The two players earned spots first team as All-C-USA on the return men, while McCaleb was hon- all-freshman ored on the league’s team and was named to several includ- All-America teams, freshman ing Pollard played at Stringer High School of Bay Springs, Miss., native A and completed an outstanding Golden Eagle playing career in 1997 by helping lead the team to a 9-3 re- and championship cord, a C-USA a Liberty Bowl title. He led the a total team in tackles with 114, that was good for in the conference. He was in double fig- ures in tackles eight games times in 11 as a senior and had a season-best 13 stops in the season opener at Florida. Golden Eagle career He finished his with 274 tackles, nearly reaching the top 10 on the career tackles list at Southern Miss, and he was named permanent captain his se- nior season. undergraduate degree from Pollard, 33, earned his Southern Miss in coaching and sport administration in the spring of 1998, and his master’s degree in the fall of 1999. Pollard, and his wife, Kris- Tylor tina, have two sons, and Klabron. nalist for the nalist for the fi eld goals and eld goals and fi , 1998 EASON ISS S M ORNERBACKS C ECOND tions and tallied eight pass breakups. Intions and tallied eight pass C.J. Bailey andaddition, defensive backs to the C-USA Chico Hunter were named All-Freshman Team. Conference USA, USM ranked second leaders in Consistent defensive in total defense and pass in C-USA defense while leading the league in red zone defense. Pollard also guided the special teams unit, which was high- lighted by punter Britt Barefoot, who and 25th na- ranked second in C-USA The Golden Eagles, tionally in punting. as a team, ranked second in the league in net punting and were also second in coverage. kickoff All- and Year Defensive Player of the Pollard coached the 2005 C-USA 150 who posted American Kevis Coley, tackles, the sixth-best performance in total tackles Coley’s school history. while his solos ranked No. 8 nationally, (81) stood No. 7 nationally. and All-American teams unit in 2005, as Pollard also led a strong special McCaleb, performer Darren All-C-USA who was a semifinalist for the Lou set the school single- Award, Groza season record with 23 most points in a season (107). In addi- Johnson All-America punter Luke tion, was the No. 1 punter in the league and was ranked No. 7 nationally in yards per punt (44.9). who left his Michael Boley, In 2004, Pollard coached outside mark as one of the greatest linebackers to ever play at USM. He was a two-time All-American, including consensus Defensive honors in 2004, the C-USA in 2004 and a three- Year Player of the selection. Boley was All-C-USA time tabbed a national semi while Awards, Butkus, Bednarik and Lott given since Trophy, winning the Conerly best college foot- 1996 to Mississippi’s Defensive He earned C-USA ball player. Honors four times Player of the Week and national player of the week honors Association of by the Football Writers Camp Foun- America and the Walter Atlanta dation. He was drafted by the Falcons in 2005. an outstanding senior season in 2004 as Antoine Cash also had Linebacker third-leading tackler with 95 the team’s stops, four sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three fumble recoveries. Cash joined Boley at the next level, signing a free agent contract with the Falcons. S OUTHERN S LYTREL POLLARD LYTREL n, who was fi rst team. He fi 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L XPERIENCE University of of University 2003 New Orleans Bowl Champion • 2004 GMAC Bowl • 2005 Motor City Bowl Champion Bowl City Motor • 2005 Bowl GMAC • 2004 Champion Bowl Orleans New 2003 E Southern Miss Southern UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS OF UNIVERSITY Southern Miss Southern LAYING REA XPERIENCE P

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M South Louisiana, south Mississippi, south Mississippi JCs 2008-Present: 2008-Present: Memphis 2000-07: 1994-97: Southern Miss (Linebacker) 1999/GA: Bachelor’s degree in coaching and sports administration, 1998 Master’s degree in coaching and sports administration, 1999 Bay Springs, Miss. Deante’ n, Michael Grandberry and ECRUITING OACHING OLLEGIATE LMA ORN AMILY fi • F • • R • • Wife - Kristina • Children - Tylor & Klabron C • C • Southern Miss • Southern • • B • April 3, 1976 • A

9 0 POLLARD AT A GLANCE football team. Tiger ond season with the Pollard is entering his sec- Lytrel 2008 to guide He was hired in February the cornerbacks. that helped Memphis a defensive staff Pollard was part of This past year, improve from 100th to 57th nationally in Three total defense in just one season. corners ranked in the top 10 of Pollard’s on the team in tackles, including junior college transfer D.A. Grif fourth on the squad with 64 tackles. Grif Lamar also combined for 14 pass break- ups and three interceptions. ference USA, Pollard spent nine sea- or Con- Tigers No stranger to the Bower’s at Southern sons on Jeff staff Miss as the defensive backs coach as well as the special teams coordinator. Eagle line- former standout Golden A worked Pollard had previously backer, with linebackers for six years before taking over the defensive backs. defensive backs which logged 17 inter- In 2007, Pollard guided the USM standout ceptions and was led by C-USA Brandon Sumrall. Sumrall totaled six picks for 101 yards and made one return for a touchdown that season, and was All-C-USA named to the also tied for 18th nationally in intercep- 32 COACHINGCOACCHIH NG SSTAFFTAT FF JOHN WOZNIAK K NOX F S C IRST PECIALPE OLLEGE CIA S L T EASON EAMS UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL , 1999 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg som with s Bi s fi att Cunningham was13-of-19on C yards perkickandplacekickerJasonyar ranked 15thnationallyaveraging41.8r s seven games,whilepunterErikFisher in receptionsdespiteplayingjustin th the teamintouchdownsandwasthird h honors. Tight endBrandon Bostickled ers ers earned All-Big Sky Conference all threeofWozniak’s positionplay- In hisonlyseasonwiththeBobcats, tight endscoachatMontanaState. Thispastseason,Wozniak was the specialteamscoordinatorand replace GarretChachere. dinator. HewashiredinJune2009to JohnWozniak isenteringhis year asthe Tigers’ specialteamscoor- als W and pas car orors 19 seset ofoff in ing end (Ga aat WWoz A H with J c at WhileatKnoxCollege,Wozniak also coachedthemen’s golfteamtofour and touchdownreceptions. passes, receivingyards,receptions career leadersinrushing,touchdown ors. Wozniak coachedKnox’s all-time 19 playersearnedall-conferencehon- set 15offensive schoolrecordswhile offensive coordinator, thePrairieFire in 2000.Inhisfourseasonsasthe ing elevatedtooffensive coordinator ends andpuntersin1999beforebe- (Galesburg, Ill.).Hecoachedtight at hisalmamater, KnoxCollege A nativeofMilwaukee,Wis., Wozniak beganhiscoachingcareer He willbeagreat with John’s knowledgeandworkethic. coach Tommy West. “Iwasimpressed at OklahomaStateandLSU,”saidhead some outstandingteamsandcoaches “Johnhasanexcellentbackground with specialteamsandhasworked Big SkyConference. squad was7-5overalland5-3inthe fi attempts. The puntreturnunitblocked v p ve ve puntsduringtheseason,as an oa qu even ar onors. Ti nd e wil unnin e g Okl emp ens o c rec 2 pla 1 el ds t eer . W ked 15thnation

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t ti a o c k le c s t h 4 s t g o r n t e a F w fi rst and passef top 20nationallyinscoring,rushing unit, andtheCowboysrankedin the receiversandspecialteams at OklahomaState.Heworkedwith served asagraduateassistantcoach Wozniak, 32,leftKnoxCollegeto gain DivisionIexperiencein2004,and Conference titles(2001&2003). South DivisiontitlesandtwoMidwest master’s degreefromLSUin2009. master’s education in1999.Hereceivedhis degree inphysicsandsecondary College, Wozniak earnedhisbachelor’s A standoutall-conferencequar- terback andwidereceiveratKnox went ontoplayintheNFL. Wozniak workedwithsixplayerswho offense. InhistwoseasonsatLSU, rushing offense andranked26thintotal ranked 11th nationallyinscoringand ship andfinishedthe2007season year, LSUwonaNationalChampion- Tiger receiversandquarterbacks. That Wozniak returnedtoLSUin2007 as aqualitycontrolcoachworkingwith play intheNFL. on towintheWalter Payton Award and kick returnerJaysonFoster, whowent returns. Wozniak coached All-America they alsoranked29thnationallyinpunt ranked 14thnationallyinkickoff returns, gles ledtheSouthernConferenceand tight endsandspecialteams. The Ea- Southern wherehewasresponsiblefor Followingthe2005season, Wozniak coachedoneyearatGeorgia going ontowintheChick- the SECChampionshipGamebefore fi receivers andspecialteams. The Tigers he wasagraduateassistantatLSUfor of twostopsinBatonRouge.In2005, season, heworkedatLSUforthe nished thatseason11-1 andplayedin WOZNIAK ATAGLANCE • R • • • • • • • C • C • • LSU, 2009 • 1999 College, Knox • A • Milwaukee, 1977 24, March Wis. • B ECRUITING OACHING OLLEGIATE LMA ORN Georgia, Kansas junior colleges northeast County, Miami-Dade 1999-2003: 2004/GA: 2005/GA: 2006: 2007/GA: 2008: 2009: 1995-98: management kinesiology/sport in degree Master’s education/physics secondary in degree Bachelor’s M ATER E Montana State Montana Georgia Southern University of Memphis A P fi XPERIENCE ciency. Followingthe2004 REA LAYING Knox College (QB, WR) (QB, College Knox LSU LSU Oklahoma State Oklahoma Knox College Knox E XPERIENCE fi l-ABowl. 2 0 fi rst COACHINGCOACHHHINNG SSTAFFTAAFF 33 lls in when lls fi , 1977 EASON S PERATIONS IFTH O LLINOIS I -F shing and playing golf. He and his wife, West is unavailable. West serving in the high school coaching Flowers came to Memphis after ranks for seven years in the state of Illinois. He entered the coaching profes- sion as an assistant coach at Lincoln High School and became the head coach in 1983. His 1984 squad posted a 9-2-0 record and appeared in the state playoffs. Flowers played for the Salukis in versity, graduate of Southern Illinois Uni- A the 1970s and received his bachelor’s degree in health education from SIU Flowers was As a player, in 1977. nominated for UPI Lineman of the Week after registering 18 tackles, six sacks, one pass break-up and a blocked punt He against Northern Illinois University. lettered for four years for the Southern Illinois defense. with his family and also enjoys hunting, Flowers, 54, spends his free time fi LuAnn, have two daughters, Brittany and Brooke. Brittany and her husband, Judd Rhodes, have two children, Olivia and Gracie. Brooke is currently teaching at Bon Lin Middle School. She and her husband, Jensen Pilant, have a son, Steele, who was born in March 2009. guest speaker for Tiger football around Tiger guest speaker for the Mid-South and often OOTBALL F WENTY T OUTHERN JOHN FLOWERS JOHN S 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L XPERIENCE 2003 New Orleans Bowl Champion • 2004 GMAC Bowl • 2005 Motor City Bowl Champion Bowl City Motor • 2005 Bowl GMAC • 2004 Champion Bowl Orleans New 2003 University of of University E ce, as well as coordinat- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS FOOTBALL MEMPHIS OF UNIVERSITY fi Lincoln High School LAYING Southern Illinois (DL) Southern Illinois XPERIENCE P

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M 1985-Present: 1973-76: Memphis 1978-84: Southern Illinois, 1977 Southern Illinois, Bachelor’s degree in health education OACHING LMA OLLEGIATE ORN AMILY • C • F • Wife - LuAnn • Children - Brittany & Brooke C • • • B • Ill. December 1954 7, Fillmore, • A

9 0 FLOWERS AT A GLANCE football staff. Tiger as a member of the John Flowers is in his 25th season He came to Memphis in 1985 and cur- director West’s Tommy rently serves as of football operations. In that capacity, he oversees the day-to-day running of the football of ing team travel and camps. ers has worked under head coaches Flow- Since his arrival in Memphis, Rey Dempsey (1984-85), Charlie Bailey (1986-88), Chuck Stobart (1989-94), Rip Scherer (1995-2000) and West (2001-present). involved with the renovation of the ago, Flowers was Several years and the new Athletic Complex Murphy addition to the complex that included an upgrade to the football locker room as well as position and team meeting rooms, a video suite, an interview room, an expanded athletic training and equip- ment area and locker rooms for other sports. football Tiger for the movement of the primarily responsible Flowers is team at both home games and road con- tests. He works hand-in-hand with hotel management in arranging player and rooms, as well as team meeting staff home games, Tiger and meals. During he can be found setting up and hosting the Memphis football recruiting area and welcoming visitors to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. He also serves as a 34 COACHING STAFF RMC in 2004 with a bachelor’s degreeinphysical RMC in 2004 withabachelor’s A native ofDallas, Ore., Howegraduated from Bears. a two-yearstarter atdefensiveendfortheBattlin’ transferred toRocky MountainCollegeandwas was theteam’s DefensiveLinemanofthe Year. He All-Mid-Empire Conferencehonors in2000and College oftheRedwoodsandearned Howeplayeddefensiveendandlinebacker at and helpedwith scouting reports,assistedthedefensive linecoach he assistedwithgame-plandevelopment, prepared teer assistantforoneyearatN.C.State.Whilethere, HowecametoMemphisafterworkingasavolun- ends. tion totheoffense, andwill also guidethe Tiger tight he workedwiththedefense.In2009,willtransi- the Tiger footballprogram.Inhis ShawnHoweisinhisthirdseasonworking with CrouseandhisfamilyliveinCollierville, Tenn. year lettermanatwidereceiver. marketing fromMurrayState,wherehewasatwo- degreein1995 Crouseearnedhisbachelor’s Houston Nuttandservedinthatroleforfouryears. He laterwasnamedtheassistanttoheadcoach the runningbackscoachfromJanuary-May, 2000. assistant recruitingcoordinatorandalso coach. HejoinedtheRazorbacks’ staff in1998asthe he workedfrom1994-97asthetightends/receivers State. HebeganhiscoachingcareeratMSUwhere positions onthecollegelevelat Arkansas andMurray A nativeofMurray, Ky., Crousealsohasheld England Patriots. and personalassistantfrom2004-06withtheNew prior tohisstintatMiami,Crousewasanareascout the liaisonbetweenteamandNFL scouts.Just assisted withon-campusrecruitingvisitsandwas tions attheUniversityofMiami.Inthatcapacity, he season astheassistantdirectoroffootballrela- Crousejoinedthe Tiger staff afterservingone football administrativeduties. pro liaison.Inaddition,heassistsJohnFlowerswith day on-campusrecruitingefforts, andistheteam’s Inhisposition,heisresponsiblefortheday-to- personnel. September 2007andservesasthedirectorofplayer JustinCrousejoinedthe Tiger supportstaff in fi lm breakdown. lm D JUSTIN CROUSE G IRECTOR R RADUATE SHAWN HOWE M OCKY URRAY T T

M HIRD HIRD OF A P S OUNTAIN SSISTANT S S LAYER TATE fi rst twoseasons, EASON EASON , 1995 P , 2004 /O ERSONNEL fi fi lled inas TIGER FOOTBALLSUPPORTSTAFF FFENSE rst-team ment atMarshall priortocoming toMemphis. While two years asagraduateassistant inthevideo depart- A nativeof RuralRetreat, Va., Dunnagan worked to the Tigers’ of various athleticcompetitions andpressconferences N.C., toworkasavolunteercoachatN.C.State. RMC untilJanuary2006whenhemovedtoRaleigh, recruiter forWashington andOregon.Hecoachedat ers. Hewasalsothe alma materandworkedwiththeoutsidelineback- at RMC,Howeservedasanassistantcoachhis education andhealth.Uponcompletinghiseligibility system. Herof coaching staff whileutilizingtheXOSSportsPro Memphis’ opponentsandcutspracticevideoforthe events. Shealsohandlesfootball practice onadailybasisandother variousathletic ing astaff ofstudentassistantswho Dunnagan’s responsibilities includesupervis- the Tigers’ videocoordinator. DarbyDunnaganisenteringherthirdseasonas graduate classesatWilliamCareyCollege. in FebruaryreturnedtoHattiesburgbegintaking Forest Pharmaceuticalsuponhisgraduation,and business communications.Heworkedinsaleswith ies withaconcentrationinsportsmanagementand U ofMinDecember2007interdisciplinarystud- degreefromthe Hankinsearnedhisbachelor’s at SLU,hethrewfor7,777yardsand65touchdowns. siana, whereheplayedforcoachHalMumme.While to MemphisaftertwoseasonsatSoutheasternLoui- A nativeofHattiesburg,Miss.,Hankinstransferred East Carolinain2007. in asinglegame,posting416-yardeffort against Tiger inschoolhistorytothrowfor400-plusyards Award atthebanquetthatsameyear. Heistheonly presented theteam’s Offensive Playerofthe Year by histeammatesduringthe2007season,andwas of 61percent.Hewasvotedasapermanentcaptain 23 careergames,andhadacompletionpercentage with 5,770yards.Hetossed43touchdownsinhis (2006-07) andissecondall-timeinpassingyards Hankinsletteredtwoseasonsforthe Tigers this fall. back withthe Tigers, serving asagraduateassistant FormerstandoutquarterbackMartinHankinsis UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg fi ce alsoplaysakeyroleinstreaming fi cial athletic website. MARTIN HANKINS DARBY DUNNAGAN G fi lm coordinatorandregional RADUATE V M V IDEO T F IRGINIA EMPHIS HIRD IRST C A OORDINATOR S SSISTANT S fi lm exchange with lm exchangewith , 2005 , 2007 EASON EASON fi l football lm /V IDEO degree inMay, 2005. years invideooperationsandearnedherbachelor’s switching tothevideodepartment.Sheworkedthree manager forthefootballteamtwoseasonsbefore in anthropologyandsociology. Shewasastudent degree sity ofVirginia whileworkingonabachelor’s DunnagangotherstartinathleticsattheUniver- 2007. degreeinsportsadministrationMay,her master’s day-to-day operationsofthedepartment.Sheearned sistants andassistedthevideocoordinatorin opponent exchangetapes,supervisedstudentas- at Marshall,shepreparedanddistributedweekly football, baseball, soccer, track,softballand golf. room atthe Murphy Athletic Complex,which services oversees theday-to-day operationsoftheequipment ing severalstudent managersandinterns.Healso maintaining allathletic equipment,aswellsupervis- Hohorstisresponsibleforpurchasing, issuing,and with theUofM. the summerof2001andisentering hisninthseason MarcHohorstjoinedtheathleticdepartment in this pastMay. degreefromtheUniversityofMemphis his master’s agement from Tennessee degreeinsportman- in2007,andcompleted Haysearnedhisbachelor’s October 2006throughMay2007. account executivewiththeKnoxvilleIceBearsfrom at theUniversityof Tennessee andservedasan as astudentassistantinthemarketingdepartment A nativeofKnoxville, Tenn., Haysalsoworked over 6,000participants. with theMemphisCitySchoolsystemthatincluded menting alocalClassroomontheCourtprogram Mostrecently, Hayswasinstrumentalinimple- promotions atfootballandmen’s basketball. all homeevents.Healsohascoordinatedin-game for themarketingandpromotionsofthosesportsat women’s basketballprograms,andwasresponsible assistant. Heprimarilyworkedwiththesoccerand 2007 whenhewashiredasamarketinggraduate HayshasbeenwiththedepartmentsinceJune recommended inJulyasthemarketingdirector. this pastwinter/springinaninterimcapacity, hewas time memberofthe Tiger Athletic staff. BrandonHaysisbeginninghis After serving MARC HOHORST BRANDON HAYS UL-L M T E QUIPMENT ENNESSEE ARKETING N F IRST INTH AFAYETTE S S fi rst yearasafull- M D EASON EASON , 2007 IRECTOR ANAGER , 1997 2 0 COACHING STAFF 35 RAINER , 2006 T EASON ERVICES EASON , 1996 S S TATE S eld is licensed byeld is licensed fi S spent four yearseld fi THLETIC fth year as the Tigers’ Tigers’ fth year as the fi IFTH A LABAMA OURTH F CADEMIC F A A EAD NDIANA H I FRED QUARLES AMOS MANSFIELD AMOS eld is in his fi rst-team recipient of the Arthur Ashe Arthur rst-team recipient of the fi eld, whose primary responsibility is the responsibility is the eld, whose primary eld is married to the former Anja Reese of eld is married to the former fi fi ed Athletic Trainer, Mans fi head athletic trainer, having been hired just prior to having been hired just prior head athletic trainer, spring practice in 2005. Fred Quarles is in his fourth year as an academic football. Quarles works on a daily Tiger counselor for basis with the football student-athletes in monitoring their progress toward a degree, as well as providing specialized tutoring if needed. Prior to joining the University of Memphis staff, Quarles was a graduate assistant in the academic service department for two years at Indiana State, where he worked with students on academic proba- In addition, he worked in the tion at the university. academic service department as a student-athlete mentor for two years. was a While a student at Indiana State, Quarles three-time letterwinner on the football team. In addi- tion, he was a Quarles is originally from Indianapolis, Ind. Award. Jr. Amos Mans Amos Mans native of Cincinnati, A Mans football program, Tiger sports medicine needs of the also served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Mercer from 1996-99. In addition, he designed at and implemented the sports medicine program Ala. He is a member Tuscaloosa, Stillman College in Association, the Trainers Athletic of the National Southeastern Athletic Association Trainers and the Athletic Association. Trainers Tennessee Mans (2); Ava The couple has a daughter, Columbus, Ga. and a son Maddox, who was born in May 2009. at Southern Miss and was the primary athletic trainerat Southern Miss and was basketball, while also assisting with foot- for men’s ball. He received his bachelor’s degree in athletic Alabama in 1996, and training from the University of earned his master’s degree in business administra- NATABOC A tion from Mercer University in 1999. Certi the State of Tennessee as an athletic trainer. as an athletic trainer. Tennessee the State of ERVICES S EASON ERVICES EASON , 1991 , 1999 S S S CADEMIC A OF AYLOR AYTON

IGHTH OURTH CADEMIC B D E F A VALORIE LOTT VALORIE IRECTOR DR. JOE LUCKEY D Award Luckey received the Lan Hewlett In 1999, for outstanding performance as an academic athletic advisor. of the University of Dayton, 1991 graduate A Luckey earned a master’s degree from Indiana University (1992), an education specialist degree Austin Peay (1996), and a doctor of education from State University (1999). Tennessee degree from Austin Peay in 1992, he worked in Before joining athletics at Indiana University and the University of Dayton. He and his wife, Melissa, have three sons: and Ryan. Tyler Adam, Joe Luckey is in his eighth year as the Direc- Dr. Academic Services. He and his staff Athletic tor of of academic counselors and tutors are instrumental the in the success of U of M student-athletes in classroom. native of Cincinnati, Luckey came to the U A Austin Peay State, where he served as of M from In assistant athletic director for academic services. he advised and counseled more than that capacity, 200 athletes in 15 sports, monitoring their academic progress and eligibility with the goal of making sure each one graduated. He also served as supervisor Advisory Council, a forum for of the Student-Athlete student-athletes to express their opinions and voice their concerns. an academic Lott enters her fourth year as Valorie Lott works on a daily basis counselor for football. in monitoring their with the football student-athletes as well as providing progress toward a degree, specialized tutoring if needed. Prior to joining the University of Memphis staff, Services at Lott was employed by Student-Athletes in from 1998-2006. She served for various capacities, including academic advisor assistant graduate football, study hall supervisor, and tutor. aca- In addition to serving as the football team’s she is a member of the National demic counselor, Association Advisors of Academic for Athletes (N4A). Texas. Terrell, Lott is originally from ce fi cial. fi SSISTANT ce. Prior to fi A EASON S re on Halloween re on Halloween fi ELATIONS BYU, 2004 BYU, OURTH R F cation that same year and cation that with Nike, ve-year contract fi fi 2007 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl • 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl St. Petersburg magicJack Bowl • 2008 New Orleans Carriers 2007 R+L EDIA

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9 0 Brandon Kolditz is entering his fourth season as an assistant in the media relations of being brought on full-time in 2006, he worked two years as a graduate assistant at the U of M. responsibilities include serving as the Kolditz’s media contact for and the secondary contact for football, as well as overseeing the design and athletic publications. development of the university’s His involvement in the media guide production has been recognized by the College Sports Information America (CoSIDA) in its publication Directors of the 2008-09 Women’s contests. Most recently, Basketball Media Guide placed third in the nation and the 2007 Football Media Guide placed fourth nationally. Idaho, Kolditz graduated native of Sugar City, A University with a bach- Young in 2004 from Brigham At BYU, he spent elor’s degree in public relations. a year as an intern in the sports information of working with the baseball team. Kolditz also served a year as the associate sports editor for the university’s He earned award winning daily student newspaper. his master’s degree from Memphis in 2005 in sport and leisure commerce. and the National Writ- Kolditz is a member of CoSIDA, the Football America (FWAA) Association of ers Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). have two children, Shelby Tamara He and his wife (8) and Noah (4). Memphis the University of In November 2008, a lucrative entered into responsibilities has taken on additional and Hohorst the increased inventory. of handling Athletic Department the fall of 2002, the During a major loss when a suffered morning destroyed the turf room and most of the morning destroyed the football equipment. Hohorst received high Tigers’ game day equipmentmarks and praise for gathering in the area and preparing the from other universities contest. football team for its next La., Hohorst joined the U native of Lafayette, A the Arkansas State, where he was from of M staff for three years. supervisor of equipment ASU, Hohorst worked for Prior to his duties at the University of alma mater, one year at his college a game management capac- Louisiana-Lafayette, in as the events, serving worked various ULL He ity. and visiting team host and organizing ticket sales records. Hohorst graduated from the University of South- with western Louisiana (now called ULL) in 1997 his a degree in physical education. He received Louisiana teaching certi at served as a substitute teacher in 1997 and 1998 Middle School. Youngsville in the equip- While at ULL, Hohorst also assisted ment room as a student and worked both the NCAA softball regional tournament and Sun Belt Confer- ence baseball tournament as a tournament of Cats He spent one year with the Lafayette Swamp as the head equipment manager. 36 COACHING STAFF past spring organization. fourth inthecountryandNo.1districtby 1991, Rodrigues’ 2007footballmediaguideranked Football Foundation. A memberofCoSIDA since Hudgins OutstandingSID Award bythe InMay2008,RodrigueswaspresentedtheScoop All-American campaign forDeAngeloWilliams. 2005, shespearheadedahighly-publicizedHeisman old daughter, Ally. RodriguesandherhusbandMikehaveasix-year- of America. Writers Association softball team.SheisalsoamemberoftheFootball for volleyballandthenationally-rankedLadyCajun from 1991-95. There she was themediacontact a studentassistantinthesportsinformationof degreeinjournalismatULL,whereshewas elor’s TheNewOrleans,La.,nativereceivedherbach- accepting thejobatMSU. and handledmen’s basketball andfootballpriorto University. She alsoservedasinterimSIDatNAU sistant SIDforwomen’s athleticsatNorthern Arizona PriortoMississippiState,Rodriguesservedasas- tions forfootball,volleyballandmen’s basketball. softball. Shealsoassistedinthegame-dayopera- she wasthecontactforwomen’s basketballand media relationsdirectoratMississippiState,where Tiger staff afterservingtwoyearsasanassistant Louisiana (nowUL-Lafayette),Rodriguesjoinedthe A 1995graduateoftheUniversitySouthwestern 2010 Women’s BasketballRegionalatFedExForum. Regional, andwillworkinthesamecapacityfor the NCAA Men’s Basketball ChampionshipSouth Rodrigues servedasthemediacoordinatorfor hosted byMarquetteUniversity. InMarch2009, In 2002,shevolunteeredattheMideastRegional for theNCAA Women’s BasketballMideastRegional. and ayearlater, servedasthemediacoordinator Men’s Basketball Tournament/1st and2ndRounds, she wastheassistantmediacoordinatorofNCAA Tournament hostedatFedExForum.InMarch2000, as themediacoordinatorofC-USA Basketball Forthelast overseeing the Athletic MediaRelationsOf promotion oftheUMfootballteam,aswell Rodriguesisresponsibleforthepublicityand to start ofthe2004footballseason,andwaspromoted elevated toDirectorof Athletic MediaRelationsatthe member oftheUM Athletic Department.Shewas JenniferRodriguesisinher12thyearasafull-time Assistant Athletic DirectorforMediaRelationsthis . fi ve years,Rodrigueshasserved JENNIFER RODRIGUES A SSISTANT UL-L T WELFTH AFAYETTE AD/M S EDIA EASON , 1995 R ELATIONS fi c. In ce. fi ce Steve, havetwosons:StevenandMichael. A nativeMemphian,Schwartzandherhusband, are oncampusforhomefootballgames. coordinates therecruitsandtheirfamilieswhenthey information intherecruitingdatabase.Schwartzalso recruiting mail-outs,aswellinputtingpertinent with recruiting.Sheisresponsibleforsendingout named an All-American by the Associated Press, Midlands accoladesasajunior andsenior and was to hisMissouriValley honors, healsoreceived All- Tiger offensive lineman from1969-71.Inaddition A graduateoftheUM,Starklettered asa playoffs threetimesandwonastatechampionship. the Bearsposteda42-8record, madethestate Trezevant HighSchoolinMemphis.From1983-89, Starkbeganhis coachingandstrengthcareerat Weightlifting Championships. Weightlifting Championshipsandthree Tennessee As thestrengthcoach,histeams woneightCity playoffs andreachedthequarter 39 record,madesevenappearancesinthestate his tenureatBartlett,thePantherspostedan87- strength coachatBartlettHighSchool.During spent 10yearsasthedefensivecoordinatorand Priortojoiningthe staff atCordovaHigh,Stark the Wolfpack. 99). Healsoworkedastheheadwrestlingcoachfor coach atCordovaHighSchoolfortwoyears(1998- serving asdefensivecoordinatorandheadstrength StarkcametotheUniversityofMemphisafter the nextthreeseasons. man Team in1968andreceived All-MVC honorsfor selected tothe All-Missouri Valley ConferenceFresh- All-American onthe Tiger offensive line,Starkwas Missouri Valley All-Centennial Team in2007. An A nativeMemphian,Starkwaselectedtothe players. honor thestrengthmilestonesof Tiger football is creditedwithbeginningtheIron Tiger Awards to and trackteamsattheMurphy Athletic Complex.He ing programsofthefootball,men’s soccer, baseball Starkisresponsibleforthestrength andcondition- and conditioning. 1970s, isinhis10thyearasthedirectorofstrength former headcoachBillyJ.Murphyduringtheearly MikeStark,wholettered forthe Tigers under of thefootball Schwartzhandlestheday-to-dayadministration Tiger frontof coordinator, isinherninthseasonworkingthe SherriSchwartz,whoisthe Tiger footballof UNIVERSITY OFMEMPHISFOOTBALL 2003 NewOrleansBowlChampion•2004GMAC2005MotorCity fi 2007 R+LCarriersNewOrleansBowl•2008magicJackSt.Petersburg ce. fi ce, andalsohasextensiveduties D IRECTOR SHERRI SCHWARTZ O MIKE STARK M

FFICE OF T N EMPHIS ENTH S INTH TRENGTH C S S OORDINATOR fi nals fourtimes. , 1972 EASON EASON &C ONDITIONING fi ce daughter, Keelie(22),andason,Cody(13). Starkandhiswife,Cindy, havetwochildren,a degreeineducation1972. his bachelor’s the 2000 Award in1993,andRyanWhite,whowasnamedto winners Joe Allison, whoreceivedtheLouGroza 26 football All-Americans, including nationalaward Duringhistenurewiththe Tigers, Winnpromoted the HerbertLeeWilliams Award. the UofMJournalism Alumni Clubpresentedhim degreeinjournalism.InOctober2007, bachelor’s graduate oftheUniversityMemphis,holdinga Information Directorsin1995-96,Winnisa1974 ThechairmanoftheConferenceUSA Sports ties, adivisionofLear maintains thepartnershipwith Tiger SportsProper- Champion Awards andCollegiate Licensing,and also managesoutsidecontracts,suchasthosewith women’s golfprogramsandthespiritsquads.He tions andmarketingaswellboththemen’s and overseeing thedepartmentsofathleticmediarela- Inhisnewposition,Winnisresponsiblefor Affairs. elevated to Associate Athletic Director forExternal Director forMediaRelations,andinMay2004was For17years,Winn servedas Assistant Athletic year withtheUofMathleticdepartment. BobWinn,anativeofRoanoke,Va., isinhis35th who isa2005graduateoftheU M. He andhiswife,Susan,haveadaughter, Casey, Roanoke, Winnisalongtimemember ofCoSIDA. A 1966graduateofPatrickHenryHighSchoolin in Memphis. the annual AutoZone LibertyBowl,which isplayed and hasassistedwiththepressboxoperationfor stop inMemphis,theSt.JudeClassic,for35years served asthemediacoordinatorforPGA Tour Inadditiontohisdutieswiththe UofM,Winnhas Scoop Hudgins Award formediarelations. Foundation HallofFameinMay1998,receivingthe Winnwasinductedintothe All- Championships. Carolina Tournament andseventhintheC-USA and witnessedhisteamplacingsixthintheCoastal terim headgolfcoachfortheMemphismen’s team Duringthespring of2003,heservedasthein- East RegionalGolf Tournament inMemphis. served astheof Tournament andtwoC-USA Tournaments. Healso ence Tournaments, oneGreatMidwestConference Regionals, sixNIT Tournaments, Inaddition,WinnservedashostforfourNCAA track All-Americans. All-Americans; UPI and Kickoff Magazine Kickoff Playboy fi ve baseball All-Americans; andthree fi cialscorerfortheWomen’s NCAA All-American squad;12basketball A SSOCIATE fi T eld Communications. eld HIRTY M asasenior. Hereceived BOB WINN EMPHIS AD/E -F IFTH fi ve MetroConfer- XTERNAL , 1974 S EASON A 2 0 FFAIRS