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Tim head coach • seBconrd seeawson ster n just one year as the head football coach at the , has combined his unique brand of positive energy with a well-earned reputation as one of the nation’s top recruiters to rejuvenate the hopes of Go - I pher Nation. Brewster, who is in his second year at the helm of the program after being named Minnesota’s 26th head football coach on Jan. 17, 2007, has never been afraid to work hard or think big. That was proven out this past February, when Brewster and his staff signed a consensus top-25 recruiting class that some experts even rated among the nation’s top 15. The significance of this accomplishment would be difficult to overstate at one the nation’s traditional recruiting powers let alone at Minnesota, where the average Rivals ranking for the Gophers’ previous six recruiting classes was 54th. The renewed emphasis on recruiting may be the most visible phase of Brewster’s plan to help Minnesota football make history again, but it’s just one building block of a blueprint he developed while helping turn North Carolina from ACC doormat into a national power and rebuild Texas into one of the country’s elite programs. Brewster came to Minnesota after spending the previous five years as an assistant coach in the , including the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the tight ends coach of the . In addition to his productivity as a college recruiter, Brewster has also built a strong reputation for developing players during his 22-year coaching career. In his first season at Minnesota, Brewster mentored freshman , who broke nearly all of the Gophers’ single-season passing and total offense record during the 2007 season. Brewster also helped coach safety Dominique Barber to All-Big Ten accolades during his inaugural campaign in the Twin Cities and personally worked with punter Justin Kucek, expanding his repertoire with the effective and efficient flop and helping him evolve into one of the conference’s top punters. On the professional level, Brewster helped rookie Tony Scheffler lead the NFL in average yards per reception by a tight end with a 15.9-yard average. His tight ends also contributed to the Broncos finishing fourth in the AFC in rushing yards per game (134.5) during 2006. Brewster's tight ends helped the Broncos post a 13-3 record and capture the AFC West title in 2005 en route to ad - vancing to the AFC Championship Game. Jeb Putzier ranked fourth among NFL tight ends (2nd in AFC) in yards per reception average, posting a 13.0-yard average on 37 receptions for 481 yards. The blocking of Brewster's unit helped the club rank second in the NFL in rushing (158.7 ypg.) and place third in the league in fewest sacks allowed (23). In 2005, Brewster also tutored rookie tight end Wesley Duke, who played basketball only in college and was an undrafted free agent. Duke caught a 1-yard pass for his first career catch at Buffalo (12/17/05) and started for the Bron - cos in the AFC Championship Game against the Steelers (1/22/06). Brewster served as the San Diego Chargers tight ends coach from 2002-04 and held additional responsibilities as the club's assistant head coach for the 2004 season. He oversaw the rapid development of , who like Duke, played basketball only in college and was an undrafted free agent. Under Brewster, Gates would earn first-team All-Pro honors in 2004 from the Associated Press and was a se - lection after playing only his second year of football since high school. He set an NFL single-season touchdown record (13) for tight ends in 2004 while ranking third in receiving yards (964) and fourth in receptions (81) among NFL tight ends. In 2003, Gates' first NFL season, Brewster helped the young talent rank third for the Chargers with 24 receptions. While his tight ends showed progress as pass catchers, Brewster's unit was adept at blocking in a potent rushing attack that gained more than 2,100 yards on the ground in each of his three seasons with the team. Before working for San Diego, Brewster coached collegiately for 14 years at the Division I-A level. Brewster enjoyed tremendous success as tight ends coach at the University of Texas (1998-2001) and as tight ends coach at the University of North Carolina (1989-97), where he also coached special teams and was the Tar Heels' recruiting coordinator. He worked on Brown's staffs at both schools and developed six tight ends who signed NFL contracts, including four who were selected in the NFL Draft.

[ 106 ] Minnesota Football 2008 Gopher Football 2008 Coaching Staff In four years at Texas, Brewster's tight ends played a key role in the team advancing to a each Brewster’s Philosophy Brewster At A Glance season (two Cotton Bowls, two Holiday Bowls). He tu - ON WHAT HE LOOKS FOR IN RECRUITING: Born tored two tight ends who earned All-Big 12 Conference “The No. 1 thing we’re looking for in our players is toughness. October 13, 1960 honors, including 1998 first-team selection Derek Lewis, Second, we’re looking for passion, and third we are looking Hometown and coached two players who signed NFL contracts in for smart guys. The fourth thing we always want to address is that we’re looking for playmakers. Regardless of position, we Phillipsburg, N.J. Lewis and Bo Scaife, who was drafted in the sixth round need playmakers on this football team. We want guys who we High School by Tennessee in 2005. feel can do something with the ball and score points.” Phillipsburg Brewster's tight ends at Texas blocked for a 1,000- Alma Mater yard rusher in each of his four seasons at the school, ON RECRUITING IN MINNESOTA: highlighted by Ricky Williams' 2,124-yard (sixth-most in “My stated goal when I took this job was that we were going Illinois, 1983 NCAA history) Heisman Trophy-winning season in 1998. to recruit the state of Minnesota extremely hard and we are Coaching Experience Brewster developed Lewis into a scoring threat as well very passionate with what we do to reach out to the players in 2007- University of Minnesota Head Coach in 1998 as the tight end finished the year second on the this state. We want them to come play for us at the University 2005-06 Denver Broncos Tight Ends Coach Longhorns with six touchdown receptions in a season of Minnesota and be Golden Gophers. 2004 San Diego Chargers Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Coach that ended with a Cotton Bowl win. “We’re going to do everything in our power to make sure that 2002-03 San Diego Chargers Tight Ends Coach He honed the skills of a pair of converted Longhorns the top players in this state come to the University of Min - 1998-2001 University of Texas Tight Ends Coach defensive ends in 1999 as well as true freshman Scaife, 1989-97 University of North Carolina Tight Ends & Special Teams nesota. We want to identify these players early, get on them helping the tight ends total 24 receptions for 267 yards and stay on them from the beginning. We’re going to make Coach/Recruiting Coordinator with four . Scaife became a 2001 honorable sure that every guy in this state who wants to play here and 1987-88 Central Catholic High School Head Coach mention All-Big 12 selection under Brewster's tutelage who we feel can help us win, they’re going to come here and 1986 Purdue University Graduate Assistant only one year after missing the entire season with a major play for us.” (Tight Ends & Offensive Tackles) knee injury. Bowl Games Coached [10] In nine years at North Carolina, Brewster mentored ON RECRUITING NATIONALLY: 2001 Holiday Bowl (Texas), 2000 Holiday Bowl (Texas), 2000 Cotton Bowl four All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections at tight end “There are 16 states represented in this year’s class and the (Texas), 1999 Cotton Bowl (Texas), 1998 Gator Bowl (North Carolina), 1997 and helped the school advance to six consecutive bowl exciting thing is the tremendous reception we are seeing and Gator Bowl (North Carolina), 1995 Carquest Bowl (North Carolina), 1994 Sun games from 1992-97. As recruiting coordinator, his ef - continue to see from kids in all regions of the country. These players are excited about what’s going on here at Minnesota.” Bowl (North Carolina), 1993 Gator Bowl (North Carolina), 1993 Peach Bowl forts secured the talent that helped the 1997 team go 11- (North Carolina) 1 and win the Gator Bowl. ON PASSION: Brewster, who served as a volunteer assistant at “What we’re doing is creating a tremendous excitement about North Carolina for the 1989 season before earning a full- the U here in the state of Minnesota. We’re going to work real time position in 1990, oversaw the development of four hard and have a lot of fun and I think that these kids are un - Tar Heels tight ends who signed NFL contracts: Alge derstanding that’s the way it’s going to be here at the U. Each Crumpler (Falcons, 2001-present), Freddie Jones and every day, I’m more excited about being the head coach (Chargers, 1997-2001; Cardinals, 2002- 04), Greg De - at the U, because it’s such a tremendous sell and I don’t think Long (Vikings, 1995-98; Ravens, 1999; Jaguars, 2000) it’s a hard sell at all.” and Deems May (Chargers, 1992- 96; Seahawks, 1997- ON INTENSITY: 99). Crumpler and Jones were second-round choices in “My staff is a reflection of me. I want our team to be tough, I the NFL Draft while May was a seventh-round selection. want our team to be passionate and that is how we coach. I Brewster guided Crumpler to second-team All-At - love our staff and how they go about their business each and lantic Coast Conference distinction and honorable men - every day. We are asking our football team to play to a certain tion All-America accolades from Football News as a level each and every day and we as coaches have to do the sophomore in 1997. He also mentored Jones to a first- same thing. We have to reach that level and push that bar team All-ACC selection in 1995 and again in 1996 when every day. That is the challenge I have issued to the staff. You Jones set a North Carolina single-season record for re - can’t come out one day and be jacked up running down the ceptions by a tight end (32) to garner third-team All-Amer - field with a guy and the next day not do it. You have to be who ica honors from Football News. you are but you have to be consistent with how you bring it.” His tight ends at North Carolina were critical to the ON ACADEMICS: team's rushing success as their blocking helped clear the “What are we wanting out of our guys? We want our guys to way for five different 1,000-yard seasons, including Na - graduate, first and foremost. We want them to graduate. We trone Means' back-to-back 1,000-yard years in 1991 and want them to represent themselves and their family in fine '92. DeLong, a first-team All-ACC tight end in 1994, twice fashion every day. We want to win a Big Ten championship.” earned ACC Lineman of the Week honors for his block - ing in 1996 under Brewster's tutelage. ON DEFENSE: Brewster spent 1987-88 as head coach at Central “We want to attack the ball and swarm to it. We want to stop Catholic High School in Lafayette, Ind., directing a wide- the run and become a physical defense. These are simple con - open offense that won 15 of 23 games during that pe - cepts, but those concepts are what winning defensive foot - riod. He developed 's passing leader in both of ball is all about. We plan to limit explosive plays and create turnovers. Those are the things your defense needs to do to his seasons as head coach. help your football team win.” He began his coaching career in 1986 at Purdue University, where he coached tight ends and offensive ON OFFENSE: tackles as a graduate assistant. “We want to force the defense to play a particular scheme and A former two-time All- selection then attack the weaknesses of that scheme. We believe the at the University of Illinois, Brewster led the nation's tight Spread Coast offense gives us the abillity to do that through ends in receiving in 1983 and captained the Illini to the the use of our personnel and formations. We’re going to build 1984 Rose Bowl vs. UCLA. Brewster, who graduated on last year and continue to do a lot of great things on of - from Illinois with a bachelor's degree in political science, fense.” played in the training camps of the (1984) and (1985). ON SPECIAL TEAMS: “A lot of people give lip service to being a good special teams Brewster was born October 13, 1960, in Phillipsburg, unit. At Minnesota , we call it special forces. What we have N.J. He and his wife, Cathleen, have three sons: Eric, done is made the commitment -- time-wise and field-wise -- Clint and Nolan. to the fact that guys aren’t going to get a rest when it comes The Brewster family (from left): Eric, Clint, Cathleen, Tim and Nolan. to our special teams. We really want to be good on special teams. I would like to see us be the best special teams unit in the country. The big thing is that our best special teams play - ers are going to play on the special forces.”

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Mike assistant head coacDh •uoffnensbiveacorordinator • second season COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Directed Minnesota offense which set a school record for pass completions (262) and had the second-most pass - Dunbar At A Glance ing yards (2,949) in school history in 2007. The Gopher pass offense improved from fifth to third in the Big Ten Born during Dunbar’s first season. December 31, 1948 Hometown  Helped lead Minnesota freshman QB Adam Weber to third-team Freshman All-America and Freshman All-Big Ten honors, as the Gopher signal-caller set new school records for season pass completions (258), attempts (449), Tacoma, Wash. yards (2,895) and TD passes (24). Weber ranked second in the nation among freshman in passing High School yards per game (241.2) and passing touchdowns. Lakes Alma Mater  As offensive coordinator at Cal, the Bears ranked 12th in the nation in total offense in 2006 and were ranked Washington, 1972 (B.S.) among the top 35 in the country in both passing offense (17th) and rushing offense (33rd). Bears’ offense aver - Pacific Lutheran, 1979 (M.A.) aged 32.8 points per game in 2006, which was 11th in the nation for scoring offense. Family wife, Linda;  As offensive coordinator at Northwestern, the Wildcats ranked fourth in the country in total offense (500.3 ypg) son, Troy; daughter, Lori in 2005, becoming only the second team ever in the Big Ten to generate at least 500 yards per game. Coaching Experience  Tutored Northwestern quarterback Brett Basanez, who set 30 Northwestern offensive records and finished sec - 2007 Minnesota Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator ond in Big Ten history to Drew Brees in career passing yards (10,580), total offense (11,576) and completions 2006 California Offensive Coordinator (913). Under Dunbar, Basanez set Northwestern season records for passing yards (3,622), total offense (4,027), 2002-05 Northwestern Offensive Coordinator completions (314) and touchdown passes (21.) 2001 Northwestern Tight Ends/H-Backs/Special Teams 1997-2000 Northern Head Coach  Dunbar’s offense set Sun Bowl records for total yards (584) and first downs (33) in 2005 against UCLA. 1994-96 Toledo Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator 1992-93 Toledo Offensive Coordinator  Toledo set 21 offensive school records and went 11-0-1 with a Las Vegas Bowl victory in 1995 with Dunbar as of - 1987-91 Central Washington Head Coach fensive coordinator. The Rockets posted a 36-18-2 record during his five seasons. 1986 Massachusetts Coach 1984-85 Massachusetts Offensive Coordinator  Named Columbia Football Association Coach of the Year and the Kodak Region I Coach of the Year three times 1983 Central Washington Head Coach at Central Washington. 1980-82 Central Washington Defensive Coordinator Recruiting Areas  His CWU teams earned two No. 1 Minnesota – West Minneapolis; Washington; Arizona; national rankings and in 1991, ex - National Quarterbacks tended a regular season win streak Bowl Games Coached [4] to 40 games, finishing 9-0. The 2006 Holiday Bowl (California), 2005 Sun Bowl (Northwestern), 2003 Motor City Wildcats were also ranked among Bowl (Northwestern), 1995 Las Vegas Bowl (Toledo) the NAIA Top 20 each year during Notable Players Coached his five-year stay. Brett Basanez (Northwestern • NFL) Noah Herron (Northwestern • NFL)  Owns a career record of 83-24-1 (California • NFL) as a collegiate head coach.

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Ted defensive coordinRatoro• ofirsf t season COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Veteran defensive coach comes to Minnesota after serving as head coach at Duke University for four Roof At A Glance seasons. Born December 11, 1963  As Duke’s defensive coordinator and interim head coach, coached two players - Chris Douglas and Matt Zielin - Hometown ski - to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team. It was the first time the school had two first-team all-confer - ence selections in 10 years. Lawrenceville, Ga. High School  Improved a Duke defense that ranked 113th in the nation in total defense in 2001 to a No. 58 ranking (and the Central Gwinnett top spot in the ACC) one season later. Alma Mater Georgia Tech, 1987 (B.S.)  As defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech, his 2000 unit ranked No. 12 in the nation in rushing defense and No. Family 20 in scoring defense. Roof was nominated for the Broyles Award, given to the top assistant coach in the nation following the 2000 season. wife, Pam; sons, Terrence, Michael  In 2001 under Roof, the Yellow Jackets were again one of the top defenses in the nation, ranking 23rd nationally Coaching Experience in total defense and 32nd in rushing defense. 2008- Minnesota Defensive Coordinator 2003-07 Duke Head Coach  Roof’s defensive units at Georgia Tech helped Yellow Jackets to a 35-14 overall record, four consecutive bowl 2002 Duke Defensive Coordinator berths and the 1998 ACC Co-Championship during his tenure. 1999-2001 Georgia Tech Defensive Coordinator 1998 Georgia Tech Linebackers Coach  Inducted into Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998. 1997 Western Carolina Defensive Coordinator 1993-96 Massachusetts Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Coach  Spent 1997 season as defensive coordinator at Western Carolina, where one of his charges - Marcus Bradley - 1990-93 Duke Outside Linebackers Coach set a school record for single-season tackles (145). 1989 West Georgia Linebackers Coach 1987-88 Alabama Graduate Assistant  Coached at Massachusetts for three seasons, two as defensive coordinator. Three Minuteman defenders earned Recruiting Areas All-America honors and during Roof’s tenure. Minnesota – St. Paul; Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina; National Defensive Players  Recruiting efforts during first stint at Duke (1990-93) helped lay the foundation for the Blue Devils’ 8-4 mark and Bowl Games Coached Hall of Fame Bowl berth in 1994. 1987 Hall of Fame Bowl (Alabama), 1988 Sun Bowl (Alabama), ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER 1998 Gator Bowl (Georgia Tech), 1999 Gator Bowl (Georgia Tech), 2000 Peach Bowl (Georgia Tech), 2001 (Georgia Tech)  Three-year starter at for Georgia Notable Players Coached Tech as part of the famous “Black Watch” de - Key Fox (Georgia Tech • NFL) fense under head coach . Also served Travares Tillman (Georgia Tech • NFL) as a team captain for the Yellowjackets. Daryl Smith (Georgia Tech • NFL) Nate Stinson (Georgia Tech • NFL)  Finished collegiate career at No. 7 on Georgia Ryan Fowler (Duke • NFL) Tech’s all-time list with 417 total stops. Bernard Holsey (Duke • NFL - retired) Tallied 119 tackles in 1985, including 25 against Patick Mannelly (Duke • NFL) Tennessee, which still stands as the No. 2 sin - gle-game performance in Yellow Jacket history. Earned first-team All-ACC honors that season, as well.

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John linebackers • specBial tueamtslceoordinator • second season COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Coached Minnesota’s kickoff return unit which ranked among the tops in the country in 2007. The Gophers’ were Butler At A Glance third in the Big Ten and 24th nationally, averaging 23.25 yards per return. Born

 Led Minnesota’s kickoff coverage unit to an average drive start position of the 23.1 yard line, which ranked No. April 3, 1973 Hometown 2 in the Big Ten. Philadelphia, Pa.  Helped Gopher punter Justin Kucek earn second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2007. Kucek ranked second in the High School Big Ten and 22nd in the nation with a 42.66-yard average in 2007. La Salle College Alma Mater  Tutored linebacker Mike Sherels, who signed a free agent contract with the following the 2007 season. Catholic University, 1995 Family  Served 2007 internship with the Minnesota Vikings on special teams. wife, Carmen Coaching Experience  While at Harvard (2003-06), Butler’s special teams units annually ranked among the best in the Ivy League, scor - ing seven total special teams touchdowns during his tenure, including a 2004 season in which the Crimson reg - 2007- Minnesota Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator istered five special teams touchdowns. 2003-06 Harvard Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2001-02 Southwest Texas State Safeties/  No other Ivy League school had as many as one touchdown on special teams in 2004, while Harvard also added Special Teams Coordinator four special teams blocks and saw opponents convert just six field goals during that season. 1999-2000 Midwestern State Defensive Coordinator/ Linebackers/Safeties  Helped the Crimson win the 2004 Ivy League crown with a 10-0 record and a No. 12 national ranking. Butler’s 1997-98 Texas Graduate Assistant linebackers contributed to a defense that ranked No. 1 overall in the Ivy League, while his special teams unit also 1996 Catholic Defensive Coordinator ranked first overall. 1995 Catholic Secondary Recruiting Areas  Working with Harvard’s linebackers, Butler had five first team All-Ivy League selections. Minnesota – Metro Minneapolis; Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio; National Linebackers; National Specialists  While at Midwestern State as the defensive coordinator and linebackers and safeties coach, his unit ranked in Bowl Games Coached the top 25 nationally among Division II teams in total defense in both 1999 and 2000. He also coached two first team all-league linebackers. In 2000, Midwestern posted a 7- 1999 Cotton Bowl (Texas) Notable Players Coached 4 record, marking the first winning season in school history. Ryan Fitzpatrick (Harvard • NFL)  Served as a graduate assistant on defense for both John Mack - Dominic Rhodes (Midwestern State • NFL) ovic and Mack Brown. Danta Balestracci (Harvard – only four-time first team All-Ivy League pick in school history)  Began his coaching career at his alma mater, Catholic Univer - Bobby Everett (Harvard - two-time first team All-Ivy League) sity, and as the Cardinals’ defensive coordinator in 1996, the Ryan Tully (Harvard - All-Ivy League, member of USA Football 2007) team finished in the top 25 in Division III in total defense.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER  Was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at Catholic, where he was part of the biggest turnaround in Division III his - tory. The football team went 1-9 in his junior campaign, but fin - ished 8-2 his senior season. Butler was also a two-year letterwinner in basketball and part of the school’s 1992-93 NCAA tournament team. The Butler family

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Tim associate head coCachr•odsefes nsive line • second season COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Promoted to associate head coach following Minnesota’s spring practice in 2008. Cross At A Glance Born  Named one of the Top 25 recruiters in the nation by Rivals. June 13, 1965  Also named Big Ten Recruiter of the Year by Rivals. Hometown Clarksville, Tenn.  In 2006 as defensive line coach at Syracuse, Cross helped the Orange lead the Big East and finish seventh in High School the nation in turnover margin (+.92 per game). Gateway (Aurora, Colo.) Alma Mater  His front line at Syracuse averaged 2.8 sacks per game, which put the Orange in the top 20 in the nation. Northern Colorado, 1990  A big reason for the Orange’s success in getting to opposing quarterbacks was Cross’ work with 2006 Big East Family sack leader Jameel McClain. Along with McClain, Cross also mentored NFL Draft selections James Wyche and wife, Natalie; Ryan LaCasse while at Syracuse. son, Keion; daughters, Mariah, Tiana Coaching Experience  As assistant strength coach at Texas from 2001-04, Cross assisted in the development and implementation of the 2007 Minnesota Defensive Line strength and speed programs for the UT football squad. He was responsible for creating training programs for a 2005-06 Syracuse Defensive Line Doak Walker, a Butkus and a Nagurski Trophy winner. Cross also played a key role in the development of nu - 2001-04 Texas Assistant Strength & Conditioning merous All-Americans and All-Big 12 performers, and his teams won at least nine games each season he coached 1997-2000 Thomas Jefferson H.S. (Colo.) Head Coach with the Longhorns. 1996 Thomas Jefferson H.S. (Colo.) Defensive Coordinator Recruiting Areas  Served as head coach at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colo., from 1997-2000, leading the team to Minnesota – Western; Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth), Maryland; four consecutive league titles and a 42-game conference winning streak. National Defensive Linemen Bowl Games Coached [4]  While at Jefferson, he mentored 14 high school All-Americans, 20 all-state selections and 31 first team all-con - ference players. 2004 Rose Bowl (Texas), 2003 Holiday Bowl (Texas), 2002 Cotton Bowl (Texas), 2001 Holiday Bowl (Texas)  During his time at Jefferson, Cross coached two consecutive Golden Helmet Award winners, a honor bestowed Notable Players Coached to high school football all-state honorees who are successful on and off the field. He also coached two future Ryan LaCasse (Syracuse • NFL) NFL first-round draft picks during his James Wyche (Syracuse • NFL) time at TJHS in Daniel Graham (New Cedric Benson (Texas • NFL) England Patriots) and Andre Woolfolk Michael Huff (Texas • NFL) (). (Texas • NFL) Derrick Johnson (Texas • NFL) ACCOMPLISHMENTS Derrick Dockery (Texas • NFL) AS A PLAYER (Texas • NFL)  As a player at Northern Colorado, Cross was a four-year letterwinner, earning All- North Central Conference honors at line - backer.

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Thomas running backs • assistanHt recaruimting cmoordoinatcork • second season COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Heavily involved in recruiting Minnesota’s 2008 signing class that earned a consensus top 25 ranking. Hammock At A Glance Born  Rivals.com top 10 recruiter in the Big Ten for 2008. July 7, 1981  Under the tutelage of Hammock, Northern Illinois Garrett Wolfe led the nation in rushing (148.3 Hometown ypg) and all-purpose yardage (167.4 ypg) in 2006 and was second in the NCAA in rushing (175.5 ypg) and all- Fort Wayne, Ind. purpose yardage (200.2 ypg) in 2005. High School Bishop Luers  Wolfe was also named the 2006 MAC Offensive Player of the Year and was first-team All-MAC in both 2005 and Alma Mater 2006. Northern Illinois, 2002 (B.S.) Wisconsin, 2004 (M.S.)  Prior to joining the NIU staff, Hammock spent two seasons at Wisconsin (2003-04), helping the Badgers make Family Music City (2003) and Outback (2004) bowl appearances. wife, Cheynnitha  Hammock is part of the NIU tradition of rushing excellence and the team’s 10 straight seasons with a 1,000-yard College Coaching Experience performer. He logged 1,083 yards as a sophomore in 2000, ranking 12th in NCAA (120.3 ypg) and posted 1,095 2007- Minnesota Running Backs yards as a junior in 2001 for Northern Illinois. Hammock then later coached Wolfe, who went over 1,000 yards 2007 NFL Fellowship – Minnesota Vikings (summer) twice, during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. 2005-06 Northern Illinois Running Backs 2004 Wisconsin Graduate Asst. (Offensive Line)  Hammock had a potentially life-threatening heart condition cut his senior season short following the Huskies 2002 2003 Wisconsin Admin. Asst. (Running Backs)/Quality Control season opener. He then turned his attention toward helping his team as he became a student coach for the Recruiting Areas Huskies and helped tailback Michael Turner post a MAC single-season rushing record of 1,915 yards in 2002. Minnesota – Southeast; Illinois; Indiana; St. Louis; National Running Backs  Hammock starred as a running back at Northern Illinois and Bowl Games Coached [3] ranks ninth on Northern Illinois’ all-time rushing list with 2006 Poinsettia Bowl (Northern Illinois), 2004 Outback Bowl (Wisconsin), 2003 2,432 career yards, along with 12 100-yard rushing per - Music City Bowl (Wisconsin) formances in 32 games. Notable Players Coached ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER Garrett Wolfe (Northern Illinois • NFL)  A two-time Huskie captain and first team All-MAC selection A.J. Harris (Northern Illinois • NFL) in both 2000 and 2001, Hammock also became NIU’s first- ever first team College Sports Information Directors of Amer - ica (CoSIDA) Academic All-America pick and first team Academic All-America repeater. He was also the runner up for the Playboy Anson Mount National Scholar-Athlete Award (2001-02).

 Hammock starred as a running back at Northern Illinois and ranks ninth on Northern Illinois’ all-time rushing list with 2,432 career yards, along with 12 100-yard rushing per - formances in 32 games.

 As a prep, Hammock was the Fort Wayne Area Athlete of the Year and led the Summit Athletic Conference in rushing (1,775 yards) and scoring (28 TDs) along with being a first Cheynnitha and Thomas Hammock team all-area and all-state selection in football and wrestling.

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Ronnie defensive backs • secoLndeseae son COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Under Lee’s coaching, Minnesota safety Dom Barber earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from both the coaches Lee At A Glance and the media in 2007. Barber ranked ninth in the Big Ten in total tackles (100) last season and was a sixth round Born choice of the in the 2008 NFL Draft. May 22, 1966 Hometown  Lee’s unit played a major role in Michigan finishing the 2006 campaign ranked 10th nationally in overall defense and 15th in scoring defense. The Wolverines also ranked third in the Big Ten in punt return average and 35th na - Tulare, Calif. tionally. High School Tulare Union  Under the tutelage of Lee, Wolverine cornerback Leon Hall was selected first-team All-Big Ten by both the coaches Alma Mater and the media in 2006. Hall was one of only two players chosen unanimously by both the coaches and media. Washington State, 1989 Family  As defensive backs coach at Wisconsin between 2003-05, Lee coached safety Jim Leonhard to first-team All-Big Ten and All-America honors in 2003 and 2004. Cornerback Scott Starks also earned All-Big Ten First Team honors in wife, Eileen; son, Jamison, Christopher; daughters, Aubree, Kayla, Madison 2004. Leonhard also tied Jamar Fletcher for the most career at Wisconsin with 21. Coaching Experience  Helped the Badgers to three consecutive bowl games, the 2003 Music City Bowl, 2005 Outback Bowl and 2006 2007- Minnesota Defensive Backs Capital One Bowl. 2006 Michigan Secondary 2003-05 Wisconsin Defensive Backs  As defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at San Jose State from 2001-02, enabled the Spartans to rank 2001-02 San Jose State Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs third nationally in interceptions (23) and fourth in turnovers gained (38). Lee was also the only coach who had 1993-2000 Colorado State Defensive Backs three players ranked among the top 100 nationally in interceptions in 2002. 1992 Idaho Defensive Backs 1991 Portland State Defensive Backs/Special Teams  While working with the defensive backs at Colorado State (1993-2000), helped coach Rams to five conference ti - 1989-90 Miami (Fla.) Graduate Assistant tles and aided in the Rams leading the nation in turnover margin during the 1997 season. NFL Summer Fellowships 2004 - ; 2000 - Chicago Bears; 1994-95 - Denver Broncos  At CSU, he coached Greg Myers, the winner of the 1995 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best , Recruiting Areas and Ray Jackson, who set a school record with 18 career interceptions. Minnesota – Southeast; Michigan, West Coast; National Defensive Backs  Was a member of the Miami Hurricanes' 1989 national championship staff. Bowl Games Coached  Twelve of Lee’s players have played in the NFL, including most recently, Dom Barber, who was a sixth round se - 2007 Rose Bowl (Michigan), 2006 Capital One Bowl (Wisconsin), 2005 Outback lection in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans. Bowl (Wisconsin), 2003 Music City Bowl (Wisconsin), 2000 Liberty Bowl (Col - orado State), 1999 Liberty Bowl (Colorado State), 1997 Holiday Bowl (Colorado  Lee has been involved in 12 bowl games State), 1995 Holiday Bowl (Colorado State), 1994 Holiday Bowl (Colorado during his career, one as a player at Wash - State), 1991 Cotton Bowl (Miami), 1990 Sugar Bowl (Miami) ington State (1988 Aloha Bowl) and 11 as Notable Players Coached an assistant coach. Jason Craft (Colorado State • NFL) James Fuller (Portland State • NFL) Leon Hall (Michigan • NFL) John Howell (Colorado State • NFL) ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A Ray Jackson (Colorado State • NFL) Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin • NFL) PLAYER Greg Myers (Colorado State • NFL) Eric Olson (Colorado State • NFL) Scott Starks (Wisconsin • NFL) Dexter Wynn (Colorado State • NFL)  He was a four-year letterman at defensive Rashied Davis (San Jose State • NFL) Dom Barber (Minnesota • NFL) back (1985-88) at Washington State and led the Pac-10 Conference in forced in 1986.

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COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Gopher tight ends accounted for 30 receptions and 351 yards in 2007, part of the second-best single- Lewis At A Glance season passing mark (2,949 yards) in Miinnesota history. Born April 3, 1977  Came to Minnesota from North Texas, where he served as defensive ends coach following the 2006 sea - Hometown son. From 2005-06, he worked at Texas as a graduate assistant and was part of the staff that captured New Orleans, La. the 2005 BCS national championship. High School St. Augustine ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER Alma Mater  Spent two seasons as a member of the St. Louis Texas, 1998 Rams (1999-2000) and was part of the Family XXXIV championship team. wife, Adonis College Coaching Experience  A four-year letterman at Texas from 1995-98, earning 2007- Minnesota Tight Ends/Asst. Special Teams All-Big 12 honors in 1998 and being named Consis - 2007 (Jan.) North Texas Defensive Ends tent Offensive Player and Outstanding Tight End for 2005-06 Texas Graduate Assistant the Longhorns that same season. Recruiting Areas  He hauled in 18 catches for 236 yards and six touch - Minnesota – West Central; Texas (Houston), Louisiana; National Tight Ends downs in a senior campaign at Texas that was high - Bowl Games Coached [2] lighted by his 61-yard reception on fourth and inches 2006 Alamo Bowl (Texas), 2006 Rose Bowl (Texas) that helped seal the 1996 Big 12 Championship game for the Longhorns.

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George wide receivers • secondMseacson Donald

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Coached Minnesota’s wide receivers, who accounted for nearly 80 percent of the Gophers’ 2,949 receiving yards McDonald At A Glance in 2007. Born May 10, 1976  Helped lead wideouts (67) and Ernie Wheelwright (66) to the top two single-season reception marks Hometown in Gopher history. The duo also hauled in nine touchdown passes each in 2007, tying for the third-best single- season mark ever at Minnesota. Buena Park, Calif. High School  Decker also recorded Minnesota’s fifth-best single-season receiving yardage mark (909) last season. Buena Park Alma Mater  McDonald tutored Western Michigan wideout and current Green Bay Packer Greg Jennings, who was named the Illinois, 1999 2005 MAC Offensive Player of the Year, Co-MVP (Vern Smith Award) of the MAC and a Biletnikoff Award semi - College Coaching Experience finalist. 2007- Minnesota Wide Receivers  Under the guidance of McDonald, Jennings became the Broncos’ all-time leader in receptions, touchdown re - 2005-06 Western Michigan Offensive Coordinator ceptions and all-purpose yards in 2005, and ranked second in career receiving yards. 2004 Stanford Tight Ends 2001-03 Northern Illinois Wide Receivers  While at Stanford, he spent the 2004 season developing tight end Alex Smith into a first team all-conference per - 2001 (Spring) Bucknell Wide Receivers former. Smith concluded his career as the program’s all-time leading receiver at tight end and was drafted in the 2000 Ball State Graduate Assistant third round by the . NFL Experience 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Minority Internship  Served a three-year stint as receivers coach at Northern Illinois (2001-03) where he mentored standouts P.J. 2005 Chicago Bears Minority Internship Fleck, Danny Sheldon and Darrel Hill, all of whom earned All-MAC honors during their careers. 2004 and 06 New York Jets Minority Internship Recruiting Areas  Fleck recorded over 1,000 yards receiving, while Sheldon led the nation in punt returns and was named the 2002 Minnesota – South Central; South Florida; MAC Special Teams Player of the Year. Hill was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the 2002 NFL Draft. National Wide Receivers Notable Players Coached ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER Greg Jennings (Western Michigan • NFL)  McDonald lettered four seasons as a receiver at Illinois (1995-98), finishing with 59 career receptions and 589 P.J. Fleck (Northern Illinois • NFL) yards. As a kickoff returner, McDonald produced 1,276 yards on 57 returns in 44 games. Darrell Hill (Northern Illinois • NFL) Sam Hurd (Northern Illinois • NFL)  A two-sport athlete, McDonald ran track as a freshman and senior, earning All-Big Ten honors in his final cam - Dan Sheldon (Northern Illinois • NFL) paign with a school-record time of 6.74 in the 60 meters to claim the league title. Alex Smith (Stanford • NFL) Ernie Wheelwright (Minnesota • NFL)

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Phil offensive line • sMeconed syeaseon r COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Meyer coached a Minnesota offensive line that gave up just 13 sacks on 467 pass attempts in 2007, ranking No. Meyer At A Glance 10 in the nation in sacks allowed. Born November 25, 1956  Mentored honorable mention All-Big Ten selections Tony Brinkhaus and Steve Shidell last season. Hometown Milwaukee, Wis.  Meyer helped restore pride in UW-Oshkosh’s NCAA Division III football program during his tenure as head coach. High School The Titans won 17 games over his final three seasons for their third-highest, three-year total in the 112-year his - tory of the program. Milwaukee Pius XI Alma Mater  UW-Oshkosh registered a non-losing record in each of the last three seasons under Meyer for a feat last ac - Illinois State, 1979 (B.A.) complished at the conclusion of the 1970 campaign. Illinois State, 1980 (M.A.) Family  Meyer won 31 games at UW-Oshkosh, including a 16-4 record in non-conference games. Prior to his appoint - wife, Brandi; ment in April of 2000, it took the Titans 10 seasons (1990-99) to surpass 30 victories. daughters, Miranda, Madison College Coaching Experience  In 2005, Meyer guided the Titans to a 7-3 record, including a third-place 4-3 mark in the WIAC. UW-Oshkosh’s 2007- Minnesota Offensive Line seven wins were its highest since 1976, while its WIAC victory total was its best since 1991. 2000-06 Wisconsin-Oshkosh Head Coach 1998-99 Iowa State Quarterbacks  In 1998 at Iowa State, Meyer coached Todd Bandhauer, the first quarterback in Iowa State history to notch a pair 1995-97 Iowa State Tight Ends/Special Teams of 2,000-yard passing seasons. 1994 Illinois State Offensive Coordinator 1994 (Feb.) Western Illinois Offensive Line  Worked as a graduate assistant with the offensive line for Illinois teams that participated in the Liberty Bowl in 1982 1992-93 Southern Illinois Assistant Head Coach/ and the Rose Bowl following the 1983 season. Offensive Coordinator 1989-91 Southern Illinois Offensive Coordinator ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A 1988 (Dec.) Northern Arizona Assistant Offensive Line 1988 Southeast Missouri State Offensive PLAYER Coordinator/Offensive Line  Attended Milwaukee Pius XI High 1986-87 Southeast Missouri State Offensive Coordinator/ School, where he was a starter on Quarterbacks/Running Backs the Popes' 1972 WISAA state 1984-85 Southeast Missouri State Offensive Line 1982-83 Illinois Graduate Assistant (Offensive Line) championship football team. He 1981 New Berlin Eisenhower High School Assistant went on to play one season of col - 1979-80 Illinois State Graduate Assistant lege football at UW-Milwaukee and 1978 Illinois State Student Assistant three seasons at Illinois State. Recruiting Areas Meyer started 44 straight games in Minnesota – Northern Region; Wisconsin, Tampa, Fla.; Iowa; the defensive secondary for the National Offensive Linemen two schools. Bowl Games Coached 1984 Rose Bowl (Illinois), 1982 Liberty Bowl (Illinois) The Meyer family Notable Players Coached Todd Bandhauer (Iowa State • NFL) Sage Rosenfels (Iowa State • NFL)

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Mark head strength and coHnditiiolnl ing coach • second season

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  Saw four student-athletes earn All-Big Ten honors following his first season at Minnesota. Also coached four Go - Hill At A Glance phers who signed NFL contracts following the 2007 season. Born August 16, 1977  In his second season as the Gophers’ head strength and conditioning coach after spending three seasons (2004- Hometown 06) as the associate director of performance enhancement at Arizona. Lanett, Ala. High School  Worked with Antoine Cason during his tenure at Arizona. Cason went on to becomd a first-round NFL Draft pick and won the 2007 Thorpe Award as the nation’s best collegiate defensive back. Lanett Alma Mater  Coached three Freshman All-Americans and nine NFL Draft selections at Arizona. Tennessee-Chattanooga, 1999 Family  Began his collegiate coaching career at Oklahoma in 2000 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach prior wife, Alesha; to his job with the Wildcats. son, Markieus College Coaching Experience  While at OU, Hill helped the Sooners to four consecutive Top 10 finishes, including a 13-0 record and national 2007- Minnesota Head Strength & Conditioning championship in 2000. Sooners also won Big 12 titles in 2000 and 2002. 2004-06 Arizona Associate Director of Performance Enhancement 2000-03 Oklahoma Assistant Strength & Conditioning  Coached 13 All-Americans, 28 NFL draft picks (including six first-round choices), and recipients of the Butkus, Bowl Games Coached Heisman, Lombardi, Nagurski, O’Brien and Thorpe awards at Oklahoma from 2000-03. 2004 Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma), 2003 Rose Bowl (Oklahoma), 2002 Cotton Bowl ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A (Oklahoma), 2001 Orange Bowl (Oklahoma) Notable Players Coached PLAYER Mark Clayton (Oklahoma • NFL)  Was a three-year starting wide re - (Oklahoma • NFL) ceiver for Tennessee-Chattanooga, Tommie Harris (Oklahoma • NFL) leading the Mocs and finishing sec - (Oklahoma • NFL) ond in the league in receiving in (Oklahoma • NFL) 1998, while also earning first team Roy Williams (Oklahoma • NFL) All-Southern Conference honors. Andre Woolfolk (Oklahoma • NFL) Antoine Cason (Arizona • NFL)  Had 53 receptions for 683 yards and Nick Folk (Arizona • NFL) two scores in 1998 and also returned Dom Barber (Minnesota • NFL) 12 kickoffs for 279 yards. He finished his career with 100 catches for 1,329 yards. The Hill family

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Will assistant strengthPaned condpitiolnieng scoach • second season

COACHING HIGHLIGHTS  In his second season on the Minnesota staff as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, making his second Peoples At A Glance stop at a Big Ten institution. Born September 6, 1981  Saw four Minnesota student-athletes sign with NFL teams after his first season with the program. Also coached Hometown four Gophers who earned All-Big Ten honors in 2007. Round Rock, Texas High School  Worked as an assistant with the strength and conditioning program at Iowa in 2006. Humble ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER Alma Mater Oklahoma, 2005  Prior to his coaching career, Peoples was a at Oklahoma and a member of three OU teams that Family claimed Big 12 titles. He was honorable mention All-Big 12 in 2002 and a member of the 2004 Academic All-Big wife, Leah 12 Team. Coaching Experience 2007- Minnesota Assistant Strength & Conditioning  His receiving yardage total in 2002 ranks 13th-best for a 2006 Iowa Assistant Strength & Conditioning single season at Oklahoma and he also ranks in the Soon - Bowl Games Coached ers’ top 20 in career receiving yards. 2006 Alamo Bowl (Iowa) Notable Players Coached  Tied the Big 12 championship game record with eight re - Marshal Yanda (Iowa • NFL) ceptions in the 2003 title game. Scott Chandler (Iowa • NFL)  Competed in four straight bowl games (2002 Cotton Bowl, Mike Elgin (Iowa • NFL) the 2003 Rose Bowl, the 2004 Sugar Bowl and the 2005 Orange Bowl) after redshirting in 2000 when the Sooners posted a 13-0 record and earned the national title following a win in the 2001 Orange Bowl.

 Played in the national championship game at OU his final two seasons before signing a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills following his collegiate career.

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Dan director of footballOope’raBtionrsi•efin rst season

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS  Joined the Minnesota program on April 1, 2008, after spending nearly six years as director of athletics at Ham - O’Brien At A Glance line University in St. Paul, Minn. Born May 16, 1963  Led Hamline athletic department which saw its number of student-athletes competing in the postseason rise from Hometown one to 121 during his tenure. Winthrop, Minn. High School  Under O’Brien’s leadership, 23 Hamline teams qualified for MIAC or national postseason play or finished the sea - son in the top four in the conference. Winthrop Alma Mater  Served at Concodia-St. Paul from 1995-2002 in capacities that included head football coach and director of ath - St. Thomas, 1987 letics. Family wife, Chris;  Instrumental in taking Golden Bears from NAIA level to NCAA Division II. daughter, Brittany; sons, Shay, Casey Coaching/Administrative Experience  Led Concordia-St. Paul to its first two football wins as a member of NCAA Division II. 2008- Minnesota Director of Football Operations 2002-07 Hamline University Director of Athletics  Began tenure at Concordia as assistant head football coach. Served as head coach in 1999 and 2000, while also 1999-2002 Concordia-St. Paul Director of Athletics working as director of athletics. 1999-2000 Concordia-St. Paul Head Football Coach 1995-1999 Concordia-St. Paul Assistant Head Football Coach  Has worked at the NAIA, NCAA Division III, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division I levels. 1993-1995 Bemidji High School Head Football Coach 1989-1993 Lakeville High School Assistant Coach  Was named head coach at Bemidji High School in 1993. 1987-1989 Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School Assistant Coach

 Began coaching career as an assistant at Benilde-St. Margaret’s High School in 1987. Served as an assistant coach at Lakeville High School, beginning in 1989.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A PLAYER  Earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors as a defensive back at the University of St. Thomas.

 Played for St. Thomas for three seasons, serving as a team captain during his final two years.

 Earned all-conference honors at Normandale Community College and played in the Mid - west Bowl.

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Dan recruiting coordinaBtor e• sreeconzd soeaswon itz

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS  Played a major role in Minnesota’s 14th-rated signing class in 2008 as ranked by recruiting expert Tom Lem - Berezowitz At A Glance ming. Manages all aspects of recruiting for the Gopher program. Born July 25, 1970  Joined the Minnesota staff as recruiting coordinator after spending the previous six seasons at Arizona, includ - Hometown ing his last four as the Wildcats’ recruiting coordinator. Woodstock, Ill. High School  Served as the director of personnel and research for the Wildcats from 2005-06 and played a key role in con - secutive Top 20 recruiting classes from 2005-06. Berezowitz managed all aspects of the football recruiting Whitewater process for Arizona and worked with operations in regard to compliance issues in recruiting and other office Alma Mater operations. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1994 Family  Spent his first two seasons at Arizona as director of football operations for John Mackovic from 2001-02. wife, Jane; sons, Bryan, Brayden, Zachary, Jordan; daughter, Alexa Grace  Worked for Mack Brown at both North Carolina and Texas, serving as the Tar Heels director of video opera - College Coaching/Administrative Experience tions and football center director from 1994-97 before following Brown to Texas as the Longhorns director of 2007 Minnesota Recruiting Coordinator football operations from 1998-99. 2003-06 Arizona Recruiting Coordinator 2001-02 Arizona Director of Football Operations  Began his collegiate coaching and administrative career at his alma mater, Wisconsin-Whitewater as an assis - 1998-99 Texas Director of Football Operations tant coach from 1992-93. The Warhawks advanced to the NCAA Playoffs in 1990 and 1992. 1994-97 North Carolina Video Operations/ Football Center Director 1992-93 Wisconsin-Whitewater Assistant Coach ACCOMPLISHMENTS Bowl Games AS A PLAYER 1998 Cotton Bowl (Texas), 1997 Gator Bowl (North Carolina), 1996 Gator Bowl (North Carolina), 1995 Carquest Bowl (North Carolina), 1994 Sun Bowl (North Car -  Was a four-year letterwinner at quar - olina) terback for UW-Whitewater from 1988-91.

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Josh Greg assistant recruiting Scootrdienatrorn• qfirsut seiassont offensive quality conRtrolo• sseckonod ses ason Josh Sternquist is in his first season as the assistant recruiting coordinator at Greg Roskos will serve as offensive quality control for the Gopher football pro - the University of Minnesota. He joined the Gophers in January and assisted in gram in 2008. the Gophers’ 2008 signing class that was rated as high as No. 14 nationally. Prior to his arrival in Minneapolis in 2007, Roskos spent two seasons Prior to arriving in Minneapolis, Sternquist was the football and recruiting (2005-06) as a graduate assistant, working with quarterbacks at Toledo. Dur - operations assistant at Wisconsin for four years. He assisted in all recruiting ing his two seasons at UT, the Rockets offense ranked in the top 20 nationally functions, football camps, team travel and operations. He began his career in and won the 2005 GMAC Bowl. intercollegiate athletics as an operations intern for Wisconsin Athletics in 2004. Roskos graduated from Bloomsburg (Pa.) University in 2002, and served Sternquist, a native of Belvidere, Ill., is a 2004 graduate of Wisconsin- as a student assistant working with linebackers at Bloomsburg later that year, Whitewater with a degree in physical education. He was a three-year starter helping the team earn its third straight conference championship. In 2003, he at defensive back and a four-time WIAC Defensive Player of the Week. He was the linebackers coach at Muhlenberg College, which won the Centennial finished his career tied for fourth all-time at Whitewater in career interceptions. Conference Championship and made the Division III playoffs. He would move Sternquist and his wife Kalen are the parents of a daughter, Maggie. on to Lafayette College in 2004 as assistant secondary coach, helping Lafayette win the Patriot League and reach the Division I-AA playoffs for the first time in school history. A Scranton, Pa., native, Roskos was a four-year letterman and two-time Clint Cosgrove all-conference selection as an outside linebacker at Bloomsburg. He led the defensive graduate assistant • second season team to two conference titles and was named the 2000 Defensive MVP of the Bloomsburg squad which reached the D-II national championship game. Clint Cosgrove is entering his second season as a defensive graduate assis - tant with the Gophers. Cosgrove will assist Ron Lee with the defensive sec - ondary. Cosgrove was a defensive quality control intern at the University of Ne - braska in 2006. In his one season working with the Huskers, Nebraska won the Aurmon Satchell Big 12 North and appeared in the Big 12 Championship. The Huskers also fin - strength and conditioning intern • second season ished the season ranked 24th nationally in scoring defense. Aurmon Satchell is entering his second season as an intern in strength and Cosgrove is a 2006 Arizona State graduate with a bachelor’s degree in po - conditioning with the Gopher football program. litical science. The Madison, Wis., native played at the University of Wiscon - A Denver, Colo., native, Satchell played at Thomas Jefferson High School sin from 2001-02 before his career was shortened due to injury. under current Gophers defensive line coach Tim Cross. His senior season at TJHS, Satchell finished with 180 tackles, which ranked second overall in the state. Satchell played collegiately for the University of Texas between 2001-04. He played linebacker for the Longhorns in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2001. He would later move to defensive end in 2004, his final season at Texas, Jordan Gigli tallying two sacks, three tackles-for-loss and an . defensive quality control • second season Satchell graduated from UT in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in youth and community studies. Jordan Gigli is beginning his second season with the Gopher football program working in the area of defensive quality control. Gigli started his coaching career as defensive line coach and recruiting co - ordinator at Tri-State (Ind.) University in 2003. He would later serve on the Western Illinois staff as assistant defensive line coach in 2004 and assistant offensive line coach in 2005. Gigli moved on to Wittenberg (Ohio) University as defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coordinator in 2006, helping Wittenberg capture the NCAC Championship and reach the NCAA Di - vision III playoffs for the first time since 2001. He helped Wittenberg rank first in the conference in scoring defense (13.7 ppg), rushing defense (70.1 ypg), and total defense (242.9 ypg) last season. A native of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Gigli was a four-year letterwinner (1999-2002) and three-year starting defensive tackle at Tri-State. He was also a two-time first-team all-conference selection and helped lead TSU to their first conference championship in school history in 2001. Gigli graduated from Tri-State in 2003 with a degree in business administration.

Jim offensive graduateJaassisctankt •ssoecon nd season

Jim Jackson is entering his second season as an offensive graduate assistant with the Gophers. Jackson came to Minnesota from Louisiana-Lafayette, where he spent one season as a defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive line. Prior to working at ULL, Jackson spent the 2005 season as a graduate assis - tant working as video coordinator and with the offensive line at the University of Toledo. In 2004, Jackson served as assistant defensive backs coach and as - sistant video coordinator at Lehigh University. He started his coaching career in 2003 as the outside linebackers coach at Methodist (N.C.) College. A Mesquite, Texas native, Jackson was a two-sport athlete at Cornell (N.Y.) University. Jackson played two seasons varsity on the football team and was a captain and three-year starter on the baseball team. He graduated from Cornell in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

[ 121 ] Minnesota Football 2008 Gopher Football 2008 Support Staff Athletic Training Medical Staff Ed Dr. J. Patrick head football traLineor chrie team physician – orthopedics Smith

Ed Lochrie is entering his seventh season as the head football trainer for the J. Patrick Smith, M.D. has been the Gophers’ team physician and orthopedic University of Minnesota, after being hired in May of 2002. Lochrie is respon - consultant since 1985. Dr. Smith also works with the Golden Gopher wrestling sible for the complete health care of the football team and is in daily commu - team and is the Medical Director for Hamline University Athletics. nication with head coach Tim Brewster. Lochrie arrived in Gold Country from Dr. Smith is board certified in orthopedic sports medicine and is the Chair - the University of Kansas where he served as the head football trainer during man of the Minnesota Sports Medicine Board of Directors and Program Direc - the 2001 season. tor for their Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship. He earned his medical Prior to his work at Kansas, he spent seven years (1994-2001) as an as - degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed his or - sistant athletic trainer at the University of Colorado. Lochrie worked with the thopaedic residency at the University of Minnesota as well. Colorado football team all seven years and was also involved with the men's basketball team from 1994-97. He came to Boulder, Colo., from the University of Denver, where he was the head athletic trainer from 1993-94 after serving as an assistant athletic trainer from 1990-93. During his four years at Denver his primary focus was with the men's hockey team. Lochrie, a Bishop, Calif., native, graduated from the University of Col - orado in 1987, earning a bachelor’s degree in biology. He earned his master’s in physical education from Michigan State in 1990.

Chris Dr. Patrick Morris assistant football traAinershton team physician – orthopedics Chris Ashton is entering his seventh season as an assistant athletic trainer with Patrick Morris, M.D. has been with the Golden Gopher sports medicine staff the University of Minnesota and the Golden Gopher football team. Ashton, a since 2004. Dr. Morris’ primary responsibility with Minnesota athletics is the Wheeling, W. Va., native, graduated from West Virginia University in 2000 with football team. He attended medical school and completed his residency at the a bachelor of science degree in physical education in athletic training. While University of Minnesota. serving as a student athletic trainer, Ashton worked with all Mountaineer ath - Dr. Morris’ specialty is family medicine, but he also has a great deal of ex - letic programs including football, wrestling and baseball. perience in sports medicine. He completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at Ashton is familiar with the Big Ten, working as a graduate assistant ath - Hennepin County Medical Center in 1996. Dr. Morris represents Minnesota at letic trainer with the University of Michigan football program from 2000-2002. Big Ten conferences as well. He received his masters’ degree of science kinesiology from Michigan in April Dr. Morris earned his undergraduate degree in English from St. John’s 2002 prior to his arrival at Minnesota. Ashton currently resides in St. Paul, Minn. University in Collegeville, Minn.

Andy assistant football traMiner utnan Andy Mutnan is entering his sixth season with the Gopher football team and his third as an assistant athletic trainer. Mutnan, an Arvada, Colo. native, graduated from the University of North Dakota in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in athletic training. Mutnan was a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the Go - phers in 2003 prior to becoming an assistant. Mutnan has also worked as an athletic training intern at the University of Colorado from 2002-03, working with football and men’s and women’s tennis. Mutnan and his wife, Amy, have a son, Xander, and currently reside in Eden Prairie, Minn.

[ 122 ] Minnesota Football 2008 Gopher Football 2008 Support Staff Equipment Academics Ryan Melvin head equipment manGager ooms academic counselor Hines

Ryan Grooms is in his first season as the head football equipment manager for Melvin Hines is in his first year as an academic counselor with the Golden Go - the Golden Gophers. Grooms comes to Minneapolis after spending five sea - pher football program. Hines joined the staff in August 2006 following a two-year sons as an equipment specialist for the United States Air Force Academy foot - stint as the Director of Student-Athlete Services at Troy University. Hines’ du - ball program. ties included overseeing all aspects of the student-athlete academic support During his time at Air Force, Grooms supervised 30 Cadet student man - services including tracking and monitoring the academic progress of student- agers and oversaw the daily football operations, which included laundry for athletes and coordinating study hall, tutoring and mentoring. more than 240 Cadet varsity and junior varsity football players. He was re - Before his tenure at Troy, Hines was the Director of CHAMPS/Life Skills sponsible for organization and upkeep of the Falcon Athletic Center equipment at Alabama A&M University. At Alabama A&M, Hines developed and imple - room and bi-annual inventory. He also handled equipment for boxing, cross mented the CHAMPS/Life Skills program, worked with student-athletes in ca - country, track and field and water polo with the Air Force Academy. reer and personal development and advised all freshman student-athletes. Grooms has been involved in equipment management since 2000, when Hines earned his bachelor’s of Science in Adult Education from Auburn he was a student at Ohio University. He spent two seasons with the Bobcat University in August 1994 and his master’s in sports administration from the football team, working with equipment and also taking part in film exchange and University of Louisville in May 2002. highlight videos. He is married to the former Landy Booker. The couple has three children, Following graduation, Grooms was an equipment intern for the New Or - Deandre, Tyler and Madison. leans Saints’ summer training camp. He then spent one year as a graduate as - sistant equipment manager at Marshall University. With the Thundering Herd, Grooms was responsible for supervising 12 student managers, assisted in the organization of equipment travel and was responsible for game-day laundry. Grooms is a member of the Athletic Equipment Manager Association. He was a 2008 nominee for the Knight Pickard Award as the District 7 Equipment Manager of the Year. Todd learning specialist Helmer A native Minnesotan, Todd Helmer has been on staff at Minnesota’s McNa - mara Academic Center (MAC) since March of 2007. As a learning specialist, Helmer designs and implements the learning sup - port programs provided at the MAC, including enhancement, learning groups, Communications and supervised study. These experienced teachers are available to help all stu - dent-athletes with learning issues, study or academic skills, or specific course - Andy work. They also provide referrals to other campus learning resources. They associate athletic coSmmeuniceatilones dy irector are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis. Prior to joining the UM staff, Helmer was an assistant professor of English Andy Seeley is in his first season at the University of Minnesota. He is the pri - at Brown College in Mendota Heights, Minn. He also has experience in the mary athletic communications/media relations contact for the Golden Gopher legal field, serving as a probation officer for juveniles in both Minnesota and Col - football team. He also works with the Minnesota men’s gymnastics team. orado. Seeley is a veteran of more than 13 years in athletics media relations. He Helmer holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of St. has worked with highly-successful football teams at the University of Utah and Thomas. He also earned his master’s degree in English at St. Thomas. Northwest Missouri State University prior to joining the Gophers. Helmer and his wife, Gretchen, enjoy any activities that allow them to get Seeley was the secondary football contact at Utah for three seasons. The outdoors with their dog Makalu. Utes won a bowl game in each of those three seasons, including the Fiesta Bowl which capped Utah’s undefeated 2004 season. Seeley was instrumental in the awards campaign for Ute quarterback Alex Smith, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist and earned numerous All-America and Player of the Year awards. Seeley served as the sports information director at Northwest Missouri State for seven years. During that time, the Bearcats won two NCAA Division II National Championships and made a total of five playoff appearances. See - ley was also instrumental in coordinating media coverage for the Fall Classic at Arrowhead Stadium, which set the attendance record for an NCAA Division II football game. He started his career in media relations as the sports information director for USA Roller Sports. Seeley is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State, hold - ing a bachelor’s degree in physical education. Seeley and his wife Jill have a 2-year-old daughter, Morgan. He also has a 16-year-old son, Bryant.

[ 123 ] Minnesota Football 2008 Gopher Football 2008 Support Staff Video Services Meghan assistant to the head coacPh otter Mike Meghan Potter is entering her second season working for Golden Gopher foot - director of video servSiceschaaf ball as Coach Brewster’s assistant. Potter manages the daily office as well as serves as liaison between the football staff and marketing and the Goal Line Mike Schaaf is now in his 13th season working with the Golden Gophers’ video Club. She also helps in community relations working with team appearances services and his eighth season as the director of the department. Schaaf has in the community. been shooting video for the Gophers since spring practice in 1996. Starting as A native of Hibbing, Minn., Potter attended North Dakota State University a part-time student assistant, he worked his way through every facet of the double-majoring in communication and English education. She was a four-year team's video department, becoming the Gophers’ full-time video assistant in starter for Bison softball winning a NCAA Division II National Championship in 2000. 2000. Potter attended graduate school at the University of Minnesota receiv - A 1995 graduate of Apple Valley High School, Schaaf started producing ing a master’s degree in sports management in 2006. independent sports videos as a high school sophomore. In addition to foot - ball, he has shot footage and produced programming for high school hockey, soccer and volleyball, as well as intercollegiate baseball and track. He also has worked as a video intern for Midwest Sports Channel, served as a freelance producer for several independent cable programs and shot doc - umentary footage of a team of Twin Cities heart surgeons participating in a 2,000-mile bicycle marathon. Student Assistants He earned a bachelor's degree in speech communications from the Uni - versity of Minnesota in 1999. Schaaf and his wife, Misti, have two sons, Bran - don and Kyle, and reside in Otsego.

Greg assistant director ofDvideao sverviics es Greg Davis enters his eighth year with the Golden Gopher football program working in video services. He is in his seventh season as the assistant video coordinator after spending his first season as a student assistant. He assists JORDAN HEIGHWAY JOEY HUEBER EDDIE SCHAUER Mike Schaaf in all day-to-day video operations and plays an important role in Recruiting Assistant Recruiting Assistant Recruiting Assistant the video recording of practices and games. Davis is a business management major at the University of Minnesota with a minor in communications. A native of Stillwater, Minn., he is a 1997 graduate of Stillwater High School.

KRISTY HUEBER RACHEL LEE ASHLEY STEWART Support Staff Student Assistant Student Assistant Student Assistant

JEFF SEIFRIZ BETSI SHERMAN JASON LAFRENZ SCOTT BUCHOLTZ RICHARD WEINBERG Director of Facilities Associate Marketing Director Director of Marketing & Ticketing Faculty Athletics Ticket Sales Representative

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