PAT MEYER OFFENSIVE LINE/RUN GAME COORDINATOR | 13TH SEASON IN COACHING | SEVENTH SEASON AT CSU

A strong contributor to CSU’s success in the early 1990s, Pat Meyer is in his second tenure at Colorado State, after joining Steve An all-state selection and a four-year starter at Girard (Ohio) High School, Meyer was a five-sport Fairchild’s new staff as offensive line coach on Jan. 14, 2008. He was promoted to run game coordinator on March 13, 2009. letterman, participating in wrestling, basketball, baseball and track. Like athletic director Paul Kowal- Meyer, 37, returned to his alma mater from Florida State, where he spent one season (2007) working exclusively with Bobby Bow- czyk (Warren), Meyer grew up in a suburb of Youngstown, Ohio. den's football program as a strength coach. Born April 5, 1972, in Youngstown, Ohio, Meyer and his wife, Erin, have three daughters, Christina, Prior to his work with the Seminoles, Meyer spent seven years in the North Carolina State athletic depart- Emma and Sophia. His father, Angelo, played football at Nebraska. Meyer earned his bachelor's degree ment. After four seasons (2000-03) as the football team's head strength and condi- in exercise and sports science from CSU in 1995, and has completed courses toward a master’s degree tioning coach, the school promoted him to head the entire athletic department's in educational leadership. strength programs, a role he held from June of 2004 to February of 2006. Chuck Amato then hired him in 2006 to coach the Wolfpack offensive line. At N.C. State, Meyer helped to condition and train five first-round NFL draft choices, PAT MEYER AT A GLANCE... including first-rounders Mario Williams, the No. 1 overall selection in 2006,  Officially joined the Colorado State coaching staff on Jan. 14, 2008. Promoted to run game coordinator on March 13, 2009. , Manny Lawson, Koren Robinson and John McCargo.  One of four current CSU coaches who played previously at the school, joining , and Daren Wilkin- Meyer launched his coaching career at Memphis, where he spent one son. season as a graduate assistant (1997) and one working with former CSU  Among the Western Athletic Conference’s most consistent offensive linemen, earned all-conference honors three straight coach Dave Magazu and the Tigers' offensive line and tight ends (1998). years and helped Hill and the Rams to a magical 1994 He then spent and one and a half years in the Tigers' strength and condi- season that ended in the Holiday Bowl. tioning department, including five months as the director, from Janu- Coaching Background  Has eight years of experience as a strength and condi- ary-May of 2000. tioning coach in major collegiate weight rooms. Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached One of four coaches who played at Colorado State, joining  At N.C. State, helped to condition and train five first- 1997 Memphis Graduate Assistant Fairchild and former teammates Anthoney Hill and Daren round NFL draft choices: Mario Williams, the No. 1 1998 Memphis Offensive Assistant Wilkinson, Meyer was a four-year letterman (1991-94). overall selection in 2006, Philip Rivers, Manny Lawson, 1999 Memphis Assistant Strength Coach Considered one of the WAC's most consistent offensive Koren Robinson and John McCargo. 2000* Memphis Dir. of Strength & Conditioning linemen, he earned all-conference honors three  After signing with the NFL’s as a free 2000-03 North Carolina State Head Str. & Cond. Coach/Football straight years, including first-team accolades in agent in 1995, played one season (1996) in the Arena 2004-05 North Carolina State Dir. of Strength & Conditioning 1994. He also was an Academic All-American in Football League, with the St. Louis Stampede. 2006 North Carolina State Offensive Line ’94. 2007 Florida State Football Strength Coach During that senior year, he helped the Rams 2008 Colorado State Offensive Line to a Holiday Bowl berth opposite Michigan in POSTSEASON 2009 Colorado State Offensive Line/Run Game Coor. one of the most memorable seasons in pro- *—Held position from January-May gram history. CSU depended on him to start at three positions during his career, and he EXPERIENCE started for four seasons. He also was a team Season Appearance Opponent captain in 1994. 1994 Holiday Bowl Michigan RECRUITING AREAS: He went on to sign with the NFL's Ari- (player at Colorado State)  Central and West Florida zona Cardinals in the spring of 1995, then 2000 Micronpc.com Bowl Minnesota (Orlando-Tampa-Gainesville) played for the St. Louis Stampede of the (head football strength coach at N.C. State)  Missouri during the 1996 sea- 2001 Tangerine Bowl Pittsburgh son. (head football strength coach at N.C. State) 16 2002 Gator Bowl Notre Dame (head football strength coach at N.C. State) C

2003 Tangerine Bowl Kansas OACHING (head football strength coach at N.C. State) 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl South Florida (director of strength/conditioning at N.C. State) 2007 Music City Bowl Kentucky

(football strength coach at Florida State) S 2008 New Mexico Bowl Fresno State TAFF (assistant coach at Colorado State) Prominent Players Coached  Mario Williams, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2006 NFL Draft ().  Philip Rivers, the No. 4 overall selection in the 2004 NFL Draft (traded by to San Diego Chargers).  Leroy Harris, the ’ fourth-round selection in the 2007 NFL Draft.  Manny Lawson, San Francisco’s first-round choice (22nd overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft.  John McCargo, Buffalo’s first-round selection (26th overall) in the 2006 NFL Draft.  Koren Robinson, the ’ first-round pick (eighth overall) in the 2001 NFL Draft. 2009 Football Spring Prospectus Erin, Sophia, Christina, Emma & Pat GREG PETERSON , RECRUITING COORDINATOR & WIDE RECEIVERS | 26TH SEASON IN COACHING | SECOND SEASON AT CSU

Greg Peterson enters his second season at Colorado State, his 26th year in the profession. He joined the Rams on Jan. 14, 2008. A former at Nebraska Wesleyan, Peterson played professionally for the USFL's Hous- At Colorado State, Peterson has several responsibilities. He not only serves as the Rams’ offensive coordinator, but also coaches ton Gamblers in 1985. the wide receivers and heads up the school’s year-round football recruiting efforts. His primary recruiting areas are Colorado Springs Peterson graduated from Stromsburg (Neb.) High School, where he lettered in four sports (football, and the cities of Arlington, Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas. basketball, cross country and track), earning all-conference honors in basketball. Peterson, 49, came to Fort Collins from Washington State, where he spent the previous two years (2006- Born July 4, 1960, in Osceola, Neb., Peterson and his wife, Leanna, have two children, Taylor and 07) as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. In his short time with the Cougars, the team Rachael. He has B.S. in business administration and physical education from Nebraska Wesleyan (‘84) had a pair of all-conference tight ends and two, Jed Collins ( free agent) and a master’s in education from Eastern Oregon (’91). and Cody Boyd ( free agent) that are now in the NFL. In all, 18 of the players he coached and 17 of the players he recruited went on to be drafted or signed to free-agent contracts by NFL teams, including former Broncos wide GREG PETERSON AT A GLANCE... receiver and K-State All-American . Peterson also coached the Wild- cats’ , a three-time All-American who went on to play several years in the  Officially joined the Colorado State coaching staff on Jan. NFL with the Chiefs, Redskins, Jaguars and Jets. And at Idaho, Peterson tutored Yo 14, 2008. Coaching Background  Enters his 26th season as a coach, a career that includes Murphy, who played in the Super Bowl. Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached In addition, among Peterson's former players are nine All-American wide re- stops at six colleges.  In all, 18 of the players he has coached and 17 of the play- 1984 Nebraska Wesleyan Wide Receivers ceivers, eight Biletnikoff Award candidates and one All-American running back. 1985 York (Neb.) HS Assistant Before heading to Pullman, Wash., Peterson served 12 years under ers he has recruited went on to be drafted or signed to free- agent contracts by NFL teams. 1986 Nebraska Wesleyan Wide Receivers at Kansas State (1994-2005), working with the wide receivers in some 1987-88 Eastern Oregon Wide Receivers fashion each season. After one year as an offensive graduate as-  Among Peterson's former players are nine All-American wide receivers, one All-American running back and eight 1989-91 Eastern Oregon Offensive Coor./QBs/WRs sistant (1994), he was wide receivers coach from 1995-2005. He 1992 Idaho Wide Receivers also coordinated recruiting for the Wildcats from 1999-2002, Biletnikoff Award candidates.  A former wide receiver at Nebraska Wesleyan, played for 1993 Idaho Running Backs held the title of passing game coordinator from 1997-2002, and 1994 Kansas State Offensive Graduate Assistant the USFL's Houston Gamblers in 1985. served as co-offensive coordinator from 2003-04. 1995-96 Kansas State Wide Receivers During Peterson’s tenure, the Wildcats went to 10 consec- 1997-98 Kansas State Passing Gm. Coordinator/WRs utive bowl games from 1994-2003, concluding the impres- 1999-2002 Kansas State Passing Gm. Coor./WRs/Recr. Coor. sive streak with an appearance in the BCS Tostitos POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE 2003-04 Kansas State Co-Offensive Coordinator/WRs Fiesta Bowl opposite No. 7 Ohio State. During the pe- 2005 Kansas State Wide Receivers riod, K-State went to three Big 12 title games, winning Season Appearance Opponent 1992 I-AA first-round playoff McNeese State 2006-07 Washington State Tight Ends/Recruiting Coor. the conference championship in 2003. The team was 2008- Colorado State Off. Coor./Recr. Coor./WRs ranked in the final polls 10 times, including six Top 10 (assistant coach at Idaho) finishes, and had at least 11 wins in six straight seasons. 1993 I-AA first-round playoff Northeast Louisiana Peterson coached at Idaho from 1992-93, tutoring (assistant coach at Idaho) wide receivers his first year and running backs in '93. The 1993 I-AA quarterfinal playoff Boston University Prominent Players Vandals were 9-3 in 1992, winning a Big Sky Conference (assistant coach at Idaho) championship. One year later, in 1993, they advanced to the 1993 I-AA semifinal playoff Youngstown State Coached Division I-AA national semifinals. (assistant coach at Idaho) 1994 Aloha Bowl Boston College  NFL Draft picks Yamon Figurs (Baltimore, 2007) and Jordy At Eastern Oregon, he served as offensive coordinator Nelson (Green Bay, 2008). and coached quarterbacks and receivers (1989-91), after (assistant coach at Kansas State) 1995 Holiday Bowl Colorado State  Aaron Lockett, drafted in 2002 by Tampa Bay in the seventh 17 coaching only the receivers for two years (1987-88). round. He spent two seasons (1984, 1986) as wide receivers (assistant coach at Kansas State)  Quincy Morgan, an All-American taken 33rd overall, in the sec- coach at his alma mater, Nebraska Wesleyan and one year 1996 Cotton Bowl Brigham Young C

ond round of the 2001 NFL Draft by Cleveland. OACHING (1985) as a high school assistant in York, Neb. (assistant coach at Kansas State) 1997 Fiesta Bowl Syracuse  Yo Murphy, a free agent out of Idaho who played several years (assistant coach at Kansas State) in the CFL and NFL, including Super Bowl XXXVI with the St. 1998 Big 12 Championship Texas A&M Louis Rams. (assistant coach at Kansas State)  Darnell McDonald, drafted in the seventh round by Tampa Bay 1998 Alamo Bowl Purdue in 1999. S TAFF (assistant coach at Kansas State)  Kevin Lockett, the Chiefs’ second-round selection in the 1997 1999 Holiday Bowl Washington NFL Draft. (assistant coach at Kansas State) 2000 Big 12 Championship Oklahoma (assistant coach at Kansas State) RECRUITING AREAS: 2000 Cotton Bowl Tennessee  Colorado Springs (assistant coach at Kansas State)  Dallas (West of I-35, Irving, 2001 Insight.com Bowl Syracuse Arlington, Fort Worth) (assistant coach at Kansas State) 2002 Holiday Bowl Arizona State (assistant coach at Kansas State) 2003 Big 12 Championship Oklahoma 2009 Football (assistant coach at Kansas State) Spring Prospectus Leanna, Taylor, Rachael & Greg 2003 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State (assistant coach at Kansas State) 2008 New Mexico Bowl Fresno State (assistant coach at Colorado State) DAREN WILKINSON QUARTERBACKS & ASSISTANT RECRUITING COORDINATOR | 13TH SEASON IN COACHING | SIXTH SEASON AT CSU

Daren Wilkinson returned to his alma mater as quarterbacks coach on Jan. 14, 2008. He marks his 13th season as a college coach all-conference honors on the gridiron. in 2009. Born Feb. 11, 1972, in Corona, Calif., Daren and his wife, Ann, have three children, Alexa, Macy and Wilkinson, 37, coaches the Rams’ quarterbacks, his former position at CSU, and serves Jet. He owns two degrees from Colorado State, a bachelor’s in psychology (’97) and a master’s in ed- as the team’s assistant recruiting coordinator. His primary recruiting areas are Arizona, Ne- ucation (’99). vada, Utah and Colorado’s Front Range League, which includes three Fort Collins high schools. He’s also the program’s liaison to academic support services and the uni- versity faculty, as well as the housing coordinator. Another former Sonny Lubick player who joins the Rams’ staff, Wilkinson came back to Fort Collins from South Dakota State, where he was offensive coordinator and coached quarterbacks and wide receivers for four seasons (2004-07). DAREN WILKINSON AT A GLANCE... In 2007, the I-AA Jackrabbits went undefeated in conference play to cap-  Returned to Colorado State as the school’s quarterbacks coach on Jan. 14, 2008. ture the Great West Football Conference title; five of their seven wins were  Also serves as assistant recruiting coordinator. against foes who were ranked at some point during the '07 campaign. The  Is in his third tenure at CSU, after playing quarterback in the mid 1990s and launching his coaching career as a graduate as- school led its conference in wins from 2004-07, over Wilkinson’s tenure sistant in 1997. there. The GWFC was formed in 2004.  Instrumental in helping Division II Fayetteville State and I-AA South Dakota State to three total conference championships this Wilkinson spent three years (2001-03) coaching wide receivers decade. and coordinating the passing game at Fayetteville (N.C.) State. The  A starting quarterback, helped the Rams to a share of the WAC championship and a berth in the Holiday Bowl in 1995. school won consecutive conference championships and finished  2002 as the No. 15 team in the country, after earning a berth in Was the Junior College Player of the Year in 1994 at Ricks College, before transferring to CSU. the Division II playoffs. At FSU, the team had an all-conference receiver each of his three years, including a pair of first-team selections in Elliot London and Andregus Holmes. Each of Coaching Background those three years were winning campaigns; the school had Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached RECRUITING AREAS: only eight such seasons in its history before 2001. 1997-98 Colorado State Offensive Graduate Assistant Prior to his time in Fayetteville, he was offensive coordi- 1999 Eastern Arizona Passing Game Coord./QBs  Arizona nator (2000) and quarterbacks coach/passing game coordi- 2000 Eastern Arizona Offensive Coordinator  Fort Collins/Boulder nator (1999) at Eastern Arizona. In 2000, the school upset 2001-03 Fayetteville (N.C.) State Passing Game Coord./WRs  Idaho Snow College, then the No. 2 team in the nation. 2004-07 South Dakota State Off. Coordinator/QBs/WRs  Nevada  But his foundation in , both as a player 2008- Colorado State Quarterbacks Utah and coach, was at Colorado State under Lubick. He began his coaching career as a Rams offensive graduate assistant from 1997-98, culminating that ’97 season with a Holiday POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Bowl victory over Missouri. In that role, he worked with every offensive position, including time with Moses Season Appearance Opponent Moreno and Matt Newton, a pair of eventual conference 1995 Holiday Bowl Kansas State Offensive Players of the Year. (player at Colorado State) Like Steve Fairchild a former junior-college transfer who 1997 Holiday Bowl Missouri started as a CSU quarterback, Wilkinson started seven (graduate assistant at Colorado State) 18 games for the Rams in 1995. During that junior year, he 2002 Div. II first-round playoff Carson-Newman helped the Rams to a share of the WAC championship. He (assistant coach at Fayetteville State)

did not play as a senior in 1996, when Moreno emerged as 2008 New Mexico Bowl Fresno State C an eventual Western Athletic (assistant coach at Colorado State) OACHING Conference offensive MVP. The College Sports maga- zine Junior College Player of Prominent Players Coached the Year in 1994, Wilkinson  QB , 1997 Western Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year. S was a second-team JC All-  QB Matt Newton, 2000 Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year. TAFF American at Ricks Junior Col-  QB Andy Kardoes, Great West Football Conference first-team all-league. lege (now BYU-Idaho). He  RB Cory Koenig, Great West Football Conference first-team all-league. went 21-1 as a starter, includ-  RB Anthony Watson, Great West Football Conference first-team all-league. ing an 11-0 mark in 1994,  WR Elliot London, Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association first-team all-conference. when he threw for more than  WR Andregus Holmes, Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association first-team all-conference. 3,000 yards, before transfer- ring to Colorado State. Wilkinson grew up in Es- condido, Calif., where he com- peted at Orange Glen High School. A two-sport athlete, he lettered in both basketball and 2009 Football football, earning second-team Spring Prospectus Ann, Macy, Alexa, Jet & Daren TOM EHLERS DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS | 30TH SEASON IN ATHLETICS | 26TH SEASON AT CSU

One of Colorado State’s most passionate individuals, Tom Ehlers enters his 26th overall season in the Rams athletic department, and Born July 10, 1962, in Riverside, Calif., he and his wife Laurie have three children, Annie, Chris- his 30th year overall in college athletics. tine and Timothy, and make their home in Fort Collins. After a long career as a Rams student-athlete and assistant football coach, Ehlers took on a new role prior to the 2005 season, as- He graduated from Colorado State in 1985 with a bachelor’s in business administration, be- suming supervision over the football program’s logistics, administration and overall operations. fore pursing and earning his MBA from Oregon State (‘86). Originally a competitor on the gridiron as a four-year starter on the Rams’ offensive and defensive lines, following his career he chanelled his gregorious enthusiasm into the coaching profession. And now, including his chap- ter as director of operations, his tenure as a member of the football staff is the longest by an assistant in school history. During his coaching career, he tutored 12 all-conference performers, including Bryan Save (2003), Peter Hogan (2001, ’02), (1999), (1998), Adrian Ross (1997), Brady Smith (1994, ’95), Sean Moran (1994, ’95), Steve Norton (1993), and Steve Hodge (1993). Six of the players he formerly coached ranked in the top 10 in quar- terback sacks, including Haggans (first), Smith (second), Porter (fourth), Hodge (tie, seventh), Ross (tie, seventh), and Moran (ninth). In 2003, defensive tackles Bryan Save, Lavell Mann and Laurie, Annie, Christine, Chris Kiffin all ranked among the conference leaders in quar- Timothy & Tom terback sacks. In 2002, Peter Hogan was a first-team all-conference selection. Porter, a current NFL star, was a first-team all- conference performer in 1998 and played in two postseason all-star games. He now plays for the after having earned all-star hon- ors as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he was also a member of a Super Bowl TOM EHLERS AT A GLANCE... champion squad.  Began his long relationship with the university as a player in 1980, Steve Fairchild’s senior season at CSU. Started four years Ross was a two-time first-team all-con- for the Rams on both offensive and defensive lines, and won the WAC Scholar Athlete Award in 1984. ference selection in 1996 and ’97 and  His 16 seasons as an assistant coach at Colorado State (1989-2004) was the longest tenure by an assistant in school history. played in the Hula Bowl following his sen- During that time, he tutored 12 all-conference performers, including Joey Porter, Bryan Save, Clark Haggans, Adrian Ross, ior season. He later played six years in the Brady Smith, Sean Moran and Steve Hodge. NFL as a member of the Cincinnati Ben-  Began a new role as director of football operations, overseeing the logistics and administration of the football program, prior gals. to the 2005 season. Smith and Moran each earned first-  One of the first members of Steve Fairchild’s new staff, was hired by Fairchild on Dec. 12, 2007. team honors in 1994 and ’95. Smith was the conference’s defensive player of the year in 1995. Both played extensively 19 NFL. Haggans initially played for the Pitts- Career Background burgh Steelers, and was a member of the Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached C team’s Super Bowl championship team, 1985-87 Oregon State University Graduate Assistant Coach OACHING before signing with Arizona, who went to 1987 University of Arizona Graduate Assistant Coach the Super Bowl in his first season there. 1987-88 Brown University Defensive Line Coach Ehlers also was responsible for recruit- 1989-04 Colorado State University Defensive Line Coach 2005- Colorado State University Director of Football Operations

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career with the second-most prolific rush- TAFF ing season in program annals. Ehlers formerly served as a defensive line coach at Oregon State (1985-86) and a graduate assistant for the Beavers. In 1987, was a graduate assistant working with the defensive line at the University of Arizona. As a player at Colorado State (1980- 84), he was a four-year starter and letter- winner. Ehlers played offensive line and defensive line and was a WAC Scholar- Athlete Award Winner in 1984. 2009 Football On three occasions, he earned aca- Spring Prospectus demic all-WAC honors. GREG SCANLAN HEAD STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH | 18TH SEASON IN ATHLETICS | EIGHTH SEASON AT CSU

For student-athletes at Colorado State University In the near future, the site of CSU’s strength and conditioning will have a new state-of-the-art seeking to compete athletically at the highest level na- facility, part of $20 million facilities initiative announced last year. The new facilities further un- tionally, prescribed and supervised strength and derscore CSU’s university-wide commitment to providing an environment for all student-ath- conditioning is vital to attaining that goal. letes to succeed at the highest level possible. Greg Scanlan is in his eighth year as the As a player at Wyoming (1990-93) Scanlan was a team captain, strength and conditioning Ath- school’s strength and conditioning coach, lete of the Year, and honorable mention all-conference in 1993. and oversees a staff charged with working As a coach, he has served as a United States Weightlifting Federation Club coach. He also is with Colorado State’s nearly 400 student- a member of the U.S. Weightlifting Federation, American College of Sports Medicine, and National athletes on a daily basis. Strength and Conditioning Association A former standout college football player Born July 7, 1970, in Billings, Mont., he and his wife, Susan, and their two children, Bailey and and award-winning scholar-athlete, Scanlan Rebecca, make their home in Fort Collins. He has a bachelor’s degree from Wyoming (‘94). works diligently on a daily basis with CSU’s student-athletes on improving strength and conditioning. He and his staff coordinate and conduct workouts for each of the program’s 16 sport teams. They are actively involved throughout each workout to assist stu- dent-athletes in maximizing effort and re- sults. GREG SCANLAN AT A GLANCE... In addition, Scanlan and his staff over-  see stretching and flexibility exercise to Joined the Colorado State athletic department, to oversee all of the strength and conditioning of CSU student-athletes in the prevent or rehabilitate inijuries. They also Rams’ now 16 varsity programs, prior to the 2002-03 academic year.  conduct cardiovascular conditioning ses- Was an all-conference selection as a team captain at Wyoming, where he played from 1990-93 and won the Cowboys’ sions with student-athletes as part of the strength and conditioning Athlete of the Year.  overall physical development. Will move his staff and operations into the Rams’ spectacular $7 million academic and training center in time for the 2009 Scanlan and the staff develop sport- football season.  specific training regimens for each of Also has served as a United States Weightlifting Federation Club coach, and is a member of the U.S. Weightlifting Federation, CSU’s sport programs. American College of Sports Medicine, and National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Career Background Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached 1993-94 University of Wyoming Student Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 20 1994-95 University of Illinois Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 1995-97 University of Illinois Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach 1998 University of Illinois Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach C 1999-02 Oregon State University Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach OACHING 2002- Colorado State University Head Strength & Conditioning Coach S TAFF

Susan, Bailey, Rebecca & Greg 2009 Football Spring Prospectus