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2007 FOOTBALL

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH | FIRST SEASON

David Bailiff, no stranger to those who . cover or follow football in the state of Bailiff and the Bobcats made a point , was introduced on January 19, 2007 of getting out in the community to meet as the 18th head football coach in the his- with area business leaders and personally tory of by Rice Director fo deliver schedule posters for the coming Athletics, Chris Del Conte. seasons. Bailiff, 49, came to Rice after three sea- Beyond that, team members were in- sons as the head coach at Texas State Uni- volved in projects throughout the commu- versity in San Marcos, TX where he posted nity from making appearances at San a 21-15 record while leading the Bobcats Marcos elementary schools’ Citizenship to their first Southland Conference cham- Days to lending a hand for Habitat for Hu- pionship and the semifinals of the NCAA manity projects. Division 1AA playoffs in 2005. The Owls have made numerous ap- In the Southland Conference, Bailiff led pearances at schools in the area surround- the Bobcats to one their most successful ing the Rice campus and members of the three-year stints, posting a 10-6 mark. team spent time during the summer con- In his last two seasons at Texas State, ducting walks through the neighborhoods, Bailiff produced standouts both on the field meeting and greeting the residents. and in the classroom. He produced both Bailiff will also have the Owls take a THE BAILIFF FILE the Southland Offensive and Defensive break from preseason drills to assist in- Birthdate May 26, 1958 Players of the Year in 2005 (Barrick Nealy coming students with their moves into one Hometown San Antonio and Fred Evans) and the league’s Student of Rice’s residential colleges. High School McArthur, 1976 Athlete of the Year for football in 2006 His efforts in the community at Texas College Texas State, 1981 (Walter Musgrove). State resulted in the Bobcats setting a Family wife, Angie Overall, he produced a total of 14 All school record for total attendance as well daughter, Brooke Southland Conference first team selec- as attendance average during the 2005 sons, Grayson and Gregory tions, and 13 players who were named to season and then bettered that mark in the academic all conference squad in his 2006. COACHING HISTORY last two years. The 2005 season was truly a magical At the same time, Bailiff proved to be one. The Bobcats went 9-2 during the 1982-84 New Braunfelsl HS regular season with their lone losses com- assistant coach a tireless and accessible promoter of the 1988 Texas State Bobcat program, both with the news me- ing on the road at Division 1-AA Texas A&M graduate assistant/defense dia and the high school coaches through- as well as at Nicholls State, the 2005 SLC 1989-92 Texas State out the state. co-champion. asst. coach/defensive line It is a philosophy he has continued In the team’s first Division I-AA playoff 1992-97 New Mexico since his arrival on South Main to take over game, the Bobcats stormed back from a asst. coach/defensive line/recruiting coord. the helm of Rice’s football program. 35-16 deficit against Division I-AA national 1997-99 Texas State While his own background has been power Georgia Southern to score 34 un- answered points and beat the Eagles 50- 1999-2000 Texas State as a defensive coach, Bailiff’s squads led Assistant Head Coach/defensive coordinator the league in total offense in each of his 35. The Cats then defeated Cal Poly 14-7 2001 TCU last two seasons at Texas State. to move on to the national semifinals. Only Assistant Head Coach/defensive line Faced with a rebuilding season after a 40-37 overtime loss to Northern Iowa 2002-03 TCU his 2005 Southland title, Bailiff’s 2006 Bob- stood between Texas State and an appear- defensive coordinator/defensive line cats closed with a rush, winning four of ance in the Division IAA National Champi- 2004-06 Texas State their last six and wrapping up with a 28- onship Game. Head Coach 21 win at State. That vic- Bailiff was named the American Foot- 2007 Rice tory knocked the Bearkats out of conten- ball Coaches Association’s Region 5 Coach Head Coach tion for the league title and gave the Bob- of the Year and finished third in the voting POSTSEASON/COACH (4) cats their first win in Huntsville since 2000. for the presented In addition to re-energizing the Bob- annually to the top coach in Division 1- 2001 Galleryfurniture.com TCU AA. 2002 Liberty TCU cats fortunes on the field, Bailiff also engi- 2003 Fort Worth TCU neered a program that was embraced by In 2004, Bailiff inherited a team which 2005 NCAA 1-AA Playoff (Semifinals) Texas State the community in San Marcos and has was picked to finish last in the Southland brought the same approach with him to Conference. But the Bobcats posted a 5-6 82 2007 FOOTBALL HEAD COACH record and headed into the final week of the season still with tant coach in 1988 before being elevated to the Bobcats’ de- conference championship aspirations. Texas State would end up fensive line coach in 1989. He worked under the late John O’Hara going 3-2 in the Southland Conference and finished third in the for one year and with for two years during league, the team’s highest ranking in the SLC since 2000. his first coaching stint in San Marcos. Bailiff’s roots with Texas State already ran deep when he was Bailiff left Texas State in 1992 for an assistant coaching named the Bobcats’ 14th head coach Feb. 5, 2004. He was a position at New Mexico where he handled the defensive line team captain during his playing career at what was then South- and recruiting. He returned to Texas Statein 1997 as defensive west . He would return to coach at Texas coordinator and added assistant head coach responsibilities to State during two separate stints, serving as defensive coordina- his role in 1999. tor and assistant head coach in the late 1990s. Prior to being It was in 1999 that Bailiff was selected the NCAA Division I- named head coach, Bailiff spent three seasons on the staff at AA Assistant Coach of the Year by the Coaches TCU. He served as the Horned Frogs’ defensive coordinator in Association. While at TCU Bailiff was also honored as the Top both 2002 and 2003 while working with the team’s defensive Assistant Football Coach by the All-American Football Founda- lineman. tion following the Horned Frogs’ 2002 season. The 2003 Horned Frogs posted an 11-2 record and were As a player, Bailiff was named All- as ranked 25th in the final Associated Press poll and 24th in the well as All-America honorable mention while playing at Texas ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. State from 1977-80. He served as a team captain in 1980 and Bailiff was part of a staff which built quite a tradition on de- was named honorable mention to the Lone Star Team of the fense at TCU. During his three seasons in Fort Worth, the Horned Decade. Frogs were ranked 24th, 1st and 38th in the country in total Bailiff is married to the former Angie Daniels of Versailles, defense and 10th, 1st and 9th against the run. Mo. He has a daughter, Brooke (22), and the couple has twin In 2002, TCU allowed just 240.2 yards of total offense per nine-year-old sons, Grayson and Gregory. game which led the country. The Horned Frogs surrendered an average 64.8 yards on the ground. During the year, the Frogs held Tulane to a school-record -53 yards rushing. TCU also ranked second in the country in pass efficiency defense, allowing oppo- nents to complete less than 39 percent of their passes. Six TCU defensive players earned all-conference accolades in 2002 including Conference USA Defensive Player of the year and Second-Team All-Ameri- can LaMarcus MacDonald. While at TCU, Bailiff coached in a bowl game every season: galleryfurniture.com bowl (2001), AXA (2002) and the Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl (2003). Bailiff, who is known as one of the premiere re- cruiters in the state of Texas, joined the TCU staff after serving as as- sistant head coach at Texas State University. He began his coach- ing career as the defen- sive line coach at New Braunfels High School (1982-84). He went into private business from 1984-88 before returning to the coaching ranks. His first collegiate coaching position was at Texas State, serving as a defensive graduate assis-

83 2007 FOOTBALL HEAD COACH WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT DAVID BAILIFF

Mack Brown, Head Football Coach, University RICE ALL-TIME of Texas: FOOTBALL COACHING RECORDS “David is a bright rising star in our business. He is Overall Conf. Only a great communicator and a tremendous football Years W-L-T W-L-T Phil Arbuckle (Southwestern) 1912-17, 19-23 52-30-8 9-8-2 coach. He had success at Texas State and he’ll do the John Anderson 1918 1-5-0 1-1-0 same at Rice. David is a perfect fit in the state of John W. Heisman (Pennsylvania) 1924-27 14-18-3 4-11-1 Claude Rothgreb 1928 2-7-0 0-5-0 Texas and I think Rice hit a home run in hiring him.” (Notre Dame) 1929-33 26-26-0 9-20-0 (SMU) 1934-39 33-29-4 16-18-2 (Vanderbilt) 1940-66 144-124-10 86-75-6 Denise M. Trauth, President, Harold “Bo” Hagan (South Carolina) 1967-70 12-27-1 7-21-0 (Ohio Northern) 1971 3-7-1 2-4-1 Texas State University (Wake Forest) 1972-75 14-28-1 10-18-0 “We hate the fact that we are losing him, but we (Centre) 1976-77 4-18-0 2-14-0 (Rice) 1978-83 13-53-0 9-39-0 want our people to be successful and this is a (Vanderbilt) 1984-85 4-18-0 2-14-0 (Bowling Green State) 1986-88 6-27-0 2-24-0 wonderful opportunity for David. We wish him all the Fred Goldsmith (Florida) 1989-93 23-31-1 14-24-0 success in the world. (Arkansas) 1994-2005 56-89-1 44-57-0 (East Central Univ.) 2006 7-6 6-2 That a school like Rice University would hire David David Bailiff (TCU) 2007 0-0 0-0 is a great compliment not only to him but , Head Football Coach, TCU also toTexas State.” “David is a great person, a great coach and a great human being. He will be a perfect fit for Rice.”

D.W. Rutledge, Executive Director, Texas High School Coaches Association: “David Baliff will run a disciplined program and he has a genuine concern for his players, not only on the field, but more importantly in the class- room and socially. His knowledge of the game is substantial, and I have been impressed with his ability to communicate his ideas. He is a true teacher and understands how to create an envi- ronment in which people feel confident and en- thusiastic. There is no doubt in my mind that David will be a great asset for Rice University in a vari- ety of ways. “

84 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Chuck Driesbach

ASSOC. HEAD COACH | CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR | | FIRST SEASON Chuck Driesbach officially joined the Driesbach’s defense helped Western Rice Owl coaching staff on February 19, Michigan win back-to-back Mid-American 2007 as the Assistant Head Coach and Co- Conference West Division titles in 1999- Defensive Coordinator. He will also coach 2000. The Broncos snapped the nation’s the Owls’ linebackers. longest home winning streak at 33 games Entering his 31st year of college coach- in 2000 by posting a 30-10 victory at ing, including 15 years as a defensive co- Marshall. Western Michigan ranked among ordinator in five different conferences, the NCAA leaders in scoring defense, total Driesbach has crafted a number of nation- defense and rushing defense that season ally-ranked defensive attacks while also and for his efforts in 2000, Driesbach was developing numerous future NFL players. nominated for the Award, He came to came to Rice after spend- which is presented annually to the nation’s ing the last two years as the secondary top assistant football coach. coach at Michigan State. Prior to his time Driesbach began his coaching career with the Spartans, Driesbach served as the at Kansas State in 1976 and was part of Defensive Coordinator at Ole Miss (2002- the Wildcats first trip to a bowl game in 04), TCU (2001), Western Michigan (1997- 1982 when they met Wisconsin in the In- 2000); Pittsburgh (1993-96) and Cornell dependence Bowl. He also made coach- THE DRIESBACH FILE (1990-92). ing stops at Wake Forest (1984-86), East In 2003, Ole Miss won the Southeast- Carolina (1987-88) and Ole Miss (1989) Birthdate August 9, 1952 Hometown Philadelphia, PA ern Conference Western Division title. The before becoming a defensive coordinator High School Central Bucks West, 1971 Rebels posted a 31-28 victory over Okla- for the first time at Cornell in 1990. College Villanova, 1975 homa State in the and fin- A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Driesbach Family wife, Kim ished 13th in the final AP poll. was a three-year starter at wide receiver daughters, Lindsay and Kate Prior to his appointment at Mississippi, for Coach Lou Ferry at Villanova (1972- Driesbach spent the 2001 season at TCU 74). He was a team captain his senior year OACHING ISTORY where he served as defensive coordinator and earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal C H and inside linebackers coach. TCU ranked arts from Villanova in 1975. 1976-83 Kansas State among the NCAA leaders in both rushing Married to the former Kim Widmer of grad assistant (1976-78) asst. coach/secondary (1979-83) defense and total defense and earned a Coffeyville, Kan., Driesbach and his wife 1984-86 Wake Forest berth in the Galleryfurniture.com Bowl. have two daughters: Lindsay (left), who asst. coach/defensive line (1984-85) gradu- asst. coach/receivers & tight ends (1986) ated from 1987-88 East Carolina Michigan asst. coach/running backs 1989 Mississippi State in asst. coach/secondary Decem- 1990-92 Cornell ber 2006 defensive coordinator with a 1993-96 Pittsburgh defensive coordinator bachelor’s 1997-2000 Western Michigan degree in defensive coordinator commu- 2001 TCU nication, defensive coordinator 2002-04 Mississippi and Kate, defensive coordinator a senior 2005-2006 Michigan State commu- secondary 2006 Rice nications asst. HC/defensive coordinator/linebackers major at Ole Miss. POSTSEASON/COACH (4) 1982 Independence Bowl Kansas State 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl TCU 2002 Independence Bowl Mississippi 2003 Cotton Bowl Mississippi

85 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Tom Herman

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR | | FIRST SEASON Tom Herman joined the foot- where he worked with the offensive line ball coaching staff as offensive coordina- as well as the defensive and special teams tor on January 19, 2007. He will also coach scout units. While at Texas, Herman the Owls’ quarterbacks. coached two All-American offensive line- Herman’s last two Texas State squads men and an All-Big 12 kicker. led the Southland Conference in total Herman began his coaching career offense. As a unit in 2005, Texas State’s working with the wide receivers at Texas offense ranked eighth nationally in scor- Lutheran in Seguin. ing and won the Southland Conference Herman also dabbled in media work championship for the first time. They went early in his career. He worked in televison on to make a deep run in the NCAA in the as a sports production assistant in Oxnard, team’s first ever Division I-AA appearance, Calif., a highlight coordinator for Fox-TV in while Barrick Nealy finished fifth in the vot- Los Angeles and a producer/production as- ing for the Walter Payton Award (top of- sistant at XTRA Sports Radio in Los Ange- fensive player in Division I-AA). les. He has also managed training sites for Prior to Texas State, Herman coached Adams Course Texas which educates ath- at Sam Houston State, twice sparking the letes on off-season workouts and direct- Bearkats to Southland Conference cham- ing the development of athletes’ personal pionships and the NCAA Division I-AA play- goals and leadership skills. offs. A member of Mensa, Herman earned THE HERMAN FILE In 2004, they finished 11-3 and ad- his B.S. in Business Administration from Birthdate June 2, 1975 vanced to the Division I-AA championship’s California Lutheran in 1997 where he was Hometown Cincinnati, OH (born)/ semifinals. The Bearkats’ offense was a cum laude graduate. He was a Presiden- Simi Valley, CA (raised) ranked second nationally in passing of- tial Scholarship recipient. At California High School Simi Valley, 1993 fense, averaging 358.5 yards, while the Lutheran he was an All-Southern Califor- College California Lutheran, 1997 Bearkats’ 471 yards of total offense ranked nia Athletic Conference wide receiver. He Family wife, Michelle fifth among Division I-AA schools. also earned a Masters of Education from daughter, Priya Nicollete In his first season at Sam Houston Texas. State, Herman coached Jonathon Cooper Herman and his wife Michelle are the COACHING HISTORY who was named the NCAA Division I-AA parents of a daughter, Priya Nicolette 1998 Texas Lutheran Wide Re- Herman (3). wide receivers ceiver of the 1999-2000 Texas Year. graduate assistant Herman 2001-2004 Sam Houston State produced all asst. coach/wide receivers/special teams conference 2005-2006 Texas State receivers in 2007 Rice each season offensive coordinator and pro- duced three All-American POSTSEASON/COACH (5) wideouts. 2000 Cotton Bowl Texas Prior to 2000 Holiday Bowl Texas joining staff 2001 NCAA 1-AA Quarterifinals Sam Houston at Sam 2004 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals Sam Houston Houston 2005 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals Texas State State staff, Herman served as a graduate assistant coach at Texas

86 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Blake Miller

RUNNING GAME COORDINATOR | OFFENSIVE LINE|FIRST SEASON Blake Miller joined the Rice Owls foot- the top 30 nationally in rushing offense. ball coaching staff on January 19, 2007fol- Miller, a member of the American Foot- lowing head coach David Bailiff to Rice ball Coaches Association, also coached at from Texas State. He will coordinate the Kilgore, Texas, High School for two sea- Owls running game, while passing on his sons and at Episcopal High School in Ba- NFL playing experience to Rice’s offensive ton Rouge, La., for one season. linemen. For three seasons, Miller played in the Miller served in a similar capacity for with New En- the past three years at Texas State, fash- gland, Detroit and the New York Giants. ioning a ground attack that ranked 15th He played in a career-high 12 games, start- nationally in rushing offense (228.43 ypg) ing five for the in 1992. and led the Southland Conference in total Miller was a four-year letter winner and yards (439.07 ypg) in 2005. The Bobcats’ two-year starter at LSU. He was a First- offense was also ranked eighth nationally team All- pick as in scoring (37.00 ppg) on their way to a a senior and received All-America notice Southland Conference title, a berth in the as well. Miller was selected to play in the NCAA semifinals and a final #4 ranking in 1990 Blue-Gray Bowl, the 1991 East-West the final polls. Shrine Bowl and the 1991 Japan Bowl fol- Miller first came to Texas State in 2000 lowing his senior season. He was a sev- after three successful seasons at enth-round selection of the New England THE MILLER FILE Southland Conference rival Northwestern Patriots during the 1991 NFL draft. Birthdate August 23, 1968 State. Hometown Alexandria, La. During his tenure in High School ------Natchitoches, La., Miller helped College LSU, 1993 the Demons to a pair of SLC Family single championships as Northwestern State’s offense was ranked at COACHING HISTORY or near the top of every offen- sive category in the league. 1994 Baton Rouge Episcopal HS assistant coach Northwestern State played in 1995-96 Kilgore HS both the 1997 and 1998 NCAA assistant coach Division I-AA Championship 1997-99 Northwestern (LA) State playoffs, advancing to the semi- asst. coach/offensive line finals in 1998. 2000-2002 Texas State At Texas State, Miller asst. coach/offensive line coached nine offensive linemen 2003 SMU who earned All-Southland Con- asst. coach/offensive line 2004-2006 Texas State ference first or second-team ac- run game coordinator/offensive line colades, and in nine years in the 2007 Rice league has coached 11 differ- run game coordinator/offensive line ent players to All-SLC honors in- cluding three All-Americans. The 2000 Texas State team BOWL GAMES/PLAYER (3) posted a 7-4 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Southland. 1987 Sugar LSU Until the 2005 season, it was 1987 Gator LSU the program’s best finish since 1989 Hall of Fame LSU joining the SLC. Despite inju- ries which forced several POSTSEASON/COACH (3) changes and adaptations by 1997 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs NW Louisiana St. the offensive line in 2004, the 1998 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals NW Louisiana St. Bobcats posted a winning con- 2005 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals Texas State ference record and ranked in

87 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Craig Naivar

CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR | SAFETIES |FIRST SEASON Craig Naivar joined the Rice Owls foot- five for touchdowns. The team blocked a ball coaching staff on January 19, 2007, school-record 12 kicks during the year. following head coach David Bailiff to Rice Naivar also served two seasons as the from Texas State. He will serve as the co- special teams coordinator and defensive defensive coordinator in addition to coach- line coach at Southern Illinois. Naivar was ing the Owls’ safeties. a defensive graduate assistant coach at Naivar has masterminded the defen- TCU during the spring of 1998 under sive and special teams schemes for the past former Texas State and current Texas A&M five years at Texas State and Sam Hous- head coach Dennis Franchione. He also ton, schemes that annually produced worked under Franchione at New Mexico league leading totals. in 1996 and 1997, coaching the defensive In addition to coordinating the Bobcats’ line, tight ends and wide receivers. defensive unit, Naivar was also responsible From 1994 to 1995, Naivar was the for coaching the squad’s safeties. special teams coordinator and defensive The 2005 season marked the second assistant at Hardin-Simmons under Texas time Naivar had been a part of a Southland High School Coaches Association Hall of Conference championship. During his ten- Honor member Jimmie Keeling. ure in Huntsville, Sam Houston won the Naivar holds both a master of sports Southland Conference title in 2001 and management and a bachelor’s of science reached the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, degree in physical education from Hardin- losing in the quarterfinals to eventual na- Simmons. He was a four-year football let- THE NAIVAR FILE tional champion Montana. ter winner at and free safety, Birthdate November 29, 1971 In 2001, the Bearkats led the league earning all-conference honors. He played Hometown Taylor, Texas in quarterback sacks, ranked second in on a conference championship team which High School Taylor, 1989 turnover ratio and third in total defense. advanced to the national semifinals his College Hardin-Simmons,1994 During his first season at Sam Houston senior year. He also received academic Family wife, Michelle, daughter, Jordan Ashleigh while working not only on defense but with honors from Hardin-Simmons. son, Gunner the Bearkats’ special teams, the squad led Naivar and his wife Michelle, also a the league in kickoff returns, were second Taylor native, have a daughter, Jordan in punt returns and third in sacks. The Ashleigh (three) and a son, Gunner, (one). COACHING HISTORY Bearkats blocked seven punts, returning . 1994-95 Hardin-Simmons defensive assistant/special teams 1996-97 New Mexico grad assistant 1998 TCU grad assistant 1998-99 Southern Illinois asst. coach/defensive line/special teams 2001-2003 Sam Houston State (01-01) defensive line (02-03) defensive coordinator/special teams 2004-2006 Texas State defensive coordinator/safeties 2007 Rice co-defensive coordinator

POSTSEASON/COACH (2) 2005 NCAA 1-AA Quarterfinals Sam Houston 2005 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals Texas State

88 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF David Beaty

WIDE RECEIVERS| SECOND SEASON

David Beaty heads into his second sea- The 36-year-old Garland native came son as the Owls’ wide receivers coach with to Rice after a highly-successful tenure as a wealth of talent and experience to draw the head football coach at MacArthur High upon. in Irving. He was 33-11 in four years with Such was not percieved to be the case the Cardinals, winning district titles in 2004 one year ago, when most observers ques- and 2005. tioned if the Owls had any potential tar- In 2001 in his first head coaching po- gets for their transition to an arial attack. sition, he led North High to a 6-4 However, under Beaty’s guidance, the record. He previously was an assistant Owls’ personnel who were primarily re- coach under Joe Martin at Garland High cruited for an running attack made a (1997-2000), helping the Owls to the 1999 smooth transition to the new passing Class 5A Division II state title. His first game. coaching position was as an assistant un- Five Owls caught at least 20 passes der Ronnie Mullins at Naaman Forest High on the season, headed by Biletnikoff Award in Garland. finalist , who smashed every An all-district football and soccer player Rice single-season receiving record and set at Garland High during his schoolboy days, an NCAA record for consecutive games he continued his playing career at with a touchdown catch (13). Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., By way of comparison, only five times where he captained the football team in in the previous 13 years had the Owls sea- 1992-93. He earned his B.A. in history/ son leader caught as many as 20 passes. education from Lindonwood in 1994. Dillard’s school record 91 catches matched Beaty and his wife Raynee, have two the highest team completion total by the daughters: Averie (8) and Alexa (2). THE BEATY FILE Owls since 1993. Birthdate Oct. 26, 1970 Hometown Garland, Texas High School Garland, 1989 College Lindenwood, 1994 Family wife, Raynee daughers, Averle and Alexa

COACHING HISTORY 1994-96 Naaman Forest HS, Garland assistant coach 1997-2000 Garland HS assistant coach 2001 North Dallas HS head coach 2002-05 MacArthur HS, Irving head coach 2006-07 Rice wide receivers

POSTSEASON/COACH (1) 2006 Rice

89 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Darin Eliot

DEFENSIVE LINE| RECRUITING COORDINATOR | FIRST SEASON Darin Eliot is in his first year on the 2005. Texas State won the Southland Con- Rice Football staff as the coach of the Owls’ ference Championship last season and defensive linemen in addition to coordinat- advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA ing the Owls’ recruiting efforts. Division I-AA playoffs. Eliot coached LB Eliot was named to his position on David Simmons to All-Conference honors January 24, 2007, after spending the 2006 in 2004 and 2005. season as the coach at Tulsa, Prior to joining the Texas State coach- where he mentored Nick Bunting ing staff, Eliot spent one year at the Uni- (coaches), Nelson Coleman (media) to All versity of Miami where he served as a C-USA first team honors as well as Chris graduate assistant coach and worked with Chamberlain (coaches third team). Bunting the Hurricane’s secondary and special was the coaches’ pick as the C-USA De- teams in 2002. In that season, Miami won fensive Player of the Year as the Golden the Big East Championship and played for Hurricane reached the . the national championship in the Fiesta Eilot is no stranger to David Bailiff, serv- Bowl, finishing the season with a 12-1 ing on his Texas State staff for three years record. The Hurricanes’ secondary led the prior to going to Tulsa. He coached the nation and set an NCAA record for fewest linebackers in 2004 and 2005 and the sec- yards allowed per pass completion. ondary in 2003. The Bobcats’ defense Eliot also served as a graduate assis- ranked first in the Southland Conference tant coach at the THE ELIOT FILE and 20th nationally in total defense in for two seasons (2000-01), working pri- Birthdate August 14, 1976 marily with the sec- Hometown Edmond, OK ondary and special High School Edmond Memorial, 1995 teams. Before that, College Wyoming, 1999 he was a student Family wife, Miekel assistant coach at son, Dawson the University of daughter, Drue Wyoming in 1998 and a graduate as- COACHING HISTORY sistant working with 1998-99 Wyoming the linebackers in student assistant (1998) 1999. graduate assistant /linebackers (1999) Eliot played 2000-01 Houston linebacker at Wyo- graduate assistant/secondary ming for three 2002 Miami years (1995-97). graduate assistant/secondary & special teams He earned his 2003-05 Texas State asst. coach/secondary (2003) bachelor’s degree in asst. coach/linebackers (2004-05) science and math- 2006 Tulsa ematics with a mi- asst. coach/linebackers nor in zoology from 2007 Rice Wyoming in 1999. asst. coach/defensive line/recruiting coord. He received a mas- ters degree in sports administra- tion from Houston POSTSEASON/COACH (2) in 2002. 2002 Fiesta Bowl Miami He and his wife, 2006 Armed Forces Bowl Tulsa Miekel, have one son, Dawson (2) and a daughter Drue, who was born in February.

90 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Rick LaFavers

TIGHT ENDS| SPECIAL TEAMS| FIRST SEASON Rick LaFavers became the Owls’ tight In addition to his collegiate coaching ends and special teams coach on experience, LaFavers was the defensive February 20, 2007, joining four other backfield coach at Fort Worth’s Southwest members of David Bailiff’s Texas State staff High School 1997. who followed him to Houston. The Amarillo native was a four-year LaFavers began coaching Texas State’s letterman for the Horned Frogs at linebackers in the spring of 2006 after defensive back. He was named a team cap- spending three years at Texas A&M where tain as a senior in 1995, compiling 70 he was the team’s head strength and con- tackles and intercepting a pair of passes. ditioning coach. Prior to his tenure at A&M, He was named All- he worked two seasons as a defensive Second Team in 1995. LaFavers was a graduate assistant (2001-02) for head member of TCU’s Co-SWC championship coach Dennis Franchione at Alabama, team which advanced to the Independence working with the defense. Bowl his junior year. He served as a graduate defensive LaFavers earned both his bachelor’s assistant at his alma matter, TCU, from (physical education-1997) and master’s 1998-2000, working with the defensive (liberal arts—2000) degrees from TCU. He tackles and special teams, beginning an is married to the former Kim Dooley and eight-year association with Franchione, the couple has two sons, Austin Joseph HE A AVERS ILE who took over the program that year and (four) and Coleson Joshua (one). T L F F led them to a berth Birthdate July 7, 1973 in the Sun Bowl. Hometown Amarillo In his career, High School Amarillo High, 1991 LaFavers has been College TCU, 1997 Family wife, Kim on the coaching sons, Austin Joseph & Coleson Joshua staffs of five bowl teams. In addition to the trip to the COACHING HISTORY Sun Bowl, he was 1996-97 TCU a member of the student assistantlinebackers TCU coaching staff 1997-98 Ft. Worth Southwest HS when the Horned asst. coach/defensive backs Frogs made 1998-2000 TCU consecutive graduate assistant/defense 2001-02 Alabama appearances in the graduate assistant/defense Mobile Alabama 2003-06 Texas A&M Bowl (1999- 2000). Head Strength & Conditioning Coach He was a member 2003-06 Texas State of Alabama’s staff asst. coach/linebackers in 2001 when the 2007 Rice Crimson Tide asst. coach/tight ends l & special teams played in the Independence Bowl. Alabama had POSTSEASON/COACH (5) the best record in 1998 Sun Bowl TCU the SEC West in 1999 Mobile Alabama Bowl TCU 2002. In 2005, he 2000 Mobile Alabama Bowl TCU wasou a member of 2001 Indpendence Bowl Alabama the Texas A&M staff 2005 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M that reached the Cotton Bowl.

BOWL GAMES/PLAYER (1) 1994 Indpendence Bowl TCU 91 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Darrell Patterson

RUNNING BACKS | FIRST SEASON Darrell Patterson joined the Rice coach- stops at Southern Methodist, Baylor and ing staff on February 20, 2007 and will Arkansas State. At Baylor, he coached line- coach the Owls’ running backs this year backer John Garrett, who went on to sign after spending the last two seasons coach- an NFL free agent contract. ing the linebackers at Stanford. During his four seasons at Kentucky, Patterson was a standout linebacker at Patterson was part of a staff that advanced TCU from 1979-82 and is a member of the to two bowl games: the Outback Bowl ver- school’s Hall of Fame. He remains the sus Penn State following the 1998 season school’s all-time leader in total tackles and the 1999 Music City Bowl against Syra- (544), unassisted tackles (286) and as- cuse. While at Kentucky, Patterson coached sisted tackles (258). He was selected in safeties Willie Gary and Anthony Wajda to the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by All-SEC honors, as well as Freshman All- the New York Giants, but found his way to American David Jackson. the League for a seven- Patterson coached defensive tackle year career as a linebacker for the Larry Chester during his two seasons at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1984-88) and the Temple. Chester went on to sign an NFL Hamilton Tiger Cats (1988-90). Patterson contract with the . won a Grey Cup championship with He returned to the Canadian Football Winnipeg in 1984 and was on a runner-up League in 1995 as a defensive line and in 1989 with Hamilton. special teams coach for the Ottawa Rough THE PATTERSON FILE Following his playing days, Patterson Riders. Birthdate December 14, 1961 began his coaching career as an intern for Patterson’s first foray into the collegiate Hometown Canonsburg, Pa. the British Columbia Lions in 1991. His coaching ranks came in 1992 when he High School Canon-McMillan,1979 collegiate coaching stops have included began a three-year stint at Akron (1992- College TCU, 1984 Akron (1992-94), Temple (1995-96), Ken- 94). Family wife, Julie tucky (1997-2000), Arkansas State (2001), Patterson earned a bachelor’s degree daughters, Monika and Meghan Baylor (2002), Southern Methodist (2003- in Human Relations from TCU in 1984. He son, Michael 04) and Stanford. He also had a coaching and his wife Julie, whom he met while play- stint with Ottawa of the CFL in 1995. ing professionally in Canada, have three COACHING HISTORY Patterson coached linebackers during his children: Michael, Monika and Meghan. 1991 British Columbia (CFL) intern 1992-94 Akron asst. coach/running backs (spring 1992) asst. coach/outside linebackers (fall 1992-94) 1995 Ottawa (CFL) asst. coach/defensive line/special teams 1995-96 Temple asst. coach/defensive line 1997-2000 Kentucky asst. coach/defensive backs 2001 Arkansas State asst. coach/linebackers 2002 Baylor asst. coach/linebackers 2003-04 SMU asst. coach/linebackers 2005-06 Stanford asst. coach/linebackers 2007 Rice asst. coach/running backs POSTSEASON/COACH (2) 1998 Outback Bowl Kentucky 1999 Music City Bowl Kentucky

92 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Jason Washington

DEFENSIVE BACKS | FIRST SEASON

Jason Washington joined the Rice foot- nior as the squad advanced to the regional ball coaching staff on January 24, 2007 quarterfinals. He was a first-team all-dis- and will coach the Owls’ cornerbacks. trict, all-city and all-state selection his se- Washington coached cornerbacks for nior year. David Bailiff for the past three seasons at He was also listed on the Texas Top Texas State and produced the Southland 100 and selected the 1997 San Antonio Conference leader interceptions in 2006 in Defensive Most Valuable Player as selected Walter Musgrove. Musgrove was a two- by area sports writers. time All Southland pick for the Bobcats. In addition to earning his bachelor’s No stranger to the Bobcat athletic pro- degree from Texas State, Washington gram, Washington was a four-year letter earned a master’s degree in sports admin- winner for both Texas State’s football and istration from Texas State in 2004. baseball teams. He is engaged to Lacey Moore, with a He started both as a defensive back wedding date set for July 2008. for the football squad as well as in centerfield for the ‘Cats baseball team be- fore graduating in 2002. He was a valuable contributor all four years for the football team, posting a ca- reer-best 66 tackles as a senior. THE WASHINGTON As a starter for the baseball club, he FILE earned All-Southland Birthdate September 16, 1979 Conference Tourna- Hometown San Antonio ment and NCAA All- High School San Antonio McArthur Regional honors in College Texas State, 2002 1999 as the Bobcats Family single captured a league tournament title and COACHING HISTORY played in the NCAA tournament in Waco. 2004-06 Texas State Washington asst. coach/defensive backs lettered three seasons 2007 Rice at San Antonio asst. coach/defensive backs MacArthur High for Coach Van Fuschak. At MacArthur, Wash- POSTSEASON/COACH (1) ington played quarter- back, wide receiver 2005 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals Texas State and defensive back and led the team to an 11-3 finish as a se-

93 2007 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Brandon Lacy Derek Warehime GRADUATE ASSISTANT/DEFENSE | SECOND SEASON GRADUATE ASSISTANT/OFFENSE | FIRST SEASON

HE AREHIME ILE THE LACY FILE T W F Birthdate January 6, 1983 Birthdate January 26, 1980 Hometown Choctaw, OK Hometown Edmond, Okla. High School Choctaw, 2001 High School Edmond Santa Fe, 1988 College Tulsa, 2006 College Kansas, 2003 Family wife, Kelly Family engaged to Jessica Fanselau COACHING HISTORY COACHING HISTORY 2005 Tulsa 2003-04 Appalachian State student assistant/offensive line asst. coach/tight ends/special teams 2006 Rice 2005 Tennessee-Martin volunteer assistant/offense/video asst. coach/running backs 2007 Rice 2006 Ferrum gradudate assistant/offense asst. coach/defensive line 2006-07 Rice graduate assistant/defense PLAYING HISTORY PLAYING HISTORY 1998-99 Tennessee-Martin 2001-04 Tulsa 2001-02 Kansas started 34 career games at guard and A two-year starter at defensive end at Tennes- center...1st team All WAC, 2004 at see-Martin (1998-1999), Transferred to Kansas center...started in the 2004 Humanitarian Bowl. and was a two-year letterman as well as a earn- ing back-to-back Academic All Big honors. ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACH ROSTER Wally Ake, 1994-96 Neil Cornatzer, 2002-03 Clovis Hale, 1981-83 Hardee McCrary, 1993-97 Claude Rothgreb, 1927 Ray Alborn, 1972-77 David Coudret, 1986 Les Hanley, 1972-74 Jeff McInerney, 1992-93 John Anderson, 1918 Bill Cox, 1975 Jason Hebert, 2003 McCoy McLemore, 1972-73 Bill Schmitz, 1984-85 Major Applewhite, 2006 Robert Cummings, 1916 Joe Heikkinen, 1988 Mike Meyer, 1987-88 “Peanut” Schultz, 1928 Joe Arenas, 1987-88 Mike Heimerdinger, 1989-93 Blake Miller, 2007 Vince Semary, 1977 Percy Arthur, 1937-39 Keith Daniels, 1975 Jim Bob Helduser, 1979-83 Patrick Miller, 1998-99 Tony Sexton, 1976-83 Franklin Ashcraft, 1923-24 Russell Daugherty, 1928 Jeff Henry, 1986-87 David Moody, 1990-93 Gary Shephard, 1984-85 Doug Davidson, 1980 Tom Herman, 2007 Bill Moore, 1982-83 Joe Smailis, 1986-87 Dick Backest, 1977-80 Allan Davis, 1964-66 Lou Hertenberger, 1930-39 Charlie Moore, 1948-71 Michael Smith, 2006 , 1972-74 Eddie Davis, 1982-83 Jim Hess, 1967-70 Jeff Moore, 1977 Jeff Sowells, 1998-2005 Red Bale, 1947-68 Joe Davis, 1940-67 Leonard Hilty, 1921-22 Steve Moore, 1976-77 Tom Spann, 1987-88 Bob Barrett, 1988-89 Ted Day, 1977 Roger Hinshaw, 1994-2005 Bill Morgan, 1931 William Standish, 1916 Gil Bartosh, 1967-70 Mike Dean, 1976-79 Van Hollaway, 1984 Dell Morgan, 1940, 1951-61 Harry Stiteler, 1946 Maurice Baumgarten, 1945-47 Bob DeCrosta, 1972-74 Wayne Hooks, 1989-91 Murray, 1920 Harold Stockbridge, 1948-54 Bill Beall, 1956-61 Joe DeForest, 1990-93 Dick Hopkins, 1984-85 Ryan Strong, 1989-90 David Beaty, 2006-07 Todd Dilbeck, 2006 Joe Hornberger, 2003-05 Craig Naivar, 2007 , 1945, 47-48 F.J. Bendenk, 1924 Don Dobes, 1986-88 John Neimeic, 1930-31 Mike Bender, 1989-91 Chuck Driesbach, 2007 Dean Jackson, 2006 H.O. Nicholas, 1921, 1924-28 “Push” Taylor, 1921-22 Don Blackwelder, 1971-73 Dave Dunkelberger, 1988 Milt Jackson, 1974 John Nicholson, 1924 Will Taylor, 1989 John Bland, 2001-05 Marvin Durrenberger, 1929-32 Jason Jones, 2006 Mike Nolan, 1984-85 Todd Thompson, 1993-96 , 1989-93 Ben Dyer, 1930 Gordon Norwood, 1976-79 Kirk Thor, 1991-93 Dave Borbely, 1986-88 Eddie Dyer, 1934-36 Steve Kidd, 1988-89, 1997- Bob Bossons, 1967-70 Rick Dykes, 1983-88 2005 Scott O’Brien, 1986 Ted Unbehagen, 1975-79 Kirk Botkin, 2000 Gary Kinchen, 1969-71 Brad Osborn, 1996-97 Mark Bradley, 1984-85 Jim Elam, 1972-75 Jimmy Kitts, 1932-33 Len Vandenbos, 1986-87 , 1938-41 Darin Eliot, 2007 Les Koenning, 1980 Doyle Parker, 1982-83 Lance Van Zandt, 1972 Larry Brinson, 1994-2005 Les Koenning, Jr., 1990-93 Darrell Patterson, 2007 Milan Vooletich, 1986 , 1989-92 Barney Farrar, 1994-2005 Larry Kueck, 1981 John Pearce, 2006 Barry Faulkner, 1972 Larry Peccatiello, 1971 , 1994-2005 Dean Campbell, 1989-91 Tim Fitzpatrick, 1992-94 Brandon Lacey, 2006-07 Danny Phillips, 2006 Bill Wallace, 1937-44 George Carlisle, 1962 Dino Folino, 1986-87 Rick LaFavers, 2007 John Polisky, 1931-33 Bill Ward, 1986-87 Charlie Carr, 1976-77 Charlie Frazier, 1975 Matt Landry, 1939 Bryant Pool, 1984-85, 1990-93 Jason Washington, 2007 , 1920-21 Nick Lanza, 1956-70 Jack Westbrook, 1973-75 Anthony Ceder, 2001 Ron Gentry, 1975 David Lee, 1994-2000 Vince Rachal, 1981 Bobby Williams, 1978-83 Ron Chismar, 1987-88 Ted Gill, 1988-89 Swede Lee, 1976 Jack Rafferty, 1924 Dale Williams, 1991 Rick Christophel, 1984-85 Steve Goldman, 1971-74 John Linville, 1969-73 Paul Randolph, 2006 Tyrone Willingham, 1986-88 Curt Cignetti, 1986-88 Jim Goodman, 1994-97 Jess Loepp, 2006 Mark Reade, 2004-05 Todd Wright, 1999-2000 Darryl Collier, 1989-90 Rusty Gortmaker, 1997-98 Charlie Reeve, 2006 Jack Combs, 1917-18 Bert Gravitt, 1982-83 Carlos Mainord, 1978-83 Charlie Rizzo, 1998-2005 Howard Yerges, 1921-23 Scott Conley, 1989 , 1934-66 Jim Malosky, 2001-02 C.A. Roberts, 1971 Phil Young, 1989-90 Al Conover, 1971 Greg Mantooth, 1985 , 1971 Theo Young, 1994-2005 Dave Cope, 1989-90 Harold “Bo” Hagan, 1956-66 Tim Marcum, 1980-83 Tom Rossley, 1978-82 , 1979-82 Lynn Hailstock, 1984-85 Harold Mayo, 1969-70 Tobin Rote, 1971 , 1992-93

94 2007 FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Chris Stacy

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/FOOTBALL OPERATIONS | FIRST SEASON

Chris Stacy was named the Owls’ sistant and was involved in corporate Assistant Athletic Director for Football sales and promotional programs. Operations on February 20, 2007. Stacy joined the Texas State staff He came to Rice from Texas State, from Texas , where he was a where he served as David Bailiff’s Di- member of the football operations staff rector of Football Operations for four where he organized and implemented years. Stacy will continue to assist marketing plans for the program’s Head Coach David Bailiff with many of camps and clinics. He also assisted the day-to-day responsibilities of the with various aspects of on-campus re- football program. cruiting and helped with the team web His broad range of responsibilities site and media guide. include team travel, on-campus recruit- Stacy is a 2002 graduate of Texas ing, roster upkeep, compliance, Tech and also earned a master’s de- camps/clinics, golf tournaments, gree from Texas State University. coaches/players tickets, academics, banquets, walk-on programs and THE STACY FILE game-day duties. Birthdate April 21, 1980 Stacy also serves as Hometown Lubbock the NFL liaison and High School North Scott HS, 1998 is a liaison for the Eldridge, Ia program with vari- College Texas Tech, 2002 Family single ous athletic and university depart- ments. At Texas State, POST SEASON Stacy was exten- 2005 NCAA 1-AA Semifinals Texas State sively involved with developing pro- grams which place student-athletes in schools and with other groups as the football program in- creased its relation- ship with San Marcos and other area communities. In addition to working with the football program, Stacy took on addi- tional responsibili- ties working with Texas State’s other 15 intercollegiate athletic programs as a marketing as-

95 2007 FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Yancy McKnight

ASSISTANT AD |PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT| SECOND SEASON

Yancy McKnight returns to the Owls becoming a three-time all-Mid-America for the 2007 season with a new title, Athletic Association offensive lineman Assistant AD/Performance Enhance- (1993-95) and earning NCAA Division ment. II all-America acclaim as a senior. He McKnight, 35, came to Rice in 2006 played in the 1995 Snow Bowl, that and was continuously credited by the division’s post-season all-star game. players as a key component in the Owls He was the Lions’ team captain in ’95. magical run to a bowl game. After McKnight is a member of the Na- briefly joining the other members of tional Strength and Conditioning As- the 2006 staff in moving to Tulsa, sociation (NSCA), and is a certified McKnight reconsidered and his return strength and conditioning specialist to Rice was announced on January 23. (CSCS), a certified strength and con- He originally came to Rice after two ditioning coach (SCCC), and a USA years as the head strength and condi- Weightlifting Level I certified coach. He tioning coach at Louisiana Tech Uni- is married to the former Lynn Karns of versity. Joplin and they are the parents of a McKnight helped Louisiana Tech to son, Brody Jameson, who will turn one THE MCKNIGHT FILE a 7-4 record in 2005. The Bulldogs won this fall. Birthdate Feb. 8, 1972 five of their last six Hometown Joplin, Mo. games, including a High School Joplin, Mo., 1990 43-28 win at Fresno College Missouri Southern State, 2001 State to close the sea- Family wife, Lynn son, Brody son. He began his col- OACHING ISTORY lege coaching career C H at Oklahoma State as 2002-03 Oklahoma State an assistant in 2002 asst. strength & conditioning coach 2003-04 Oklahoma State after building a assoc. strength & conditioning coach repuration as a top 2004-06 Louisiana Tech strength and condi- head strength & conditioning coach tioning coach while di- 2006 Rice head strength & conditioning coach recting the Adams 2007 Rice Course in Dallas Assistant AD/Performance Enhancement (1996-2001). McKnight has also served as a strength BOWL GAMES/COACH (3) and conditioning pro- 2002 Houston Oklahoma State gram design consult- 2004 Cotton Oklahoma State ant for Performance 2006 New Orleans Rice Course, Inc., in Allen. A 2001 graduate of Missouri Southern State University, the Joplin, Mo., native started his college ca- reer at Missouri State but transferred to his hometown school, Missouri Southern, 96 2007 FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Adam port. He traveled all over the United States his first year before assuming duties as Beauchamp and Canada working with sports programs, the men’s Basketball head strength and ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/ particularly football in which he trained the conditioning coach the past two years. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | staff members how to use technology to McLafferty also served as a student SECOND SEASON better enhance their preparedness. assistant at Oklahoma State University Entering his sec- McBrayer worked with such teams as the working under Rice University head ond year at Rice, Dallas Cowboy and of strength and conditioning coach Yancy Adam Beauchamp is the NFL, the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, McKnight. in his first as the As- the NFL Referees as well as many Division He is a 2007 graduate of Louisiana sociate Director of 1 and 1AA college teams. Tech. Strength & Condition- No stranger to sports or education ing. McBrayer was a high school teacher and Personal Information - Full Name: Joseph Scott McLaferty Birthdate: July 17, 1982 at Stillwater, OK. Single Beauchamp, 30, came to Rice in 2006 coach for several years. He taught World after serving as a principal and assistant History, Logic and Philosophy, Multimedia head football coach for the Coalgate Communications and Economics. He also Clayton Oyster (Okla.) public school system. He served coached varsity football, tennis and soft- one year each as the offensive and defen- ball in Texas and Virginia. COORDINATOR OF SPEED & SKILL DEVELOPMENT | FIRST SEASON sive coordinator at Coalgate from 2004- McBrayer has a B.A. in History from Clayton Oyster became a full-time 05 and the Wildcats compiled a 16-7 Southeastern Oklahoma State University. member of the Owls record. He was also an assistant coach at While at Southeastern he presented his strength and condi- Allen High School from 2000-04, where he research on such areas as the “Battle of tioning team on Febru- helped the Eagles to a 30-12 record and a Hastings, What Could have Happened” and ary 1, 2007 after as- berth in the state semifinals. the “How the Red Baron Really Died” at sisting in 2006 as a vol- A team captain and two-time all-Lone National Conventions. This led to him be- unteer. Star Conference first-teamer at Northeast- ing offered a fellowship to the University Oyster works with ern State (Okla.) University, Beauchamp of Louisiana-Lafayette History Department. the Owls’ golf, volley- led his team to a league championship and However, McBrayer turned it down because ball and women’s bas- the semifinals of the NCAA Division II play- he had a desire to teach at the high school ketball teams in addi- offs. He anchored the nation’s top-ranked level. tion to assisting with defense and was also twice named to the A native of Denison, Texas, McBrayer football. LSC academic all-conference team. attended Denison High School. While in A 2002 graduate of Otterbein (OH) Col- He earned a bachelor’s degree from high school, he worked at a local televi- lege, Oyster began his coaching career at Northeastern State in 2000, graduating sion and radio station learning the basics Gahanna High School in Columbus, OH. cum laude in education, and was a magna of the technologies he will now provide to He also worked as a Co-Director of cum laude honoree while earning a the Owls Athletic Department. Strength and Conditioning for Performance master’s degree in education from Texas Personal Information — Full Name: Shawn Keith McBrayer. One Athletic Development in Columbus A&M-Commerce in 2004. Birthdate: Jan. 18, 1971, at Denison, Single. and as a Sports Performance Coach for Personal Information - Full Name: Adam Lee Beauchamp. Birthdate: Oct. 17, 1976 at Long Beach, Calif. Wife: Robyn. Velocity Sports Performance in Houston. Scott McLaferty He is Certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association(NSCA) as a ASST COORDINATOR OF STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | FIRST SEASON Certified Strength & Conditioning Special- Scott McLaferty joined the Rice foot- ist (CSCS) and by USA Weightlifting as a Shawn McBrayer ball strength and con- Level 1 Club Coach(USAW). He received ditioning staff on March his masters degree in kinesiology from ATHLETICVIDEO COORDINATOR | FIRST SEASON 5, 2007 as the Assis- Southern Illinois in 2005. tant Coordinator of Shawn McBrayer joined the Rice foot- Personal Information - Full Name: Clayton Francis Oyster Strength & Condition- ball coaching staff on Birthdate: August 16, 1979 at Mt, Gilead, OH. Single ing. March 5, 2007 as the His duties are work- Athletic Video Coordina- ing with men’s basket- tor. ball, men’s and McBrayer came woman’s tennis, swim- from a sports video ming, and also assist- computer company ing with football. where he worked in The Stillwater, Okla., native came to sales and customer sup- Rice from Louisiana Tech, where he worked with the football, soccer and softball in

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