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SCOTT BROWN DEFENSIVE LINE | 34TH SEASON IN COACHING | SECOND SEASON AT CSU Scott Brown begins his second year at Colorado State and his 34th overall season as a college coach. He was hired by Steve Fairchild A prep All-American at Del Norte (Colo.) High School, Brown went on to play linebacker and defen- on Dec. 18, 2007. sive end at Adams State. Brown, 57, is a Colorado native and graduate of Adams State in Alamosa, Colo. He joined the Rams from Duke, where he had spent Born Feb. 20, 1952, in Del Norte, Colo., Brown and his wife, Pam, have a son, Ryan, and a daugh- the previous 12 years (1996-2007) in a similar capacity. He coached his last two Duke seasons with current CSU defensive coordina- ter, Meghan. His daughter graduated from Duke, where she competed on the Blue Devils' volleyball tor Larry Kerr. team. Both his son and daughter-in-law are graduates of Colorado State. Several of his in-laws also are In addition to coaching the defensive line, Brown recruits East and South Texas, Kansas and Colorado State alumni. His brother-in-law, Frank Rogers, played football at Colorado in the early 1960s. Oklahoma, and heads up the Rams’ June summer camps for high school play- Brown earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Adams State, each in physical ed- ers. At Duke, Brown's primary recruiting area was most recently the state of ucation in 1974 and '77, respectively. Texas, although he also recruited Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio during his time with the Blue Devils. SCOTT BROWN AT A GLANCE... Highly respected by his former players, Brown has coached at One of the first members of CSU’s new coaching staff, officially joined Colorado State Dec. 18, 2007. least 13 players who went on to the NFL. Nine of those indi- Kicks off his 34th season as a college coach, most of which have been devoted to tutoring defensive linemen. viduals played at Duke, including Chris Combs, the Steelers' Coached nine players at Duke who were either drafted or signed to free-agent contracts by NFL teams, as well as a 2006 sixth-round draft choice in 2000. Combs earned first-team freshman All-American. All told, at least 13 of his former players have gone on to the NFL. all-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in consecutive seasons. Is a Colorado native who earned prep All-America accolades at Del Norte High School in the southwestern part of the state, Duke defensive linemen who signed in the NFL as free then played at Adams State. agents include Casey Camero, Eli Nichols, Phillip Alexan- der, Orrin Thompson, Matt Zielinski, Gannon Shepherd, His son and daughter-in-law, as well as several other family members, are graduates of Colorado State. Shawn Johnson and Nate Krill. Prior to his tenure at Duke, Brown worked four sea- sons at Minnesota, where he coached defensive line Coaching Background (1992-94) and linebackers (1995). With the Golden Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached Gophers, he coached Craig Sauer, the Atlanta Falcons’ 1976-79 Adams State Linebackers/Defensive Line RECRUITING AREAS: sixth-round selection in the 1996 NFL Draft, as well 1980-82 Southwest Texas State Defensive Line Kansas as Miami Dolphins free agent Ed Hawthorne. 1983-91 TCU Defensive Line Texas (Houston, Austin, San Anto- He also served nine years at TCU (1983-91) and 1992-94 Minnesota Defensive Line nio, College Station) three at Southwest Texas State (1980-82), coach- 1995 Minnesota Linebackers Oklahoma ing defensive line all 12 seasons. At TCU, he was 1996-2007 Duke Defensive Line instrumental in the development of the late Fred 2008- Colorado State Defensive Line Washington, the Chicago Bears’ second-round choice in the 1990 NFL Draft, and Kent Tramel, a Horned Frogs free agent signed by the Wash- POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE ington Redskins in the late 1980s. At Southwest Texas State, he helped the Bob- Season Appearance Opponent cats to consecutive Division II national champi- 1981 Palm Bowl (D-II champ.) North Dakota State onships, victories over North Dakota State in (assistant coach with Southwest Texas State) 1981 and UC Davis in 1982. 1982 Palm Bowl (D-II champ.) UC Davis Brown launched his coaching career with a four- (assistant coach with Southwest Texas State) 10 year stint in various coaching roles at his alma 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl West Virginia mater, Adams State (1976-79), in Southern Col- (assistant coach with TCU) orado. 2008 New Mexico Bowl Fresno State C (assistant coach with Colorado State) OACHING Prominent Players Coached Chris Combs, a two-time first-team all-ACC choice and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ sixth-round selection in the 2000 NFL Draft. S Vince Oghobaase, a 2006 freshman All-American at Duke. TAFF Duke NFL free-agent signees Casey Camero, Eli Nichols, Phillip Alexander, Orrin Thompson, Matt Zielinski, Gannon Shepherd and Nate Krill. Shawn Johnson, 2002 first-team all-ACC and an Oakland Raiders free-agent signee. Craig Sauer, the Atlanta Falcons’ sixth-round selection in the 1996 NFL Draft. Ed Hawthorne, signed as a free agent by the Miami Dolphins. The late Fred Washington, the Chicago Bears’ second-round choice in the 1990 NFL Draft. Kent Tramel, signed out of TCU as a free agent by the Washington Redskins. 2009 Football Spring Prospectus Scott, Pam, Lindsay, Ryan and Meghan TIM DUFFIE CORNERBACKS | 10TH SEASON IN COACHING | SECOND SEASON AT CSU Tim Duffie begins his second season on the Colorado State coaching staff, his 10th campaign as a college coach. He officially joined (Texas) High School, Duffie earned Cypress Valley Player of the Year honors and was an all-district per- the school on Jan. 14, 2008. former on three occasions. In addition to football, he lettered in three other sports: basketball, baseball In addition to his cornerback responsibilities, Duffie also recruits New Mexico and the cities of Dallas and Denver for the Rams. and track. Duffie came to Fort Collins from UTEP, where he had coached the prior nine seasons. Soon after graduating from Texas Tech as a Born May 28, 1977, in Jefferson, Texas, Duffie and his wife, Autumn, have a newborn son, Mem- student-athlete, he joined the Miners' staff as a defensive graduate assistant (2000-01), then coached phis. He also has a son, Timias. He has a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science (Texas Tech UTEP safeties (2002-03, 2007) and linebackers (2004-06). '99) and a master's in education administration (UTEP '02). At UTEP, he coached nine all-conference athletes, the 2004 WAC De- fensive Player of the Year in Robert Rodriguez and a second-round NFL draft choice in Thomas Howard, who has started 47 of his 48 games for the Oakland Raiders during his first three pro seasons. Ro- TIM DUFFIE AT A GLANCE... driguez and another of Duffie's former pupils, Trey Merkens, also Hired by Steve Fairchild Jan. 14, 2008. left UTEP to sign NFL contracts. Also in April of 2008, Quin- Spent nine seasons as an assistant at UTEP, where he coached nine all-conference performers, a WAC Player of the Year, and ton Demps was drafted in the fourth round by Philadel- four players who went on to the NFL. phia and played all 16 games for the Eagles. A two-year starting linebacker at Texas Tech, once had 18 tackles in a 1999 game against Missouri. In addition to his role at UTEP, Duffie worked with the Detroit Lions in the sum- Lettered in four sports, garnering his conference’s football Player of the Year honors, as a prep in Jefferson, Texas. mer of 2001 in a coaching fellowship. As a linebacker at Texas Tech, Duffie lettered four years (1996-99) and Coaching Background started two seasons (16 games) Seasons Team/School Title/Position Coached in the Big 12 Conference for 2000 Texas-El Paso Graduate Assistant/Linebackers RECRUITING AREAS: Red Raiders head coach 2001 Texas-El Paso Graduate Assistant/Safeties Denver Prep League Spike Dykes. All told, he had 2001 Detroit Lions (NFL) Minority Coaching Fellowship Dallas (East of I-35) 202 stops, six tackles for 2002-03 Texas-El Paso Safeties Texas (Plano, Waco, Killeen) loss, one sack, three 2004-06 Texas-El Paso Linebackers New Mexico passes broken up and 2007 Texas-El Paso Safeties two interceptions. As a 2008- Colorado State Cornerbacks senior in 1999, he started all 11 games and racked up a sin- POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE gle-game career- high 18 tackles, at Season Appearance Opponent Missouri. 1996 Alamo Bowl Iowa A second-team (player at Texas Tech) all-state selection 1998 Independence Bowl Mississippi at Jefferson (player at Texas Tech) 2000 Humanitarian Bowl Boise State (assistant coach at UTEP) 2004 Houston Bowl Colorado 11 (assistant coach at UTEP) 2005 GMAC Bowl Toledo C (assistant coach at UTEP) OACHING 2008 New Mexico Bowl Fresno State (assistant coach at Colorado State) S Prominent Players Coached TAFF LB Robert Rodriguez, 2004 WAC Defensive Player of the Year, now with the Tennessee Titans. LB Thomas Howard, the Oakland Raiders’ second-round draft choice who has started each of his first three NFL seasons. NFL free-agent signees Trey Merkens (Atlanta), and Alex Obomese (Dallas) Quinton Demps, drafted in 2008 by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round. 2009 Football Spring Prospectus Tim & Autumn ANTHONEY HILL RUNNING BACKS | 12TH SEASON IN COACHING | EIGHTH SEASON AT CSU Anthoney Hill returned to his alma mater from his hometown on Jan. 23, 2008, and begins his second season as a full-time assis- special-education students, and two semesters with at-risk students.