>> football staff football staff << assistant coaching staff assistant coaching staff Wide Receivers Coach offensive line Coach Tony Dews greg frey Tony Dews is in his second season as the wide receivers coach for the Greg Frey is in his second season as the offensive line coach for the Michigan football program. Dews joined the Wolverines' staff after spend- Michigan football program. Frey joined the staff after spending the 2007 ing the 2007 season coaching the wideouts at West Virginia University. season mentoring the offensive line at West Virginia. Dews has coached all three phases of the game during his career. He Frey has coached eight all-conference performers across the offensive was the associate special teams coordinator and linebackers mentor at line, including five All-Big East players, led by first-teamer Greg Isdaner in UNLV prior to joining the Mountaineers staff. He spent two seasons as the 2007. He has coached four offensive linemen that moved onto the profes- tight ends coach at Central Michigan (2004-05) and the 2003 season coach- sional ranks through the NFL Draft or free agency. ing the defensive line at Holy Cross. Frey helped launch South Florida’s football program, serving as a His coaching resume also includes stints at California, Pa. (2002), Millersville (1998) and Bainbridge graduate assistant in the team’s first years of existence (1996-98). He received a full-time position lead- (Ga.) High School (1997). Dews was a graduate assistant coach at West Virginia from 1999-2002, work- ing the Bulls’ defensive line during the 1999 season and then moved to the opposite side of the ball, ing with the offensive line and secondary. working with the offensive linemen for seven seasons (2000-06). A Lynchburg, Va., native, Dews received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Liberty University A native of Clearwater, Fla., Frey is a 1996 graduate of Florida State University (1996). He was a (1996) and earned a master’s degree in athletic coaching education from West Virginia (2001). He led three-year letterman for the Seminoles and was a member of Bobby Bowden’s national champion- the Flames in receptions as a junior and senior and was selected as an All-Virginia tight end. ship team in 1992, defeating Nebraska in the 1993 Orange Bowl. He gained bowl victories in the 1992 Dews and his wife, Tamika, have three daughters: Savannah, Sierra and Sydney. Cotton Bowl, the 1995 Sugar Bowl and three Orange Bowls (1993, 1994 and 1996). Frey was part of four straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship teams (1992-95) and the team compiled a 31-1 league mark during his playing career. He posted a four-year record of 43-5-1, with four consecutive top four finishes in the national polls. Frey is single and resides in Ann Arbor. All-Conference players THE DEWS FILE 1998: Joe Cannon, Dave Age: 35 Ibarra, Jim Jackominic (All- Date of Birth: June 6, 1973 PSAC) ... 2006: Kip Facer (1st, Birthplace: Lynchburrg, Va. All-MWC) High School: Centreville (1992) All-Conference players College: Liberty University (1996) All-Americans THE FREY FILE 2003: Derrick Sarosi (3rd, All Graduate: West Virginia (2001) 1998: Dave Ibarra Age: 36 C-USA) ... 2004: Alex Herron Wife: Tamika Date of Birth: December 4, 1972 (3rd, All C-USA), Derrick Children: Savannah, Sierra, Sydney Birthplace: Clearwater, Fla. Sarosi (3rd) ... 2005: Frank High School: Clearwater High School Davis (2nd, All-Big East), College: Florida State (1996) COACHING EXPERIENCE (12 YEARS) John Miller (2nd), Theodoric Year(s) .........Positions ............................................School Watson (2nd) ... 2007: Greg 1997 ................Assistant Coach ...........................................Bainbridge (Ga.) HS COACHING EXPERIENCE (13 YEARS) Year(s) .........Positions ....................School Isdaner (1st, All-Big East), 1998 ................Defensive Line..............................................Millersville Mike Dent (2nd) 1999-2002 ....Graduate Assistant .....................................West Virginia 1996-98 .........Graduate Assistant ...... South Florida 2002 ................Offensive Line ..............................................California (Pa.) 1999 ................Defensive Line .............. South Florida 2000-06 .........Offensive Line ............... South Florida All-Americans 2003 ...............Defensive Line..............................................Holy Cross 2007 ................Offensive Line ............... West Virginia 2007: Ryan Stanchek, OT 2004-05 .........Special Teams Coord./Tight Ends ..........Central Michigan 2008- ..............Offensive Line ............... Michigan (1st) 2006 ................Associate Special Teams Coord./LBs ....UNLV 2007 ................Wide Receivers .............................................West Virginia COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE (8) 2008- ..............Wide Receivers .............................................Michigan Florida State*: Cotton (1992), Orange (1993, 1994, 1996), Sugar (1995); South Florida: Meineke Car Care (2005), Papajohns.com COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE (2) (2006); West Virginia: Fiesta (2007) West Virginia: Fiesta (2007), Music City (2000) * Participated in as a player 102 103 >> football staff football staff << assistant coaching staff assistant coaching staff assistant head Coach / secondary linebackers coach tony gibson jay hopson Tony Gibson is in his second season as the secondary coach for the Michigan Jay Hopson is in his second year as Michigan’s linebackers coach. He football program. He has also been appointed assistant head coach by coach joined the staff after spending three seasons as defensive coordinator, Rich Rodriguez. defensive backs and middle linebackers coach for the Southern Mississippi Gibson came to Ann Arbor after coaching West Virginia’s defensive backs Golden Eagles (2005-07). In 2007, he was named the All-American Football for seven seasons (2001-07). He also coordinated the Mountaineers’ recruiting Foundation Top Assistant Coach. efforts in 2007. Hopson’s units led Conference USA in scoring defense each of his three seasons as defensive coordinator. In 2006, the Golden Eagles led C-USA in Gibson began working at WVU as a defensive graduate assistant in 2001 third down defense and red zone defense. The 2005 defense led the league in and received a full-time position as defensive backs coach before that season turnovers forced per game and led the nation in fumbles gained. began. He was a member of four Big East Conference championship teams Prior to his appointment as defensive coordinator, Hopson coached the defensive backs for the and has had six players drafted by the NFL. Golden Eagles from 2001-03. In 2002, his unit led the nation in fewest passing touchdowns allowed and Sharing a unique relationship with Rodriguez, Gibson has both coached and played under the current finished fourth nationally in pass efficiency defense. Southern Mississippi led C-USA and finished fifth Wolverine mentor. Gibson played for Rodriguez at Glenville State College as a defensive back and helped nationally in pass defense during the 2003 season. Each year of his tenure, USM ranked in the top 15 the team win two WVIAC championships. Gibson earned a bachelor of arts degree from Glenville in 1994. nationally in scoring defense. Gibson embarked on his coaching career as the head coach and interim athletic director at Gilmer Hopson spent 2004 at his alma mater, the University of Mississippi, as defensive backs coach and was County High School (1995). He joined Rodriguez’s staff at Glenville State as the defensive backs coach and the program’s recruiting coordinator. The Rebels’ pass defense improved from 109th nationally in 2003 to also worked with the kickoff teams for the 1996 season. Gibson was hired at Cumberland University to co- 49th in 2004. ordinate the program’s special teams and recruitment in addition to mentoring the team’s defensive backs Hopson was a member of the Marshall’s 1996 NCAA I-AA National Championship staff and coached (1997-98). His career carried him to West Virginia Tech, where he spent two seasons as assistant head coach the team to four straight Mid-American Conference titles. As a graduate assistant, Hopson was also part of Florida’s 1995 SEC title team that played for the national championship in the Fiesta Bowl. and defensive coordinator (1999-2000). Two of Hopson’s players have been nominated for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top Gibson and his wife, Kerry, reside in Saline. They are the parents of a son, Cody, and daughter, Ashton. defensive back, and two of his players were named to Sports Illustrated’s All-Bowl team. Hopson was a four-year letterman and received the 1991 John Howard Vaught Award as a player at Mississippi. A CoSIDA Academic All-American, Hopson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration (1992) from Ole Miss and received a master’s of health in physical education and recre- ation from Delta State (1994). Hopson and his wife, Michelle, have two daughters, Virginia and Hannah. All-Conference players All-Conference players THE HOPSON FILE 1996: Scott Smythe (1st, All- THE GIBSON FILE 1997: Larry Daniels (1st, Age: 36 Age: 40 Southern) ... 1997: Rogers All-MidSouth) ... 1998: Steve Date of Birth: October 13, 1968 Beckett (2nd, All-MAC), Larry Date of Birth: October 12, 1972 McClain (1st, All-MidSouth) Birthplace: Vicksburg, Miss. Moore (2nd) ... 1998: Rogers Birthplace: Van, W.Va. ... 2000: Davon Deveaux (1st, High School: Warren Central High School (Vicksburg, Mississippi) Beckett (1st,