UTAH STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach

7TH YEAR CAREER RECORD: 58-20 BOWL RECORD: 6-1*

Joining the Pac-12 Conference is the latest challenge by the American YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD for Utah’s seventh-year head football coach Kyle Football Coaches Whittingham, and if history holds true, he will Associa on (AFCA) Year School Overall MWC approach it as yet another opportunity. His fi rst test and the Paul 2004* Utah 1-0 0-0 “Bear” Bryant 2005 Utah 7-5 4-4 came when he accepted the head job at Utah on the Awards commi ee. 2006 Utah 8-5 5-3 heels of the best season in school history. He passed The country’s only undefeated FBS team in 2007 Utah 9-4 5-3 that with fl ying colors by leading Utah to new 2008, Utah beat four top-25 teams—two that 2008 Utah 13-0 8-0 heights in 2008, when the Utes went 13-0 and won 2009 Utah 10-3 6-2 fi nished in the top 10. In addi on to his na onal 2010 Utah 10-3 7-1 the Sugar Bowl. awards, Whi ngham was named the Mountain Totals Utah 58-20 35-13 West Conference Coach of the Year. A member of Utah’s staff since 1994, *Co-head coach in the 2005 Da ng back to his days as Utah’s defensive Whi ngham has compiled a 58-20 record in six coordinator, Utah won nine straight bowl games years as the head coach and has a 6-1 bowl record. from 1999-2009 before losing to 10th-ranked Boise BOWL GAMES (6-1) His 2-0 record in BCS bowl games includes a win as State in the 2010 Las Vegas Bowl. Utah’s nine- co-head coach of Utah’s Fiesta Bowl team in 2004 Year Game (Opponent) Result consecu ve bowl wins—fi ve with Whi ngham as (as recognized by the NCAA). 2004 Fiesta (Pi sburgh) * W the head coach—is ed for the second-longest bowl Whi ngham already owns half of the 10-win 2005 Emerald (Georgia Tech) W win streak in NCAA history with USC (nine from 2006 Armed Forces (Tulsa) W seasons in the school’s 117-year football history (3), 1923-45) and is just two behind the longest ever (11 2007 Poinse a (Navy) W is 12-5 against BCS schools and 4-3 against the Pac- by Florida State from 1985-96). 2008 Sugar (Alabama) W 12. Utah has won at least 10 games and fi nished in Whi ngham’s bowl victories as a head coach 2009 Poinse a (Cal) W the A.P. and/or Coaches’ Top 25 for the past three have come against No. 24 Georgia Tech (2005), Tulsa 2010 Las Vegas (Boise State) L seasons. (2006), Navy (2007), No. 4 Alabama (2009/2008 *Co-head coach His immediate task upon accep ng Utah’s season) and California (2009). The NCAA credits head coaching job was to replace most of the both Whi ngham and his predecessor Urban star ng lineup, including fi ve NFL dra picks, from Meyer with a victory for Utah’s 2005 Fiesta Bowl RECORD VS. OPPONENTS the 12-0 “BCS Buster” team of 2004. He won a win over No. 19 Pi sburgh. in 2005—the fi rst of fi ve-straight bowl He has averaged almost 10 wins a year as the Air Force 5-1 victories—and built the Utes back into a na onal head coach, going 7-5 in 2005, 8-5 in 2006, 9-4 in Alabama 1-0 championship contender in his fourth season. 2007, 13-0 in 2008 and 10-3 in both 2009 and 2010. Arizona 1-0 His 2008 team broke the school win mark, Boise State 0-2 Whi ngham came to Utah as the defensive going 13-0, rou ng Alabama—a team that had Brigham Young 3-3 line coach in 1994 and was promoted to defensive California 1-0 spent fi ve weeks at No. 1—in the Sugar Bowl, and coordinator a year later. In his 17-year tenure, Utah Colorado State 5-1 fi nishing with a No. 2 na onal ranking. Whi ngham has won 70-percent of its games (143-61) and 10 of Georgia Tech 1-0 was recognized as the Na onal Coach of the Year 12 bowl games. He has been on the staff of three Iowa State 1-0 teams that fi nished in the top-10: 1994 (No. 10), Louisville 2-0 2004 (No. 4) and 2008 (No. 2). The Utes fi nished Michigan 1-0 18th in both polls in 2009 and 23rd in the 2010 Navy 1-0 Coaches’ poll. New Mexico 4-2 North Carolina 0-1 Whi ngham has coached seven All- Northern Arizona 1-0 Americans, including fi ve fi rst-team and three Notre Dame 0-1 consensus All-Americans. First-team All-Americans Oregon 0-1 include defensive lineman Luther Elliss (consensus Oregon State 1-1 1994), defensive back Eric Weddle (consensus Pi sburgh 2-0 2006), punter Louis Sakoda (2007), place kicker San Diego State 5-1 Sakoda (unanimous consensus 2008), off ensive San Jose State 2-0 lineman Zane Beadles (2009) and punt returner TCU 3-3 Shaky Smithson (2010). Whi ngham also has two Tulsa 1-0 UCLA 1-1 second-team All-Americans to his credit: defensive UNLV 5-1 back Morgan Scalley (2004) and off ensive lineman Utah State 5-0 Caleb Schlauderaff (2010). Weber State 1-0 Whi ngham produced an MWC MVP from Wyoming 5-1 2004-08, including Defensive Players of the Year Totals 58-20 Scalley (2004) and Weddle (2005-06), three-

6666 2011 MEDIA GUIDE COACHES AND STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL Head Coach

COACHING CHRONOLOGY

Year School Assignment Bowl Game 1985 Brigham Young Graduate Assistant Citrus 1986 Brigham Young Graduate Assistant Freedom 1987 College of Eastern Utah Defensive Coordinator 1988-91 Idaho State Linebackers/Special Teams 1992-93 Idaho State Defensive Coordinator 1994 Utah Defensive Line Freedom 1995 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safe es 1996 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safe es Copper 1997 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 1998 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safe es 1999 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safe es Las Vegas 2000 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safe es 2001 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Las Vegas 2002 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2003 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Liberty 2004 Utah Defensive Coordinator/Safe es* Fiesta (2005)* 2005 Utah Head Coach Emerald 2006 Utah Head Coach Armed Forces Kyle Whiƫ ngham has a 58-20 record, leading 2007 Utah Head Coach Poinse a Utah to winning seasons in each of his six years as 2008 Utah Head Coach Sugar (2009) head coach. 2009 Utah Head Coach Poinse a 2010 Utah Head Coach Las Vegas me Special Teams MVP Sakoda (2006-08), *Co-head coach at the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and Off ensive MVP Brian Johnson (2008). Whi ngham has mentored 51 fi rst-team all- conference players in his 17 years at Utah. FROM WHITT TO THE NFL He has also sent 35 players to the NFL—25 as dra picks and 10 as free agents. A school Player NFL Team PosiƟ on (and MWC) record six Utes were dra ed in 2010, Zane Beadles Denver (2nd round) Off ensive Line Jesse Boone Cincinna (free agent) Off ensive Line which was ed for the fourth-most in the na on. Freddie Brown Cincinna (7th round), Minnesota Wide Receiver During his tenure as defensive coordinator Martail Burne Minnesota (free agent), San Francisco Defensive End (1995-2004), Utah led the MWC in total defense Brandon Burton Minnesota (5th round) Cornerback three mes and scoring defense four mes. In Andre Dyson Tennessee (2nd round), Sea le, N.Y. Jets Defensive Back 2002, Utah led the MWC in total defense, scoring Luther Elliss Detroit (1st round), Denver Defensive Line defense and rushing defense. Jonathan Fanene Cincinna (7th round) Defensive Line Whi ngham began his coaching career Steve Fifi ta Miami (free agent) Defensive Line in 1985-86 as a graduate assistant at Brigham John Frank Philadelphia (6th round) Defensive Line Young. He served as the defensive coordinator Quinton Ganther Tennessee (7th round), Washington, Sea le, Buff alo Running Back Phil Glover Tennessee (7th round), Indianapolis Linebacker at the College of Eastern Utah in 1987 then went Robert Johnson Tennessee (5th round) Defensive Back to Idaho State for a six-year s nt (1988-93)—the Ma’ake Kemoeatu Bal more (free agent), Carolina, Washington Defensive Line last two years as the defensive coordinator. Paul Kruger Bal more (2nd round) Defensive Line A linebacker for Brigham Young from 1978- John Madsen Oakland (free agent), Cleveland Tight End 81, Whi ngham earned fi rst-team all-WAC and Brice McCain Houston (6th round) Defensive Back WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1981. Koa Misi Miami (2nd round) Defensive End He played in the fi rst four Holiday Bowls and Arnold Parker Sea le (free agent) Defensive Back was named Defensive MVP of the 1981 game. In Sione Pouha N.Y. Jets (3rd round) Defensive Line 2008, he was inducted into the Holiday Bowl Hall Bre Ratliff N.Y. Jets (free agent), Cleveland, Tennessee Quarterback of Fame. A er his senior season, Whi ngham David Reed Bal more (5th round) Wide Receiver Antwoine Sanders Bal more (7th round) Defensive Back played in the Hula and Japan Bowls. He played Lauvale Sape Buff alo (6th round) Defensive Line professionally with the Denver Broncos (1982 Josh Savage Tampa Bay (free agent), Atlanta, Tennessee, New Orleans Defensive Line training camp) and the U.S. Football League’s Caleb Schlauderaff Green Bay (6th round) Off ensive Line (USFL) Denver Gold (1983) and New Orleans Richard Seals N.Y. Jets (7th round) Defensive Line Breakers (1984). He played on the Los Angeles Sean Smith Miami (2nd round) Defensive Back Rams’ replacement squad in 1987. Paul Soliai Miami (4th round) Defensive Line Whi ngham graduated from BYU in 1984 R.J. Stanford Carolina (5th round) Defensive Back and added a master’s degree from the school in Stevenson Sylvester Pi sburgh (5th round) Linebacker 1987. Born Nov. 21, 1959, he was raised in Provo, Pene Talamaivao Buff alo (free agent), San Diego Defensive Line Utah. He is married to the former Jamie Daniels. Kelly Talavou Sea le (free agent), Bal more Defensive Line Tennessee (7th round) Linebacker They have four children: Tyler, Melissa, Alex and Eric Weddle San Diego (2nd round) Defensive Back Kylie. Tyler played for Utah from 2009-10.

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 6677 UTAH FOOTBALL COACHES AND STAFF Assistant Coach NORM CHOW

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / TIGHT ENDS 1ST YEAR

Norm Chow, recognized as one of the top off ensive Chow’s fi rst COACHING EXPERIENCE coaches in , became Utah’s off ensive coaching job coordinator on January 22, 2011. He will also coach was as the head 2011- Utah the tight ends. coach at Waialua Off ensive Coordinator High (Hawaii) Tight Ends 2008-10 UCLA Chow brings 38 years of coaching experience from 1970-72. Off ensive Coordinator to the job, including 35 years as an NCAA assistant He then began Quarterbacks coach and three years as an NFL assistant. He was a 27-year s nt at BYU, serving in a variety of 2005-07 most recently at UCLA, where he spent the last capaci es, including assistant head coach, off ensive Off ensive Coordinator coordinator, co-off ensive coordinator, quarterbacks 2001-04 USC three seasons as the Bruins’ off ensive coordinator Off ensive Coordinator and quarterbacks coach. coach, receivers coach and recrui ng coordinator. Quarterbacks A three- me na onal Assistant Coach of the He called the off ensive plays at BYU from 1982- 2000 North Carolina State Year, Chow has served as the off ensive coordinator 1999 and was the off ensive coordinator his last four Off ensive Coordinator seasons at the school. The Cougars posted a 244- Quarterbacks for three na onal championship teams (Brigham Young, 1984; USC 2003 and 2004). One of the 91-3 record during his me in Provo, appeared in 22 1975-99 Brigham Young bowls and saw 21 off ensive players earn All-America 1996-99 Assistant Head Coach game’s most creden aled quarterbacks coaches, Off ensive Coordinator he has tutored three Heisman Trophy winners (Ty honors. Brigham Young ranked in the na on’s top 10 Quarterbacks/Receivers Detmer, Carson Palmer, Ma Leinart) and six NFL in total off ense in 12 of Chow’s 18 years as off ensive 1982-99 Off ensive Play Caller fi rst-round dra picks (Palmer, Leinart, Philip Rivers, coordinator. 1994-95 Assistant Head Coach Steve Young, Jim McMahon, Marc Wilson). Young is His honors include: the Broyles Award (2002) Quarterbacks/Receivers as the na on’s top assistant coach, Na onal 1986-93 Quarterbacks/Receivers a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 1982-85 Receivers Chow also has an NFL Rookie of the Year Assistant Coach of the Year (1999) by the American Recrui ng Coordinator and Pro Bowl quarterback to his credit. While the Football Founda on and Athlon (1993), and the 1979-81 Receivers off ensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans NCAA Division I-A Off ensive Coordinator of the Year 1978 Running Backs (2005-07), Chow helped transi on (1996 and 2002) by Monthly. He 1976 Receivers served as the grand marshal of the 2004 Golden 1975 Freshmen/JV Coach from college to professional football. In his fi rst 1973-74 Brigham Young NFL season in 2006, Young became only the second Dragon Parade celebra ng the Chinese New Year in Graduate Assistant quarterback to win AP Off ensive Rookie of the Year Los Angeles’ Chinatown. 1970-72 Waialua HS (Hawaii) honors and he was the fi rst rookie quarterback to Head Coach play in the Pro Bowl. Tennessee’s run game also RECRUITING AREAS fared well under Chow and the Titans fi nished fi h Southern California, Hawaii, quarterbacks BOWL GAMES in the league in 2006 in rushing (2,214 yards) while se ng a franchise record for yards per carry (4.7). In 1974 Fiesta Bowl PLAYING CAREER his last season as Tennessee’s off ensive coordinator, 1976 Tangerine Bowl Chow le ered for Utah from 1965-67, star ng two the 2007 Titans won 10 games and earned a spot in 1978 Holiday Bowl seasons at off ensive guard and earning fi rst-team 1979 Holiday Bowl the NFL playoff s. all-Western Athle c Conferences as a senior. He 1980 Holiday Bowl Chow went to the NFL a er a highly-successful played briefl y in the Canadian Football League for 1981 Holiday Bowl four-year term as the off ensive coordinator at 1982 Holiday Bowl the Saskatchewan Rough Riders. 1983 Holiday Bowl USC from 2001-04. In 2002, Palmer, the fi rst of 1984 Holiday Bowl two Trojan Heisman Trophy winners under Chow, 1985 Citrus Bowl became the fi rst selec on in the NFL dra . Palmer EDUCATION 1986 Freedom Bowl le USC as the Pac-10’s career record holder in Utah, 1968 1987 All-American Bowl passing yards and total off ense. In 2003, with Bachelor’s in physical educa on 1988 Freedom Bowl 1989 Holiday Bowl Leinart calling the signals, the Trojans set the Pac-10 1990 Holiday Bowl record for points in a season (534). In 2004, Leinart Utah, 1970 1991 Holiday Bowl won the Heisman Trophy and was named the Master’s in special educa on 1992 Aloha Bowl Walter Camp Player of the Year and repeated as a 1993 Holiday Bowl fi rst-team All-American while leading the Trojans to 1994 Copper Bowl Brigham Young, 1979 1996 Co on Bowl their second straight na onal tle. Ed.D. in educa onal psychology 1998 Liberty Bowl Chow’s road back to his alma mater—he 1999 Motor City Bowl le ered for Utah from 1965-67, star ng two PERSONAL DATA 2000 MicronPC.com Bowl seasons and earning fi rst-team all-Western Athle c Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii Conferences as a senior (he was later named to Utah’s 2002 (2003) Orange Bowl Birthdate: May 3, 1946 All-Century team)—included stops at BYU (1973- 2003 (2004) Rose Bowl Family: Married (Diane). Sons Carter, Cameron and 2004 (2005) Orange Bowl 99), North Carolina State (2000), USC (2001-04), the Tennessee Titans (2005-07) and UCLA (2008-10). Chandler, and daughter Maile. Five grandchildren.

6688 2011 MEDIA GUIDE COACHES AND STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL Assistant Coach KALANI FIFITA SITAKE

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / LINEBACKERS 7TH YEAR

Kalani Sitake, the fi rst native Tongan defensive Sitake began COACHING EXPERIENCE coordinator at an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision his career at school, begins his seventh season at Utah and his Eastern Arizona 2005- Utah third year as the defensive coordinator. Sitake has in 2001 as the 2009- Defensive Coordinator coached the linebackers since joining the staff in defensive backs Linebackers coach and special 2005-08 Linebackers 2005. teams coordinator. 2003-04 Southern Utah He coached two junior college All-Americans that In Sitake’s (pronounced sih-TAH-kay) fi rst two 2004 Off ensive Line year, with cornerback Walt Williams making the fi rst seasons as the coordinator, Utah has fi nished in the Tight Ends team and Donta Bright earning second-team All- 2003 Running Backs na on’s top 25 in nine defensive categories. The America honors. In 2002, he went to Brigham Young Tight Ends 2009 Utes ranked ninth in pass effi ciency defense as a defensive graduate assistant. 2002 Brigham Young and opponent third down conversions, were No. 16 Graduate Assistant in pass defense, No. 19 in total defense and No. 23 Defense in scoring defense. Last year’s Utes fi nished third RECRUITING AREA 2001 Eastern Arizona na onally in opponent fourth down conversions, Los Angeles, Utah, Florida Defensive Backs 10th in rushing defense and opponent fi rst downs, Special Teams Coord. and 25th in scoring defense. PLAYING CAREER On an individual front, Sitake has coached fi ve Sitake started at fullback all four years of a Brigham BOWL GAMES fi rst-team all- defenders, Young career that spanned seven years. He played fi ve NFL dra picks and one Freshman All-American. as a freshman in 1994, followed by an LDS Church 2005 Emerald Bowl Sitake’s fi rst-team all-conference linebackers mission. He returned for the 1997 season and 2006 Armed Forces Bowl were Spencer Toone in 2005 and Stevenson started the fi rst three games before undergoing 2007 Poinse a Bowl Sylvester in 2009. Other fi rst-team all-MWC back surgery and redshir ng. He was a regular 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl defenders included linemen Koa Misi (2009) and in the star ng lineup in 1998, 1999 and 2000 – 2009 Poinse a Bowl Chris an Cox (2010), and safety Robert Johnson missing the last two games of 1999 a er breaking 2010 Las Vegas Bowl (2009). his leg against Wyoming. His team awards included Misi was selected in the second round of the Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1998, Impact 2010 NFL Dra , while Johnson (Tennessee) and Player of the Year in 1999, and team captain and Sylvester (Pi sburgh) both went in the fi h round, Most Valuable Running Back in 2000. He went to and cornerback R.J. Stanford (Carolina) went in the Cincinna Bengals as a free agent in 2001, but the seventh round. Toone, who led the MWC in was forced to re re due to a back injury. tackles as a senior, was selected by Tennessee in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL dra . EDUCATION Sylvester, who played all four years of his Brigham Young, 2000 college career with Sitake as his posi on coach, led Bachelor of Arts in English the 2009 Utes in tackles and won all-conference honors twice (second-team in 2008). He was the Defensive MVP of the 2009 Poinse a Bowl. PERSONAL DATA Another true freshman to star under Sitake is Brian Hometown: Laie, Hawaii and Provo, Utah Blechen—a second-team Freshman All-American Birthplace: Nukualofa, Tonga last year. A ended Kirkwood HS in St. Louis, Mo. Prior to joining the Ute staff , Sitake spent Birthday: Oct. 10 two seasons at Southern Utah from 2003-04. He Family: Married to the former Timberly Friddle. coached the Thunderbird running backs and ght Daughters Skye and Sadie; son Kelaokalani (KK). ends in 2003, and the off ensive line and ght ends in 2004.

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 6699 UTAH FOOTBALL COACHES AND STAFF Assistant Coach TIM DAVIS

OFFENSIVE LINE 1ST/8TH YEAR

After a 14-year absence that included stops in the He was the COACHING EXPERIENCE Big Ten, the Pac-10, the NFL and the Southeastern off ensive line coach Conference, Tim Davis returned as Utah’s off ensive at USC from 2002- 2011- Utah line coach in January 2011. Davis, a Ute off ensive 04, leaving for a Off ensive Line tackle from 1978-80, also coached Utah’s off ensive job as an off ensive 2009-10 Minnesota line assistant for Off ensive Line line from 1990-96. the Miami Dolphins from 2005-06. Most recently, Run Game Coordinator he was the off ensive line coach and run game 2008 Alabama Since leaving a er the 1996 season, Davis coordinator at Minnesota from 2009-10. Dir. of Player Personnel has coached at Wisconsin (1997-2001), USC (2002- 2005-06 Miami Dolphins 04), the Miami Dolphins (2005-06) and Minnesota Off ensive Line Asst. (2009-10). He was the director of player personnel RECRUITING AREA 2002-04 USC at Alabama in 2008. Northern California Off ensive Line Davis has coached in 15 bowl games, including 1997-01 Wisconsin four during his fi rst seven-year term in Salt Lake PLAYING CAREER Tight Ends City, and was on the staff of two na onal champion 1990-96 Utah Davis le ered three years on the off ensive line at teams while at USC. The Trojans were ranked No. 1994-96 Off ensive Tackles Utah, earning the team’s Most Inspira onal Player 1 by the Associated Press and the Football Writers Tight Ends award in 1980. He is a member of the Chabot Associa on of America in 2003 with a 12-1 record 1990-93 Off ensive Line College Hall of Fame. A er fi nishing at Utah, he despite not playing in the BCS championship game. 1989 Idaho State played for the Hamilton Tigercats of the CFL and the USC was declared the BCS na onal champion in Off ensive Line L.A. Express of the USFL. 1988 Walla Walla CC 2004, defea ng Oklahoma in the tle game to fi nish Off ensive Coordinator 13-0. Off ensive Line The veteran off ensive line coach has sent 11 EDUCATION 1987 Arizona players to the NFL, including former Utes Andy Utah, 1982 Graduate Assistant Parker, Barry Sims, Lance Sco and Anthony Bachelor’s in physical educa on 1983-86 Wisconsin Brown. Brown was a third-team A.P. All-American, 1985-86 Volunteer Tight Ends while Sco made fi rst-team all-Western Athle c Wisconsin, 1986 1983-84 Graduate Assistant Conference. Another all-conference player for Davis Master’s in Curriculum and Instruc on 1981-82 Utah was USC’s Jake Rodgers, who was fi rst-team all- Student Assistant Pac-10. PERSONAL DATA At the start of his career, Davis spent seven Hometown: Castro Valley, Calif. BOWL GAMES years toiling as a student, graduate student or Birthdate: June 17, 1958 volunteer coach at Utah (1981-82), Wisconsin Family: Married to the former Janice Price. Son Nick 1984 Hall of Fame Bowl (1983-86) and Arizona (1987). He then spent one and daughter Mary Rose. 1989 Centennial Bowl (JC) year in the junior college ranks as the off ensive coordinator and off ensive line coach at Walla Walla 1993 Freedom Bowl Community College. His fi rst NCAA job was at Idaho 1994 Freedom Bowl State in 1989. 1996 Copper Bowl Other than a year as Nick Saban’s director of 1997 Outback Bowl player personnel at Alabama in 2008, Davis has 1998 (1999) Rose Bowl spent his en re career coaching the off ensive line or 1999 (2000) Rose Bowl ght ends. He was Utah’s off ensive line coach from 2000 Sun Bowl 1990-93, then managed the ght ends and off ensive 2002 (2003) Orange Bowl tackles from 1994-96, before going to Wisconsin as 2003 (2004) Rose Bowl the ght ends coach from 1997-01. 2004 (2005) Orange Bowl 2008 Insight Bowl 2009 Insight Bowl

7700 2011 MEDIA GUIDE COACHES AND STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL Assistant Coach JAY HILL

CORNERBACKS / SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR 7TH YEAR

In the last six years, Jay Hill’s name has been linked RECRUITING COACHING EXPERIENCE with some of the biggest names in Utah football AREA history. Hill, Utah’s special teams coordinator since 2005- Utah Arizona, Utah, Las 2005 and the cornerbacks coach for three of those 2010- Cornerbacks Vegas Special Teams Coord. years, has mentored three All-Americans, two 2007-09 Tight Ends Mountain West Conference players of the year and PLAYING Special Teams Coord. four fi rst-team all-MWC players. 2005-06 Cornerbacks CAREER Hill started for the Utes from 1998-99, a er Special Teams Co-Coord. Hill’s fi rst-team All-Americans include transferring from Ricks College, where he was a 2001-04 Utah defensive back Eric Weddle in 2006, place kicker 1997 junior college All-American and the team’s 2004 Administra ve Assistant Louie Sakoda in 2008 and punt returner Shaky defensive MVP. His senior year at Utah, he led 2003 Graduate Assistant Smithson in 2010. Weddle and Sakoda were the MWC in intercep ons and was named Utah’s Defense both consensus All-Americans. Sakoda, the fi rst 2002 Graduate Assistant Defensive MVP and second-tean all-MWC second. unanimous consensus All-American in Utah football Defense The two- me academic all-conference selec on history, was also a fi rst-team All-America punter in 2001 Graduate Assistant won a Na onal Football Founda on Unsung Hero 2007. Off ense Award in 1999. He later played briefl y in the XFL for Sakoda was a Lou Groza and Ray Guy fi nalist in the Orlando Rage. He signed a free agent contract 2008, while Smithson led the na on in punt returns with the Buff alo Bills in 2000. BOWL GAMES yards and average in 2010. Weddle was dra ed in the second round by San Diego in 2007 and has 2001 Las Vegas Bowl started at safety for the Chargers for the past three EDUCATION 2003 Liberty Bowl seasons. Utah, 2000 2005 (2004) Fiesta Bowl Weddle and Sakoda combined to win fi ve Bachelor’s in Spanish 2005 Emerald Bowl MWC Player of the Year awards—Weddle winning 2006 Armed Forces Bowl defensive MVP in 2005 and 2006, and Sakoda Utah, 2005 2007 Poinse a Bowl earning the special teams’ award from 2006-08. Master’s in ESS/Sport Psychology 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl 2009 Poinse a Bowl Both were two- me fi rst-team all-MWC selec ons: 2010 Las Vegas Bowl Weddle in 2005 and 2006 and Sakoda in 2007 as a PERSONAL DATA punter and in 2008 as both a punter and kicker. Birthdate: Mar. 16, 1975 Other fi rst-team all-MWC players under Hill Hometown: Lehi, Utah were place kickers Dan Beardall in 2005 and Joe Family: Married to the former Sara Kern. Daughters, Phillips in 2010. Ashtyn, Alayna and Allie; son, Jacob. Hill, a Ute defensive back from 1998-99, coached the corners from 2005-06 and 2010 to the present. During his fi rst coaching s nt with the corners, he was an early infl uence on future NFL dra picks Sean Smith, Brice McCain and R.J. Stanford. Last season, he coached cornerback Brandon Burton, who was a 2011 NFL dra pick. Hill worked with the ght ends from 2007-09. He has overseen the special teams the en re me— fi rst as the co-coordinator in 2005 and since then as the coordinator. Hill was a fi nalist for the 2008 FootballScoop Special Teams Coordinator of the Year and he was listed in the “Class of 2009 Top 25 Recruiters” by recrui ng service Rivals.com. Along with excep onal kickers, Utah’s coverage teams have also excelled. The 2006 Utes led the na on in net pun ng and Utah led the MWC in kickoff coverage for the past four seasons. Hill is in his 11th year on the Utah staff , having spent three years (2001-03) as a graduate assistant and a year (2004) as an administra ve assistant.

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 7711 UTAH FOOTBALL COACHES AND STAFF Assistant Coach BRIAN JOHNSON

QUARTERBACKS 2ND YEAR

Brian Johnson, the winningest quarterback in Utah RECRUITING COACHING EXPERIENCE football history and MVP of the 2009 Sugar Bowl, is AREA now in his second year as the school’s quarterback Los Angeles, New 2010- Utah coach. Quarterbacks Orleans Utah’s youngest full- me coach, the 24-year- PLAYING BOWL GAMES old Johnson is accustomed playing a key role at CAREER an unusually young age. Just 16 when he signed 2010 Las Vegas Bowl A three-year starter and four- me Academic a Na onal Le er of Intent with Utah in 2004, All-MWC honoree, Johnson went 26-7 as Utah’s Johnson went on to play in 10 games as a true star ng quarterback to set a school record for wins. freshman, backing up Heisman Trophy fi nalist Alex He was the 2008 MWC Off ensive Player of the Year Smith during Utah’s 12-0 Fiesta Bowl championship and a two- me bowl MVP (2007 Poinse a Bowl season. and 2009 Sugar Bowl). A fi nalist for the Johnny In his fi rst year as a member of the coaching Unitas Golden Arm and the Manning awards as a staff , Johnson also found himself u lizing two senior in 2008, Johnson captained Utah to the best quarterbacks. Starter Jordan Wynn missed three record in school history (13-0) and a Sugar Bowl games with injury—including the Las Vegas Bowl— victory over Alabama. He began his Ute career as leaving the job to backup Terrance Cain. a true freshman, playing in 10 games during Utah’s Even while customizing the throw game for 12-0 BCS-bus ng 2004 season. He started for the quarterbacks with contras ng styles, Utah fi nished Utes in 2005, 2007 and 2008. He redshirted in 2006 second in the Mountain West Conference and in while recovering from knee surgery. the top 50 na onally in passing yards per game (236.1). Wynn and Cain combined to complete EDUCATION nearly 63-percent of their passes on the season and Utah, 2008 Cain broke Johnson’s school record for single-game Bachelor’s in mass communica on comple on percentage. This past spring, coinciding with the arrival of PERSONAL DATA new off ensive coordinator Norm Chow, Johnson Hometown: Crosby, Texas began training his quarterbacks in a new system. Birthdate: Feb. 16, 1987 Chow replaced the spread off ense Utah has employed since 2003 with a mul ple off ense, moving the quarterback under center.

7722 2011 MEDIA GUIDE COACHES AND STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL Assistant Coach CHAD KAUHA’AHA’A

DEFENSIVE LINE 1ST YEAR

Former Utah defensive end Chad Kauha’aha’a has RECRUITING COACHING EXPERIENCE returned to his alma mater as the defensive line AREA coach. Kauha’aha’a, a second-team all-Western Los Angeles, 2011- Utah Athletic Conference selection as a Ute senior in Defensive Line Hawaii, American 2009-10 Utah State 1996, spent the last two seasons as the defensive Samoa Defensive Line line coach at Utah State. 2005-08 Weber State PLAYING CAREER Defensive Line Kauha’aha’a (pronounced cow-ha-a-ha-a) was A three-year le erman during his playing career 2002-04 Baldwin HS (Hawaii) hired by Utah State a er four years as the defensive at Utah from 1993-96, Kauha’aha’a was a second- Head Coach line coach at Weber State. He helped WSU to a team all-WAC defensive lineman in 1996. He earned share of the 2008 Big Sky Conference tle and the honorable men on honors in 1995. He ranks 11th POSTSEASON GAMES Wildcats advanced to the quarterfi nals of the 2008 all- me at Utah in tackles for loss yardage (110 Football Championship Subdivision playoff s, where 2008 FCS Playoff s yards) and was a two- me recipient of Utah’s Walt Quarterfi nals they lost to No. 5 Montana, 24-13. DeLand Award, presented to the Ute football player Kauha’aha’a coached FSC fi rst-team All- who overcomes adversity to make a contribu on. America defensive end Brady Fosmark at Weber State. Fosmark was also a fi rst-team all-Big Sky pick, EDUCATION as was defensive tackle Shane Barkdull. Utah, 1997 Prior to Weber State, Kauha’aha’a was the Bachelor’s in sociology head coach at Baldwin High School in Maui, Hawaii. There, he posted a 25-5-2 record in three PERSONAL DATA seasons, winning two Maui Interscholas c League Birthdate: April 22, 1973 championships. His teams ranked among the Hometown: Maui, Hawaii top fi ve in the state each of those three seasons. Family: Married to the former Lena Reyes. Children Former Baldwin star Kaluka Maiava went on to play Walter and Chaseten. Kauha’aha’a’s brother Kendall for USC and is now with the Cleveland Browns. “The Spyder” Grove is an ul mate fi ghter in the UFC. He won the Ul mate Fighter 3.

WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 7733 UTAH FOOTBALL COACHES AND STAFF Assistant Coach AARON RODERICK

WIDE RECEIVERS 7TH YEAR

Aaron Roderick returns for a seventh year at Utah, Quarterback COACHING EXPERIENCE where he has earned a reputation for developing Casey Rehrer young receivers and elevating their game to new ranked sixth in 2005- Utah levels. Division I-AA in 2011 Wide Receivers total off ense, 2010 Co-Off ensive Coordinator averaging 312.6 Wide Receivers In addi on to his posi on coaching du es, Roderick served as the team’s co-off ensive yards per game, 2005-09 Wide Receivers and was 19th in pass effi ciency. Roderick’s SUU 2003-04 Southern Utah coordinator in 2010, when Utah fi nished 23rd in the na on in scoring off ense (33.1). He also called the receivers featured fi rst-team all-leaguer Jerome Off ensive Coordinator Eason and second-team all-conference member Quarterbacks plays in the last six games of 2009. A.J. Smith, who fi nished fi h in the country in Recrui ng Coordinator But Roderick is best known for his work with recep ons per game (7.18 avg.). 2002 Snow College the receivers, including school record-holder David Running Backs Reed, who led the Mountain West Conference in In his fi rst year as SUU’s off ensive coordinator, 1999-01 Brigham Young receiving yards per game (91.4) in 2009 and set Roderick implemented a spread off ense that led to Graduate Assistant Utah single-season records for recep ons (81) and school records for passes a empted and completed, Off ense yards (1,188). A fi rst-team all-league selec on in and also produced several single-game top-10 2009, Reed was dra ed in the fi h round by the performances. BOWL GAMES Bal more Ravens and played in 13 games his fi rst Prior to his s nt at SUU, Roderick coached the NFL season. running backs at Snow College in 2002. He began his Roderick also helped develop Freddie Brown career as a graduate assistant at BYU, assis ng with 1999 Motor City Bowl the linebackers in 1999 and the receivers in 2000 2001 Liberty Bowl and John Madsen into NFL receivers. Brown, a and 2001. 2005 Emerald Bowl seventh-round dra pick by Cincinna now plays 2006 Armed Forces Bowl for the Minnesota Vikings. Free agent John Madsen 2007 Poinse a Bowl played in 35 games (star ng four) in three years at RECRUITING AREA 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl Oakland. Orange County, San Bernardino 2009 Poinse a Bowl Reed is one of several receivers to earn all- 2010 Las Vegas Bowl conference honors under Roderick. Brent Casteel PLAYING CAREER (2006), Brown (2008) and Jereme Brooks (2010) Roderick was an All-America junior college receiver

won second-team all-Mountain West Conference at Ricks College from 1994-95 before transferring acclaim, while Derrek Richards (2006, 2007) and to BYU, where he redshirted in 1996. He started DeVonte Christopher (2010) were honorable for the Cougars as a receiver and returner in 1997 men on picks. Travis LaTendresse was voted the and 1998. He was also an academic all-conference Off ensive MVP of the 2005 Emerald Bowl a er selec on. se ng bowl records for recep ons (16) and yards (214) in a win over Georgia Tech. The percep on that players improve under EDUCATION his tutelage is evidenced by the fact that a senior Brigham Young, 1998 has led Utah in recep ons in fi ve of Roderick’s six Bachelor’s in sociology years as the receivers’ coach (the excep on was Richards—a one- me walk-on who fi nished as Brigham Young, 2002 Utah’s recep on leader his junior and senior years). Master’s in sociology Roderick came to Utah a er two seasons as the off ensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach PERSONAL DATA and recrui ng coordinator at Southern Utah from Hometown: Boun ful, Utah 2003-04. Southern Utah ranked No. 21 in the na on Birthdate: Dec. 20, 1972 in total off ense in 2004, averaging 412.5 yards Family: Married to Laurel Simpson-Roderick. per game. The Thunderbirds also averaged 270.5 Daughter Rachel and son Quin. passing yards per game (14th in the na on) to set a new school passing record.

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SAFETIES / RECRUITING COORDINATOR 4TH YEAR

The energy and intensity Morgan Scalley brought As a senior in COACHING EXPERIENCE to the fi eld as an All-America safety for the Utes has 2004, he captained carried into his coaching and recruiting. Scalley, a Utah team that 2008- Utah in his fourth year coaching the safeties, has also went 12-0, won 2009- Safe es overseen Utah’s last three signing classes as the the Fiesta Bowl as Recrui ng Coordinator the fi rst non-BCS 2008 Safe es recruiting coordinator. team to play in a 2006-07 Utah BCS bowl game and fi nished with a No. 4 na onal 2007 Graduate Assistant As a coach, Scalley’s credits include 2009 fi rst- ranking. Defense team all-Mountain West Conference safety Robert Scalley was a two- me fi rst-team Academic 2006 Administra ve Assistant Johnson and 2010 Freshman All-American Brian All-American (2003-04), the 2004 Anson Mount Blechen. Scholar Athlete of the Year and the 2004 MWC BOWL GAMES Johnson fi nished 11th in the na on in Scholar Athlete of the Year. He was awarded two intercep ons per game his senior year and his six post-graduate scholarships, including one from the 2006 Armed Forces Bowl intercep ons ed him for the third-best single- NCAA. 2007 Poinse a Bowl season mark in school history. He was dra ed in the He was presented with the inaugural 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl fi h round by the Tennessee Titans. Pat Tillman award during the 2005 East-West 2009 Poinse a Bowl Blechen, a true freshman last fall, made four Shrine Game, recognizing him for his character, 2010 Las Vegas Bowl Freshman All-America teams and was a three- me intelligence, sportsmanship and service. MWC Defensive Player of the Week. A er gradua ng Magna Cum Laude from Scalley’s posi on has earned a reputa on for the U. with a 3.96 GPA, Scalley earned a master’s crea ng turnovers. In his three years, the safe es degree in business. have accounted for nearly half (23-48) of the team’s total intercep ons. Scalley also produced as the recrui ng EDUCATION coordinator. In 2010, online recrui ng service Rivals. Utah, 2004 com cited Scalley as its top non-BCS recruiter of the Bachelor’s in mass communica on year and one of the Top 25 recruiters in the na on 2003, 2004 Academic All-American overall. Rivals.com ranked Utah’s 2010 recrui ng Graduated Magna Cum Laude class 32nd in the na on and the best by a school from a non-automa c qualifying conference. Utah, 2006 Last February, Rivals.com again recognized Master’s in business administra on Scalley, this me as one of the top recruiters in the Pac-12 and a “recrui ng coordinator on the rise.” PERSONAL DATA He was hired full- me in 2008 as the safe es Hometown: Salt Lake City coach a er a two-year appren ceship with his alma Birthdate: Oct. 8, 1979 mater. In 2006, he worked as an administra ve Family: Married to the former Liz Herrscher. assistant while working on his MBA. In 2007, Daughters Madeline and Emma. They are expec ng he earned an on-fi eld assignment as a graduate a baby boy in September. assistant working with Utah’s linebackers.

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PLAYING CAREER Scalley was the MWC co-Defensive Player of the Year, a unanimous fi rst-team all-conference selec on and a second-team A.P. and SI.com All- American as a senior in 2004. A four-year le erman (2001-04), he was a second-team all-MWC defensive back in 2003 and an honorable men on all-MWC punt returner in 2001 and 2002.

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RUNNING BACKS 7TH YEAR

Dave Schramm, now in his seventh year on the staff Schramm’s COACHING EXPERIENCE at Utah, has resumed his initial charge as coach of next stop was the running backs. Schramm, who fi rst managed Montana, where 2005- Utah the running backs from 2005-08, has also coached he coached the 2011- Running Backs the quarterbacks, tight ends, and served as the off ensive tackles 2010 Co-Off ensive Coordinator and ght ends, Tight Ends recruiting coordinator and off ensive coordinator and was the recrui ng coordinator from 2003- 2009 Off ensive Coordinator during his time at Utah. 04. Montana went 12-3 in 2004 and advanced to Quarterbacks the NCAA Division I-AA championship game. His 2005-08 Running Backs While successful in all of his endeavors, his players included fi rst-team All-America tackle Dylan Recrui ng Coordinator track record with the running backs is the glossiest. 2003-04 Montana McFarland, who later played for the Buff alo Bills, He has coached two of only 10 players in Utah’s and off ensive tackle Cory Proctor, a fi rst-team All- Tight Ends 117-year football history to rush for 1,000 yards in Off ensive Tackles American by Collegesportsreport.com. a season: Quinton Ganther (1,120 yards in 2005) Recrui ng Coordinator Schramm’s fi rst coaching job was at Patrick and Darrell Mack (1,204 yards in 2007). Ganther is a 2002 Southwest Texas State Henry High School in San Diego, where he was Assistant Head Coach now sixth-year pro playing for Buff alo (he previously an assistant from 1984-87. He began his college Running Backs played for Sea le, Tennessee and Washington). coaching career in 1988 at Aus n Peay coaching the 1990-2001 San Diego State As the off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks running backs and ght ends. He spent a season as 1997-2001 Running Backs coach in 2009, Schramm tutored Jordan Wynn, then a graduate assistant at Nebraska in 1989 coaching 1994-96 Tight Ends a true freshman, to MVP honors at the Poinse a the defensive secondary. 1993 Safe es Bowl. That same year, Schramm coordinated an 1992 Off ensive Line off ensive unit that boasted fi rst-team All-America RECRUITING AREA 1990-2000 Recrui ng Coordinator off ensive lineman Zane Beadles, who went on to 1989 Nebraska become a second-round dra pick of the Denver San Diego, Riverside, Calif. Graduate Assistant Broncos—star ng last season as a rookie. 1988 Aus n Peay In 2009, Schramm also oversaw only the PLAYING CAREER Running Backs second 1,000-yard rushing-receiving tandem in Schramm’s undergraduate career was spent at Tight Ends school history in Eddie Wide and David Reed. Wide Cornell (Iowa), Grossmont Junior College and 1984-87 Patrick Henry HS (Calif.) set a school record for consecu ve 100-yard rushing Adams State (Colo.). As a freshman quarterback at Assistant Coach games (6) and Reed broke the school record for Cornell, he led Division III in passes and

receiving yards in a season (1,188). Reed was taken helped the Rams to a No. 1 na onal ranking in total POSTSEASON GAMES in the fi h round of the NFL dra by Bal more. off ense. He fi nished his career at Adams State. Schramm, who spent last season as the co- 1990 Fiesta Bowl off ensive coordinator and ght ends coach, is a EDUCATION 1991 Freedom Bowl 23-year veteran of college coaching. He has 15 years San Diego State, 1988 1998 Las Vegas Bowl of experience as a recrui ng coordinator, including Bachelor’s in physical educa on 2004 I-AA NCAA his fi rst four seasons at Utah (2005-08). Schramm’s Championship Game 2006 and 2008 signing classes were touted as the 2005 Emerald Bowl top non-BCS conference classes in the na on by PERSONAL DATA 2006 Armed Forces Bowl online recrui ng service Rivals.com. Hometown: San Diego, Calif. 2007 Poinse a Bowl Schramm’s term at Utah is his second-longest Birthdate: July 20, 1963 2008 (2009) Sugar Bowl at any school. He spent 12 seasons at San Diego Family: Wife Bonnie, twin sons D.J. and Dusty. 2009 Poinse a Bowl State from 1990-2001, where he was the recrui ng 2010 Las Vegas Bowl coordinator for his fi rst 11 years, and also coached the off ensive line (1992), safe es (1993), ght ends (1994-96) and running backs (1997-2001). With the Aztecs, Schramm coached second- team All-America running back Larry Ned and fi rst- team all-conference safety Ricky Parker. In 2002, Schramm went to Southwest Texas State as the assistant head coach and running backs coach. There, he coached Lee Davis, the 2002 Southland Conference scoring leader and an all- conference player.

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A 2005 graduate of Lake Forest College with a degree in communica ons, Polizzi earned GRANT DUFF a master’s degree in special educa on from AARON ALFORD Graduate Assistant/ Central Methodist in 2007. He is con nuing Director of High School Defense graduate work at Utah in special educa on/ Relations vision impairment. Polizzi, a na ve of Great Barrington, Mass., was born Sept. 13, 1982. He is engaged to marry Kelli Ri er. Grant Duff is in his fi rst year as an on-fi eld Aaron Alford, a Ute assistant coach from graduate assistant coach a er spending the last 2007-10, has moved into administra on as three years as an administra ve assistant for the Utah’s director of high school rela ons. defense and special teams. Duff works with the With a master’s degree in educa on from stud linebackers and also coaches the off ensive Southern Utah and an impressive coaching scout teams. DOUG ELISAIA por olio, Alford seems an ideal fi t for the new In his posi on as an administra ve Director of Strength & posi on. assistant, Duff worked behind the scenes for Conditioning In his fi rst four years at Utah, he coached three Utah bowl teams: 2009 Sugar Bowl (2008 three all-Mountain West Conference players— season), 2009 Poinse a Bowl and 2010 Las defensive backs Sean Smith and Brice McCain in Vegas Bowl. 2008 and running back Eddie Wide in 2009. A 2009 graduate of BYU-Idaho, Duff has a Smith and McCain, dra ed in the second Doug Elisaia (pronounced ellee-sy-a) is in bachelor’s degree in agriculture. He is currently and sixth rounds, respec vely, are preparing for his sixth year as Utah’s director of strength and working on a graduate degree from Utah in their third NFL season. Wide rushed for 1,069 condi oning and his seventh year overall. He health promo on educa on. yards in 2009 and set the school record for most came to Utah in 2005 as an assistant strength The na ve of Blackfoot, Idaho, was born consecu ve 100-yard rushing games with six. coach and earned a promo on a year later. May 28, 1985. He and his wife, the former Lyndi Alford came to Utah with a decade of He is a member of the Na onal Strength Cutler, have a daughter Abby. coaching experience at Southern Utah (1999- and Condi oning Associa on and the Collegiate 2000), Western Illinois (2001), Wyoming (2002) Strength and Condi oning Coaches Associa on. and Akron (2004-06)—managing the secondary Elisaia was at Kentucky from 2002-04, at all four schools, In 2003, he took a year’s where he was the head baseball strength and sabba cal from coaching to fi nish his master’s at condi oning coach and also assisted with SUU while also serving as the school’s director CHRIS POLIZZI football. of athle c-academic services. He was a student Graduate Assistant/ From 2000-01, he was employed by Wayne coach at Colorado State in 1996 and a defensive Off ense State as the defensive line coach and football graduate assistant at Kent State in 1998. team’s strength and condi oning coach. He Alford played defensive back for Colorado served in a similar capacity at McPherson State, le ering in 1993. A 1997 CSU graduate College for the 1998-99 seasons. with a degree in exercise and sport, Alford Elisaia played defensive tackle at Iowa Chris Polizzi (pronounced po-leats-e), a taught special educa on students at East Middle Wesleyan from 1991-95 and led the team in fi rst-year Utah graduate assistant, will work with School in Colorado Springs and served as an tackles as a senior while earning NAIA Academic the ght ends and also oversee the defensive administra ve assistant at the United States All-America honors. The three-year team captain scout teams. Polizzi comes to Utah a er two Olympic Training Center. graduated in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree years as an intern with the UCLA defensive staff . The na ve of Colorado Springs was born on in physical educa on and a minor in athle c In the four years previous to UCLA, he July 13, 1974. He is married to the former Linda training and coaching. coached the ght ends and wide receivers Stover. They have three children: Elijah, Max and Born in Redwood City, Calif., Elisaia was (2005, 2006) and the secondary (2007, 2008) at Sam. raised in Pago Pago, American Samoa. As a Central Methodist University in Missouri. senior at Leone High School, he was named Polizzi was a four-year star ng cornerback the American Samoa High School Athle cs for Lake Forest (Ill.) College from 2001-04 and Associa on’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He ed for the team lead in intercep ons as a was recognized by the government of American freshman. Lake Forest was the 2002 Midwest Samoa as the Outstanding Off ensive Lineman at Conference champion and won 28 games in his the Samoan Goodwill Games, held in Honolulu. four years—the most wins by a class in school The 39-year-old Elisaia and his wife Leata history. have three daughters: Safua, Seleisa and Colleen, and one son, Samuelu.

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JEFF RUDY Director of Football Operations

GREG ARGUST BETH BRENNAN HELEN BUCHANAN MARK BURK Sixth-year Director of Football Opera ons Asst. Strength & Conditioning Learning Specialist Football Executive Secretary Rice-Eccles & JMHC Director Jeff Rudy is involved with almost every aspect of the program that occurs outside the sidelines. Helping to coordinate Utah’s recrui ng eff orts and overseeing the football budget are his two primary responsibili es, but Rudy also assists with team travel, camps and clinics, marke ng and public rela ons, special func ons and administra ve projects. TODD CAMPBELL MIKE CORBETT AARON ELLISON GAVIN GAUGH He is in his seventh year overall at Utah Video Coordinator Asst. Football Operations Dir. Administrative Assistant Fields Assistant having spent the 2005 season as a program assistant. Before joining the Utah staff , Rudy was the athle cs director and off ensive coordinator at Ontario High School in California from 2003- 05. He coached the off ensive line at Chaff ey College from 2000-03, during which me the team played in the Southern California Bowl DR. PAT GREIS KEITH GUNNERSON MATT LEITUALA PAUL NEWMAN three mes (2000-02). From 1998-00, Rudy Orthopedic Surgeon Asst. Equipment Manager Asst. Dir. Academic Services Administrative Assistant coached the off ensive line at Bonita High School (Calif.), helping the team to the 1999 C.I.F. state championship. In 1997, he was an assistant coach at Cedar High School in Utah. Rudy played football at Southern Utah where he was an honorable men on all-America West Conference off ensive lineman and SUU’s two- me African-American Scholar-Athlete of DR. DAVE PETRON LEWIS POWELL PHIL RAUSCHER DAVE ROGERS the Year. Team Physician Administrative Assistant Administrative Assistant Asst. Video Coordinator Rudy graduated from SUU in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in physical educa on. He earned a master’s degree in administra on of physical educa on from Azusa Pacifi c in 2006. The 37-year-old na ve of Ontario, Calif., is married to the former Brandie Blood. They have a son Dalton and daughters Peyton and Kayton. AL REISER KELLY SHARITT PAUL SILVESTRI RON SNARR Asst. Dir. Academic Services Dir. of Equipment Operations Head Football Trainer Director of Athletic Fields

SKIP WHITMAN SCOTT WILLIS ERIC YOCHEM Asst. Video Coordinator Asst. Strength & Conditioning Assistant Football Trainer

7788 2011 MEDIA GUIDE COACHES AND STAFF UTAH FOOTBALL Administration DR. CHRIS HILL

ATHLETICS DIRECTOR / SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT 25TH YEAR

Dr. Chris Hill has spent the last 24 years graduate HIGHLIGHTS positioning the as a national assistant player. The Pac-10 Conference took notice and on basketball coach on Bill Men’s Basketball June 17, 2010, the U of U accepted an invitation NCAA Tournament 13 mes Foster’s staff . Final Four 1998 (runner-up) to join the “Conference of Champions.” Utah A er a s nt Elite Eight 1997, ’98 began offi cial membership in the expanded Pac- as the boys’ Sweet 16 1991, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’05 12 Conference on July 1, 2011. basketball coach at Salt Lake’s Granger High from Conference Champion 12 mes 1975-79 (he was the 1975 4A Coach of the Year), Hill, just 37 years old when he was Hill returned to the U. as an assistant coach to Football appointed as Utah’s director of athle cs in 1987, Jerry Pimm (1979-81). From 1983-85, he taught Bowl Record 11-4 has been at the helm for two BCS bowl wins, in the University’s special educa on department BCS Bowl Record 2-0 nine NCAA team championships (four by the before coming back to athle cs as the Crimson Conference Champion 5 mes gymnas cs team and fi ve by the ski team) and Club director (1985-86). In 1987, he became the NCAA runner-up fi nishes in men’s basketball director of athle cs. Women’s GymnasƟ cs Hill was the execu ve director of United NCAA Champion 1990, ’92, ’94, ’95 (1998), football (2008) , gymnas cs (2000, 2006, 2007, 2008) and skiing (seven total). Cerebral Palsy of Utah from 1981-85, during NCAA Runner-up 2000, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 which me he developed a housing project for NCAA Super Six 17 mes He has hired three coaches who became a Na onal Coach of the Year in their sport: people with severe physical disabili es. In addi on to his recent na onal awards, Women’s Basketball football coaches (2004) and Kyle Hill was named the 2011 Utah YMCA “Man of NCAA Tournament 15 mes Whi ngham (2008), and men’s basketball coach the Year,” and also won the Mountain West Elite Eight 2006 Rick Majerus (1998). Conference’s Commissioner’s Award in 2004, a Sweet 16 2001, ‘06 Hill has received na onal acclaim, himself, 1981 Milton Bennion Fellowship and the 1984 Conference Champion 10 mes most recently as one of fi ve 2011 fi nalists for the pres gious Sports Business Award for Athle c Utah Recrea on Therapy Associa on Outstanding Skiing Director of the Year by SportsBusiness Journal Service award. He was named the 1996 Utah NCAA Champion 1988, ’93, ’96, ’97, 2003 and SportsBusiness Daily. He was also the 2011 MS Sportsperson of the Year, and in 1998, was NCAA Runner-up 7 mes Na onal Associa on of Collegiate Directors of inducted into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame. In Athle cs (NACDA) Under Armour West Region 2001, the Na onal Consor um for Academics Volleyball Athle c Director of the Year. and Sports gave Hill its Degree Comple on and NCAA Sweet 16 2001, ‘08 Hill has served on several na onal Outreach and Community Service Honor Award. NCAA Tournament 10 mes boards, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Hill, 61, currently serves on the Catholic Basketball Commi ee (2004-09), chair of the Community Services Board of Directors. SoŌ ball NCAA Championships/Compe on Cabinet As an undergraduate, he won three le ers College World Series 1991, ’94 (1997-98) and the NCAA Management Council in basketball at Rutgers and co-captained the NCAA Tournament 11 mes Administra ve Commi ee. He was on the 1971-72 team. His bachelor’s degree from NACDA’s execu ve commi ee from 2002-06. Rutgers is in math educa on (1972). He holds a Soccer master’s in educa on (Utah, 1974), and a Ph.D. in NCAA Tournament 5 mes Among the events leading up to Utah’s historic invita on to join the Pac-12 were BCS educa onal administra on (Utah, 1982). bowl wins over Pi in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl, as His wife Kathy, a faculty member in Baseball the U.’s Department of Special Educa on NCAA Tournament 2009 the fi rst team from a non-automa c qualifying conference to play in a BCS bowl game, and over in severe disabili es, received the 2010 Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl. The Utes are College of Educa on Service Award. They HILL’S FACILITY LEGACY 11-4 in bowl games during Hill’s tenure with have two children, Aly and Christopher; two undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008. granddaughters, Addie Rose and Lily Marion; and Utah’s other athle c programs have a grandson, Jack Christopher. George S. Eccles Tennis Center (1989) also thrived under his leadership. The men’s Aly played soccer for the University of Dee Glen Smith Athle cs Center (1991) basketball team has played in 13 NCAA Oregon and has a master’s degree in social McCarthey Football Prac ce Fields (1991) Tournaments—advancing to the Sweet 16 fi ve work from Utah. She is now a social worker for Ute So ball Field (1994) mes and the Elite Eight twice. In 1998, the students with disabili es in the Salt Lake City Ute Baseball Field (1994) Runnin’ Utes played Kentucky in the NCAA School District and is married to former Ute All- Volleyball Crimson Court (1994) Championship game. The women’s basketball America skier Ryan Forsyth, who earned his B.S. Ute Soccer Field (1995) team has 15 NCAA appearances, advancing to from the U. and a law degree from the University Rice-Eccles Stadium (1998) the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight in 2006. of Utah’s S.J. Quinney School of Law. Christopher Dumke Gymnas cs Center (1998) The gymnas cs team leads the na on in NCAA has a bachelor’s degree in organiza onal Burbidge Athle cs Academic Center (2001) Super Six appearances with 17—all during Hill’s communica on and a law degree from the U.’s Spence Eccles Field House (2004) term—and was the a endance leader for all S.J. Quinney School of Law. He lives in California, Alex Smith Strength & Condi oning Center (2009) NCAA women’s sports in 2010 and 2011. where he works for the University of Utah as an McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex (2010) The New Jersey na ve has served in fi ve Athle cs Gi Offi cer. capaci es at the U., star ng in 1973-74 as a

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A. LORRIS BETZ, M.D., Ph.D

INTERIM PRESIDENT

On May 16, 2010, Dr. Lorris Betz began his second term as Interim President Dr. Betz’s research has focused on of the University of Utah. Dr. Betz came to the University in June of 1999 the physiology of the blood-brain barrier when he was named Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Dean of the and the biochemical mechanisms that School of Medicine, and Chief Executive Offi cer of the University of Utah lead to brain injury in stroke. He has Health Care. published over 150 scien fi c papers and chapters. He holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics He has served on the Board of Directors and as Secretary for the (Professor with tenure), Neurobiology and Anatomy (Adjunct Professor), Interna onal Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. He has and Physiology (Adjunct Professor). Dr. Betz previously served as Interim served on the Board and Execu ve Commi ee of the Utah Hospitals and President of the University of Utah from January 1 to August 1, 2004. Health Systems Associa on and the Economic Development Corpora on Dr. Betz received his B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1969 from the of Utah, and he served as Chair of the American Associa on of Medical University of Wisconsin. He entered the Medical Scien st Training Colleges Council of Deans Administra ve Board in 2009-2010. Program at the University of Wisconsin and was awarded M.D. and Ph.D. In 2004, he received the Utah Governor’s Medal for Science and (biochemistry and physiology) degrees in 1975. Dr. Betz spent the next four Technology and in 2010, the Utah Hospital Associa on Dis nguished years at the University of California, San Francisco, comple ng his pediatric Service to Health Care Award and the Utah Business Magazine Health residency and a research fellowship in pediatric neurology. Care Hero for Life me Achievement in Health Care. Dr. Betz was recently He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan as an Assistant named by Utah Business Magazine as one of the 100 Most Infl uen al Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology in 1979. Other People in Utah. administra ve appointments at the University of Michigan included Dr. Betz and his wife Ann have been married for 43 years and have Associate Dean for Faculty Aff airs, Senior Associate Dean for Academic two grown children and four grandchildren. Aff airs, Execu ve Associate Dean, and Interim Dean from 1996 to 1998.

ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT SENIOR STAFF

LIZ ABEL ANN ARGUST MARY BOWMAN KYLE BRENNAN KRIS GROSS MANNY HENDRIX Sr. Associate A.D./ Associate A.D./ Sr. Associate A.D./ Associate A.D./ Executive Assistant to the Assistant A.D./ Communications Marketing Senior Woman Administrator Compliance Athletics Director Major Gifts-Athletic Relations

DOUG KNUTH ZACK LASSITER LUCAS MOOSMAN PETE OLISZCZAK STEVE PYNE WILLIAM SMITH Sr. Associate A.D./ Associate A.D./ Assistant A.D./ Sr. Associate A.D./ Director of Faculty External Relations Revenue Generation Academic Services Internal Operations Events and Facilities Representative

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