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State of Illinois Recruiting Areas: Kane, Kendall, DuPage, DeKalb
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Eastern Illinois
* Promoted to Special Teams Coordinator in January of 2024
* Enters fourth season on staff, third as a full-time member for 2025 season
* Moved to safeties coach for the 2025 season after coaching outside linebackers in 2023 & 2024
* Hired as outside linebackers coach in March of 2023 on head coach Chris Wilkerson's coaching staff
* Coached linebackers group that included All-Conference selection Anthony Shockey
* Coached special teams unit that included All-Conference punter selection Jacob Horvath
* Assisted on a defensive staff that ranked second in the FCS in turnovers gained in 2023
* Scoring defense was 1st in the Big South-OVC while ranking 19th in the FCS in 2023
* Helped coach a defensive unit that had three first team All-Conference selections including one linebacker
* Worked on coaching staff that helped produce a turnaround from 2 wins in 2022 to 8 wins in 2023 and No. 24 national ranking
* Assisted on a defensive staff that ranked 16th in FCS in interceptions and 29th in turnovers gained in 2022
* Worked as a defensive graduate assistant coach during 2022 season
Prior To Eastern Illinois
* Coached outside linebackers at Wheaton College in 2019 (CCIW Champions)
* Coached outside linebackers at Harding in 2020
* Coached wide receivers at Harding 2021 (GAC Champions)
Personal
* Four-year member of Wheaton College football team
* Bachelor's degree from Wheaton College in 2019
* Master's degree from Harding University in 2021
* Native of Wheaton, Illinois