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Charlie Strong

A two-time conference coach of the year and the architect of a revitalized University of Louisville program that posted at least 11 wins in each of his final two seasons, Charlie Strong is in his second year as the Texas head football coach. Strong, the 29th head coach in UT his-tory, spent the previous four seasons as Louisville head coach, re-energizing a pro-gram that was coming off back-to-back losing seasons (5-7 in 2008, 4-8 in 2009) and a 15-21 record in the three years prior to his arrival. He amassed a 37-15 record, a pair of Big East Conference Championships (2011, 2012) and was named Big East Coach of the Year in both 2010 and 2012. He also led UofL to four straight bowl game appearances (3-1 record), including a victory over No. 4 Florida in the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl. Strong is the only

coach in Louisville history to win three bowl games and prior to his arrival the Cards had won just six bowl games in the program’s 100-year history. During 2014, Strong rallied the Longhorns from a 3-5 record to reach a bowl game despite the loss of two key starters on offense (QB David Ash, C Dominic Espinosa) and one on defense (DT Desmond Jackson) for nearly the entire season. Texas ended the season with one of the better defenses in the nation, ranking 25th in the FBS in total yards allowed (348.5 per game), No. 11 in passing defense (184.2 ypg), No. 7 in yards allowed per play (4.68), 15th in passing efficiency defense (110.04 rating), tied for 11th in sacks (3.1 pg) and 31st in points allowed (23.8 pg). A number of players earned individual honors in Strong’s first season. Defensive tackle Malcom Brown was a finalist for both the Nagurski and Outland trophies, as well as becom-ing the 47th consensus All-American in school history. Brown and linebacker Jordan Hicks earned All-America honors. They were also among 10 players to secure All-Big 12 accolades. Five players - Brown (first round to New England), Hicks (third round to Philadelphia), safety Mykkele Thompson (fifth round to NY Giants), cornerback Quandre Diggs (sixth round to Detroit) and tight end Geoff Swaim (seventh round to Dallas) - were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. In addition, deep snapper Nate Boyer (Seattle), running back Malcolm Brown (St. Louis), wide receiver John Harris (Philadelphia), defensive end Cedric Reed (Buffalo) and wide receiver Jaxon Shipley (Arizona) signed as free agents after the draft and nine of Strong’s former players at Louisville were chosen. Malcom Brown became the fifth player under Strong to be drafted in the first round during the last two years. Louisville’s DeVante Parker went in the first round (14th overall) to Miami in 2015. Last season, Louisville had three first round picks in safety Calvin Pryor (18th overall to New York Jets), defensive end Marcus Smith (26th overall to Philadelphia) and quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (32nd overall to Minnesota). Since 1995, Strong has coached 14 players selected in the first round and 35 taken in the first four rounds. During Strong’s final two years, Louisville was the nation’s fourth-winningest program, posting a 23-3 record (88.5 percent) and registering bowl victories in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. The Cardinals’ 11-plus win seasons in 2012 and 2013 were the fourth and fifth in school history and the first back to back. Louisville finished among the nation’s top 15 for a school-record second straight year. The Cardinals ended 2013 among the top 25 in both polls for just the ninth time in school history. Featuring an explosive offense and stingy defense in 2013, the Cardinals ranked 15th in both the USA Today Coaches and Associated Press polls (also No. 18 in final BCS Standings) after compiling a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, and capped the year with a 36-9 win over Miami (Fla.) in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Strong’s squad racked up 554 total yards while holding the Hurricanes to just 174. It marked just the second 12-win season in school history (2006). In 2013, the Cardinals led the nation in nine team categories: total defense (251.5 yards per game), rushing defense (80.7 ypg), third-down conversion defense (26.7 percent), sacks (3.31 per game), fewest passes intercepted (4), fewest turnovers lost (10), fewest first downs allowed (183), completion percentage (70.8) and punt-return defense (1.15 yards per return). UofL also ranked second in scoring defense (12.2 points per game), third-down conversions (56.0%), time of possession (33:49) and turnover margin (+1.3 pg), while placing in the top 10 in fewest yards allowed per play (third – 4.20), passing efficiency defense (fourth – 99.2 rating), passing yards allowed (fifth – 170.8 pg), tackles for loss (sixth – 7.8 pg), red-zone defense (fifth – 68.4%) and passing efficiency (third – 171.9 rating). Additionally, Louisville was one of only five schools to rank among the top 28 in the FBS in both total offense and defense, and one of just seven to rank among the top 25 in both scoring offense and defense. The Cards ranked 25th in scoring offense (35.2 ppg) and 28th in total offense (460.8 ypg).

Bridgewater, then a junior, was a finalist for the 2013 Manning Award and a semifinal-ist for both the Maxwell Award and Davey O’Brien Award. He threw for 3,970 yards and a school-record 31 TDs with only four interceptions and led the nation with a 71.0 completion percentage. On the defensive side of the ball, Smith was a Hendricks Award finalist and earned second-team All-America honors while leading the nation in sacks (1.1 per game/14). The Cardinals had 11 players earn All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2013. In 2012, Louisville posted an 11-2 record, claimed a Big East Championship and finished the year ranked 13th in the BCS Standings, USA Today Coaches Poll and AP Poll. The Cards capped the year with a 33-23 upset win over the fourth-ranked Gators in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Bridgewater was named Big East Player of the Year, ranked eighth in the nation in passing efficiency and helped the Cardinals finish No. 3 in the FBS in red-zone efficiency (93.0%), tied for sixth in turnovers lost (13), eighth in third-down conversions (49.7%) and 24th in passing offense (296.1 ypg). Defensively they ranked 16th in passing yards allowed (154.2 ypg), tied for 22nd in first downs yielded (18.2 pg) and 23rd in total yards allowed (340.3 ypg). In Strong’s first two seasons (2010-11), Louisville recorded identical 7-6 records, includ-ing appearances in the 2010 Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl and the 2011 Belk Bowl. After Louisville won a combined two league games in the two seasons prior to his arrival, Strong led the Cardinals to three Big East victories in 2010, and five in 2011. UofL won five of its last six games, including a win over nationally-ranked West Virginia to win a share of the Big East title and qualify for the Belk Bowl. Strong guided Bridgewater to Big East Rookie of the Year honors and freshman All-America accolades, while guard Jake Smith became the first Cardinal player to be named a FWAA Freshman All-American. Louisville defeated Southern Mississippi 31-28 in the 2010 Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla., after falling behind 14-0. The game capped one of the best turnarounds in the FBS that season as the Cards increased their win total by three games from 2009. The Cardinals also improved in nearly every major statistical category from 2009 to 2010, includ-ing jumping from 65th to 14th in total defense, 65th to 18th in scoring defense, 42nd to ninth in passing defense, 58th to sixth in sacks, 84th to 52nd in rushing offense, 89th to 34th in rushing offense, 111th to tied for 63th in scoring offense, 95th to 48th in passing efficiency, tied for 111th to 26th in sacks allowed and 77th to 44th in turnover margin. Prior to Louisville, the veteran of 31 years in collegiate coaching built an impressive resume as an assistant coach, including 11 seasons as a defensive coordinator in the SEC and four years as an assistant coach at Notre Dame. All totaled, Strong spent 15 seasons as an assistant at Florida during four stints, including seven years as the defensive coordinator, the last five of which were under current Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. Strong was also on two of Lou Holtz’s staffs, spending the first two years of his Fighting Irish tenure under the Hall of Fame coach, as well as four more as defensive coordinator at South Carolina. Strong was a finalist for the Broyles Award (nation’s top assistant coach) three times. Strong spent seven seasons as the defensive coordinator at the University of Florida under Meyer from 2005-09 and Ron Zook from 2003-04 where he helped the Gators win a pair of national titles – 2008 over Oklahoma and 2006 over Ohio State. In that stretch, Strong coached 13 All-Americans, a National Defensive Player of the Year, a Jack Tatum Award winner, two SEC Defensive Freshmen of the Year, two Thorpe Award finalists, two Nagurski Trophy finalists and the 2008 Chevrolet Defensive Player of the Year. He also developed seven first-round NFL Draft picks and 18 players that were selected in the third round or higher. In 2009, Strong guided one of the nation’s top defensive units, finishing in the top six in four different statistical categories. UF was fourth in the nation in scoring defense (12.4

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ppg), second in passing defense (152.8 ypg), fourth in total defense (252.6 ypg) and sixth in passing efficiency defense (96.1 rating) as the Gators went 13-1, including a trip to the SEC Championship game for the third time in Strong’s tenure. Florida finished the season with a 51-24 win over Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl and a No. 3 ranking in both polls. He was named a finalist for the Frank Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach, for the second straight year and is only the second three-time finalist in the history of the award. In Strong’s position group, LB Brandon Spikes earned consensus first-team All-America honors and earned the second of his two Butkus Award finalist nods and was a finalist for the Bednarik Award, while CB Joe Haden also earned unanimous first-team All-America honors and was a Thorpe Award finalist. In 2008, Strong’s defense ranked in the top 20 nationally in 10 statistical categories, including a school-record tying 26 interceptions that also tied for the most in the country that season. UF’s scoring defense showed the third-largest improvement from 2007 to 2008, finishing fourth in the nation by yielding only 12.9 points per game. The defense also ranked ninth in total defense (285.3 ypg), and third in pass efficiency defense (96.76 rating). Spikes preceded his consensus All-America honors from the previous year with unanimous honors and being named a finalist of the Lombardi and Butkus Awards under Strong. In the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Game versus Oklahoma, which entered the contest scoring a nation’s best 54.0 ppg, the UF defense held Heisman-winning quarterback Sam Bradford and the Sooners to just 14 points and 363 total yards in a 24-14 win. The Gators ended the year with a 13-1 record and earned their second national title in three years. That came on the heels of a nine-win season in 2007 in which Florida finished No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 16 in the coaches poll with an appearance in the Capital One Bowl. Under Strong’s watch in the 2006 season, Florida set a BCS record for fewest yards allowed in the national title game, holding Ohio State to only 82 total yards. He guided a Gator defense that limited opponents to a SEC-best 72.5 rushing yards per game for the season, ranking fifth nationally, while rating sixth in the nation in total defense (255.4 ypg), sixth in scoring defense (13.5 ppg) and fourth in passing efficiency defense (98.31 rating). Safety Reggie Nelson earned first-team consensus All-America honors and was a Thorpe Award and Nagurski Trophy finalist, while the AP named CB Ryan Smith second-team All-America and LB Brandon Siler was on its third team. The 2005 season saw Florida once again win nine games with the defense ranking in the top 10 in both total yards allowed (ninth/299.8 ypg) and rushing (10th/94.9 ypg). The Gators also ranked 18th in scoring defense at 18.8 ppg. UF defeated Iowa, 31-24, in the Outback Bowl and finished the season ranked 12th in the AP poll and 16th in the coaches poll. In Strong’s first two seasons (2003-04) the Gators finished 8-5 and 7-5, respectively. UF finished ranked in both seasons coming in at No. 24/25 in 2003 and No. 25 in the coaches poll in 2004. Strong made his first appearance as a head coach in the 2004 Peach Bowl in place of Zook. In 2003, CB Keiwan Ratliff was a consensus first-team All-American and a finalist for the Thorpe Award, while being named SEC Defensive Player of the Year, while in 2004, Siler was the SEC Defensive Freshman of the Year. From the 2003-09, Strong’s defensive units at Florida allowed an average of 17.6 points per game, which ranked ninth in the country over that span. His stint as defensive coor-dinator marked his fourth tenure at Florida, including a stretch from 1991-94 in which he coached defensive ends (1991-93) and defensive tackles (1994) after coaching outside linebackers in 1988-89, and serving as a graduate assistant in 1983-84. He served as Florida’s assistant head coach from 2005-07 and was the associate head coach in 2008-09. Before returning to Florida for the fourth time, Strong received his first defensive coor-dinator assignment at the University of South Carolina under Holtz from 1999-2002. There, he earned his first finalist nod for the Broyles Award after he helped guide the Gamecocks to a top 20 national ranking in 2000, which he did twice while at South Carolina, peaking with a No. 13 final ranking in both polls in 2001. The 2000 squad ranked sixth in the country in scoring defense after yielding just 15.8 points per game, while the 2001 team finished 12th at 18.4 points per game. The 1999 team ranked 20th in the nation in total defense, allow-ing 307.7 ypg. The 2000 and 2001 seasons saw some of the highest achievements in South Carolina history to that point, ending in back-to-back Outback Bowl wins over Ohio State. Outside of his time at Louisville, Florida, and South Carolina, Strong’s career stops have included one season (1985) at Texas A&M as a graduate assistant before moving on to Southern Illinois as wide receivers coach from 1986-87, one season (1990) at Mississippi as wide receivers coach and four seasons (1995-98) as the defensive line coach at Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish registered a single-season school record 41.5 sacks in 1997. A native of Batesville, Ark., Strong was a three-year letterwinner (1979-81) and three-time all-conference safety at Central Arkansas, which reached the NAIA Playoffs each of his final two seasons. He was also a two time all-conference performer in track and field and graduated in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in education. Strong was inducted into the Central Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. He and his wife, Vicki, have a son, Tory, and two daughters, Hailee and Hope.

Hometown __________________________________ Batesville, Ark.High School ______________________________________BatesvilleCollege _________________________________ Central Arkansas ‘82Year in coaching ______________________________________ 33rdWife _______________________________________________VickiChildren __________________________________Tory, Hailee, Hope

Career Record Four years/43-23 (.652)Yr. School Record Bowl2014 _ Texas _________________________________6-7 _______ Texas2013 _ Louisville (AP: #15; USA Today: #15) ________ 12-1 _ Russell Athletic 2012 _ Louisville (AP: #13; USA Today: #13) ________ 11-2 _______ Sugar2011 _ Louisville ______________________________7-6 ________ Belk2010 _ Louisville ______________________________7-6 _ Beef O’Bradys2009 _ Florida (Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord./LBs) ______________ BCS2008 _ Florida (Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord./LBs) _________ Capital One2007 _ Florida (Asst. Head Coach/Co-Def. Coord./LBs) _____________ BCS2006 _ Florida (Asst. Head Coach/Co-Def. Coord./LBs) __________ Outback2005 _ Florida (Asst. Head Coach/Co-Def. Coord./LBs) _________________2004 _ Florida (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends) _0-1 ______ Peach*2003 _ Florida (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends) _________ Outback2002 _ South Carolina (Defensive Coordinator) _______________ Outback2001 _ South Carolina (Defensive Coordinator) _______________ Outback2000 _ South Carolina (Defensive Coordinator) ______________________1999 _ South Carolina (Defensive Coordinator) ______________________1998 _ Notre Dame (Defensive Line) _________________________ Gator1997 _ Notre Dame (Defensive Line) ___________________ Independence1996 _ Notre Dame (Defensive Line) ______________________________1995 _ Notre Dame (Defensive Line) ________________________ Orange1994 _ Florida (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Tackles) _____________ Sugar1993 _ Florida (Defensive Ends) ____________________________ Sugar1992 _ Florida (Defensive Ends) ____________________________ Gator1991 _ Florida (Defensive Ends) ____________________________ Sugar1990 _ Mississippi (Wide Receivers) _________________________ Gator1989 _ Florida (Outside Linebackers) _______________________ Freedom1988 _ Florida (Outside Linebackers) ______________________________1987 _ Southern Illinois (Wide Receivers) __________________________1986 _ Southern Illinois (Wide Receivers) __________________________1985 _ Texas A&M (Graduate Assistant) _____________________ Cotton1984 _ Florida (Graduate Assistant) _______________________________1983 _ Florida (Graduate Assistant) __________________________ Gator*Served as interim head coachCareer Record (Five Years)_____________________________43-23 (.652)Bowl Record ________________________________________ 3-3 (.500)

CHARLIE STRONG AT-A-GLANCE

CHARLIE STRONG YEAR-BY-YEAR

Head Coach


A former Texas defensive back, Vance Bedford returned to his alma mater and is in his second season as defensive coordinator and

secondary coach. Bedford spent the previous four seasons with head coach Charlie Strong as defensive coordinator at Louisville. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Bedford was a four-year letterman (1977-79, 1981) and was a starter at cornerback for Texas. He was also voted team captain in 1980 despite missing most of that season with an injury. He set a then-UT season record for pass break-ups with 22 in 1981 and is currently fifth on the career pass breakup list (47). Bedford played in the Cotton and Sun bowls twice during his career. He also earned Most Valuable Player honors in the 1982 Senior Bowl All-Star game. During his coaching career, Bedford has been part of two National Championships, with Florida in the 2008 season and Michigan in 1997, and he was also the position coach for 1997 Heisman Trophy winning defensive back Charles Woodson, who is the only primary defensive player to win the award. In 2014, Bedford oversaw a defense that ranked among the nation’s best. Texas finished the season ranked 25th in the FBS in total yards allowed (348.5 per game), No. 11 in passing defense (184.2 ypg), No. 7 in yards allowed per play (4.68), 15th in passing efficiency defense (110.04 rating), tied for 11th in sacks (3.1 pg) and 31st in points allowed (23.8 pg). In addition, the Longhorns posted 15 interceptions, which was tied for 23rd in the FBS. Under his guidance, defensive tackle Malcom Brown was a finalist for both the Nagurski and Outland trophies, as well as becoming the 47th con-sensus All-American in school history. Brown and linebacker Jordan Hicks earned All-America honors. They were also among seven defenders to secure All-Big 12 accolades. Brown (first round to New England) and Hicks (third round to Philadelphia), along with safety Mykkele Thompson (fifth round to NY Giants) and cornerback Quandre Diggs (sixth round to Detroit), were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. In addition, defensive end Cedric Reed (Buffalo) signed as a free agent after the draft and four of Bedford’s former defensive players at Louisville were chosen, including three defensive backs. At Louisville, Bedford helped Strong amass a 37-15 record and a pair of Big East Conference Championships (2011, 2012). The Cardinals also made four straight bowl game appearances (3-1 record), including a victory over No. 4 Florida in the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl. During 2012-13, Louisville was the nation’s fourth-winningest program, posting a 23-3 record (88.5 percent) and registered bowl victories in con-secutive seasons for the first time in school history.

The Cardinals’ 11-plus win seasons in 2012 and 2013 were the fourth and fifth in school history and the first back to back. In 2013, the Cardinals finished ranked 15th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls after compiling a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, mark-ing the first back-to-back Top 15 finishes in school history. The year was capped with a 36-9 win over Miami (Fla.) in the Russell Athletic Bowl as Bedford’s defense held the Hurricanes to just 174 total yards. It marked just the second 12-win season in school his-tory (2006). The Cards led the nation in total defense (251.5 yards per game), rushing defense (80.7 ypg), sacks (3.31 pg), fewest first downs allowed (183), and third-down conversion defense (26.7 percent). UofL also ranked second in scoring defense (12.2 points per game), while placing in the top 10 in passing effi-ciency defense (fourth), passing yards allowed (fifth), tackles for loss (sixth) and red-zone defense (fifth). DE Marcus Smith was a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award, earned second-team All-America honors and was the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, while leading the nation in sacks (1.1 per game/14). The defense featured three other first-team All-AAC selections in CB Charles Gaines, S Calvin Pryor and S Hakeem Smith. Both Pryor and Marcus Smith were first-round picks in the 2014 NFL Draft. In 2012, UofL posted an 11-2 record, claimed a Big East Championship and finished the year ranked 13th in the BCS Standings, USA Today Coaches Poll and AP Poll. The Cards capped the year with a

33-23 upset win over the fourth-ranked Gators in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Louisville ranked 16th in passing defense (154.2 ypg) and 23rd in total defense (340.3 ypg). Pryor made first-team All-Big East that season along with S Adrian Bushell. In Bedford’s first two seasons with the program (2010-11), Louisville recorded 7-6 records, including winning five of its last six games in 2011 to win a share of the Big East title. The defense ranked 10th in the nation against the run (100.5 ypg), while register-ing in the top 25 in scoring defense (17th/20.1 ppg), total defense (23rd/327.9 ypg), sacks (21st/2.54 pg) and tackles for loss (22nd/7.1 pg). Smith and Bushell earned first-team All-Big East honors. The 2010 season finished with a win over Southern Mississippi, 31-28, in the 2010 Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Cardinals defense was once again one of the best in the nation, ranking sixth in sacks (3.0 pg), ninth in pass defense (167.4 ypg), 13th in third-down conversion defense (34.1 percent), 14th in total defense (311.7 ypg) and 18th in scoring defense (19.4 ppg). CB Johnny Patrick earned first-team All-Big East recognition, while Smith received the first of his three all-conference nods on the second team. Prior to Louisville, Bedford served two years (2008-09) as the defensive backs coach at Florida with Strong as defensive coordinator. They guided one of the nation’s top defensive units, finishing in the top six in four statistical categories. UF was fourth in the nation in scoring defense (12.4 ppg), second in passing defense (152.8 ypg), fourth in total defense (252.6 ypg) and sixth in passing efficiency defense (96.1 rating) as the Gators went 13-1, including a trip

to the SEC Championship game. Florida finished the season with a 51-24 win over Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl and a No. 3 ranking in both polls. CB Joe Haden earned unanimous first-team All-America honors and was a Thorpe Award finalist. In 2008, the Florida defense ranked in the top 20 nationally in 10 statistical categories, including a school-record tying 26 interceptions that also tied for the most in the country that season. UF’s scor-ing defense showed the third-largest improvement from 2007 to 2008, finishing fourth in the nation by yielding only 12.9 points per game. The defense also ranked ninth in total defense (285.3 ypg), and third in pass efficiency defense (96.76 rating). In the 2009 BCS National Championship Game versus Oklahoma, which entered the contest scoring a nation’s best 54.0 ppg, the UF defense held Heisman-winning quarter-back Sam Bradford and the Sooners to just 14 points and 363 total yards in a 24-14 win. Two of Bedford’s defensive backs earned second-team All-SEC honors. Bedford spent one season as secondary coach under Lloyd Carr in his second stint at Michigan in 2007. The Wolverines finished eighth in the nation in pass defense (178.9 ypg), 17th in pass efficiency defense (109.5), 23rd in scoring defense (21.4 ppg) and 24th in total defense (335.7 ypg) en route to a 9-4 record and a win over Florida in the Capital One Bowl. Prior to Michigan, Bedford served two years as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State in 2005-06. The Cowboys ranked eighth in the nation in tackles for loss and 12th in sacks in 2006. Safety Andre Sexton was named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year, while DE Victor DeGrate was named second-team All-Big 12 and finished tied for 18th in the nation in sacks. Oklahoma State finished the season with a 7-6 mark, including a win over Alabama in the Independence Bowl. In 2005, the Cowboys also ranked in the top 30 in the nation in tackles for loss. Bedford made his way to the NFL in 1999 as the defensive backs coach for the Chicago Bears. He remained with the team until 2004, and during that time his secondary returned seven interceptions for touchdowns during a four-year stretch, equaling the team’s total from the previous nine seasons com-bined. While with Chicago, Bedford coached former Longhorn Pro Bowler Nathan Vasher. During his first stint with Michigan as secondary coach (1995-98), Bedford’s unit led the nation in pass defense in 1997 and ranked 20th in 1996. The Wolverines’ 1997 national championship secondary, led by Heisman Trophy winner Woodson, set an NCAA record allowing just 8.8 yards per completion and finished fifth nationally by allowing just 133.8 passing yards per contest. His secondary in 1997 led the Big Ten and finished third nationally with 22 interceptions. Along with the Heisman Trophy, Woodson was a two-time All-American (1996-97) and the winner of the 1997 Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award and Thorpe Award. Bedford began his coaching career at Forest Brook High School in Houston, Texas, in 1985. He moved into the collegiate ranks at Navarro (Texas) Junior College in 1986, before accepting a position at Colorado State in 1987. Bedford was the Rams’ defensive backs coach for five seasons (1987-92). His 1990 secondary set a school record and led the nation with 25 interceptions. He spent two seasons as the defensive backs coach at Oklahoma State (1993-94) before going to Michigan. After his collegiate playing career, Bedford was selected in the fifth round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He played one season with the Cardinals (1982) and one year with the USFL’s Oklahoma Outlaws (1984) before beginning his coaching career. Bedford is married to the former Margaret Bulloch.

Vance BedfordDefensive Coordinator/Secondary

Hometown _________________________________________Houston, TexasHigh school _________________________________Hebert (Beaumont, Texas)College ________________________________________________ Texas ‘83Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 31stWife __________________________________________________ Margaret

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2014- _______Defensive Coordinator/Secondary ___________________ Texas2010-13 ______Defensive Coordinator _________________________ Louisville2008-09 ______Cornerbacks __________________________________ Florida2007 ________Defensive Backs ______________________________ Michigan2005-06 ______Defensive Coordinator _____________________Oklahoma State1999-04 ______Defensive Backs ___________________________ Chicago Bears 1995-98 ______Defensive Backs ______________________________ Michigan1993-94 ______Defensive Backs __________________________Oklahoma State1987-92 ______Defensive Backs __________________________ Colorado State1986 ________Assistant _________________________ Navarro Junior College1985 ________Assistant _________________ Forest Brook (Texas) High School

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2013 ________Russell Athletic Bowl __________________________ Louisville2013 ________Sugar Bowl _________________________________ Louisville2011 ________Belk Bowl __________________________________ Louisville2010 ________Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl _________________________ Louisville2010 ________Sugar Bowl ___________________________________ Florida2009 ________BCS Championship _____________________________ Florida2007 ________Insight Bowl ____________________________Oklahoma State1999 ________Citrus Bowl _________________________________ Michigan1998 ________Rose _____________________________________ Michigan^1997 ________Outback ___________________________________ Michigan1995 ________Alamo Bowl ________________________________ Michigan1990 ________Freedom Bowl ___________________________ Colorado State^National Champions

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Brick HaleyDefensive Line

Aformer defensive line coach at LSU and Mississippi State, who also has NFL experience with the Chicago

Bears, Brick Haley is in his first season as defensive line coach at Texas. Haley joined the Longhorns in February from LSU where he served six seasons (2009-14). In that time, he coached 10 defensive linemen selected in the NFL Draft, including a pair of first-round picks in DT Michael Brockers (No. 12 overall in 2012) and DE Barkevious Mingo (No. 6 overall in 2013). Danielle Hunter was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, extend-ing LSU’s streak of years with at least one defensive lineman picked in the draft to 12. From 2009-14, LSU’s defensive line accounted for 109 sacks and forced 42 turnovers, while allowing only 73 rushing TDs (12 per season). Last season, despite primarily start-ing a true freshman and a sophomore at defensive tackle, the Tigers ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense (17.5 ppg) and ninth in total defense (316.8 ypg). Hunter led the team with 13 TFL, and tied for third in tackles with 73 prior to forego-ing his senior year to enter the 2015 NFL Draft. Senior DE Jermauria Rasco led the team with eight pressures, tied for second with 7.5 TFL, and was fifth in tackles with 71. In 2013, Haley was again tasked with developing young players as LSU returned only one starter on the defensive line from the previous season. The Tigers lost three players to the NFL from the 2012 squad – Mingo, Sam Montgomery (third round) and Lavar Edwards (fifth round). Despite losing three NFL Draft picks, Haley and his group responded by put-ting a unit on the field that featured two All-SEC picks in Anthony Johnson and Ferguson. Danielle Hunter (57 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks) and Jermauria Rasco (56 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks) shined in their first year as starters at defensive end. In 2012, LSU’s defense again ranked

among the best in the nation, allowing just 17.5 points per game (12th nation-ally) along with 101.6 rushing yards (No. 9 nationally) and 307.6 total yards (No. 8 nationally). A year prior, during LSU’s perfect 13-0 regular season mark, it was the line that often set the tone for the Tigers defense as it combined for 28.5 sacks and 64 tackles for loss. LSU’s defense ranked in the top five in the nation in four categories in 2011, allowing just seven rushing TDs all season, and holding opponents to 10 or fewer points nine times. It helped the Tigers make an appearance in the BCS National Championship game. In 2010, the Tigers had two defensive linemen picked in the NFL Draft – Drake Nevis and Lazarius Levingston - while Al Woods was taken in the draft a year ear-lier. Under Haley’s direction, LSU’s defen-sive front combined for 39 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in 2010 after posting 44 tackles for losses and 14 sacks in 2009. Haley joined the Tigers in the spring of 2009 after two years as the defensive line coach with the Chicago Bears. There he coached a line that helped Chicago rank fifth in the league in rushing yards allowed per game in 2008. The Bears finished sixth in the NFL in sacks in 2007 with defensive end Tommie Harris earning a spot in the Pro Bowl.

Prior to his stop in the NFL, Haley spent three years (2004-06) as the defen-sive line coach at Mississippi State. He helped improve a Bulldogs defense that finished 41st in the nation in 2006 after finishing 113th a year before his arrival. Defensive end Titus Brown developed into a second-team All-SEC selection after leading the team and ranking fifth in the conference in sacks in 2006. In 2005, Haley coached the SEC leader in sacks (third in NCAA) and tackles for loss (fourth in NCAA) in Willie Evans, who went on to spend four years in the NFL. Before arriving at Mississippi State, Haley coached linebackers for two years (2002-2003) at Georgia Tech, where he helped the Yellow Jackets to a pair of bowl games. In 2003, he coached a first-team All-ACC performer after Tech’s trio of starting linebackers finished the 2002 sea-son as the team’s top three tacklers. Previously, Haley was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Baylor (1999-2001) after coaching out-side linebackers for one season each at Clemson (1998) and Houston (1997). The defensive line coach at Troy State from 1994-96, he was promoted to defensive coordinator following the 1996 campaign before leaving for Houston. Haley coached the defensive line at Austin Peay from 1991-93 after starting his college coaching

career as a graduate assistant at Arkansas in 1990. His first coaching job was at Enterprise (Ala.) High School in 1989. The Gadsden, Alabama, native played linebacker at Alabama A&M from 1984-88 and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005. He received Alabama A&M’s Inspiration Award in 1987 and was named football MVP for the 1988 season. Off the field, Haley is involved in rais-ing awareness for autism as he annually hosts a golf tournament each year with all proceeds going to his foundation. He and his wife, Tina, have three sons: Adrian, A.J. and Jeremy.

Hometown __________________________________________ Gadsden, Ala.High school _____________________________ Emma Sansom (Gadsden, Ala.)College _________________________________________ Alabama A&M ’89Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 27thWife ______________________________________________________ TinaChildren _______________________________________ Adrian, A.J., Jeremy

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2015- _______Defensive Line __________________________________ Texas2009-14 ______Defensive Line ___________________________________ LSU2007-08 ______Defensive Line ____________________________ Chicago Bears2004-06 ______Defensive Line __________________________ Mississippi State2002-03 ______Linebackers ______________________________ Georgia Tech1999-2001 ____Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers _________________ Baylor1998 ________Outside Linebackers ___________________________ Clemson1997 ________Outside Linebackers ___________________________ Houston1994-96 ______Defensive Line _______________________________Troy State1991-93 ______Defensive Line _____________________________ Austin Peay1990 ________Graduate Assistant ___________________________ Arkansas1989 ________Assistant Coach _______________ Enterprise (Ala.) High School

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Music City Bowl _________________________________ LSU2013 ________Outback Bowl ___________________________________ LSU2012 ________Chick-fil-A Bowl _________________________________ LSU2011 ________BCS National Championship ________________________ LSU2010 ________Cotton Bowl ____________________________________ LSU2009 ________Capital One Bowl _________________________________ LSU2003 ________Humanitarian Bowl ________________________ Georgia Tech2002 ________Silicon Valley Bowl ________________________ Georgia Tech

THE HALEY FILE


Brian Jean-Mary, a 16-year coaching veteran, including four with head coach Charlie Strong at Louisville,

is in his second season as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas. During the 2014 season, Jean-Mary helped tutor a pair of All-Big 12 players in Jordan Hicks and Steve Edmond, with Hicks also earning All-America honors. That duo ranked 1-2 on the team in tackles (Hicks - 147; Edmond - 131) and com-bined for 26 tackles for a loss and nine sacks, as Texas ranked No. 25 nationally in total defense (348.8 yards per game). Hicks’ tackle total ranks tied for seventh on the UT single-season list. Hicks went on to become a third-round pick of Philadelphia in the 2015 NFL Draft, along with two of his former Louisville players - Lorenzo Mauldin (third round to NY Jets) and Deiontrez Mount (sixth round to Tennessee). At Louisville, Jean-Mary (ZHAHN-muh-REE) served as assistant head coach and linebackers coach and helped Strong amass a 37-15 record and a pair of Big East Conference Championships (2011, 2012). The Cardinals also made four straight bowl game appearances (3-1 record), including a victory over No. 4 Florida in the 2013 Allstate Sugar Bowl. During 2012-13, Louisville was the nation’s fourth-winningest program, posting a 23-3 record (88.5 percent) and registering bowl victories in consecutive seasons for the first time in school his-tory. The Cardinals’ 11-plus win seasons in 2012 and 2013 were the fourth and fifth in school history and the first back to back. In 2013, the Cardinals finished ranked 15th in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls after compiling a 12-1 record, including a 7-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, mark-ing the first back-to-back top 15 finishes in school history. The year was capped with a 36-9 win over Miami (Fla.) in the Russell Athletic Bowl as the defense held the Hurricanes to just 174 total yards. It marked just the second 12-win season in school history (2006). The Cards led the nation in total

defense (251.5 ypg), rushing defense (80.7 ypg), sacks (3.31 pg), fewest first downs allowed (183), and third-down conversion defense (26.7%). UofL also ranks second in scoring defense (12.2 ppg), while plac-ing in the top 10 in passing efficiency defense (fourth), passing yards allowed (fifth), tackles for loss (sixth) and red-zone defense (fifth). LB Preston Brown earned second-team All-AAC East honors under Jean-Mary while leading the team with 98 tackles. Brown was second with 12.5 tack-les for loss, in addition to having 4.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles. He went on to be drafted in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. In 2012, UofL posted an 11-2 record, claimed a Big East Championship and finished the year ranked 13th in the BCS Standings, USA Today Coaches Poll and AP Poll. The Cards capped the year with a 33-23 upset win over the fourth-ranked Gators in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Louisville ranked 16th in passing defense (154.2 ypg) and 23rd in total defense (340.3 ypg). Brown also led the team in tackles that season with 109 en route to second-team All-Big East honors. In Jean-Mary’s first two seasons with the program (2010-11), Louisville record-ed 7-6 records, including winning five of its last six games in 2011 to win a share of the Big East title. The defense ranked 10th in the nation against the run (100.5 ypg), while finishing in the top 25 in scor-ing defense (17th/20.1 ppg), total defense

(23rd/327.9 ypg), sacks (21st/2.54 pg) and tackles for loss (22nd/7.1 pg). Dexter Heyman was a second-team All-Big East selection and finished as the team’s lead-ing tackler. Heyman also led the Cardinals in interceptions (three) and tackles for loss (16). Brown showed great improve-ment under Jean-Mary’s tutelage, totaling a career-high 84 tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss. The 2010 season finished with a win over Southern Mississippi, 31-28, in the 2010 Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Cardinals defense was once again one of the best in the nation, ranking sixth in sacks (3.0 pg), ninth in pass defense (167.4 ypg), 13th in third-down conversion defense (34.1 percent), 14th in total defense (311.7 ypg) and 18th in scoring defense (19.4 ppg). Led by Brandon Heath, the linebackers finished as three of the team’s top six tacklers. Heath registered 70 tackles and three sacks, while Daniel Brown had 54 tackles and three sacks. Prior to his time at Louisville, Jean-Mary was the linebackers coach at Georgia Tech from 2004-09 where he helped recruit the state of Texas under head coach Chan Gailey for much of that time. He was instrumental in building a defense that was one of the most consistent in the country. It ranked among the nation’s top 30 in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense in five of his six seasons he was there.

In 2009, Jean-Mary helped Georgia Tech post an 11-3 record, an ACC Championship victory over Clemson and an appearance in the 2010 FedEx Orange Bowl. LB Brad Jefferson led the team in tackles with 95 and was second in tackles for loss with eight, while adding two forced fumbles. The Yellow Jackets registered a 9-4 record in 2008. The defense ranked 13th in tackles for loss, 18th in sacks, 24th in rushing defense, 25th in total defense and 28th in scoring defense. Linebackers Kyle Jackson and Sedric Griffin were third and fourth on the team, respectively, in tackles, while Griffin had eight tackles for loss. Under Jean-Mary’s tutelage, LBs Phillip Wheeler and Gary Guyton became the core of the Tech defense in 2007. The duo was first and second on the team in tackles, respectively, and combined for 22.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks. Wheeler was awarded for his play by being selected to the All-ACC second team. Georgia Tech led the nation in sacks and ranked second in tackles for loss during the regular sea-son. Jean-Mary guided the linebacker duo of Wheeler and KaMichael Hall into two of the top defenders in the ACC in 2006. Wheeler earned second-team All-America honors as well as second-team All-ACC accolades, while Hall garnered honorable mention All-ACC recognition. In 2005, Jean-Mary coached two-time All-ACC linebacker Gerris Wilkinson, Tech’s leading tackler his last two sea-sons. Wilkinson was a third-round draft pick of the New York Giants. Jean-Mary’s linebackers recorded seven of the Yellow Jackets’ 21 interceptions. In 2004, Jean-Mary also worked with Chris Reis, who earned honorable men-tion All-ACC honors in his only season at outside linebacker. Wilkinson and Reis flourished at linebacker after moving from defensive end and safety, respectively. Prior to his tenure at Georgia Tech, Jean-Mary spent one season coaching the defensive backs at North Alabama, one of the top programs in NCAA Division II. He helped the Lions to a 13-1 record, the Gulf South Conference title and a berth in the semifinals of the 2003 NCAA Division II playoffs. North Alabama’s defense was one of the best in the nation, ranking sixth nationally in scoring defense at 14.1 points per game, and 25th in pass defense and 26th in total defense. Jean-Mary previously spent two years (2001-02) as a defensive graduate assistant at South Carolina under Lou Holtz and one year (2000) as a graduate assistant on the strength and conditioning staff at Louisville. A native of Apopka, Fla., Jean-Mary played college football at Appalachian State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1998. Jean-Mary is married to the for-mer Jerilyn Ardis and has two daughters, Brooke and Brittany.

Brian Jean-MaryLinebackers/Recruiting Coordinator

Hometown ___________________________________________ Apopka, Fla.High school ______________________________________________ ApopkaCollege _______________________________________ Appalachian State ‘98Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 16thWife ____________________________________________________ JerilynChildren __________________________________________ Brooke, Brittany

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2014- _______Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator __________________ Texas2010-13 ______Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers ________________ Louisville2004-09 ______Linebackers ______________________________ Georgia Tech2003 ________Secondary ______________________________ North Alabama2001-02 ______Graduate Assistant _______________________ South Carolina2000 ________Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach _________ Louisville

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2013 ________Russell Athletic Bowl __________________________ Louisville2013 ________Sugar Bowl _________________________________ Louisville2011 ________Belk Bowl __________________________________ Louisville2010 ________Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl _________________________ Louisville2010 ________Orange Bowl _____________________________ Georgia Tech2008 ________Chick-fil-A Bowl __________________________ Georgia Tech2007 ________Humanitarian Bowl ________________________ Georgia Tech2006 ________Gator Bowl ______________________________ Georgia Tech2005 ________Emerald Bowl ____________________________ Georgia Tech2004 ________Champs Sports Bowl _______________________ Georgia Tech2003 ________NCAA Division II Playoffs __________________ North Alabama2003 ________Outback Bowl ___________________________ South Carolina2002 ________Outback Bowl ___________________________ South Carolina

THE JEAN-MARY FILE


Jay NorvellWide Receivers

A former offensive coordinator at Oklahoma, UCLA and Nebraska, who also has NFL experience, Jay

Norvell is in his first season as wide receiv-ers coach at Texas. A coach with nearly 30 years of experi-ence that includes coaching in both the BCS National Championship Game and the Super Bowl, Norvell, who was hired in January, spent the last seven of those at Oklahoma, first as assistant offensive coor-dinator and receivers coach from 2008-10, then as co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach from 2011-14. Three of the top four players on Oklahoma’s all-time receptions chart have played under Norvell’s direction – Ryan Broyles (349), Kenny Stills (204) and Juaquin Iglesias (202) – while five of the top six single-season reception marks have come under Norvell. In 2014, Norvell helped WR Sterling Shepard earn first-team All-Big 12 hon-ors and be named a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award. Despite being limited in several games and missing one full game due to injury, Shepard caught 51 passes for 970 yards (No. 9 on the OU sin-gle-season list) and also tied the Oklahoma single-game receptions record with 15 against Kansas State. He tied the mark of Justin Brown, Broyles and Jalen Saunders, who all played under Norvell. In fact, the top 12 single-game marks in Sooners his-tory came under Norvell with two others tied for 13th. Shepard also produced two of the top five single-game receiving yards performances with 215 against TCU and 197 versus Kansas State. Last season, Oklahoma ranked 20th in the nation in scoring offense (36.4 ppg) and 23rd in total offense (464.7 ypg). It also ranked 10th in rushing offense with 261.2 ypg, which was its highest average since 1990. In 2013, Norvell helped it register its best rushing average since 1991 with 223.9 ypg, which ranked 18th in the country. Oklahoma finished the 2012 regu-lar season fifth in the nation in passing offense (336.5 ypg) as five different receiv-

ers produced a total of eleven 100-yard receiving games. The Sooners produced a trio of WRs with three 100-yard perfor-mances in a single game versus Oklahoma State, which was a first in school history. That group included Brown, Saunders and Stills. Stills accumulated 204 catches for 2,594 yards (12.2 avg.) with 24 TDs during three years under Norvell, the third-highest reception total in Sooners’ history. He then led all NFL pass catchers with a 20.0 yards-per-catch average as a rookie with the New Orleans Saints in 2013 after shat-tering OU’s freshman receiving records in 2010. In 2011, Broyles became the all-time NCAA career receptions leader with 349 despite only playing in nine games that year, while also moving into second on the career receiving yardage list (4,586) and fourth on the receiving TDs list (45). The Biletnikoff finalist and All-American still had the third-best season in Oklahoma history with his 83 receptions for 1,157 yards and 10 TDs. Broyles set eight major Oklahoma receiving records en route

to All-America status and becoming a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award in 2010, including smashing his own single-season receptions record with 131 (ninth-most in NCAA history) in 2010. Broyles had previously set the Sooners receiving record with 89 in 2009, along with the receiving TDs record of 15. In 2008, Oklahoma was led by Iglesias, who tallied 74 receptions for 1,150 yards, which at the time were both second-best in OU history and currently stand sixth and fifth, respectively. He also caught 10 TD recep-tions, which was fifth and is now tied for eighth. Prior to Oklahoma, Norvell served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCLA in 2007 and in the same role at Nebraska from 2004-06. With the Cornhuskers, he served on the same staff as current Texas assistant head coach for offense and quarterbacks coach Shawn Watson during the 2006 season when Watson was tight ends coach and recruit-ing coordinator there. During that ‘06 season, Nebraska ranked 14th in the nation in total offense

(414.57 ypg) and 17th in scoring offense (30.6 ppg), while ranking 23rd in both rushing (170.5 ypg) and passing (244.1 ypg), making the Huskers one of two teams to rank in the top 25 of all four categories. QB Zac Taylor was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, setting school records with 3,197 passing yards, 26 TDs and 3,165 total yards. The team finished 9-5, winning the Big 12 North Division. Norvell went to Nebraska after spend-ing six seasons as an assistant coach in the NFL, first with the Indianapolis Colts as wide receivers coach from 1998-2001, then with the Oakland Raiders as tight ends coach from 2002-03. He helped the Raiders earn a spot in Super Bowl XXXVII. That season, the Raiders’ passing attack led the NFL by averaging 279.7 ypg. With the Colts, Norvell tutored All-Pro Marvin Harrison, who hauled in 109 catches for 1,524 yards and 15 TDs in 2001. In 2002, Harrison became the only player in NFL history with four consecutive 100-catch seasons. While with Norvell, Harrison had 385 receptions for 5,376 yards and 48 TDs. From 1995-97, Norvell was assistant head coach at Iowa State, working with quarterbacks and receivers, including Sage Rosenfels, who went on to play with the Minnesota Vikings. For the six previous seasons, the native of Madison, Wisconsin, coached offen-sive line, receivers and special teams at Wisconsin, which followed his first full-time position, coaching receivers at Northern Iowa in 1988. As a player, Norvell was an All-Big Ten defensive back with Iowa in 1985, when he recorded a league-high seven intercep-tions. That season, the Hawkeyes won the Big Ten championship and advanced to the Rose Bowl, finishing with a 10-2 record. He graduated from Iowa in 1986 and went on to play one season with the Chicago Bears in 1987. He and his wife, Kim, have a son, Jaden. The acclaimed coach is also an author, having penned Complete Wide Receiver in 2012.

Hometown _________________________________________ Madison, Wisc.High school ________________________________Memorial (Madison, Wisc.)College _________________________________________________ Iowa ‘86Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 30thWife ______________________________________________________ KimChildren __________________________________________________ Jaden

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2015- _______Wide Receivers _________________________________ Texas2011-14 ______Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers __________Oklahoma2008-10 ______Asst. Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers _________Oklahoma2007 ________Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks _________________UCLA2004-06 ______Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ______________ Nebraska2002-03 ______Tight Ends ____________________________ Oakland Raiders1998-2001 ____Wide Receivers ________________________ Indianapolis Colts1995-97 ______Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers _______Iowa State1989-94 ______Offensive Line/Wide Receivers/Special Teams _______ Wisconsin1988 ________Wide Receivers __________________________ Northern Iowa1986-87 ______Graduate Assistant _______________________________Iowa

COLLEGE BOWL/NFL POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE2014 ________Russell Athletic Bowl __________________________Oklahoma2014 ________Sugar Bowl _________________________________Oklahoma2013 ________Cotton Bowl ________________________________Oklahoma2011 ________Insight Bowl ________________________________Oklahoma2011 ________Fiesta Bowl _________________________________Oklahoma2009 ________Sun Bowl___________________________________Oklahoma2009 ________BCS Championship ___________________________Oklahoma2007 ________Las Vegas Bowl _________________________________UCLA2006 ________Cotton Bowl ________________________________ Nebraska2005 ________Alamo Bowl ________________________________ Nebraska2002 ________NFL Playoffs ___________________________ Oakland Raiders2000 ________NFL Playoffs __________________________ Indianapolis Colts1999 ________NFL Playoffs __________________________ Indianapolis Colts1995 ________Hall of Fame Bowl ___________________________ Wisconsin1994 ________Rose Bowl _________________________________ Wisconsin1987 ________Holiday Bowl____________________________________Iowa1986 ________Holiday Bowl____________________________________Iowa

THE NORVELL FILE


A longtime assistant coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, Tommie Robinson is in his second

season as the Texas running backs coach. Robinson has spent time with some of the most storied teams in college and the NFL. He was the passing game coordina-tor/running backs coach at USC in 2013 and previously served as an assistant with Miami (Fla.) and the Dallas Cowboys. He helped Texas post some of its best rushing games in the second half of 2014 as the Longhorns overcame a 3-5 start to become bowl eligible. Behind Malcolm Brown and Johnathan Gray, UT posted 200-plus rushing yard games in wins over Texas Tech and then No. 24/25 West Virginia. Brown, who ended his career No. 9 on the Texas all-time rushing yards list (2,678), had a team-best 708 yards on the ground and six touchdowns. He earned second team All-Big 12 honors from league coaches and went on to sign as a free agent with St. Louis following the 2015 NFL Draft. Gray was sec-ond on the team with 637 rushing yards and a team-high seven scores after missing the end of the 2013 campaign with an Achilles injury. In 2013 at USC, Robinson led a running back unit that had four players gain more than 350 rushing yards, which helped the Trojans win six of their last seven games, including a dominating 45-20 win over Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Javorius ‘Buck’ Allen, the team’s leading rusher with 785 yards and 14 rushing scores (19th in the nation) earned All-Pac-12 honors. Tre Madden, who led the Pac-12 in rushing before getting injured, gained 703 yards on the season. In addition, first-year start-ing quarterback Cody Kessler ranked 26th nationally in passing efficiency (148.8 rat-ing). Robinson spent the previous three sea-sons (2010-12) coaching the running backs with the Arizona Cardinals. In 2011, he helped Beanie Wells become the first player in franchise history to run for at least 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns. Wells also set a franchise single-game rushing record with

228 yards against the St. Louis Rams that season. The Cardinals’ rushing attack was hampered in 2012 by injuries and the 2010 offense was primarily pass-oriented. Prior to his stint with Arizona, Robinson spent three seasons (2007-09) as the run-ning backs coach at Miami (Fla.), helping the Hurricanes reach the 2008 Emerald Bowl and 2009 Champs Sports Bowl. Robinson tutored one of the most talent-ed running back trios in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2009. Graig Cooper, Damien Berry and Javarris James shared the carries, with Cooper logging a team-high 695 yards and Berry posting a 6.6 yards-per-carry average and eight rushing TDs. Robinson also coached one of the best young running back tandems in the country in 2007. James, then a sophomore, and Cooper, a true freshman, combined for 1,354 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Cooper’s 682 yards were the third most yards by a UM freshman and he ranked fourth nationally in rushing among true freshmen. He also earned freshman All-America honors from Sporting News. He

followed up with a career-high 841 rushing yards in 2008, capturing team MVP honors. Robinson spent the 2006 season as the running backs coach at the University of Memphis, following a four-year stint as an assistant at Georgia Tech (2002-05), where he coached under Chan Gailey, for whom he played at Troy State and worked under as an assistant coach with the Dallas Cowboys. At Georgia Tech, Robinson coached wide receivers for one season before becoming the tight ends coach, where he tutored for-mer NFL players John Paul Foschi and Darius Williams. During the 2002 season, Robinson worked with standout receiv-ers Kerry Watkins and Will Glover, who both finished their careers among the top five receivers in Georgia Tech history. The Yellow Jackets played in three bowl games in that four-year stretch: 2002 Silicon Valley Classic, 2004 Humanitarian Bowl and 2004 Champs Sports Bowl. At Memphis, he tutored running back Joseph Doss who went on to become the fifth-leading rusher in school history. He spent the 2001 season as the running

backs coach at Oklahoma State, where he worked with Tatum Bell who went on to a five-year NFL career. Robinson was an offensive assis-tant with the Dallas Cowboys for three years (1998-2000), working with the wide receivers (including future Hall of Famer Michael Irvin) and special teams. Working under Gailey, the 1998 and 1999 Cowboys advanced to the NFL playoffs and the 1998 squad won the NFC East title. He went to the Cowboys after a brief three-month stop as the running backs coach at UNLV in the spring of 1998. Before that, he coached running backs at Utah State for two years (1992-93), helping the Aggies advance to the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl II, their first bowl appearance in 32 years and only fourth in school history to that point. He coached Abu Wilson and Tai Gordon who were second team All-Big West Conference picks in 1992. Profail Grier was a first team all-league running back in 1993. Robinson went on to coach wide receiv-ers for four years (1994-97) at TCU, helping the Horned Frogs in reaching the 1994 Independence Bowl. He coached John Washington, who was an All-Southwest Conference pick in 1995 and went on to play in the NFL for New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys, and Jimmy Oliver, who played for the San Diego Chargers and Cowboys, as well as the Ottawa Roughriders in the CFL. In addition, Jason Tucker was one of his pupils and played professionally for two years (1999-00) for Dallas and seven (2002-08) for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL. Robinson also aided in the development of running back LaDainian Tomlinson who was a freshman during the 1997 season and went on to a long Pro Bowl career. He began his college coaching career as a restricted earnings coach at Troy State in the spring of 1991 and then moved on to become a graduate assistant that fall at Arkansas when the the Razorbacks advanced to the Independence Bowl. Robinson started coaching at the high school level, guiding Woodham High in Pensacola (Fla.) in 1986 and 1987 and Central High in Phenix City (Ala.), his alma mater, from 1988 to 1990. During his various college stops, he also served minority coaching internships with the New Orleans Saints, St. Louis Rams, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He was a four-year letterwinner, three-year starter at strong safety and team cap-tain as a senior at Troy State, where he was a member of the 1984 Division II national championship team. Robinson played his final two seasons under Gailey and received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Troy State in 1985. He and his wife, Lartonyar, have two sons, Dantrell and Trey, and a daughter Tawanda.

Hometown ________________________________________ Phenix City, Ala.High school _________________________________Central (Phenix City, Ala.)College _____________________________________________ Troy State ‘85Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 30thWife __________________________________________________ LartonyarChildren ____________________________________ Dantrell, Trey, Tawanda

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2014- _______Running Backs _________________________________ Texas2013 ________Passing Game Coordinator/Running Backs ______________ USC2010-12 ______Running Backs ________________________ Arizona Cardinals 2007-09 ______Running Backs ____________________________ Miami (Fla.)2006 ________Running Backs ______________________________ Memphis2003-05 ______Tight Ends ______________________________ Georgia Tech 2002 ________Wide Receivers ___________________________ Georgia Tech 2001 ________Running Backs __________________________Oklahoma State1998-2000 ____Offensive Assistant/WRs/Special Teams ________Dallas Cowboys1994-97 ______Wide Receivers __________________________________ TCU1992-93 ______Running Backs ______________________________Utah State1991 ________Graduate Assistant ___________________________ Arkansas1991 (spring) __Restricted Earnings Coach ______________________Troy State1988-90 ______Assistant Coach __________________Central (Ala.) High School1986-87 ______Assistant Coach ________________Woodham (Fla.) High School

COLLEGE BOWL/NFL POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2013 ________Las Vegas Bowl __________________________________ USC2009 ________Champs Sports Bowl ________________________ Miami (Fla.)2008 ________Emerald Bowl _____________________________ Miami (Fla.)2004 ________Champs Sports Bowl _______________________ Georgia Tech 2003 ________Humanitarian Bowl ________________________ Georgia Tech 2002 ________Silicon Valley Classic _______________________ Georgia Tech 2000 ________Playoffs ________________________________Dallas Cowboys1999 ________Playoffs ________________________________Dallas Cowboys1998 ________Playoffs ________________________________Dallas Cowboys1994 ________Independence Bowl _______________________________ TCU1993 ________Las Vegas II Bowl ____________________________Utah State1991 ________Independence Bowl ___________________________ Arkansas

THE ROBINSON FILE

Tommie RobinsonRunning Backs


J eff Traylor, the former head coach and athletics director at Gilmer [Texas] High School, is in his first

season as tight ends and special teams coach at Texas. Traylor, who was hired in February, was Gilmer’s head coach for the past 15 seasons (2000-14), amassing three state championships (2004, ‘09 ‘14) and a 175-26 overall record (.871). He also led GHS to state runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2012, along with 12 district titles. Gilmer has reached the 10-win mark 11 times under Traylor’s direction, all in the last 12 years, while also recording seven 13-win campaigns. The Buckeyes reached the 15-win plateau three times, all of which resulted in undefeated state championship years, including two 16-0 marks in 2004 and 2014. Two former Longhorns who have had NFL careers played under Traylor at Gilmer in CB Curtis Brown and C David Snow. Brown lettered at Texas from 2007-10, and was a 2011 third-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers, playing with the organization until 2013, and recently signing with the New York Jets. Snow lettered at UT from 2008-11, sign-ing as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills (2012) before playing with the Steelers (2013). En route to the 4A Division 2 state title in 2014, the Gilmer offense put up the second-most points in the his-tory of Texas high school football with 950 in 16 games for an average of 59.4 points per game. The Buckeyes scored over 60 points on nine occasions, twice posting 80 or more. They also averaged 536.1 total yards per game (8,577) with a balanced 293.9 passing yards and 242.1 rushing yards per contest. The defense was equally impressive, allowing only 276 points (17.3 ppg) with five single-digit performances and two shutouts, while recording 23 intercep-tions and forcing 17 fumbles. Gilmer capped the season with a win over West Orange-Stark at AT&T Stadium in

Arlington and had eight different players earn 4A All-State honors from either the Associated Press or Texas Sports Writers Association. Gilmer’s two other state titles under Traylor both came in 3A in 2004 (Division 2) and 2009 (Division 1), before the change in class structure in Texas high school football moved the school into 4A last season. Prior to Gilmer, Traylor was an assis-tant coach at Jacksonville [Texas] High School from 1993-99, where he served as passing coordinator, defensive backs coach, receivers coach and special teams coordinator. Traylor began his coaching career at Big Sandy [Texas] High School, where he spent four years as an assistant coach from 1989-1992. A 1986 graduate of Gilmer High School, Traylor earned both undergradu-ate and graduate degrees in education from Stephen F. Austin while playing football as a walk-on. Traylor and his wife, Cari, have two sons, Jordan, who is a quarterback at Texas A&M, and Jake, and one daughter, Jaci.

Hometown __________________________________________ Gilmer, TexasHigh school ___________________________________ Gilmer (Gilmer, Texas)College _______________________________________ Stephen F. Austin ‘89Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 27thWife ______________________________________________________ Cari Children __________________________________________Jordan, Jake, Jaci

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2015- _______Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator ________________ Texas2000-14 ______Head Coach ____________________Gilmer (Texas) High School1993-99 ______Assistant Coach _____________ Jacksonville (Texas) High School1989-92 ______Assistant Coach ______________ Big Sandy (Texas) High School

THE TRAYLOR FILE

Jeff TraylorTight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator


Chris VaughnDefensive Backs

Chris Vaughn, who has served stints at Memphis, Ole Miss and Arkansas, is in his second season as defensive

backs coach at Texas. Vaughn helped coach one of the top sec-ondary’s in the nation during 2014, with the Longhorns ranking 11th nationally in pass-ing yards allowed (184.2 per game), 15th in passing efficiency defense (110.04) and 25th in total defense (348.5 ypg). Cornerbacks Quandre Diggs and Duke Thomas, as well as safety Dylan Haines, earned All-Big 12 honors. Those three combined for 10 of Texas’ 15 interceptions, which were tied for the 23th most in the country. Diggs (sixth round to Detroit) and safety Mykkele Thompson (fifth round to NY Giants) ended up being selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. Vaughn also served as special teams coordinator last season when Texas had to replace Lou Groza finalist Anthony Fera, who was also the punter in 2013. Place-kicker Nick Rose improved during 2014, ending the year 14 of 21 on field goals, including hitting five of his last six. Seniors William Russ and Michael Davidson each punted during the season, with Russ ending the year averaging 42.4 per attempt, which ranks fourth on the UT career list. Vaughn spent the previous two seasons serving as the University of Memphis cor-nerbacks coach. In 2013, he helped coach a defense that ranked 39th in the nation in both total yards (370.7 ypg) and sacks (2.3 pg), 44th in scoring defense (24.6 ppg) and 12th in rushing defense (116.3 ypg). Cornerback Bobby McCain, who ended up being taken by Miami in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft, played in only nine of the Tigers’ games, but led the team with six interceptions and 10 passes defended, while CB Andrew Gaines was third on the team in tackles with 64, and CB Bakari Hollier led with eight pass breakups. Despite a 3-9 record, Memphis had several defeats by narrow margins, including by seven points to conference powers Central Florida and Louisville. In 2012, Vaughn’s first season at

Memphis, the Tigers led Conference USA in total defense in league games, giving up just 331.6 yards per game. Memphis lowered its total yardage allowed in confer-ence games from the previous season by 30 percent and ranked 50th nationally in total defense (383.6 yards per game). The Tigers made a 67-position improvement from the 2011 season when they ranked 117th with a 491.0 yards-per-game average. The rushing defense ranked 32nd nationally, only sur-rendering 138.0 yards per game. Memphis ranked last nationally in pass defense for the 2011 season but in Vaughn’s first sea-son the Tigers made a 42-spot improve-ment, allowing 245.6 yards passing in 2012. The Tigers posted a 4-4 mark in Conference USA, winning more league games in 2012 than the previous three seasons combined. Memphis’ 4-8 overall record marked the team’s best finish since 2008. Prior to joining the Memphis staff, Vaughn spent the previous four seasons (2008-11) at Ole Miss where he directed the defensive backs and served as the pro-gram’s recruiting coordinator. Vaughn’s time at Ole Miss was high-lighted by a 2009 unit that was one of the nation’s toughest pass defenses. With cor-ners Marshay Green and Cassius Vaughn, Ole Miss ranked No. 11 in passing efficien-cy defense and No. 15 in passing defense

in the NCAA. The Rebels finished fourth in the SEC and 15th nationally in scoring defense (17.7 ppg) and fourth in the league and 21st nationally in total defense (314.7 ypg). After the season, Green and Vaughn signed NFL contracts with Arizona and Denver, respectively. In his first season with Ole Miss, Vaughn helped coach a Rebels defense that inter-cepted 16 passes, which were eight more than the previous season. The unit also improved from 11th to fifth in scoring defense and from 12th to fifth in total defense in the SEC. During his first spring drills as corner-backs coach at Ole Miss, he faced the imme-diate challenge of transforming Green, a wide receiver, into a cornerback. Green entered the starting lineup in the third contest of the 2008 season and started 22 games his final two seasons. Under Vaughn’s watch, Green earned Defensive MVP honors in the 2009 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic. The Ole Miss sec-ondary limited Texas Tech All-American Michael Crabtree to just 30 receiving yards in that game. As recruiting coordinator, Rivals.com named Vaughn one of the top 25 Recruiters in the nation. The Rebels’ 2010 class earned even higher praise from Scout.com (No. 15), while the 2011 signing class dominated the state of Mississippi, inking the state’s

top five recruits and eight of top 12. The class included a school-record four U.S. Army All-Americans. Prior to Ole Miss, Vaughn served on the Arkansas staff for nine seasons (1999-2007), including four as recruiting coordi-nator. During his Razorbacks tenure, his coaching responsibilities included outside linebackers (2000-04), outside linebackers and strong safeties (2001-03) and all safe-ties (2005, 2007). He spent the 2006 season as the director of on-campus recruiting. Among his pupils at Arkansas were Tony Bua, a fifth-round pick by Miami in the 2004 NFL Draft; Vickiel Vaughn, a seventh-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers; and Matt Hewitt, who signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills. In 2003, Vaughn directed a unit that helped Arkansas finish 23rd in the nation in pass-ing efficiency defense and 21st in pass defense ranked third in pass efficiency defense. As outside linebackers coach, Vaughn was instrumental in developing Bua into an All-SEC performer. Bua earned All-SEC honors from 2001-03 and ended his career as Arkansas’ all-time tackles leader with 408 stops. In 2001, Vaughn helped Arkansas’ defense rank second in red zone defense and third in turnover margin in the SEC. The Razorbacks defense held opponents to scoring only 68.3 percent in the red zone and posted a plus-five turnover margin. Vaughn also helped coach a 2000 defen-sive unit which led the SEC and was 12th nationally in total defense, allowing only 292.1 yards per game. Vaughn began his Arkansas career as a graduate assistant in 1999, working with the defense. Vaughn landed his first full-time coaching position less than a week after a Cotton Bowl win when he was named Tulsa’s linebackers coach on Jan. 3, 2000. Vaughn’s tenure at Tulsa, however, lasted fewer than six weeks. When a full-time slot opened on the Razorbacks staff, Nutt hired Vaughn back on Feb. 17, 2000, in time to prepare for spring practice. Vaughn earned four letters as a line-backer at Murray State. He was a member of Murray State teams that claimed back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) titles and made consecutive NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances in 1995 and 1996. Vaughn earned All-OVC honors as a senior in 1997, totaling 103 tackles, six sacks and 10 TFL. He earned his bachelor’s degree in advertising with a minor in art from Murray State in 1998. A native of Tallahassee, Fla., Vaughn was an all-state linebacker, state wrestling runner-up and 4A state weightlifting cham-pion at Godby High School. He and his wife, Marquette, are the parents of Christopher Matthew Vaughn II, Cienna Marquette and Camryn McNeil.

Hometown ________________________________________ Tallahassee, Fla.High school _______________________________________________ GodbyCollege ___________________________________________ Murray State ‘98Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 16thWife __________________________________________________MarquetteChildren __________Christopher Matthew II, Cienna Marquette, Camryn McNeil

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2015- _______Defensive Backs _________________________________ Texas2014 ________Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coordinator ____________ Texas2012-13 ______Cornerbacks ________________________________ Memphis2008-11 ______Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator _____________ Ole Miss2007 ________Safeties ____________________________________ Arkansas2006 ________Director of On-Campus Recruiting ________________ Arkansas2005 ________Safeties ____________________________________ Arkansas2004 ________Outside Linebackers __________________________ Arkansas2001-03 ______Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties _______________ Arkansas2000 ________Outside Linebackers __________________________ Arkansas2000 (Jan.-Feb.) Linebackers ____________________________________ Tulsa1999 ________Graduate Assistant ___________________________ Arkansas

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2010 ________Cotton Bowl _________________________________ Ole Miss2009 ________Cotton Bowl _________________________________ Ole Miss2007 ________Capital One Bowl _____________________________ Arkansas2003 ________Independence Bowl ___________________________ Arkansas2002 ________Music City Bowl _____________________________ Arkansas2002 ________Cotton Bowl ________________________________ Arkansas2000 ________Las Vegas Bowl ______________________________ Arkansas1999 ________Cotton Bowl ________________________________ Arkansas

THE VAUGHN FILE


Shawn WatsonAssistant Head Coach for Offense/Quarterbacks

Former Louisville offensive coordinator Shawn Watson is in his second season as assistant head coach for offense and

quarterbacks coach at Texas. Watson has an extensive resume, which features stops in the Big 12 Conference, Big Ten and Big East, as well as head-coaching experience. During 2014, Watson helped Texas over-come the loss of starting quarterback David Ash in the season opener and gain bowl eligi-bility by winning three of its last four regular season games. Watson tutored sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes, who three times passed for more than 300 yards, which is tied for fourth on UT’s single-season list. Swoopes, one of only two healthy scholarship signal-call-ers on the roster for all but one game, became one of five quarterbacks in school history to pass for 2,000 or more yards and rush for at least 200 yards. Despite playing behind a new starting offensive line that lost starting center Dominic Espinosa, Swoopes threw for 2,409 yards and completed 58.3 percent of his passes. In addition, his red-zone passing efficiency (229.45 rating) ranked seventh in the FBS. Watson spent the previous three years (2011-13) on Charlie Strong’s staff at Louisville, serving as the quarterbacks coach and taking over as offensive coordinator the last two seasons. He helped the Cardinals post a 30-9 record, win a pair of Big East Conference Championships (2011, 2012) and earn three bowl appearances, while tutoring Teddy Bridgewater, one of the top quarter-backs in the nation who went on to become a first-round pick of Minnesota in the 2014 NFL Draft. There were also four offensive players from last year’s Louisville team selected in the 2015 NFL Draft - wide receiver DeVante Parker (first round to Miami), offensive tackle Jamon Brown (third round to St. Louis), offensive guard John Miller (third round to Buffalo) and tight end Gerald Christian (seventh round to Arizona). In 2013, Louisville finished 12-1 and led the nation in completion percentage (70.8), fewest passes intercepted (4) and fewest turn-overs lost (10), and was second in third-down conversions (56.0 percent) and time of posses-sion (33:49). The Cardinals also ranked third in passing efficiency (171.9), 16th in passing

offense (314.0 yards per game) and 28th in total offense (460.8 ypg). That season, Bridgewater, a junior, was a finalist for the Manning Award and a semifi-nalist for both the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien awards. He threw for 3,970 yards and a school-record 31 touchdowns with only four intercep-tions and led the nation with a 71.0 completion percentage. In 2012, Louisville posted an 11-2 record, claimed a Big East Championship and finished the year ranked 13th in the BCS Standings, USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll. The Cards capped the year with a 33-23 upset win over fourth-ranked Florida in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Bridgewater was named Big East Player of the Year and ranked eighth in the nation in passing efficiency, helping the Cardinals finish No. 3 in the FBS in red-zone efficiency (93.0%), tied for sixth in turnovers lost (13), eighth in third-down conversions (49.7%) and 24th in passing offense (296.1 ypg). Watson came to Louisville in 2011 as the quarterbacks coach, and took over play-calling

duties midway through the season. After a 2-4 start, Watson helped the Cardinals win five of their last six games to finish the regular season 7-5 and earn a bid to the Belk Bowl. The 2011 campaign saw Bridgewater earn Big East Rookie of the Year honors and freshman All-America accolades, while offensive guard Jake Smith became the first Cardinal player to be named a FWAA Freshman All-American. Watson was elevated to offensive coordinator following the season. Prior to Louisville, Watson spent four sea-sons (2007-10) at Nebraska. He directed an offense in 2010 that ranked ninth in the coun-try in rushing (247.6 ypg) and 39th in scoring (30.9 ppg). That rushing total was more than 100 yards better than the previous season when the Cornhuskers were playing with first-year starter Zac Lee under center and had three true freshmen score during the season, a program record. In 2008, Nebraska ranked 12th nationally in total offense (450.8 ypg), 15th in passing offense (281.0 ypg), 15th in passing efficiency (154.5 rating) and 17th in scoring (35.4 ppg).

Senior quarterback Joe Ganz set single-season school records for total offense (3,826) and passing yards (3,568) and ranked 14th nation-ally in passing efficiency (153.6 rating). He threw for 25 touchdowns while completing 67.9 percent of his passes, finishing his career with more than 20 Cornhusker records. In 2007, his first season as offensive coor-dinator/QB coach, the Huskers threw for a school-record 3,886 yards, including the top three passing days in Cornhusker history. The Nebraska offense ranked ninth nationally at 468.2 yards per game, A pair of Watson’s quarterbacks - Ganz and Sam Keller - helped Nebraska rank seventh nationally in passing with a school-record 323.8 yards per game. In his first season at Nebraska, Watson coached the tight ends and was the recruiting coordinator. Among his protégés was Matt Herian, who finished his career with a Husker tight end record for receptions (65) and receiv-ing yards (1,243). Watson made his first stop in the Big 12 in 1999 when he became the quarterbacks coach at Colorado. He helped Mike Moschetti rank 13th nationally in passing efficiency (140.7 rat-ing) and 14th in total offense (281.8 ypg) that season. He was elevated to offensive coordina-tor/QB coach the following season and spent six years (1999-05) in Boulder, helping the Buffalos win the Big 12 North Division four times, including a conference title in 2001. Colorado went 10-3 in 2001 in large part due to an offense which ranked 20th nationally in total yards (434.4 ypg), including eighth in rushing (228.5 ypg). Bobby Purify and Chris Brown each rushed for more than 900 yards, and Bobby Pesavento and Craig Ochs com-bined for nearly 2,500 passing yards. Watson coached quarterbacks at Northwestern for two seasons (1997-98) under Gary Barnett after serving as head coach at Southern Illinois, his alma mater, for three years (1994-96). He coached 20 all-conference players during his time with the Salukis. Watson was named the coach at SIU after an impressive seven-year (1987-93) run as an assistant coach at Miami University. At Miami, Watson tutored the wide receivers/tight ends for two years (1987-88), wide receivers for one (1989) and served as quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in his final four seasons (1990-93). Watson played three seasons in college. The native of Cardondale, Ill., spent 1978 at Illinois before transferring to Southern Illinois where he played two seasons (1979-80) as a safety. He earned a bachelor’s degree in health education from SIU in 1982, then served as a graduate assistant that season with the Salukis. Watson went on to spend four seasons on Mike White’s staff at Illinois. He was a graduate assistant for two seasons (1883-84) before being elevated to a full-time position. He coached tight ends and offensive tackles in 1985 and the wide receivers in 1986. During that time, the Illini won the Big Ten title (1983), their first in 20 years, and made two bowl appearances. A member of 15 bowl teams, Watson and his wife Anita, have a daughter, Amber, and two sons, Aaron and Adam.

Hometown _________________________________________ Carbondale, Ill.High school ______________________ Carterville High School (Carbondale, Ill.)College ________________________________________ Southern Illinois ‘82Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 34thWife _____________________________________________________ AnitaChildren _______________________ Sons, Aaron and Adam; Daughter, Amber

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2014- _______Assistant Head Coach for Offense/Quarterbacks _________ Texas2012-13 ______Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ______________ Louisville2011 ________Quarterbacks ________________________________ Louisville2007-10 ______Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ______________ Nebraska2006 ________Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator _______________ Nebraska2000-05 ______Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ______________ Colorado1999 ________Quarterbacks ________________________________ Colorado1997-98 ______Quarterbacks _____________________________ Northwestern1994-96 ______Head Coach ____________________________ Southern Illinois1990-93 ______Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator ___________ Miami (Ohio)1989 ________Wide Receivers ___________________________ Miami (Ohio)1987-88 ______Wide Receivers/Tight Ends __________________ Miami (Ohio)1986 ________Wide Receivers ________________________________ Illinois1985 ________Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles ______________________ Illinois1983-84 ______Graduate Assistant _____________________________ Illinois1982 ________Graduate Assistant ______________________ Southern Illinois

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2013 ________Russell Athletic Bowl __________________________ Louisville2013 ________Sugar Bowl _________________________________ Louisville2011 ________Belk Bowl __________________________________ Louisville2010 ________Holiday Bowl________________________________ Nebraska2009 ________Holiday Bowl________________________________ Nebraska2009 ________Gator Bowl _________________________________ Nebraska2007 ________Cotton Bowl ________________________________ Nebraska2005 ________Champs Bowl _______________________________ Colorado2004 ________EV1.net Houston Bowl _________________________ Colorado2002 ________Fiesta Bowl _________________________________ Colorado2002 ________Alamo Bowl ________________________________ Colorado1999 ________Insight.com _________________________________ Colorado1985 ________Peach _______________________________________ Illinois1984 ________Rose Bowl ____________________________________ Illinois

THE WATSON FILE


Joe Wickline, the former offensive line coach at Oklahoma State and Florida, is in his second year as the Texas offensive

coordinator and offensive line coach. Wickline developed an offensive line in 2014 that was nearly void of any starting experience after the loss of three-year start-ing center Dominic Espinosa to injury in the season opener. Wickline used six starting combinations along the line, including five first-time starters, as Texas went on to post its best rushing results in the second half of the season. The Longhorns, who overcame a 3-5 start to become bowl eligible, had 241 rushing yards in a win over Texas Tech, and 227 in a victory over then-No. 24/25 West Virginia. Despite playing with first-year starting quar-terback Tyrone Swoopes, Wickline helped direct Texas to an average of 440.5 yards of total offense in wins over Iowa State, Texas Tech, West Virginia and Oklahoma State. A 34-year coaching veteran, including the previous nine at Oklahoma State, Wickline was at the heart of offensive coaching staffs that led the Cowboys to top 20 national finishes in total offense in 2006 (16th), 2007 (seventh), 2008 (sixth), 2010 (third), 2011 (third) and 2012 (fourth). From 2010-13, the Cowboys scored 50 or more points 19 times, broke the 60-point mark in seven contests, the 70-point mark twice and the 80-point plateau once with Wickline’s linemen in the trenches. He helped coach an Oklahoma State offense that averaged at least 40 points per game in five of the last seven seasons. The line also paved the way for six consecutive first-team All-Big 12 running backs from 2007-12, a 1,000-yard rusher in five of the past six seasons, and a 1,000-yard receiver in six of the past eight seasons. Wickline coached the 2009 and 2011 recipients of the Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Award, with tackle Russell Okung securing the recognition in 2009 and center Grant Garner taking home the accolade in 2011. During 2013, OSU tied for the lead in the Big 12 with Texas and Baylor going into the final weekend of the regular season. The Cowboys ended the season 10-3 and ranked 17th in both polls. The offense finished 14th in the nation in scoring at 39.1 ppg and OT Parker Graham earned first-team All-Big 12 honors.

In 2012, Oklahoma State ranked in the top 10 in the nation in scoring offense (third/45.7 ppg), total offense (fourth/547.0 ypg), pass-ing offense (seventh/331.7 ypg) and sacks allowed (ninth/.92 pg), while ranking 21st in rushing as the team finished 8-5 with a win over Purdue in the Heart of Texas Bowl. The offense also set school records in both aver-age total offense and total yards (7,111). OG Lane Taylor was a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection and signed with the Green Bay Packers. The 2011 season was one of the best in Oklahoma State history as the team went 12-1, finished No. 3 in both polls, captured the Big 12 Championship and won the Fiesta Bowl against Stanford. The team’s only loss was in double overtime against Iowa State. The Cowboys ranked second nationally in scoring offense (48.7 ppg) and passing offense (387.2 ypg), third in total offense (545.9 ypg) and 11th in sacks allowed (.92 pg). The offense set school records for points scored (633), passing yards (5,034) and completion percentage (72.0 percent). Both Garner and OT Levy Adcock were selected first-team All-Big 12, with Adcock a unanimous choice. The Cowboys capped 2010 with a 36-10 win over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl for a

then school-record 11th win to finish 11-2 and a No. 13/10 ranking. Wickline took an offensive line that was replacing four start-ers and turned it into a group that paved the way for the nation’s third-ranked team in scoring offense (44.2 ppg) and total offense (520.2 ypg), while finishing second in pass-ing offense (345.9 ypg) and first in red zone offense. It led the Big 12 in all of those cat-egories and also ranked first in pass efficiency (155.2) and fewest sacks allowed with just 10. Wickline helped guide junior OL Levy Adcock from minimal playing time prior to 2010 to a first-team All-Big 12 selection, also earning votes for Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year. In 2009, the Cowboys were also one of the most balanced offenses in the nation, averaging 376.2 yards per game that included 179.5 passing yards and a Big 12-leading 187.8 rushing yards, while again leading the conference in fewest sacks allowed with 12. OSU finished 9-4 and ranked No. 25 in the coaches poll. Okung was named a unani-mous first-team All-American and was the only offensive finalists for the 2009 Outland Trophy before becoming a first-round selec-tion by the Seattle Seahawks. Under Wickline’s tutelage, the 2008

Oklahoma State offensive line blocked for an offense that ranked sixth in the nation in total offense (487.7 ypg), ninth in scoring offense (40.8 ppg), eighth in rushing offense (245.5 ypg), fifth in pass efficiency (164.7) and 17th in fewest sacks allowed (16). That team also finished the season 9-4 and was ranked No. 16/18, while Okung earned the first of his first-team All-Big 12 honors. The 2007 offensive line keyed an offense that defined balance, finishing the season with exactly 3,161 yards both rushing and passing. The 243.15 rushing yards per game ranked eighth in the nation, while the com-bined 486.3 total yards ranked seventh. The Cowboys were also 15th in passing efficiency (145.1) and third in sacks allowed with 11, while scoring 34.6 ppg, which was 22nd nationally. Oklahoma State’s balance in 2006 was close to that of 2007 with the line paving the way for 208.0 rushing yards per game (7th NCAA) and 201.8 passing yards, leading to 409.8 total yards (16th NCAA). The offense also ranked seventh nationally in scoring (35.2 ppg) and 26th in pass efficiency (143.7). Corey Hilliard was a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection and went on to be drafted by the New England Patriots. In his first season at OSU, Wickline helped Charlie Johnson make a successful transition to tackle from tight end. Johnson became the first OSU offensive lineman selected in the NFL Draft since 1985 when Indianapolis took him in 2006. Prior to Oklahoma State, Wickline served three seasons (2002-04) as offensive line coach at Florida, the last two of which were also as running game coordinator. At Florida, Wickline worked for two sea-sons with Strong when the UT head coach was the defensive coordinator. Wickline coached five All-Americans, including first-teamers Lomas Brown, Shannon Snell and Jeff Zimmerman. Wickline also coached Max Starks, a former UF tackle who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Wickline went to Florida from Middle Tennessee State, where he coached the offen-sive line from 1999-2001 with the last of those seasons also as running game coordinator. Before his time at Middle Tennessee State, Wickline spent two seasons in the Big 12 as the offensive line coach at Baylor from 1997-98 where he tutored NFL draft picks Derrick Fletcher (New England Patriots) and Kelvin Garmon (Dallas Cowboys). He also made stops at SW Mississippi Community College (1996), Pearl River Community College (1995), and Ole Miss (1988-94). Wickline’s first full-time coaching position was at Delta State University in Mississippi from 1984-87 after being a gradu-ate assistant at both Tennessee (1984) and his alma mater, Florida (1982-83). As a player, he was a three-year letterman with the Gators and was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Game following his senior season. He also lettered one season in wrestling. A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., Wickline earned his bachelor’s degree from UF in health, physical education and recreation in 1983. He is married to the former Nicki Sturdivant and has three children, Lacey, Kelby and Lauren.

Hometown ______________________________________ St. Petersburg, Fla.High school ____________________ Northeast High School (St. Petersburg, Fla.)College _______________________________________________ Florida ‘83Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 34thWife _____________________________________________________ NickiChildren _______________________________________ Lacey, Kelby, Lauren

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2014- _______Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line _________________ Texas2005-13 ______Offensive Line ___________________________Oklahoma State 2002-04 ______Offensive Line/Running Game Coordinator ___________ Florida1999-2001 ____OL/Running Game/Recruiting Coordinator___ Middle Tenn. State1997-98 ______Offensive Line _________________________________ Baylor 1996 ________Head Coach _______________________________SW Miss. CC1995 ________Offensive Line ___________________________ Pearl River CC 1988-94 ______Offensive Line ______________________________ Mississippi 1984-87 ______Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line _____________ Delta State1984 ________Graduate Assistant ___________________________Tennessee1982-83 ______Graduate Assistant _____________________________ Florida

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2014 ________Cotton Bowl ____________________________Oklahoma State2013 ________Heart of Dallas Bowl ______________________Oklahoma State2012 ________Fiesta Bowl _____________________________Oklahoma State2010 ________Alamo Bowl ____________________________Oklahoma State2010 ________Cotton Bowl ____________________________Oklahoma State2008 ________Holiday Bowl____________________________Oklahoma State2007 ________Insight Bowl ____________________________Oklahoma State2006 ________Independence Bowl _______________________Oklahoma State2004 ________Peach Bowl ___________________________________ Florida2004 ________Outback Bowl _________________________________ Florida2003 ________Outback Bowl _________________________________ Florida1992 ________Liberty Bowl _______________________________ Mississippi1990 ________Gator Bowl ________________________________ Mississippi1989 ________Liberty Bowl _______________________________ Mississippi1984 ________Sun Bowl___________________________________Tennessee1983 ________Gator Bowl ___________________________________ Florida1982 ________Bluebonnet Bowl _______________________________ Florida

THE WICKLINE FILE

Joe WicklineOffensive Coordinator/Offensive Line


Pat MoorerHead Coach for Strength & Conditioning

Pat Moorer is in his second sea-son as the head strength and conditioning coach for football

at Texas. Moorer came to Texas after four years on Charlie Strong’s staff at the University of Louisville, where he helped the Cardinals post a 37-15 record, including 23-3 mark over the last two seasons. Last season, Moorer helped the Longhorns rally from a 3-5 start to reach a bowl game while training a team which had 10 players either selected in the 2015 NFL Draft or sign as free agents. Defensive tackle Malcom Brown (first round to New England), Jordan Hicks (third round to Philadelphia), safety Mykkele Thompson (fifth round to NY Giants), cornerback Quandre Diggs (sixth round to Detroit) and tight end Geoff Swaim (seventh round to Dallas) were taken in the draft and deep snapper Nate Boyer (Seattle), running back Malcom Brown (St. Louis), wide receiver John Harris (Philadelphia), defen-sive end Cedric Reed (Buffalo) and wide receiver Jaxon Shipley (Arizona) signed as free agents. In addition,

nine of Moorer’s former players at Louisville were picked in the 2015 draft. A native of Pensacola, Fla., Moorer had an immediate impact on the Cardinals, helping a team that went 15-21 the three years prior to his arrival, including a 4-8 mark in 2009, to back-to-back 7-6 marks his first two seasons on staff. In 2012, Louisville went 11-2 with a Sugar Bowl win over Florida, Moorer’s alma mater, and in 2013 the Cardinals went 12-1 with a win over Miami (Fla.) in the Russell Athletic Bowl. The pro-gram went on to have three play-ers selected in the first round of the

2014 NFL Draft, including QB Teddy Bridgewater, S Calvin Pryor and DE Marcus Smith. Prior to his time at Louisville, Moorer was the director of strength and conditioning at the University of South Carolina from 1999-2009. With the Gamecocks, Moorer man-aged four strength facilities and eight strength and conditioning coaches. For four years he worked alongside Strong, who was defensive coordina-tor there from 1999-2002. Moorer was presented with the certification of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches

Association in 2006, the highest honor that can be achieved in the profession. Before his time at South Carolina, Moorer was the director of strength and conditioning at the University of Illinois for two years (1997-99). Moorer earned his bachelor of science in health and human perfor-mance from Florida in 1992. A former walk-on, Moorer earned a scholarship for the Gators, where he played inside linebacker for four seasons, was the SEC Freshman of the Year in 1986, led UF in tackles in 1988-89 and was the team cap-tain as a senior. As a player, Moorer appeared in three bowl games -- the Aloha, All-American and Freedom Bowl. After graduating from Florida, Moorer played linebacker for the San Diego Chargers in 1990 before moving to the Frankfurt (Germany) Galaxy of the World Professional League (later NFL Europe) in 1991-92. Moorer returned to Florida in 1992 as assistant strength and con-ditioning and was named coordina-tor of strength and conditioning in 1995, a position he held until his move to Illinois in 1997. Moorer’s time as a player at Florida overlapped with Strong’s second tenure with the Gators, while his time as a strength coach at UF overlapped with Strong’s third tenure at the school. Moorer also served as the per-sonal trainer to former Florida run-ning back Emmitt Smith, the NFL’s all-time leading rusher. A 1986 graduate of Escambia High School, Moorer and his wife, Sharon, have two sons, Patrick II, and Kaleb Ivan, and a daughter Nina Rae. Moorer is a 2001 graduate of the Sports Management Institute.

Hometown _________________________________________ Pensacola, Fla.High school ____________________________________Escambia High SchoolCollege _______________________________________________ Florida ‘92Year in coaching _____________________________________________ 24thWife ____________________________________________________ SharonChildren _______________________________ Patrick II, Kaleb Ivan, Nina Rae

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2014- _______Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Football ______ Texas2010-13 ______Head Strength and Conditioning Coach ____________ Louisville1999-2009 ____Director of Strength and Conditioning _________ South Carolina1997-98 ______Director of Strength and Conditioning _______________ Illinois1995-96 ______Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning ____________ Florida1992-94 ______Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach _____ South Carolina

COLLEGE BOWL EXPERIENCE2014 ________Texas Bowl ____________________________________ Texas2013 ________Russell Athletic Bowl __________________________ Louisville2013 ________Sugar Bowl _________________________________ Louisville2011 ________Belk Bowl __________________________________ Louisville2010 ________Beef `O’ Brady’s Bowl _________________________ Louisville2010 ________PapaJohn’s.com Bowl _____________________ South Carolina2009 ________Outback Bowl ___________________________ South Carolina2006 ________Liberty Bowl ____________________________ South Carolina2005 ________Independence Bowl _______________________ South Carolina2002 ________Outback Bowl ___________________________ South Carolina2001 ________Outback Bowl ___________________________ South Carolina1997 ________Sugar Bowl (*National Championship Game) __________ Florida1996 ________Fiesta Bowl (*National Championship Game) __________ Florida1995 ________Carquest Bowl ___________________________ South Carolina

THE MOORER FILE

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