Les Miles heads into his 7th season at LSU in 2011 and if his previous six years are any indication, then it should be another exciting year for the Tigers. Since joining LSU in 2005, after a highly successful debut as a head coach at Oklahoma State, Miles has taken the Tigers to new heights, winning more games in that span than any other coach in school history, while capturing the 2007 BCS National Championship and leading his teams to four top 10 finishes. Throw in five bowl victories and one could argue that Miles and LSU have set a standard that the rest of college football is chasing. Coach Miles holds the distinction of being the only coach in the illustrious history of the SEC to win at least 11 games four times during his first 6 years in the league! Miles enters the 2011 season with a record at LSU of 62-17 including an impressive 33-15 mark in SEC regular season games. Coach Miles and his wife Kathy have 4 children Kathryn, Manny, Ben and Macy Grace.
Troy Calhoun, Air Force Academy TOPIC: "Building a Complete Program, Players and Coaches"
Coach Calhoun has been described by his peers as a "man of action" and it shows in his impressive history. After his playing days at the Air Force Academy were completed, Coach Calhoun served on active duty as an officer in the Air Force from 1989-1995 before moving into his career as a football coach. Coach Calhoun has coached at both the Professional and Collegiate level as an assistant and head coach. In 2006 he became the first graduate of the Academy to ascend to the position of head coach at Air Force. Coach Calhoun has lifted the Falcon football team to unprecedented heights becoming the only Air Force head coach to lead the program to 4 consecutive seasons that included at least 8 wins and a bowl game. Equally impressive is the Academy's' record 17th Commander in Chief Trophy won during the 2010 season with victories over Army and Navy. Coach Calhoun and his wife, Amanda have 2 children; Tyler and Amelia
Mike London, University of Virginia TOPIC: "Protecting Your Personal Brand"
Coach Mike London's first year as Virginia's head football coach was a whirlwind of activity. His energy and passion for the Cavalier program made an immediate impact, generating a new found enthusiasm for Virginia football. Coach London actively promoted the Cavalier program to the public with a groundbreaking 18 episode television production entitled "The Building of a Program" that gave an all access look inside UVA football. He quickly defined the culture for the football team by prescribing three basic tenets for his players; Go to Class, Show Class and Treat people with Dignity and Respect. Coach London employs these tenets much the same way he did while winning the FCS National Title as head coach of the Richmond Spiders. College footballs elite coaching ranks all agree, "Mike London will build a winner at Virginia"! Coach London and his wife, Regina are the proud parents of 7 children; Michael Jr., Brandon, Kristen, Tieyna, Korben, Jaicyn and Madicyn.
Jim Grobe, Wake Forest University
TOPIC: "Game Changing Linebacker Play"
Wake Forest head football coach, Jim Grobe is entering his 11th season at the helm of the Demon Deacon football program. After 10 seasons, Grobe has built a football program that has been to bowl games in three of the last five years and proved itself to be an annual contender for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. Grobe has taken the Deacons where no previous Wake Forest football coach has been. He has lead the Deacons to more bowl games, more eight win seasons and more bowl victories than any other coach in school history. Grobe and the Deacons put together a three year streak of winning seasons which had not been accomplished in over 50 years. The Deacons 33 wins from 2006-2009 are the most wins ever during a four year period. With a record of 62-60 at Wake Forest, Grobe is the first Deacon coach ,at the extremely challenging academic University, to have a career mark above .500. Coach Grobe and his wife, Holly have 2 sons, Matt and Ben.
Ellis Johnson University of Southern Miss TOPIC: "Defensive Philosophy and Quality Control"
Ellis Johnson, long hailed as one of the country's top defensive strategists, begins his first season as the head coach at The University of Southern Mississippi.
Johnson becomes the Golden Eagles' 19th head coach after spending the previous four seasons at the University of South Carolina where he served as the Gamecocks' defensive coordinator. He also held the title of assistant head coach.
"Southern Miss is special," said Johnson during a packed news conference to announce his hiring on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. "From the time I worked here it has held a special place in my heart. It's a place where I am convinced you can always be successful."
Johnson is no stranger to Hattiesburg or Southern Miss football, having served as defensive coordinator on Curley Hallman's staff for two seasons (1988-89). His 29-year coaching career also includes stints as defensive coordinator at Mississippi State, Alabama, Clemson and Appalachian State. The Winnsboro, S.C., native also has previous experience as a head coach at Gardner Webb (1983) and The Citadel (2001-03).
In addition to his defensive coordinator role at South Carolina, Johnson also served as linebackers coach. In his final season with the Gamecocks, his defense ranked fourth nationally, allowing just 268 yards per game.
In Johnson's four years as director of the South Carolina defense, the Gamecocks finished in the Top 15 nationally in total defense three times. In addition to the 2011 mark of No. 4 overall, the USC defense ranked No. 13 in scoring defense (18.8 points per game) and second in pass defense (133 yards per game).
A 1975 graduate of The Citadel, Johnson played defensive end for the Bulldogs. He is married to the former Caroline Courie, a Columbia, S.C. native. They have two sons, Eli and Charlie, and a daughter, Sandra Elliott.
"Outstanding HS Coaches from Nationally Ranked Teams"
Josh Niblett, HOOVER HS, Hoover AL.
TOPICS: 1.)Total Offense; Zone Reads, it's compliments and built in problem solvers 2.)The Total Offense 2 (Gap Package and Perimeter Runs), 3.)The Total Process (Player, Coach andPrgram Development)TBA
Josh Niblett has been around winning his entire life. A three sport athlete at Demopolis High under the guidiance of his father, John Niblett. Coach Niblett went on to be a three year letter winner and member of the 1992 National Championship team at the University of Alabama. He was a 3 time Academic All-SEC selection and the recipient of the Scholar-Athlete Award for the Tide in 1995. Coach Niblett just completed his 4th year at National powerhouse, Hoover HS in Hoover, Alabama. All 4 years have ended in the state title game with runner up finishes in 2008, 2010,2011 and a State Championship in 2009. Coach Niblett's overall head coaching record stands at an impressive 126 wins and 31 losses. His teams have made the playoffs 11 out of 12 years and have won 10 or more games 7 different times! Those playoff runs include 6 trips to the state finals and State Championships at 2 different schools. Coach Niblett has coached in the Alabama/Mississippi All Star game 3 times finishing with an undefeated record. He is very involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has served as the sponsor or co-sponsor at every school he has coached. Coach Niblett is also the director and founder of "Men of Will" ministries. Coach Niblett and his wife, Karon Harper, are the parents of three children; Shaw (12), Harper (9) and Sky (6).
Steve Jacoby - Defensive Line Coach
De La Salle High School (CA)
In 2010 Finished#1 in the Nation according to MaxPreps
TOPIC: "D-Line the Spartan Way"
Coach Steve Jacoby has coached at the College and high School level since 1984. Since 2006, he has been coaching the D-Line at National Powerhouse De La Salle High School. During his time at De La Salle they have boasted one of the Nation’s stingiest defenses, anchored by Coach Jacoby’s four-man front. In 2010 De La Salle finished the season 14-0, claiming their 2nd straight CIF State Championship as well as earning the #1 ranking in the Nation according to MaxPreps. Coach Jacoby’s clinic talk is called “D-Line play the Spartan way”. Steve has spoken at the Dallas, Eastern PA, Las Vegas, Long Island and New Jersey NIKE Coach of the Year Clinics in previous years.
Sean Connors - Quarterbacks Coach
Diablo Valley College (CA)
2010 Offense lead the Nation in Passing
TOPIC: “Making the Defense Wrong in Every Front & Coverage”
PART 1 – Option Route Concept
PART 2 – Trifecta Concept (3-plays in 1)
Coach Sean Connors has coached at the High School and Junior College level since 2002. Since joining DVC in 2010, Coach Connors Quarterbacks elevated to the top of the statistical categories for every major passing category in the nation. DVC’s offense ranked tops in the country in; passing yards per game, passing touchdowns, and total offense. The last five (5) Quarterbacks to play in this offensive system have gone on to play at Louisville, Hawaii, UMass, Fordham, and most recently the Univ. of North Dakota. Sean’s 2-part clinic talk is titled “Making the Defense Wrong in Every Front & Coverage” attacking the defense with the “option-route concept” and “trifecta concept” (3-plays in 1).
Mike Newsome, A.L. Brown High School.
TOPIC: Becoming a Head Coach (A Guide for Young Assistants)
Coach Mike Newsome is the Head Football Coach at AL Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. In nine seasons of head coaching duty he has an 85% win percentage, going 106-19, averaging 12 wins per season. Mike won back to back North Carolina 4AA state championships in 2009 & 2010 and was named the 2009 MaxPrep Nation Coach of the Year.
Mike has coached 29 All-Star game participants, 8 High School All-Americans, and over 100 college players. Mike currently has collegiate players at North Carolina, Notre Dame, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Georgia, and many D-2, and D-3 schools. He has also had four players make NFL rosters.
Mike resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Laura and newborn daughter Chloe.
Jared Van Acker, GRAFTON HS, Yorktown, VA.
TOPIC: Loco Punt Formation and Muddle Huddle 2 pt. conversion
Coach Van Acker recently finished his 2nd year at Grafton High School, located in Yorktown, Va. He has led the Clippers to back to back playoff appearances, winning the Region 1 championship and finishing as a state semi-finalist in 2011. At the end of the 2010 season, he was named Coach of the Year for the Bay Rivers District. Jared completed his fifth year as a head football coach, with three prior years at Galax High School in Virginia. Prior to Galax H.S. he served three years as an assistant coach at William Campbell HS in Virginia, where he helped coach the Generals to a state championship in 2005. He served one season as an assistant at Carthage HS in Illinoois, where they finished state runner-up.
topics: Loco Punt Formation 2 sessions, Muddle Huddle (2 pt. conversion) 1 session
Dean Howell, head coach at AC Flora High School in Columbia, SC
TOPIC: "Running the No- Huddle Offense…a Different Approach."
Coach Dean Howell just finished his third season as the head coach at AC Flora High School in Columbia, SC and has turned around a program that suffered through a 45-150 record the previous 18 years before his arrival. This year Howell was named the AAA Lower State Coach of the Year in South Carolina as he led his Falcons to a school record 12 wins and an appearance in the school’s first ever Lower State Championship, a year after setting the school record with it’s first-ever 10 win season. The Falcons have won either a share of or an outright region championship the last 2 years under Coach Howell in addition to building a 26-10 record in his three seasons at the helm. The Falcons are 4-2 in the playoffs under Coach Howell after going a combined 2-7 in it’s previous 49 years of football. Coach Howell has coached for 17 years in SC, 14 of which he was an offensive line coach and the last three as running backs coach.
Chris Frye, NASM-CPT-PES, USAW
TOPIC: 1.)Kettleball Training for Explosiveness" 2.) Bench Press does not make the Athlete"
Chris Frye, NASM-CPT-PES, USAW, is a nationally recognized performance specialist, Olympic Lifting Coach and personal trainer. The word "cannot" simply does not exist in the Frye dictionary. Following a successful college football career at The Citadel between 1988 and 1993, Chris went on to specialize in sports performance and athletic conditioning. Chris has made it his mission to overturn outdated and ineffective fitness concepts with his dynamic "functional training regime". Chris has worked with football players at the high school, collegiate and professional levels teaching them muscular mechanics and how to develop explosive power necessary for this rugged game. Chris is looking forward to sharing his knowledge of functional training and athletic explosiveness at the 2012 NIKE Coach of the Year Football Clinic in Charlotte.
Rusty Bradley, Head Coach, The Christian Academy of Knoxville
TOPIC:
1.) Developing an Elite Passing QB 2.) Training Receivers 3.) Passing/Catching 101
Rusty Bradley, Head Coach, The Christian Academy of Knoxville Coach Rusty Bradley did not invent the forward pass but you would have a hard time convincing his opponents that he hasn't perfected it at the High School level. After serving on collegiate staffs at Tennessee Tech, Louisiana Tech, Colorado and Indiana, Coach Bradley brought the knowledge he learned at the college level to The Christian Academy of Knoxville and has had amazing success. 7 District Offensive MVP's, 5 All State WR's, 5 All State QB's and this years Mr. Football in the State of Tennesse are proof that the vaunted Warrior passing attack is working. This past season Coach Bradley's starting Jr. QB set state records for; completions, attempts, yards passing with over 5,000, TD passes with 59 and total TD's passing and rushing. In just 5 years as Head Coach of the Warrior football program Coach Bradley has amassed a 50-14 overall record. 2011 saw historic milestones reached by the Warriors as they defeated 7 time consecutive state champion and nationally ranked Alcoa HS twice on their way to the schools first State Championship in the brief 10 year history of the program.
Mark Bradley, Def. Coordidnator and OL coach, The Christian Academy of Knoxville
TOPIC: 1.) Protecting the Spread QB 2.) Zone Blocking Techniques 3.) Developing the Total OL
Mark Bradley, Defensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach, The Christian Academy of Knoxville When Mark Bradley decided to step away from coaching big time college football it wasn't long before his son came calling and got him back on the sidelines. After serving on college staffs at the University of Cincinatti, Rice University, Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee the itch to return to the game and work with his son Rusty (the head Coach at The Christian Academy of Knoxville) was more than he could ignore. Coach Bradley has tutored some of the finest college lineman into professional careers and now brings his extensive knowledge of OL technique to a new breed of players at the HS level. Serving also as the teams Defensive Coordinator, Coach Bradley brings a special toughness to both sides of the ball as evidenced in the Warrior defense's ability to shut down many of the state's most high powered run games and his OL's ability to protect their record setting All-State QB, who found hmself on the wrong side of a QB sack less than 1 time per game in spite of the more than 35 passing attempts per game he averaged.
Neil Blankenship, Defensive Coordinator, Swain County HS, NC
TOPIC: 1.) Using a shade front in the 3-5 Defense 2.) LB play in the 3-5 scheme
They say Defense wins championships! That saying is no truer than at Swain Co. HS in North Carolina. The Maroon Devils are the proud owners of more playoff wins than any other school in North Carolina High School football history. That total rose again this year as Swain Co. captured it's 8th State Title, 3 of those coming with Coach Blankenship on the staff. 2011 proved to be a banner year as Defensive Coordinator for Coach Blankenship. The Maroon Devils gave up less than 12 points per game which is a bit misleading considering most of the points were given up late in games with reserves on the field. Swain County's defense gave up a mere 14 points in the first half this year in it's regular season games. What may be more troublesome to opponents is that over the 5 years that Coach Blankenship has been at the helm of the defense, their defensive statistics keep getting better! And winning state titles runs in the family as Coach Blankenship's wife, Sonya is a state champion volley ball coach as well. Their 3 children, Darren, Cameron and Arizona are getting used to seeing Championship trophies line the mantle at the Blankenship house!
Chris Miller, Byrnes HS, SC
TOPIC: "The Byrnes Defense"
Coach Miller is the Head Coach at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, SC. The Byrnes Rebels have won 11 State Championships including the 2011 Title. Coach Miller owns an impressive 67-8 record while serving as Head Coach of the Rebels, with four 4-AAAA Div. 1 State Titles to his credit. Coach Miller began his career at Byrnes in 1981 and was with the Rebels until 1986 capturing 2 state titles during that time. Later he moved to Broome HS in SC, where he became head coach in 1992. After a successful career at Broome, Coach Miller then went to Spartanburg HS where he helped capture another state title in 2001. In 2004 he came back to Byrnes to take over the reigns of the Rebels and the rest is State Championship history. Coach Miller has been a part of 10 State Championships, named Coach of the Year on 5 different occassions and served as Defensive Coordinator in the South Carolina North South All-Star game. Coach Miller and his wife, Gina, are the parents of two boys; Cam and Brayden
Ken Cribb, Bluffton HS, SC
Topic : Double Wing Pistol – Run and Fun
Coach Cribb is the Head Coach at Bluffton High School in Bluffton, SC. Coach Cribb has been there for 2 years and owns a 26-3 record with 2 Lower State Championship appearances and 1 State Championship appearance. Before his arrival Bluffton never had a winning season. He was named 2010 AAA Coach of the Year, Region Coach of the Year in 2010 & 2011, and was also an Assistant Coach for the 2011 Shrine Bowl Team. In 2011 Bluffton set a State Record with 814 points forced while breaking 75 school records over his 2 year span at Bluffton. Coach Cribb has sent 3 Bluffton players to the North/South All-Star Game and 2 Bluffton players to the Shrine Bowl. Before his time in Bluffton he served as an Assistant Coach at Fort Dorchester in 2009 and was the Head Coach at R.B. Stall High school from 2007-2008. In 2008 he was as an Assistant Coach to North/South All-Star Game. During his tenure at Stall High School Coach Cribb was named Region Coach of the Year in 2007 and set school scoring records each year. From 2001-2006 Coach Cribb was the Head Coach at South Florence High School where he set the school scoring record in his 1st year and his 4th year. In 1998 he began his Head Coaching career at Georgetown High where they made the playoffs twice and in his 3rd year set the school scoring record. Coach Cribb and his wife, Lori, are the proud parents Anna Carolina (13) and Ashby (11).
Scott Young, West Rowan HS, NC
TOPIC: "Building a Championship Program & 2 Back Run."
Coach Scott Young has been the head coach at West Rowan High School for 14 seasons (1998-present) with a career record of 148-40 at the conclusion of the 2011 season. His Falcons won the North Carolina 3A State Championship in 2008, 2009, & 2010 and played for their fourth straight in 2011. They have won conference titles nine times, including a streak of eight in a row in the North Piedmont Conference. Young was voted North Carolina Associated Press High School Football Coach of the Year in 2008 & 2010. Scott was a North Carolina Shrine Bowl coach in 2009. He was a Carolina Panthers Coach of the Week in 2011. Coach Young has been named conference and county coach of the year numerous times.
Scott is a native of Salisbury, N.C. He is a 1989 graduate of East Rowan High School where he lettered in football, wrestling, and track. Young attended Guilford College, while playing football for the Quakers. He graduated from Catawba College in 1994. He resides in Salisbury with wife Dianne, who is a fourth grade teacher at Woodleaf Elementary, and sons Bryant (12) and Brody (6 months), and daughter Ally (9). They attend High Rock Community Church.
Tim Cromer – Head Football Coach Christiansburg High School (VA)
TOPIC:
1 – Wing-T Pistol Formation – Run Game
2 – Wing-T Pistol Formation – Passing Game
3 – Punt Protection and KO Coverage Schemes
Coach Cromer has just completed his 15th year as a head coach, and his 10th as the Head Football coach of his alma mater. The Blue Demons had won just 3 games in 3 seasons before prior and are 74-43 during Cromer’s tenure. The past 3 seasons, Christiansburg has gone 34-7 winning the River Ridge District Championship in 2010, 2011; the Region IV Division 4 Championship in 2009, 2010, 2011 and was the 2011 AA State Division 4 Runner-up. The Blue Demons have run the wing-t offense for 10 years, with emphasis on the Jet the last 7 years and are now exclusively in the Pistol Wing-T formation. The 2010 offense piled up 5035 yards (3801 rushing, 1234 passing) while scoring 478 points (37 pt avg.) and scoring 65 TD’s. In 2011, we gained 4781 (3646 rushing, 1135 passing) yards on offense, scoring 521 and 73 touchdowns. Christiansburg also places a huge emphasis on special teams, not giving up a blocked punt in the last 116 games or a return for touchdown in the last 35 games.
Brian Hales
Topic: Maintaining a Balanced Offense while Using a Variety of Sets
Brian Hales just completed his first season as head football coach at Butler High School in Matthews, NC. He has been on the coaching staff at Butler since 2004 and has served in many capacities including offensive line, defensive line, running backs, and strength and conditioning coach.
Including this season, Hales has served as Butler's offensive coordinator for the past 4 years. Over that span, the Bulldogs have gone 55-4 and won 2 State and 3 conference titles. Hales' offenses have put up some rather impressive numbers. In 59 games they have scored a total of 2591 points for an average of 43.9 points per game.
This years unit was a model of balance. Of 636 offensive plays, the Bulldogs threw the ball 51% of the time vs 49% runs. The further show that balance, of the teams 93 offensive touchdowns 48 came through the air, while 45 occured on the ground. Four different players scored more than 12 TDs.
Rich Hargitt
Topic: "Spread Crossing Routes to Beat Multiple Coverages" and "Applying Air Raid Pass Principles to the High School Game"
Rich Hargitt has been a football coach for the past 13 years. He has served as a head football coach and offensive coordinator at the high school level in Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Hargitt’s teams have been utilizing a form of the Spread Offense for the past 10 seasons. Hargitt’s offense has produced school record holders in rushing and passing. He contributed to a six-part video series on the Spread Wing-T offense for American Football Monthly and has been published numerous times in coaching journals. His first book was published by Coaches Choice in 2012 entitled 101 Shotgun Wing-T Plays. In 2010, he earned a master’s of arts degree in physical education with coaching specialization from Ball State University. He is currently the passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Nation Ford High School in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Hargitt resides in Gastonia, North Carolina, with his wife Lisa and their sons Griffin and Graham.
Bill Gierke, Orangewood Christian, FL
Topic 1: "Winning Off-Season Drills and Conditioning"
Topic 2: "Defending the Single Wing Spread Offense"
Topic 3: "Defending from the 3-5-3"
Coach Bill Gierke has been roaming the sidelines at High School football games for 35 years, 30 of those as a Head Coach in the talent rich state of Florida. During that time Coach Gierke has accumulated an incredible win loss record of 263-73. Included in those wins are 17 district championships, 10 regional championships, 3 state runner-ups and a Sate Championship. He has also had his fair share of talented players come through the program. 10 High School All-Americans, 5 College All-Americans and 9 players who have either played or are currently playing in the NFL have all benefitted from the incredible amount of football knowledge Coach Gierke has. Coach Gierke annually shares his knowledge of the game with coaches from all around the country as one of the most sought after speakers n the High School game.
Matt Lubick, ODuke University
Topic: "WR Play"
J.C. Harper, Head Coach, Stephen F. Austin University
Topic: "Practice Like you Play" and "Winning Kick Off Return and Punt Coverage Schemes"
"Please check back often as our impressive list of speakers continues to grow!"
"Youth/Middle School Topics"
Josh Glessner
Topics "Spread Option;Attacking the Perimeter" and "Spread Option; Executing the Mid-Line Option"
Coach Glessner learned the Spread Option offfense while at Chancellor High School as an assistant. Josh then spent a year as an assistant at AG Wright Middle School, before becoming the head coach and offensive coordinator there in the fall of 2008. Over the next two seasons, the AG Wright Tigers utilzed the Spread Option attack to average 34 ppg and allow 19 different Tigers to visit the end zone. 2009 was a banner year at AG Wright as they used the Spread Option to enjoy an undefeated season. Coach Glessner is now serving on the staff at Mountian View HS in Stafford, VA.
Brannan Glessner
Topics "Utilizing the 5-3 Defense" and "Attacking the Run game with stunts,blitzes and angles"
Brannan Glessner has coaching experience from the youngest ankle biters all the way to high school varsity. As a defensive coordinator, his defenses surrendered less than 7 points a game and lead the conference in turnovers and sacks all while utillizing an attacking defense that "forced the issue" against every offense they faced. Coach Glessner and his defenses have experienced success against every offense they have faced, from the vaunted Spread Option Attack to the most basic of Pro-set formations, they have "attacked" them all. Coach Glessner most recently served as Freshman coach and Varsity Linebackers coach at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax Virginia.
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Les Miles, LSU
Les Miles heads into his 7th season at LSU in 2011 and if his previous six years are any indication, then it should be another exciting year for the Tigers. Since joining LSU in 2005, after a highly successful debut as a head coach at Oklahoma State, Miles has taken the Tigers to new heights, winning more games in that span than any other coach in school history, while capturing the 2007 BCS National Championship and leading his teams to four top 10 finishes. Throw in five bowl victories and one could argue that Miles and LSU have set a standard that the rest of college football is chasing. Coach Miles holds the distinction of being the only coach in the illustrious history of the SEC to win at least 11 games four times during his first 6 years in the league! Miles enters the 2011 season with a record at LSU of 62-17 including an impressive 33-15 mark in SEC regular season games. Coach Miles and his wife Kathy have 4 children Kathryn, Manny, Ben and Macy Grace.
Coach Calhoun has been described by his peers as a "man of action" and it shows in his impressive history. After his playing days at the Air Force Academy were completed, Coach Calhoun served on active duty as an officer in the Air Force from 1989-1995 before moving into his career as a football coach. Coach Calhoun has coached at both the Professional and Collegiate level as an assistant and head coach. In 2006 he became the first graduate of the Academy to ascend to the position of head coach at Air Force. Coach Calhoun has lifted the Falcon football team to unprecedented heights becoming the only Air Force head coach to lead the program to 4 consecutive seasons that included at least 8 wins and a bowl game. Equally impressive is the Academy's' record 17th Commander in Chief Trophy won during the 2010 season with victories over Army and Navy. Coach Calhoun and his wife, Amanda have 2 children; Tyler and Amelia
Coach Mike London's first year as Virginia's head football coach was a whirlwind of activity. His energy and passion for the Cavalier program made an immediate impact, generating a new found enthusiasm for Virginia football. Coach London actively promoted the Cavalier program to the public with a groundbreaking 18 episode television production entitled "The Building of a Program" that gave an all access look inside UVA football. He quickly defined the culture for the football team by prescribing three basic tenets for his players; Go to Class, Show Class and Treat people with Dignity and Respect. Coach London employs these tenets much the same way he did while winning the FCS National Title as head coach of the Richmond Spiders. College footballs elite coaching ranks all agree, "Mike London will build a winner at Virginia"! Coach London and his wife, Regina are the proud parents of 7 children; Michael Jr., Brandon, Kristen, Tieyna, Korben, Jaicyn and Madicyn.
Wake Forest head football coach, Jim Grobe is entering his 11th season at the helm of the Demon Deacon football program. After 10 seasons, Grobe has built a football program that has been to bowl games in three of the last five years and proved itself to be an annual contender for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. Grobe has taken the Deacons where no previous Wake Forest football coach has been. He has lead the Deacons to more bowl games, more eight win seasons and more bowl victories than any other coach in school history. Grobe and the Deacons put together a three year streak of winning seasons which had not been accomplished in over 50 years. The Deacons 33 wins from 2006-2009 are the most wins ever during a four year period. With a record of 62-60 at Wake Forest, Grobe is the first Deacon coach ,at the extremely challenging academic University, to have a career mark above .500. Coach Grobe and his wife, Holly have 2 sons, Matt and Ben.
Ellis Johnson, long hailed as one of the country's top defensive strategists, begins his first season as the head coach at The University of Southern Mississippi.
Josh Niblett, HOOVER HS, Hoover AL.
Steve Jacoby - Defensive Line Coach
Mike Newsome, 
Jared Van Acker, GRAFTON HS, Yorktown, VA. 
Dean Howell, head coach at AC Flora High School in Columbia, SC 
Chris Frye, NASM-CPT-PES, USAW 
Rusty Bradley, Head Coach, The Christian Academy of Knoxville 
Mark Bradley, Def. Coordidnator and OL coach, The Christian Academy of Knoxville 
Ken Cribb, Bluffton HS, SC
Scott Young, West Rowan HS, NC
