- Dave Wommack, who has over 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level, has coached teams to 18 bowl games and been a part of 28 winning seasons.
- Chris Kiffin, the younger brother of USC head coach Lane Kiffin and son of USC assistant head coach Monte Kiffin, helped coach a defense that led the Sun Belt Conference in total defense (325.67 ypg), scoring defense (19.33 ppg) and ranked in the top 20 in the NCAA in both categories. Arkansas State also led the league and ranked 12th in the nation in tackles for loss (7.33 pg) and finished 17th in the NCAA in QB sacks (2.67 pg).
- Tom Allen, over the last 18 years of his coaching career, the teams Allen has coached posted a combined 184-43 record for an .811 winning percentage. That record covers stops at six different schools in Florida, Tennessee, Indiana and Iowa, and four of those schools had a losing record the season prior to Allen's arrival.
- Gunter Brewer, the son of former Rebel standout and eventual head coach Billy Brewer, Gunter joins the Ole Miss staff for the second time in his career, having served in graduate assistant positions 1988-90. Brewer returns to Oxford after a successful six-year run at Oklahoma State where he served in various capacities during his tenure, including as co-offensive coordinator, passing game coordinator, receivers coach and quarterbacks coach. His term in Stillwater included five bowl appearances and the program's first Big 12 South Championship in 2010.
- Matt Luke, A former Rebel player and assistant coach, Luke spent the previous four seasons as Duke's offensive coordinator/running game while coaching the offensive line. His line ranked among the ACC's top-five in fewest sacks allowed throughout his tenure, including finishing third in 2009 and 2010.
- Former Rebel Bryan Brown enters his first season as defensive graduate assistant coach for the Ole Miss football staff in 2011. He spent the 2010 season as an administrative intern for the Rebels.
- Alan Hensell returns to the Ole Miss football staff in 2011 for his second stint as the graduate assistant coach for offense. Hensell was also a member of the Rebel staff from 2007 through 2009, including as offensive GA in 2008. He worked as a video graduate assistant during the 2007 campaign and as an intern in 2009.
- Maurice Harris was named Ole Miss' tight ends coach and recruiting
coordinator head coach Hugh Freeze announced on Dec. 8, 2011. This marks
Harris' second stop at Ole Miss as he served as the Assistant Athletic
Director for Internal Football Operations for the Rebels in 2006.
Last year, Harris was part of an Arkansas State offense that led the Sun Belt conference in total offense (453.2 ypg) and scoring (33.50 ppg). His tight ends unit also helped an A-State rushing attack that ranked second in the conference in yards (181.58 ypg).
Read More: http://www.olemisssports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-coaches.html
Not only are these Coaches excellent at what they do on the field, but they are also leaders off the field. These are the types of men that young men can look up to not only as coaches or men in authority, but as role models for life and someone that they can count on in the future after their playing days are behind them. The recruits we get at Ole Miss need not only be great on the football field, but they need to be great in life.That takes a strong support group of parents, coaches, teachers, and friends.
Here is a random fact:
The odds of becoming a professional football player are low. According to the NFL Players Association, approximately 100,000 high school students play football. Of those, 215 will go on to play for an NFL team. About 9,000 play at the college level, and if they make it that far, 310 of them will actually make it to the NFL draft.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A Strong Support Group
When building a winning program you like to see coaches bring in coaches with winning backgrounds. This is exactly what Coach Freeze is doing.
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