Coaching Experience: Named to the SMU coaching staff on Jan. 13, 2004... Guided All-C-USA lineman and Rimington Trophy Watch list member Ben Poynter...
Came to SMU after spending the 2003 season at Middle Tennessee State, where he served as offensive line coach and tutored All-Sun Belt Conference lineman Brandon Westbrook... Under his guidance, the Blue Raiders[apos] offense was the top scoring squad in the Sun Belt, averaging over 27 points per game...
Spent two years as the offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills, where, in 2002, his offensive line paved the way for a 4,359-yard passer in Drew Bledsoe, a 1,439-yard rusher in Travis Henry and two 1,200-yard-plus receivers in Eric Moulds and Peerless Price... Served as the defensive quality control, linebackers and special teams coach for the 13-3 Tennessee Titans in 2000...
Has also served as offensive line coach at Oklahoma State (1998 & 1999), Valdosta State (1997) and Houston (1988-93) as well as with the CFL[apos]s Birmingham Barracudas (1995)... Helped Houston to the 1988 Aloha Bowl and directed an offensive line that protected Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware...
Went to Houston as a graduate assistant under former Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins head coach Jack Pardee and was promoted to full-time assistant in 1990... Was selected to coach in the 1990 Blue-Gray All-Star Game after helping UH to a 10-1 season...
Broke into the coaching ranks as the seventh and eighth grade coach at Hill Country Middle School in 1981... From 1983 to 1984, was the defensive line coach for Spring Branch High School in Houston before becoming the defensive coordinator at Marble Falls (Texas) High School from 1984-86...Â
Education: Earned his bachelor[apos]s degree from Southwest Texas State in 1981...
Personal: A Flatonia, Texas, native... Married to the former Marianne Britz... The couple has two sons, Trevor and Trent.
