Youngest Division I Head Coaches

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1 Tech Head Coach Derek Dooley 48 Derek Dooley was named the 31st head coach in Louisiana Tech football history on Dec. 17, Dooley, who is the son of former Georgia head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley, comes to Louisiana Tech following a two year stint as the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins. At age 38, he is the sixth youngest head coach in the Division I ranks. Derek was born to be a football coach, but not just because he is the son of a former head coach and grew up around it, said St. Louis Rams head coach Scott Linehan. He understands the commitment it takes to be a winner at all levels. Guys like him just need this opportunity, and now its official -- so watch out. He ll have a lot of success. During his two years with the Dolphins, Dooley oversaw the continued development of Randy McMichael, who registered back-to-back seasons of over 60 receptions combining for over 1,200 yards and eight touchdowns. McMichael, who signed with the St. Louis Rams following the season, ended his Dolphins career as the all-time leader in receptions by a tight end. Youngest Division I Head Coaches Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern 32 Mario Cristobal Florida International 36 Bret Bielema Wisconsin 37 Ron Prince Kansas State 37 Al Golden Temple 38 Derek Dooley Louisiana Tech 39 Coach Dooley is such a bright person, McMichael said. He s made me a better person on and off the field. He s made me focus every day on every aspect of the game. As a coach, he makes you the best player you can possibly be. He ll coach you like you ve never been coached, and he ll push you to your maximum potential. He is a phenomenal teacher. Prior to joining the Dolphins, Dooley spent the previous five years at LSU, including the 2004 season when he served as assistant head coach/special teams coordinator/running backs coach. In 2003, running back Justin Vincent set an LSU freshman record by rushing for 1,001 yards, as he went on to be named MVP of both the SEC championship game as well as the Sugar Bowl, in which LSU claimed the national title. In 2004, the Tigers finished first in the SEC in rushing (193.8 yards per game), led by Alley Broussard (867 yards, 6.1 avg.) and Joseph Addai (680 yards, 6.7 avg.), a first-round draft choice of Indianapolis in Broussard set an LSU singlegame record in 2004 with 250 yards rushing against Ole Miss. He s the kind of coach that s got a lot of energy, and he s somebody that you can relate to on a personal level, Addai said. He s great at giving advice while being upbeat at the same time. There aren t many coaches that will let you have fun while getting the job done at the same time. He has the ability to get that out of you. Dooley s special teams unit ranked among the best in the conference during his tenure as well, as they finished first in the SEC in net punting (2003), punt returns (2003) and kickoff coverage (2003 and 2004). In addition, Skyler Green, a fourth-round draft choice of Dallas in 2006, led the nation in punt return average in 2003, with an 18.5-yard average, with two of his returns going for touchdowns. That year, he was a first-team All-America selection

2 as a return specialist. Green added another punt return for a score in Dooley first went to Baton Rouge in 2000 as the Tigers recruiting coordinator/tight ends coach, a position in which he served three years ( ). During this time, Robert Royal set an LSU single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end (5 in 2000) and was named first-team All-Southeastern Conference in both 2000 and I really admire and look up to him, Royal said. Not only is he a great coach, but he is a great man. He comes from a background of tradition of winning, and he represents what you expect from in a coach. You can believe and fully trust him. He is a high-character man and a player s coach. As a recruiting coordinator, Dooley s 2003 recruiting class ranked No. 1 in the country by every major recruiting publication, while his 2001 class was ranked in the top 3 nationally. Prior to joining LSU, Dooley spent the seasons as wide receivers coach at Southern Methodist, while also holding the duties of assistant recruiting coordinator for his final two years. That followed a one-year stint (1996) as a graduate assistant at the University of Georgia. A walk-on wide receiver at the University of Virginia, Dooley earned a scholarship with the Cavaliers following his second season and helped the school to three bowl appearances, including an ACC championship in In 1990, he was named first-team Academic all-acc and participated in the Senior Bowl. He graduated from the Charlottesville, Va., school in 1990 with a bachelor s degree in government and foreign affairs, and went on to earn his law degree from Georgia in Before embarking on his coaching career, Dooley practiced law at a private firm in Atlanta for almost two years. Derek and his wife, Allison, have two sons, John Taylor and Peyton, and a daughter, Julianna. What Others Are Saying I think Derek has an excellent presence about himself. He s a very articulate, bright guy. He s very well organized and very smart. He was always a very good recruiter when he was in college, which I think is paramount if you re going to have success as a college coach. I think he s got all the right ingredients to be successful as a head coach. Nick Saban Head Coach Alabama Crimson Tide Coach Dooley is a great guy and certainly someone I look up to. He s extremely knowledge about the garme of football, and I m very excited to see him get an opportunity to be a head coach. Andrew Whitworth OL, Cincinnati Bengals 49 Peyton, Derek, Allison, Julianna and John Taylor Dooley

3 Tommy Spangler Defensive Coordinator Georgia, T ommy Spangler has developed a reputation in the college football world as a defensive-minded coach. That combined with his energy and passion for the game are the reasons why Louisiana Tech head coach Derek Dooley hired the veteran coach in January as the Bulldogs defensive coordinator. I am very excited that Tommy is joining the Bulldog family, Dooley said. His energy, enthusiasm and defensive prowess make him an outstanding fit at Louisiana Tech. He has consistently had top-ranked defenses and has always had teams that play with intangibles that are important to winning football. The 45-year-old Spangler has spent the past two decades as a full-time coach on the college football sideline where he served the first 10 years at Georgia Southern helping lead the program to a pair of Division I-AA national titles. He has spent the past 10 seasons at Division II Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C., where he served as the head coach since There s no question that I m aware of the tradition Louisiana Tech has and the type of players it has produced, Spangler said. My decision was made much easier by the guy heading the program. Coach Dooley is the type of coach you want to be associated with given his terrific coaching background. This is definitely a people business. We re coming here to get it right and get Tech back on the winning track. This past season, Spangler s defense at Presbyterian ranked first in the South Atlantic Conference in scoring defense (13.2 ppg) and total defense (233.5 ypg) en route to a 7-4 record. In 2005, he led Presbyterian to a 10-2 mark, the South Atlantic Conference title and the school s first appearance ever in the NCAA Division II playoffs, earning him the league Coach of the Year Award. He also garnered two American Football Coaches Association Region 2 Coach of the Year Awards while at Presbyterian. His Presbyterian defenses have been ranked in the top half of the South Atlantic Conference in all defensive categories each of the last eight seasons, and his 1998 Blue Hose unit forced an incredible 48 turnovers in 11 games and ranked first nationally in turnover margin (+2.27). After taking the job as the secondary coach at Georgia Southern in 1987, Spangler was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in 1990 and then took over the sole reigns of the program s defense in The Stone Mountain, Ga., native earned the Southern Conference Defensive Coach of the Year Award in 1993 as the Eagles won the league title and advanced to the playoffs. His defense ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense. Spangler played defensive back at the University of Georgia from 1979 through 1982 and was a member of the 1980 Division I National Championship team that defeated Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl. He lettered his senior season helping Georgia to the 1982 Southeastern Conference title, the program s third straight. He earned his bachelor s degree in physical education from Georgia in the spring of Spangler is married to the former Kim Pierce of Ft. White, Fla., and they are the parents of three children: Pierce, Peyton, and Gracie. Tommy, Peyton, Pierce, Gracie and Kim Spangler

4 Frank Scelfo Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks UL-Monroe, 1981 F rank Scelfo knows well following his four-month stay in the fall of 2005 after the Tulane football program relocated to Ruston in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Scelfo now returns to the campus as a full-time member of the Louisiana Tech football family as the Bulldogs new offensive coordinator on head coach Derek Dooley s staff. Louisiana Tech has a long history of offensive excellence, and I am excited that coach Dooley has given me the opportunity to be here, said Scelfo, who coached former Bulldog signal caller Gene Johnson at River Oaks High School in the late 1980s. The city of Ruston and Louisiana Tech opened their arms when we evacuated here, and my family and I are eager to give back to all those who did so much for us. Dooley announced Scelfo s hiring in January after the former Tulane offensive guru spent the last 11 seasons on the Green Wave staff, including the past eight as the program s offensive coordinator. Frank has consistently produced some of the most exciting and productive offenses and quarterback play in the country. Dooley said. The fact he is a Louisiana native and is well-known and respected around the state make him a great fit for Louisiana Tech. Scelfo helped lead the Green Wave to one of its most successful decades in the program s history, including an undefeated season and the 1998 Conference USA and Liberty Bowl titles. During his time at Tulane, Scelfo directed one of the most innovative offenses in the college game as the Green Wave finished ranked in the top 30 nationally in passing offense in five times, including ranking 3rd in passing offense (324.45) in 2000, 5th in passing offense (327.3) in 1999 and 12th in passing offense (291.50) in In 2000, Tulane ranked 7th nationally in total offense, averaging more than 450 yards per game. Scelfo also mentored three NFL signal callers in Ruston native Patrick Ramsey (Denver Broncos), J.P. Losman (Buffalo Bills) and Lester Ricard (Jacksonville Jaguars). Those three quarterbacks along with Lester Ricard produced mind-boggling numbers as Scelfo s protégé s during their careers. Each one of the three finished their careers ranked in the top five in Tulane history in career passing. The New Iberia native produced Tulane s all-time passing leader (Ramsey), all-time rushing and all-purpose yardage leader (Mewelde Moore), all-time touchdown receptions leader (Roydell Williams) and all-time scoring leader (Seth Marler). Moore also became only the second player in NCAA history to rush for more than 4,000 yards and receive for more than 2,000 yards during his time under Scelfo. A total of eight Tulane offensive players were selected in the NFL Draft during Scelfo s tenure, including running back Jerald Sowell (1997, 7th round), quarterback Shaun King (1999, 2nd round), wide receiver JaJuan Dawson (2000, 3rd round), offensive lineman Bernard Robertson (2001, 5th round), Ramsey (2002, 1st round), Losman (2004, 1st round), Moore (2004, 4th round), and Williams (2005, 4th round). The 48-year-old earned his bachelor s degree and master s at Northeast Louisiana (now Louisiana-Monroe) in 1981 and 1983, respectively, while playing for the Indians. He was named NLU s 1981 Athlete of the Year. Scelfo is married to Holly Kingery, and the couple has two sons, Anthony and Jordan. Holly, Frank, Jordan and Anthony Scelfo 51

5 Kenny Evans Linebackers Northeastern State, L ongtime North Texas defensive coordinator and assistant head coach Kenny Evans joined the Louisiana Tech staff as the linebackers coach. Evans, who was named a National Assistant Coach of the Year by the Football Foundation in 2005, comes to Louisiana Tech after spending the past nine seasons at North Texas, helping lead the Eagles to four straight Sun Belt Conference titles ( ) and four appearances in the New Orleans Bowl. Kenny had phenomenal success as a defensive coordinator at North Texas, and his expertise and knowledge will be a great addition to our defensive staff, Dooley said. In addition, he has recruited throughout Texas for almost a decade, and his ties in that state will add tremendous value to our program. The Warner, Okla., native directed some of the most prolific and highly-decorated defenses in North Texas history during three years as the Mean Green s defensive coordinator ( ). He also served as the program s recruiting coordinator for two years. His 2003 North Texas defense ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference in total defense and boasted seven all-conference selections, while his 2004 version ranked second in the conference and placed five members on the all-league team. Evans, who served as North Texas assistant head coach in 2006, also coached the Mean Green linebackers for seven years, placing seven on the all-sun Belt Conference teams since 2001, including the 2003 Sun Belt Conference defensive player of the year in Chris Hurd. Two of Evans protégés Brad Kassell and Cody Spencer both played with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL in 2005 and the New York Jets in 2006 I m very excited for the opportunity to come to Louisiana Tech, Evans said. The program s tradition made this job very enticing for me. The fact that the university was able to bring in someone with Coach Dooley s background and character made this a great opportunity. Evans coached North Texas leading tackler in four of his seven seasons with the linebackers, and during his two years as tight ends coach (2001 and 2002) he helped develop Jeff Muenchow into a two-time first team all-conference pick. Prior to joining the North Texas staff in 1998, Evans served as an assistant coach at Missouri Southern State College for nine years where he helped lead the Lions to a mark and the 1993 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. He also served as the defensive coordinator at Southeastern Oklahoma State from 1986 through 1988, the wide receivers coach at Florida in 1985 and three years as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma from 1982 through In addition to the four New Orleans Bowl appearances, Evans also coached in the 1982 Fiesta Bowl and the 1985 Orange Bowl. Evans earned bachelor s degree in both physical education and biology from Northeastern State in 1982 and his master s degree in physical education from Oklahoma in He has a nine-year-old son named Elliott. Elliott and Kenny Evans

6 Conroy Hines Wide Receivers Louisiana Tech, 1989 F ormer Louisiana Tech standout Conroy Hines begins his 14th season as a full-time assistant coach for the Bulldogs and will take over as the wide receivers coach this season. After serving as a graduate assistant for Tech in 1992 and 1993, Hines coached the Bulldog tight ends from 1994 through 1998, the wide receivers in 1999 and 2000 and the quarterbacks the past five years. After serving as offensive coordinator from , he will return to his position over the receivers. Conroy has been extremely valuable during the transition, said Tech head coach Derek Dooley. Having graduated from Tech, he has tremendous passion for his university, and as a position coach and coordinator has been an integral part of many high-powered offenses. Hines offensive coaching has helped put multiple Bulldogs in the pros, most recently Ryan Moats and Luke McCown. During Moats two years as the starting running back for the Bulldogs in 2003 and 2004, the current Philadelphia Eagle shattered Louisiana Tech s single season rushing records. After an impressive 1,300 yard performance as a sophomore, Moats exploded for 1,774 yards and 18 touchdowns (both Tech single season records) in 2004 before forgoing his senior season for the NFL Draft. McCown also posted eye-popping offensive numbers under Hines tutelage as the current Tampa Bay Buccaneer passed for 12,666 yards and 87 touchdowns as a four year starter, ending his collegiate career ranked in the top 10 in NCAA Division I history in passing yards, total offense and passing touchdowns. During his first year of coaching the Bulldogs wide receivers in 1999, Hines receiving corps of James Jordan, John Simon, Delwyn Daigre and Sean Cangelosi became the first foursome to register 60 or more receptions each in the same season. After a stellar prep career at Neville High School in Monroe, Hines signed with Louisiana Tech and lettered for the Bulldogs from 1986 through He had the challenge of being the starting quarterback his senior season in 1988, when the Bulldogs played a Division I schedule in their final year as a I-AA team. He earned his bachelor s degree from Louisiana Tech in business management in 1989, and two master s degrees from Tech in business in 1991 and in education in Hines is married to the former Krista Hanna of Dubach, La., who is a math instructor at Louisiana Tech, and the couple has two daughters, Loran and Hanna, and one son, Jack. Jack, Conroy, Krista, Loran and Hanna Hines 53

7 Brent Indest Running Backs UL-Lafayette, B rent Indest, one of the most successful high school coaches in south Louisiana in the last decade, joins the Louisiana Tech staff as the Bulldogs running backs coach. Indest recorded an record during eight years as the head coach at Abbeville High School and three years at Crowley, leading his teams to five district titles and the state playoffs nine times. I have been following Brent s success since the first time I met him seven years ago, Dooley said. He has a tremendous ability to connect with young men and lead them to do things beyond what they ever dreamed. I am confident his energy and enthusiasm will have the same effect on our program at Tech. The four-time district coach of the year recipient registered nine winnings seasons in 11 years at two schools whose football programs were both on life support prior to his taking the head coaching jobs. When Indest arrived at Crowley High School three years ago, the Gents program was not in good shape, having posted a 0-10 mark the previous season. Three years later, Indest guided the same program to a 10-0 regular season mark, gaining him the respect statewide that earned him the Louisiana Class 3A Coach of the Year award. Indest was in three seasons at Crowley. I m excited and honored to be a part of this great university, Indest said. I look forward to working with Coach Dooley and this coaching staff to bring Tech football to the top of the Western Athletic Conference. Indest, who was named the District 5-4A Coach of the Year and the District 7-3A Coach of the Year at Abbeville and the District 5-3A Coach of the Year twice at Crowley, joined an Abbeville program in 1996 that was 1-9 the previous season. He promptly won four games in his first year at Abbeville, including defeating a Crowley team that advanced to the state finals that season. He took Abbeville to the state playoffs seven years while capturing the District 6-3A title in 1997 and the District 5-4A title in Following the 2002 season at Abbeville, Indest once again accepted the challenge of rebuilding a struggling Crowley program that had won only eight games in five years. He led the Gents to a 4-6 mark in the first year before winning the District 7-3A title in 2005 with a 7-4 record. Indest s 2005 team snapped Notre Dame s 40-plus consecutive game district winning streak dating back more than five years. This past season, Indest led Crowley to an 11-1 mark and another win over the eventual top-seeded Notre Dame team, earning him three Coach of the Year awards (District 5-3A, the all-acadiana Team and the Louisiana Class 3A state team). Indest started his high school coaching career as the secondary coach at Catholic High School in 1990 before working as an assistant at Abbeville from 1991 through Indest earned his bachelor s degree in health and physical education from Southwestern Louisiana University (now UL-Lafayette) in The 1984 graduate of Catholic High of New Iberia earned first team Louisiana Class 2A all-state honors following his senior year. His No. 8 jersey is retired by his former high school. He is married to the former Tina Works and the couple has a daughter, Jessica. Brent, Jessica and Tina Indest

8 Ed Jackson Assistant Head Coach Defensive Line Louisiana Tech, 1983 W hen Ed Jackson played collegiately for Louisiana Tech in the early 1980s, he never dreamed that a quarter of a century later he would still be walking the Bulldog sideline -- but he is. For the 15th straight season, Jackson will serve as an integral part of the Louisiana Tech coaching staff, serving as the assistant head coach and defensive line coach for the Bulldogs. Ed is a proud graduate of Louisiana Tech who had a decorated playing career not only as a Bulldog, but also in the NFL, said Tech head coach Derek Dooley. He has produced an incredible number of allstar defensive linemen, but more importantly is a man of great character who has had a profound impact on all of the players he has coached. Following his collegiate career, Jackson played professionally in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders, in the USFL for the Tampa Bay Bandits and Orlando Renegades and in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts. It s the lessons he learned as a player and a person that he still uses today for the program s benefit, especially in recruiting where he has inked such former Bulldog greats as Grant Williams, Terrence Sykes, Keith Washington, Lee Ragsdale, Jamie Nichols and Barry Robertson. After his professional playing career ended in 1985, Jackson began his coaching career at Hinds Community College where he served as the defensive line coach from 1987 to 1991 and the defensive coordinator in During those six years, six of Jackson s defensive ends made it to major college programs and then the NFL in Leon Lett, Marvin Washington, John Copeland, Pervis Hunt, Grady Jackson and Gary Walker. Jackson returned to his alma mater in 1993 when he was hired by Joe Raymond Peace as the defensive ends coach. After four years at that position, Jackson was promoted prior to the 1997 season to assistant head coach by Bulldog head coach Gary Crowton while also moving to the Tech linebackers. The father of five returned to the Bulldog defensive line in 2000 where he has spent the past six years. In 2005, Jackson helped coach the Bulldog defense to its best season in the past six seasons. Tech posted its best NCAA ranking during that period in total defense, scoring defense, rushing defense, turnovers gained and turnover margin. During his 14 seasons as a coach at Tech, Jackson has helped lead the Bulldog football program into the 21st century, including a trip into the Associated Press Top 25 in 1999 and a Western Athletic Conference championship title and subsequent bowl berth in The 47-year-old, who serves as the university counselor and sponsor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, was also a finalist for the 1999 American Football Coaches Association Assistant Coach of the Year award. During his playing days at Tech, Jackson earned All-Southland Conference honors and first team all-louisiana honors as a senior after registering 98 tackles and seven sacks. After walking on to the Bulldog football team in 1977, Jackson played for four seasons and was a member of the 1977 and 1978 Independence Bowl teams. He earned his bachelor s degree in education from Tech in 1983, and his master s in education administration from Mississippi College in Jackson is married to the former Victoria Aker of Grambling, and the couple has five daughters: Ashley, Adrianna, Andrea, Aisha and Alexis. Ashley, Adrianna, Victoria, Ed, Alexis, Andrea and Aisha Jackson 55

9 Terry Joseph Defensive Backs Recruiting Coordinator Northwestern State, D erek Dooley hired one of the rising young coaches in the business and a man with a great football background in Terry Joseph. Joseph will serve as the Bulldogs defensive backs coach as well as the programs recruiting coordinator. Terry is a bright young coach with a tremendous future in this profession, Dooley said. He has an impressive football pedigree, and his ties throughout the state of Louisiana make him a great fit. The 33-year-old brings a wealth of knowledge of Louisiana high school football with him especially south Louisiana after working as an assistant coach at Destrehan High School for three years and at Archbishop Shaw High School for three years. Joseph also comes from a football coaching family as his cousin Vance Joseph is the secondary coach for the San Francisco 49ers and his cousin Mickey Joseph is the head coach at Desire Street Academy located in Baton Rouge. Joseph, who was a two-time GTE Academic All-American in baseball at Northwestern State in 1993 and 1995, served as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Destrehan from 2002 through Prior to his time at Destrehan, Joseph served as the secondary coach and special teams coordinator at Archbishop Shaw from 1999 through This opportunity comes at a great time for me, Joseph said. Coach Dooley is going to build a great program here, and I look forward to being a part of many conference championships and bowl appearances. He is going to build this thing the right way. This past year Joseph served as a defensive graduate assistant football coach for Les Miles and the LSU Tigers in While working under Tiger defensive coordinator Bo Pelini, Joseph helped in numerous aspects of game preparation for an LSU defensive unit that finished the season ranked No. 3 nationally in total defense ( ypg), No. 3 in pass efficiency defense (92.19), No. 3 pass defense ( ypg) and No. 4 in scoring defense (12.62 ppg). Joseph, who was the 1995 Southland Conference baseball Player of the Year and spent four years in the Chicago Cubs minor league system, earned his bachelor s degree in business administration from Northwestern State in Joseph is married to the former Amanda Gauthe and they have two daughters, Taylor and Lynleigh. Lynleigh, Terry, Taylor and Amanda Joseph

10 Pete Perot Offensive Line Northwestern State, 1983 A lthough his tenure on the Louisiana Tech coaching staff spans two separate stints, Petey Perot is the senior member of the Bulldog coaching staff as he enters his 19th season with the program. Perot, who serves as the Bulldogs offensive line coach, came to Louisiana Tech in 1986 as a volunteer assistant following an eight-year NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles ( ) and New Orleans Saints ( ) which was highlighted by his start for the Eagles in Super Bowl XV. Over the years Pete has established an outstanding reputation for coaching the offensive line and recruiting the state of Louisiana, said Tech head coach Derek Dooley. He had a phenomenal career as a player in the NFL, and as a coach has been a part of many high-powered offenses here at Louisiana Tech. In 1988 he was promoted to offensive line coach at Tech where he stayed until he departed for the same position at Southern Miss in After three years on the Golden Eagles staff, Perot returned to Tech in 2000 where he has been a mainstay on the Bulldog staff under Jack Bicknell. Perot has earned a reputation as one of the top offensive line coaches in the South, tutoring such greats as William Roaf (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs), Grant Williams (New England Patriots) and Joey Chustz (Jacksonville Jaguars). Under Perot s tutelage, Roaf earned All-America honors in 1992 and was one of three finalists for the coveted Outland Trophy before being selected in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Saints. The Natchitoches, La., native s latest protege was Bulldog left guard Aaron Lips, who earned All-Western Athletic Conference honors for three straight seasons while also starting a Tech Division I record 47 straight games. Lips was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List as a senior. During his career at Tech, Perot s offensive lines have paved the way for the top seven single season rushing performances in Bulldog history, including Ryan Moats record-breaking 1,774 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2004, and eight of the top 10 overall. While at Southern Miss, Perot helped the Golden Eagles to three straight bowl appearances where his offensive lines paved the way for three straight 1,000 yard rushing performances (one by Eric Shaw in 1997, and two by Derrick Nix in 1998 and 1999). His 1999 line placed three USM players on the Conference USA All-Freshman team. As a collegiate player, Perot started all four years on the offensive line at Northwestern State before being drafted in the second round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. The father of two also serves as the liaison between the Bulldog football program and the NFL scouts. Perot is married to the former Kate Adams of Hodge, La., and the couple has two sons, Joey and Josh. Kate is an admissions counselor at Louisiana Tech and is also a Tech alumna. Joey, Kate, Pete and Josh Perot 57

11 Eric Russell Tight Ends Special Teams Idaho, O ne of the top special team s coaches in the south joins the Bulldogs staff as former North Texas assistant Eric Russell joins head coach Derek Dooley s staff. The 39-year-old comes to Louisiana Tech after serving the past 13 years on the staff at North Texas where he served as the special team s coordinator for the past five years. He will also coach the Bulldog tight ends. Eric comes highly recommended and has a history of producing aggressive and game-changing special teams play, Dooley said. He has developed strong recruiting ties in the state of Texas and is a perfect fit for our university. During his tenure at North Texas, Russell helped lead the program to four straight Sun Belt Conference titles and four consecutive appearances in the New Orleans Bowl from 2001 through His Mean Green special teams units were annually ranked among the best in the Sun Belt Conference in punt returns, kickoff coverage and field goal percentage. North Texas ranked No. 1 in the Sun Belt in net punting in 2002 and 2003 and No. 1 in kick returns in The Mean Green ranked No. 1 in the country in punt return defense and No. 3 in kick return defense in 2003, and No. 5 in kick return defense in During his time as special team s coordinator, North Texas blocked 14 punts, including seven during the 2003 season. Russell helped develop two of the top kickers in the program s history in Jason Ball, who set the school record for consecutive field goals made, and Nick Bazaldua, who became the school s all-time scoring leader. In addition to his special team s duties, Russell served as the defensive tackles coach from 1994 through 2000 before taking over the North Texas defensive ends starting in 2001 and outside linebackers in Russell coached 15 all-conference selections during his time at North Texas, including Adrian Awasom, who developed into a Lombardi and Hendricks Award candidate and who finished his career as the Sun Belt Conference s all-time sack leader. I am very excited to be joining Coach Dooley and the Louisiana Tech family, Russell said. It s a tremendous opportunity for me and my family. Derek s vision and direction for this program makes it an exciting time to be a part of Louisiana Tech football. Prior to joining the North Texas staff in 1994, Russell served as a graduate assistant at New Mexico in 1993 and at Idaho in An all-state quarterback at St. Marie s High School, Russell was named the Idaho Offensive Player of the Year as a senior before earning all-conference honors at Spokane (Wash.) Falls Community College in He earned his bachelor s degree in public relations from Idaho in Russell is married to the former Shannon Cook of Tyler, Texas, and the couple has a six-month old son named Hayden. Eric, Hayden and Shannon Russell

12 Damon Harrington Head Strength & Conditioning Louisiana Tech, 2000 Former Bulldog linebacker Damon Harrington returns to his alma mater as the head strength and conditioning coach, his second stint in this position. Harrington was hired in January, 2006, replacing his successor Yancy McKnight. The 28-year-old spent the past two years as the Assistant Director for Player Development at Georgia Tech working with all aspects of the Yellow Jackets football strength and conditioning program along side another former Bulldog coach Eric Ciano. Before taking the position at Georgia Tech, Harrington served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech in 2002 and 2003, overseeing a program which serves all 16 of the university s NCAA sanctioned sports. He also spent two years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech in 2000 and 2001, under Ciano. Harrington began his playing career at Louisiana Tech as a walk-on to the Bulldog football program in 1995 before earning a scholarship his sophomore season. He started every game at linebacker during his junior and senior seasons, leading the team in tackles both years with 121 in 1998 and 122 in The Elkton, Maryland, native earned All-Louisiana honors in 1998 and 1999 while also being named to the All-Independent team by Football News in Harrington earned his bachelor s degree from Tech in fitness and wellness in 2000 and completed his master s degree in sports science in Harrington is married to the former Meg Everett of Alexandria, and the couple has a one-year-old son, Luke. Damon, Luke and Meg Harrington Quarvay Winbush Assistant Strength & Conditioning Louisiana Tech, 2006 Quarvay Winbush begins his first year as a full-time assistant strength and conditioning coach at Louisiana Tech after a stellar four-year career for the Bulldog football team. Winbush will assist Tech head strength and conditioning coach Damon Harrington with the Bulldog football team as well as a number of Tech s other 15 NCAA sanctioned athletic programs. Winbush served as a graduate assistant in the department last year under Harrington. The 25-year-old lettered three years for the Louisiana Tech football team, completing his college eligibility this past season. Winbush saw action in all 11 games in 2005, making one start on the Tech defensive line at end while totaling 20 tackles on the season, including 2.5 tackles for loss. Winbush set his career-high for tackles in a game with four against eventual national champion LSU in 2003 and then again against Top 10 Florida in The Baton Rouge, La., native earned his bachelor s degree in 2006 in education. Winbush is married to the former Shandra Freeman of Baton Rouge, La., who was a track and field star for the Lady Techsters during her Tech career. 59 Quarvay and Shandra Winbush

13 Russell Rothar Defensive Graduate Assistant Presbyterian, 2002 Russ Rothar joins the Louisiana Tech football staff this year as the defensive graduate assistant. Rothar served as a full-time assistant coach two years at his alma mater Presbyterian College after playing for current Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler. As the linebackers coach for Presbyterian College, Rothar guided Antwan Thomas to a 100- tackle season in 2005, finishing just five tackles shy of the South Atlantic Conference overall lead. Thomas earned all-sac and All-American honors in 2005 and 2006 while Justin Jones -- another one of Rothar s proteges was all-sac as well. He also spent two seasons working with the Blue Hose defensive line and running backs in 2004 as a restricted earnings coach and with the linebackers as a student assistant in During his playing career ( ), Rothar was a three year starter at Presbyterian earning all- SAC honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He finished first or second on the team in tackles his final three years and ended his career with over 300 tackles and 11 interceptions. Rothar earned his bachelor s degree in history from Presbyterian College in May of Chino Fontenette Strength and Conditioning Intern Aaron Lips Strength and Conditioning Intern Aaron Lips returns to his alma mater and begins his first year at Louisiana Tech as an intern with the strength and conditioning program on the Bulldog coaching staff. Lips returns to Louisiana Tech after one year of coaching the offensive line at Loranger High School in Louisiana during the year. Following a stellar prep career at Independence High School, Lips signed with Louisiana Tech in 2001 and become one of the top offensive guards in Bulldog history. After redshirting in 2001, Lips started all 12 games at a red-shirt freshman and earned All-Western Athletic Conference Freshman honors by The Sporting News while also earning honorable mention all-state accolades. Lips made 47 consecutive starts for Louisiana Tech during his career, tying the program s Division I-A record. The Tickfaw native earned first team All-Western Athletic Conference honors and first team all-louisiana accolades as a junior and senior. Lips also succeeded in the classroom where he was named Academic All-WAC four straight years while also earning 2004 CoSIDA Academic District VI second team honors. The 24-year-old earned his bachelor s degree in sociology from Louisiana Tech in He is married to the former Honea Busch of Hammond. 60 Chino Fontenette begins his first year at Louisiana Tech as an intern with the strength and conditioning program on the Bulldog coaching staff. Fontenette comes to Louisiana Tech after spending the past two seasons at Tulane University, where he served as the offensive graduate assistant for the Green Wave program, working closely with current Bulldog offensive coordinator Frank Scelfo. The 26-year-old played football at Tulane from 1999 through 2003 and was considered one of the most versatile players to wear the Green Wave uniform, playing running back, receiver and quarterback while also serving on special teams units. Fontenette helped lead the 2002 squad to an 8-5 season that ended in a victory in the Hawaii Bowl. Fontenette earned a double major from Tulane in media arts and marketing in 2003 where he was named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Following his college playing career, Fontenette worked for ESPN as a production assistant in remote productions. The Houston, Texas, native prepped at North Shore High School where he was the 1998 district MVP at quarterback.

14 Jordan Foreman Video Coordinator Support Staff Jordan Foreman joins the Louisiana Tech Athletic Department as the video coordinator where he will work closely with the Bulldog football team. Foreman comes to Ruston after receiving his bachelor s degree in sociology in August from North Texas where he spent four years as the assistant video coordinator working with all the Mean Green athletic programs. The 23-year-old assisted in all areas of the North Texas video department, including video streaming, working the video boards, producing highlight videos and assisting with the daily filming and film breakdown of practices and games. The Lake Charles native spent May and June working for Webb Electronics, one of the worldwide leaders in providing video products for sports teams. Foreman is a member of the Collegiate Sports Video Association (CSVA) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Jeffrey Springer Equipment Manager Jeffrey Springer joins the Louisiana Tech staff as the equipment manager for the Bulldog football program. Springer comes to Louisiana Tech after serving the past year in the same position at The Citadel where he joined the program in February of The Slidell, La., native spent three years as the first assistant equipment manager at Louisiana State University where he worked primarily with football, as well as women s soccer, women s gymnastics, cheerleading, track and field/cross country and swimming and diving. Prior to his time in Baton Rouge, Springer interned with the Miami Dolphins in the summer of 2001, followed by one year internships at LSU and Tulane University. Springer earned a kinesiology degree from LSU in He is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association and the American Football Coaches Association. 61 Cody Bell Student Assistant Equipment Bradley Choate Student Assistant Equipment Kurt Demars Student Assistant Equipment Keith Jackson Student Assistant Equipment Andrew Lemoine Student Assistant Equipment

15 Support Staff Linda Lewis Operations Office Coordinator When it comes to the daily operations of the Louisiana Tech football office, Linda Lewis plays a vital role in coordinating the schedules for head coach Derek Dooley. Lewis is in her eighth year working for the Bulldog program, her first as the football operations office coordinator. Lewis responsibilities are numerous, including maintenance of the football files, upkeeping of the squad list, overseeing budgetary issues, and the supervision of office staff. Lewis has a 22-year old son, Brandon. Leslie Kiletico Recruiting Office Coordinator Leslie Kiletico joins the Louisiana Tech football staff this year as the recruiting office coordinator, her first year with the program. Kiletico s duties in the football office include organizing recruiting visits for prospective student-athletes, planning travel for coaches recruiting trips, compiling prospective player information and handling all mailings to recruits. Kiletico graduated from Louisiana Tech in the spring of 2007 with a degree in marketing and is originally from Marrero. Missy Farrar Student Success Specialist 62 Missy Farrar begins her first year as the student success specialist for the Louisiana Tech football program. Farrar will oversee the academic progress of Bulldog players while also advising them regarding course schedules, monitoring eligibility status, and providing general academic guidance The Delhi native served as the senior admissions counselor and recruiter in the Louisiana Tech Admissions Department since August of Farrar s experiences in the admission department at Tech where she recruited, evaluated and advised students helped increase her awareness of the issues that affect student-athletes on a daily basis such as progression and eligibility. The 27-year-old earned her bachelor s degree in fitness wellness from Louisiana Tech in 2002 while completing her master s degree in sports administration for Southern Miss in December of Farrar served as a student athletic trainer for the Bulldog football program during her collegiate days at Tech.

16 Dr. Billy Bundrick Head Team Physician, Orthopedic Surgeon Team Physicians When it comes to athletic injuries at Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs and Lady Techsters look to one of their own as well as one of the best in the United States -- Dr. Billy Bundrick. Dr. Bundrick, who runs the Bone and Joint Clinic in Shreveport, La., has been a familiar face to the Louisiana Tech athletic programs for many years. I enjoy working with the athletes at Louisiana Tech, Dr. Bundrick said. It is a joy to work with athletes because they are people who want to get better and get back on the field. It was in 1957 that Dr. Bundrick, a young standout football player, decided to transfer to Louisiana Tech from Texas A&M. He earned three letters in football at Tech, including co-captaining the 1959 team to a 9-1 record. He gave up football after that season, graduated from Tech and went to LSU Medical School in New Orleans. Ever since those playing days as a Bulldog, Dr. Bundrick has loved and its athletic programs. In 1969, Dr. Bundrick joined the staff at the Bone and Joint Clinic in Shreveport, and he has remained one of the chief orthopedic doctors in the South ever since. He regained his connection with Louisiana Tech in 1973 when former Bulldog coach Pat Collins saw him at a Captain Shreve High School football game and asked him if he could travel to Ruston to help with the medical treatment of the players during practices. Dr. Bundrick agreed and has been going back and forth from Shreveport to Ruston for the past 30-plus years. Dr. Bundrick s association with Tech has reached almost four decades and he says he still loves every minute of what he does. Most recently, he was honored by the American Academy of Sports Medicine with the Thomas Brady Award, which recognizes local excellence in sports medicine. Funded by the generous support of Dr. Bundrick, the Tech Sports Medicine Department now has a state-of-the-art training and rehabilitation facilitiy in the William S. Bundrick Sports Medicine Center located in the Charles Wyly Athletic Center. The 3,800 square foot facility contains a Swimex therapeutic pool, cardiovascular equipment, private staff offices and a physician s examination room. Dr. Bundrick is married to Linda C. Covington. Dr. Shane Phillips Team Physician One of Louisiana Tech s own returned home four years ago as Dr. Shane Phillips opened his private medical practice and took over as the primary care physician for the Bulldogs and Lady Techster athletic programs. Dr. Phillips attended Cedar Creek High School in Ruston before picking up his undergraduate degree at Louisiana Tech in He then moved on to medical school at Louisiana State University of Medicine in New Orleans where he graduated in He completed his residency at the University of Alabama Family Practice Residency Program in Tuscaloosa and wrapped up his fellowship at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham. During his fellowship, he worked closely with Samford University and Birmingham Southern University, serving as those schools team physician. The 37-year-old also serves as team physician for Cedar Creek High School. Dr. Phillips, who is the greatgrandson of Thomas Assembly Center namesake Sam Thomas, is a member of TeamMD, an area high school sports medicine outreach program that covers 22 local high schools in the north Louisiana area. Dr. Phillips is married to Lauren DeCou and he has a 14-year-old stepson named Zach, and a one-year-old son named Beau. 63

17 Athletic Trainers Keith Bunch Head Athletic Trainer Keith Bunch comes to Louisiana Tech as the Head Athletic Trainer as he will oversee the Bulldogs Sports Medicine Department while serving as the primary contact for the football program. Bunch comes to Ruston following a two-year stint as the Associate Head Athletic Trainer at Presbyterian College where he worked primarily with the Blue Hose football program. Prior to his time at PC, Bunch worked one year at Carolina Sportscare and Physical Therapy Clinic in Beaufort, S.C. while working with the area high school outreach program. The 2002 graduate of the College of Charleston will oversee a sports medicine department that works with Louisiana Tech s student-athletes from all 16 NCAA sanctioned programs. Bunch earned his undergraduate degree in athletic training at the College of Charleston where he worked with the Cougar s women s soccer and baseball programs. While working on his bachelor s degree, Bunch completed a pair of internships at The Citadel in the fall of 2001 and at Wando High School during the spring of The Lodge, S.C., native earned his master s degree in higher education administration with a minor in sports management from Auburn in May of Bunch worked closely with the Tigers football program during that time. Bunch is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association (LATA). Michele Dummett Assistant Athletic Trainer Michele Dummett begins her second year as an assistant athletic trainer at Louisiana Tech. Dummett s main responsibilities include women s basketball, women s soccer and football. The Sanborn, Iowa, native received her undergrad degree from Iowa State with a bachelor of science degree in Athletic Training with a minor in health studies. While at Iowa State, Dummett worked with football, women s swimming and diving along with women s cross country/track and field. Dummett finished her masters in public health care administration at Drake University where she worked with women s volleyball, men s and women s tennis and football. Before coming to Tech, Dummett worked for Willis Knighton Health Systems as an outreach athletic trainer covering the Bossier City/Shreveport Battlewings and Byrd High School athletics while helping with Bulldog football. Dummett is a member of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the Louisiana Athletic Trainers Association (LATA). She is licensed as an Athletic Trainer by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. 64 Chelsea Budde South Dakota State, 2006 Graduate Assistant Trainer David Getsoff Boston University, 2005 Graduate Assistant Trainer Michelle Mallett South Dakota State, 2006 Graduate Assistant Trainer Sean McHenry Ohio State, 2005 Graduate Assistant Trainer Kenneth Ritchey Salisbury University, 2005 Graduate Assistant Trainer