Segler Named Marshall Tight Ends Coach

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Kyle Segler will coach Marshall Football's tight ends, Thundering Herd head coach Doc Holliday has announced.

He comes to Huntington from ULM where he was tight ends coach and special teams coordinator for one season. Segler's special teams units were some of the best in the Sun Belt Conference, sporting net kickoff and punt return averages that ranked in the top 20 nationally.

Prior to that, Segler was an assistant coach at Sam Houston State for eight seasons, where he coached the offensive line and tight ends. In 2016, he added the duties of special teams coach.

At Sam Houston State, Segler helped developed four All-Americans (five selections overall): Chris Crockett (2011), Travis Watson (2011), Kaleb Hopson (2012) and Donald Jackson III (2014-15). He also tutored seven first-team All-Southland selections, including Crockett (2011), Watson (2011), Hopson (2012), tight end T.J. Jones (2012) and Jackson (2013-14-15). In 2015, Jackson also was selected Southland Offensive Tackle of the Year.

In his first two seasons at Sam Houston, Segler's offensive linemen paved the way for a unit that broke 35 school records.

Prior to returning to his alma mater, he spent the 2009 season coaching at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, helping relaunch a football program that was discontinued in 1945.

Segler was an offensive lineman on Sam Houston's team that won a share of the Southland regular-season title, advanced to the FCS semifinals and finished 11-3. He earned two degrees from Sam Houston, receiving his bachelor's in kinesiology in 2006 and his Master's in sports management in 2010.

"It is hard to put into words how excited I am to be a part of one of the best programs in the country and the Marshall family," Segler said. "I'd like to thank Doc Holliday and Marshall Athletics for giving me an opportunity like this to join one of the most storied programs in college football. There is such a great staff and locker room here that I am looking forward to doing my part to help us win a championship here for the Herd."

Segler and his wife Ashley, who played softball for Sam Houston, have a daughter: Landry.

"We are excited to welcome Kyle, Ashley and Landry to Huntington," said Holliday. "Kyle will be a strong addition to our staff and he has been excited to begin working with our student-athletes."

Marshall will begin is 2019 season with a home date vs. VMI on August 31 in Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

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