Huff Announces 2021 Marshall Football Coaching Staff

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall head football coach Charles Huff announced the majority of his 2021 staff on Wednesday evening.

It is, as follows:

Tim Cramsey, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Lance Guidry, Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
Bill Legg, Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends
Dominique Bowman, Cornerbacks
Telly Lockette, Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs
Shannon Morrison, Linebackers
Eddy Morrissey, Offensive Line
Jeremy Springer, Special Teams Coordinator
Ralph Street, Defensive Line
Clint Trickett, Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Sharrod Everett, Football Chief of Staff
Ben Ashford, Director of Sports Performance
Mark Gale, Asst. AD of Football Operations

"I'm very excited to announce this group," said Huff. "We talked about the core values that are important to me: positive attitude, elite work ethic, compete in everything they do and discipline. The same thing I require from my players, I was looking for in my coaches.

Bios for each staff member are listed below. Additions to the staff will also be announced later this spring.

Tim Cramsey, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
In 2021, Cramsey will enter his fourth season as Marshall's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

In 2020, he mentored quarterback Grant Wells, who earned Conference USA's Freshman of the Year honor. The first team All-Conference signal-caller was named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week three times last season and was the Manning Award National QB of the Week following his 363-yard, 5 TD performance vs. Middle Tennessee. Wells completed 61 percent of his passes for league-bests of 2,091 passing yards and 18 passing touchdowns. His 18 TD passes ranked third among the FBS freshmen and he placed second in the conference in total offense at 226.5 yards per game.

In 2019, his offensive unit was one of the most prolific rushing attacks in the Group of Five, resulting in running back Brenden Knox being named Conference USA's Most Valuable Player after amassing 1,387 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground.

In his first season, he mentored redshirt freshman quarterback Isaiah Green, who had one of the best statistical seasons by a Marshall QB in his first collegiate action. Green completed 187 passes on 330 attempts for 2,459 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The Georgia native, who was the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, ranked third in program history for completions by a freshman QB, third in attempts, second in passing yards and tied for second in passing touchdowns.

In his first season, he mentored redshirt freshman quarterback Isaiah Green, who had one of the best statistical seasons by a Marshall QB in his first collegiate action. Green completed 187 passes on 330 attempts for 2,459 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The Georgia native, who was the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, ranks third in program history for completions by a freshman QB, third in attempts, second in passing yards and tied for second in passing touchdowns. Overall, this Marshall team produced three players on the top 20 list in all-purpose yards per game for a career. After two seasons, running back Tyler King is averaging 98.9 all-purpose yards per game, which ranks No. 11 in school history. Keion Davis is No. 13 on that list (92.9) and Tyre Brady is No. 19 (81.6).

Cramsey came to Huntington from Sam Houston State University where he served in the same capacity during the 2017 season. That year, the Bearkats led the nation (FCS) in scoring offense (43.3), passing offense (362.7), total offense (538.1) and first downs (365). He coached quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe, who was named the Walter Payton Award winner (top offensive player in FCS), ADA Offensive Player of the year and a consensus all-American. In all, SHSU's offense boasted eight all-Southland Conference players, including the league's Offensive Player of the Year (wide receiver Davion Davis).

Cramsey has been an offensive coordinator for each of the past nine seasons (also Nevada-2016, Montana State-2013-15, FIU-2012 and New Hampshire-2009-11) and has coached quarterbacks for the last 10 (also the 2008 season at UNH). He started as the Wildcats' tight ends/fullbacks coach in 2003 and coached three seasons before moving to running backs in 2006 and 2007.

He began his coaching career as a high school assistant for two years following a four-year career (1994-97) at New Hampshire as a quarterback/longsnapper.

Cramsey and his wife Amy live in Huntington with sons Brock and Bryce.

Lance Guidry, Defensive Coordinators/Safeties
Guidry will serve as Marshall's defensive coordinator and will coach safeties, a position he coached at Florida Atlantic in 2020.

Last season, he helped coach a unit that contributed to the fifth-best pass defense in C-USA (188.2 yards per game), which ranked 16th in all of FBS. The defensive unit's total defense was fourth-best in C-USA and 24th in the NCAA. FAU also finished as the second stingiest defense in the league, just 17.4 points per game, a mark that was ninth-best in the FBS.

Guidry joined the Southeastern Louisiana staff in 2019 and was part of a staff that led SLU to an 8-5 record. The defense accumulated 16 interceptions and 54 pass breakups.

Guidry served six seasons for McNeese State, his alma mater, the last three as the head coach of the Cowboys. All told, Guidry spent 12 seasons in Lake Charles, during which McNeese compiled a 98-45 overall record, including a 60-24 mark in Southland Conference play. During his most recent stint in Lake Charles, he mentored Southland Defensive Players of the Year BJ Blunt (2018) and Wallace Scott (2015)

Guidry was part of McNeese staffs that helped the Cowboys to four Southland Conference championships and six appearances in the FCS playoffs, including a trip to the 2002 FCS championship game.

A 6-5 finish in 2018 extended the team's consecutive streak of winning seasons to 14. Guidry's consistently dominant defense were highlighted by his units in both the 2015 and 2017 seasons. His 2017 Cowboys led the nation and set a new Southland record with 54.5 rushing yards per game allowed – the seventh-lowest average allowed in FCS history. Guidry's 2017 McNeese defense propelled the Cowboys to a 9-2 record, ranking in the top 10 nationally in third down conversion defense (23.8 percent, 1st), first downs allowed (150, 2nd), defensive touchdowns (5, 3rd), total defense (262.5 ypg, 5th), red zone defense (63.0 percent, 6th), turnovers forced (26, 6th), interceptions (16, 7th) and tackles for loss per game (8.2, 9th). That season, the Cowboys held five teams without an offensive touchdown, including Southeastern Louisiana in a 13-3 McNeese victory in Lake Charles. That year's Lions' offense averaged 428.1 total yards, 283.1 rushing yards and 34.8 points per game. In 2015, McNeese won the Southland Conference title and finished with a perfect regular season record thanks in large part to rankings of No. 12 nationally in total defense, third in scoring defense and fourth in rushing defense.

Prior to his stint at McNeese, Guidry was the defensive coordinator for two seasons at WKU and served as the interim coach for the Hilltoppers in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl – the program's first bowl appearance. At WKU, he coached three NFL draft picks in defensive end Quanterous Smith, linebacker Andrew Jackson and safety Jonathan Dowling. His 2012 defense led the Sun Belt Conference in total defense, sacks, pass defense efficiency and first downs allowed.

Before coaching at WKU, Guidry was defensive backs coach at Miami (Ohio) for two seasons. The 2010 RedHawks were 10-4 and won the GoDaddy.com Bowl over Middle Tennessee, 35-21, with Guidry serving as interim head coach.

Guidry had stops at Leesville and Carencro High Schools, both in the state of Louisiana.

A 1995 McNeese graduate and two-time All-Conference strong safety, Guidry helped McNeese to a pair of conference titles and playoff appearances during his collegiate career (1990-93).

Bill Legg, Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends
Legg makes his second return to the Thundering Herd program, after serving as Marshall's offensive coordinator from 2010-17 and its tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator in 2001-02. He helped the Herd to three consecutive 10-win seasons, a 2013 Conference USA runner-up finish, the 2014 Conference USA championship and a 5-0 bowl record. He spearheaded a Herd offensive attack that finished No. 6, No. 12 and No. 2 nationally in total offense from 2012-14, averaging 534.3, 500.4 and 559.2 yards per game. During his time in Huntington, he guided 32 All-Conference USA selections and 10 all-freshman honorees. He coached standout quarterback Rakeem Cato to a record-setting career from 2011-14 and mentored three NFL players in Gator Hoskins (Miami, Seattle), Lee Smith (Buffalo) and Aaron Dobson (New England, Detroit, Arizona).

In 2001-02, the Herd ranked No. 3 nationally in total offense both years, averaging 505 and 495 yards per game, while compiling a 21-4 record and winning two bowl games. During this time, he coached 2001 first team All-MAC selection Greg Kellett.

Legg returns to Huntington after serving as the assistant to the head coach at West Virginia in 2020. He assisted the head coach, director of football operations/internal affairs and the football staff with internal matters pertaining to the day-to-day operations of the football program.

Before returning to the Mountain state, Legg was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Mercer in 2019, coaching four All-Southern Conference selections for the Bears.

Prior to Mercer, Legg was the senior offensive consultant at Mississippi State in 2018, helping the Bulldogs finish with their highest CFP ranking in school history, a No. 25 ranking in the final Amway Coaches' Poll and an appearance in the Outback Bowl.

He spent two years at Florida International (2008-09), guiding the Panthers to an offensive improvement of 68 yards per game and 10 points per game from the season before he arrived. He coached five All-Sun Belt selections and one All-American.

Legg coached the previous five seasons at Purdue and was the co-offensive coordinator for the last two. With Legg calling most of the offensive plays, the 2006 Boilermakers led the Big Ten in passing offense (291.6 yards per game) and total offense (415.7), ranking No. 6 and No. 13 nationally. In 2007, Purdue again led the Big Ten in total offense (435.92) and scoring offense (34.31) and ranked No. 12 nationally in passing offense (307.15).

Legg coached the Purdue offensive line from 2003-05 and concentrated solely on the centers and guards over the last two seasons. Four of his Boilermaker players went on to the National Football League: center Nick Hardwick (San Diego), tackle Kelly Butler (Detroit), guard Uche Nwaneri (Jacksonville) and tackle Mike Otto (Tennessee).

From 1995-2000, Legg worked at West Virginia as the interior offensive line coach and was offensive coordinator his final season for hall of fame head coach Don Nehlen. The Mountaineers played in four bowl games in his six years on the staff. He was a graduate assistant at West Virginia in 1986-87, working with tight ends and special teams. Legg also had stints at VMI (1994), Eastern Illinois (1989-93) and West Virginia Tech (1988).

A native of Poca, West Virginia, Legg earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1985 and a master's in education in 1987, from West Virginia where he was a four-year starter at center for Nehlen. Bill, and his wife, Kelly, have a daughter, Sarah.

Dominique Bowman, Cornerbacks
Bowman will be the Thundering Herd's cornerbacks coach.

Bowman came to Marshall from UT Martin where he was co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He had previously served as assistant head coach and defensive backs coach for the Skyhawks during the 2017-18 seasons.

He spent parts of two seasons at Ohio Valley Conference rival Austin Peay from 2019-20. While with the Governors, he served as the program's co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach during its championship campaign in 2019 and through the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign.

In his first full season at Austin Peay, the Governors posted their first OVC title since 1977 by posting an overall record of 11-4 while going 7-1 in league play in 2019. The squad also posted a pair of wins in the FCS Playoffs, advancing all the way to the championship semifinals. Statistically, the Govs defense ranked amongst national leaders in defensive touchdowns (11th), total defense (12th), turnovers gained (13th), passing efficiency defense (14th), scoring defense (15th) and interceptions (16th). Austin Peay also ranked amongst league leaders in several categories, including total defensive (first, 304.2 ypg), interceptions (first, 11), scoring defense (second, 20.4 ppg), pass defense (second, 209.2 ypg) and sacks (second, 22).

In addition to his team's success, Bowman was selected to the American Football Coaches Association 2020 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute, a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession.

Prior to his time in Clarksville, Bowman was elevated to assistant head coach at UT Martin following the 2017 season after the Skyhawks put up one of the best statistical defenses in the FCS. UT Martin finished the season ranked first in red zone defense (60.6 percent), fourth in scoring defense (14.3 ppg), fourth in first downs defense (168), sixth in total defense (273.8 ypg), sixth in third down conversion percentage defense (28.7 percent), eighth in fourth down conversion percentage defense (28.6 percent), eighth in team passing efficiency defense (104.3), ninth in passing yards allowed (159.9 ypg) and 20th in rushing defense (113.9 ypg) nationally.

Before UT Martin, Bowman served as the defensive backs coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello for the 2016 season. While leading the secondary unit, the Weevils tallied 11 interceptions on the year along with 34 pass breakups.

Bowman joined Arkansas Monticello following a two-year stint as defensive coordinator at Cordova High School in Memphis. Bowman helped led his team to a 9-2 record while ranking as the fifth-best total defensive unit in the state of Tennessee and first in the Shelby Metro area. During the 2015 season, Bowman coached three first-team all-region defensive backs and two first-team all-state selections.

Bowman was also selected as the defensive coordinator for the Liberty Bowl Memphis Metro All-Star Game both in 2014 and 2015.

A native of Memphis, Bowman played college football at Lambuth University under current Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze where he earned all-conference honors as both a junior and senior. He graduated from Lambuth in 2008 with a bachelor's degree.

Telly Lockette – Run Game Coordinator / Running Backs
Lockette will serve as the run game coordinator and running backs coach at Marshall, after serving as the offensive senior quality control analyst for the Miami Hurricanes.

Lockette spent the previous two years (2018-19) as tight ends coach at Florida State. Prior to his time in Tallahassee, Lockette spent the previous three seasons coaching running backs at Oregon State after serving in the same capacity at USF in 2013 and 2014.

Lockette coached two of Miami's most successful high school programs as the head coach at Miami Central (mentoring Thundering Herd legends Rakeem Cato and Tommy Shuler) and was the offensive coordinator at Miami Northwestern, his alma mater.

In 2016 at Oregon State, Lockette directed a rushing attack that broke the school's single-season record with an average of 5.2 yards per carry. That season, the Beavers ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and 28th in the country in yards per rush.

While in Corvallis, Lockette oversaw the development of Ryan Nall, who had the 10th-highest rushing average in the Pac-12 in 2017 and in 2016 totaled 1,165 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns. Lockette also coached Artavis Pierce to Pac-12 All-Freshman honors in 2016. Nall, Pierce and Damien Haskins all earned Pac-12 Academic Team recognition while under Lockette's tutelage.

At South Florida, Lockette tutored Marlon Mack, the 2014 AAC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference selection who led the conference in rushing while becoming South Florida's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2005. Mack would go on to earn first-team all-conference honors in each of his three seasons and break 14 school records before being picked in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.

At Miami Central, Lockette earned a 60-10 overall record and won two 6A state championships. The Rockets were ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the nation following their 2012 state title and were the country's No. 2 high school team after a state championship in 2010. Lockette, who also guided Miami Central to the 2011 state championship game, was the first coach in South Florida history to coach a team to three straight state title game appearances.

In addition to his state titles, Lockette had an undefeated record against teams in Dade and Broward Counties for a state-record three straight years. He also was tapped to coach in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl twice and was an assistant coach on the USA National Football Team. He was recognized as the Prep Coach of the Year by Nike, the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Herald and earned the Nike Sportsmanship Award.

His final season at Miami Northwestern featured an offense that averaged 43.3 points per game during a 15-0 season that culminated in the 6A state crown, the school's first since 1998. His explosive offense re-wrote the state record book, including breaking the record for points per game in a season. During his time as a high school coach, Lockette worked with more than 70 players who earned college scholarship offers.

Lockette was a standout linebacker at Idaho State during his collegiate playing days. He was a two-time All-American for the Bengals and was inducted into the Idaho State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013. Lockette earned a bachelor's degree in education from Idaho State in 1998. He and his wife, Shikira, have three children, Jakari, Tellek and Skylar.

Shannon Morrison, Linebackers
Morrison makes his third return to his alma mater and will coach the Thundering Herd's linebacking corps. From 2005 to 2008, Morrison served in two different roles at Marshall, first as the Thundering Herd's linebackers coach for two seasons and then its safeties coach during the latter two. In between two stints as a graduate assistant at Marshall in 1995 and 1997, Morrison was an assistant at Sam Houston State. The 1997 Thundering Herd squad won the Mid-American Conference Championship and played in the Motor City Bowl. The 1995 team made it to the FCS national championship game. As a student-athlete, Morrison helped Marshall to a FCS national title (1992) and two runner-up finishes (1991 and 1993). He was team captain, first team All-Southern Conference and honorable mention All-America as a senior.

In 2020, Morrison was Eastern Kentucky's defensive backs coach, a position he coached for the Colonels in 2016 and 2017. During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Morrison coached the linebackers.

With Morrison's assistance, the Colonels fielded one of the best defenses in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2018 and 2019. The 2018 unit finished second in the league in points allowed per game and total defense. The 2019 EKU defense was second in the OVC in points allowed, second in total defense, second in rushing defense and third in passing defense.

Eastern Kentucky was fifth in the nation in third down defense, seventh in fourth down defense, 11th in red-zone defense, 15th in rushing defense, 16th in total defense and 22nd in scoring defense in 2019.

The Colonels held their opponents to less than 100 yards rushing six times during the 2019 season, including just two yards against Tennessee Tech and 22 yards against Murray State.

Morrison helped the Colonels to a 7-4 record and a third place finish in the OVC in 2018. Linebackers Steven Crowder and Gavin Bryant earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week honors during the 2018 season and received honorable mention recognition for STATS National Defensive Player of the Week.

In his first season, Morrison helped lead a defense that allowed fewer passing yards than any EKU team since 2009 and fewer passing touchdowns (12) than any Colonel squad since 2005 (9). Under his tutelage, safety Kiante Northington earned second team All-OVC honors.

The Eastern defense led the OVC and was sixth in the country with 13 fumbles recovered. The Colonels were 25th in the nation with 23 forced turnovers. The team was 16th nationally with three defensive touchdowns, including an interception return by Northington.

Morrison helped engineer a dramatic improvement in the defense in his second season. In 2017, the Colonels allowed their opponents 62 fewer yards and four fewer points per game. An improved rushing defense allowed 571 fewer yards on the ground than the year before. The passing defense improved as well, beating the 2016 total by 112 yards. EKU ranked first in the league and eighth in FCS with 13 fumbles recovered. The Colonels were second in the OVC and 38th nationally in sacks (2.36/g).

Defensive back Kobie Grace was an All-OVC selection in 2017, leading the nation in fumbles recovered and ranking 18th in FCS football in fumbles forced.

Morrison spent three seasons (2013-15) on the staff at Ball State, working as the secondary coach in 2015. He helped BSU reach the GoDaddy Bowl at the end of the 2013 season. Prior to his time with the Cardinals, Morrison worked on Butch Jones' staff at Cincinnati. Morrison was the Bearcats' cornerbacks coach during the 2012 Big East Championship season and then served as the defensive coordinator during UC's victory over Duke in the Belk Bowl.

Morrison spent two seasons at Memphis. He was the cornerbacks coach in 2010 and the outside linebackers coach in 2011. During the 2009 season, Morrison was the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Bowling Green. The Falcons earned a berth in the Idaho Humanitarian Bowl that season.

Morrison was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Lehigh during the 2004 season, helping the team win the Patriot League title and earn a bid to the FCS playoffs.

Morrison joined the staff at Southeast Missouri in 2000 as the secondary coach and then was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach from 2001 through the 2003 season. Morrison was also the defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Hampden-Sydney for two seasons (1998-99).

Morrison earned a bachelor's of arts in criminal justice from Marshall. He and his wife Michelle have one daughter – Miya.

Eddy Morrissey, Offensive Line
Morrissey comes to Huntington after two seasons as the offensive line coach at Austin Peay.

He spent the 2018 season as a quality control coach for offense and assistant offensive line coach at Mississippi State. At MSU, he coached All-American Elton Jenkins and All-SEC performer Dion Calhoun.

Morrissey spent the 2017 season as the offensive line coach at Bryant after a seven-year stint (2010-16) as the assistant head coach, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Princeton. During his time at Princeton, the Tigers won the 2013 Ivy League Championship, and Morrissey was responsible for recruiting two-time Ivy League Player of the Year John Lovett.

In 2009, Morrissey coached the offensive line and tight ends at Fordham, while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. He spent three seasons as a graduate assistant for offense at Oregon (2006-08), where he tutored future NFL offensive linemen Geoff Schwartz and Max Unger. The Ducks won the 2007 Sun Bowl and the 2008 Holiday Bowl during his tenure.

Prior to his time in Eugene, Morrissey spent two seasons (2004-05) as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator at UMass, where he tutored All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection Steve Baylark. The Minutemen finished 2005 ranked No. 19 in the FCS.

Morrissey spent the 2000-03 seasons at Northeastern University, where he coached the running backs and wide receivers and was a part of Northeastern's 2002 A-10 Championship. He was an assistant coach at Brown from 1997-99, helping the Bears to the 1999 Ivy League title.

Morrissey graduated from Plymouth State in 1994 and became a student assistant. He earned a B.S. in Physical Education from Plymouth State and earned a Master's degree in Education from Springfield in 1996.

Jeremy Springer, Special Teams Coordinator
Springer will coach special teams at Marshall.

He comes to Huntington after three seasons at Arizona, carrying full-time special teams coordinator responsibilities. He arrived in spring 2018 after serving as a special teams quality control on Kevin Sumlin's staff at Texas A&M.

While at Texas A&M, Springer worked directly with special teams coordinator Jeff Banks, and assisted with the tight ends. He was also responsible for organizing recruiting efforts in south and west Texas.

Under Banks and Springer, the Aggies' special teams were one of the nation's leaders. In 2017, Texas A&M led the nation in blocked kicks and blocked punts. The Aggies also finished second in the nation in punt returns and third in net punting.

In 2016, the Aggies' special teams led the nation in punt returns and allowed zero blocked kicks. A year prior, they led the nation in punt returns and allowed zero blocked kicks in 2015.

Prior to his three-year stint at Texas A&M from 2015-17, Springer was a graduate assistant at his alma mater, UTEP. With the Miners, Springer served a variety of roles.

Springer began his professional career at UTEP in 2011 as an assistant in football operations. In the role, he assisted and analyzed monthly budgets relating to the finances of UTEP Football. Additionally, Springer assisted with charter planes, summer camps, hotels, training camp, and administrative duties dealing with the UTEP Football team's day by day operations.

In March of 2013, Springer became a graduate assistant coach where he worked with UTEP's defensive line and special teams. He helped coach the Miners to their 14th bowl game in program history when they appeared in the 2014 New Mexico Bowl. In addition to his coaching duties, he managed on-campus recruiting throughout the year and was a primary in-house recruiter for Georgia and Florida.

Springer played collegiately at UTEP from 2007-11, where he was a standout linebacker. He also played special teams for Banks, who was the coordinator for the Miners. In 33 games, he compiled 161 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and one interception. He was the recipient of a Conference USA Academic Medal (minimum 3.75 GPA) as a freshman and a four-time member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.

A native of Los Fresnos, Texas, Springer has a twin brother, Justin, who played football at Kansas. Justin is now a member of the UA strength and conditioning staff.

Ralph Street, Defensive Line
Street will be at the controls for the Thundering Herd's defensive line unit, a place where he led Marshall to three MAC Championships with an overall record of 44-8 during his career (1998-2001). He graduated in 2001 as a four-year letterman, team captain and was voted first team All-MAC and the league's best defensive lineman.

Street returns to Huntington after serving as Florida A&M's defensive coordinator from 2018-2020. After a 5-5 campaign his first season, the Rattlers went 9-2 during the 2019 season when Street's unit led the MEAC in interceptions (15), was second in pass efficiency defense (118.7) and third against the rush (129.4).

Prior to FAMU, Street spent three seasons at Prairie View A&M's as its defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach.

In 2016, the Panthers ranked eighth in the FCS with 36 sacks and recorded combined sacks dating back to the start of the 2015 season. PVAMU made at least one sack in 17 consecutive games and 19 of 21 games under Street.

In 2015, Prairie View A&M led the SWAC in fewest first downs allowed per game (19.0), and were third in both scoring defense (33.1 ppg) and rushing defense (157.9 ypg). The defense forced at least one turnover in every game.

Prior to Prairie View A&M, Street spent three seasons at Alcorn State as the team's defensive line coach and played a key role in helping the Braves finish the 2014 season with the SWAC's top defensive unit. Under Street, the Braves' defensive line ranked as the SWAC's best as they held teams to a league low 108.7 rushing yards per game while also helping the team finish second in the conference with 40 sacks. As a result of the team's accomplishments, two of Street's defensive linemen in Deion Roberson and Darien Moody earned All-SWAC First Team honors. Roberson ranked fourth in the SWAC with eight sacks followed by Moody's 7.5 sacks. Roberson also tallied 21 tackles for loss as he ranked third in the SWAC en route to earning 2014 BOXTOROW All-America Team honors.

In 2013, Street helped Alcorn State complete a major turnaround as the Braves finished the season 9-3 and second in the SWAC East after a 4-7 finish in 2012. Led by Roberson, who earned All-SWAC honors, the Braves finished second in total defense and fifth in rush defense.

Before moving to Alcorn State, Street spent seven years at the United States Air Force Preparatory School. While at USAFA, he served as Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator and Vehicle Control Officer. Street worked closely with USAFA Hall of Fame head football coach Fisher DeBerry and head coach Troy Calhoun to uphold the USAFA prep football program and to shape the development of students and players for their transition to the Academy. During his tenure, Street was instrumental in ensuring the successful transition of more than 80 percent of the prep school students to the Academy.

A standout defensive player and coach, Street began his coaching career as the linebacker and defensive line coach of his alma mater, Astronaut High School in Titusville, Florida (2002-2005).

Street and his wife Madolyn, a graduate of USC, are the parents of a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Ranford.

Clint Trickett, Pass Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers
Trickett will serve as Marshall's pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach. He comes to Huntington from Florida Atlantic, where he was the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2020 after starting as the tight ends coach in February of 2017. In his first season, he saw sophomore Harrison Bryant earn second team All-Conference USA honors. Bryant was the team's most consistent receiver, as he finished third in total receptions with 32, and led the Owls much of the season in touchdown receptions.

The 2018 campaign saw Bryant continue to rise under Trickett's tutelage, with 45 catches for 662 yards and four scores, and John Raine add another 99 yards receiving and a touchdown. Bryant would be selected first team All-C-USA and be rewarded as well with Pro Football Focus second team All-American honors.

The 2019 season would be a breakout year for the tight ends room and Trickett. Bryant, a John Mackey Award recipient (first non-FBS winner) tallied 1,004 yards receiving on 65 catches with seven touchdowns. Those first two marks were both tops among all FBS tight ends, with the seven scores fourth-highest. He was only the third C-USA tight end ever over 1,000 yards, as well as the third Owl all-time. Raine was fifth on the team with both 31 catches and 270 yards, and tied for second with a career-best five TDs.

Trickett spent two seasons as the quarterbacks coach at East Mississippi Community College, one of the most successful JUCO programs in the country. Trickett's role at EMCC, a three-time NJCAA National Champion, was primarily tutoring EMCC's quarterbacks among other coaching responsibilities.

Splitting his collegiate playing career between West Virginia and Florida State, Trickett completed 62 percent (470-of-758) of his passes for 5,837 career yards and 32 total touchdowns. The bulk of those impressive passing numbers came during the two years in Morgantown, where he threw for 4,890 total yards and 25 touchdowns in 19 games for the Mountaineers.

As a fifth-year senior at West Virginia, Trickett completed 67.1 percent (281-of-419) of his passes for 3,285 yards and 18 touchdowns in leading the Big 12 Conference and ranking 11th nationally in completion percentage. He also stood third in the Big 12 and No. 10 nationally with an average of 298.6 passing yards per contest. He was a Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist wearing a WVU uniform and was a member of the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll as well as the Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Trickett graduated from FSU in three years with a bachelor's degree in social sciences. Playing behind current Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel during his three years at Florida State, Trickett completed 62.3 percent (66-of-106) of his career passes for 947 yards and seven touchdowns. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, he threw for 675 yards and seven touchdowns in nine games, including starting assignments against Clemson and Wake Forest.

Trickett graduated early from high school with a 3.8 grade point average, after helping lead North Florida Christian School to a 29-6 composite three-year record while carrying a three-star ranking from both Rivals and Scout. In three seasons with the NFC Eagles, Trickett amassed more than 5,300 passing yards and tossed 59 career touchdowns for the perennial small school state power.

Sharrod Everett, Football Chief of Staff
Everett, a veteran football administrator, brings sixteen years of administration experience with him to Huntington. He has worked on every level of Division I football and has been a part of teams that have appeared in eight bowl games.

He comes, most recently, from Vanderbilt University after spending the 2020 season in a football support role. Prior to that, Everett served as Assistant Athletics Director for Football at Florida State University for two seasons (2018-2019). There he was responsible for the administration and operation of the entire football program. His role included direct oversight of the program's budget, team travel, player development, scholarships, housing, camps/clinics, preseason training camp, post season bowl logistics, touchdown club and special projects/events. He was a member of the athletic director's senior staff as well as oversaw a myriad of other administrative duties. Everett also supervised and managed the support staff units that included recruiting, operations, nutrition, player development, video, strength and conditioning, facilities, sports medicine and academics as it related to the football program. In addition, Everett served as the point person in football for the initial pre-planning and development of a multi-million dollar stand-alone football facility. Upon construction, the facility will consist of brand new state of the art coaches offices, meeting rooms, locker rooms, players lounge, recruiting lounge, weight room and a sports medicine treatment center.

Prior to Florida State, Everett served as the Associate Athletics Director for Football at the University of Oregon for one season (2017). There he oversaw the day to day administration of the football program. He also held the position of football's primary sport administrator under the direction of Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens. Everett was also a part of Mullen's senior staff as well.

Everett oversaw the daily operations of the University at the South Florida program after beginning a four-year stint in 2013. While at USF, he oversaw a football renovation project that included upgrades to football offices, meeting rooms and locker rooms. The project was complete with new graphics, embroidered seating and new software and hardware technologies for these spaces. The program also saw unprecedented strides in recruiting, finishing the 2014 and 2015 cycles with two top-40 recruiting classes. The team also saw a top-ranked recruiting class in the American Athletic Conference during that time. The on-field success quickly followed in 2016 as the Bulls finished the season with an 11-2 record and a top 25 ranking in the final regular season poll. This would be a program-record for most wins in a regular season and only the second time since 2011 that the program had ended the season ranked.

In 2010, Everett was named director of football operations at Western Kentucky University. In the previous year, Western Kentucky was coming off a twenty-game-plus losing streak. Two years later the team made program history by becoming the school's first-ever bowl team since transitioning from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Everett served as the associate director of football operations at Northwestern University from 2008-2010. At Northwestern, he coordinated the operations of the Wildcats' recruiting office while also assisting with the daily administration of the football program.

In 2007, Everett was named the director of football operations at Tennessee State University. Prior to that, he spent one season as a championships assistant at the Big Ten Conference office, helping with the overall administration and management of 23 conference championships and tournaments. Everett began his career at Xavier University, where he was the assistant coordinator of operations for Olympic sports.

Everett played collegiate football and was a member of the track and field team at Campbellsville University. On the gridiron, he was a two-year starter at defensive back and a team captain. He earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science/sports medicine from Campbellsville in 2004. He went on to complete his masters degree in sports administration from Xavier University (Ohio) in 2006.

Everett and his wife, Kimberly, have one son Kingston Sharrod and twin identical girls Lennox Faith and Legaci Grace.

Ben Ashford, Director of Sports Performance
Ashford comes to Huntington from Samford, where he served as director of football strength and conditioning for six years.

Ashford developed and implemented year-round training protocols for Samford's football student-athletes, and he oversaw the football strength and conditioning and nutrition staff. He planned and managed budgets for football strength and conditioning and performance nutrition.

Additionally, Ashford worked with athletic training to implement alternative strength programs for injured athletes. He also designed, implemented and led an ongoing drug and alcohol monitoring and recovery program.

Prior to coming to Samford, Ashford worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2015, serving as the strength and conditioning coach for baseball and men's tennis. He was a strength and conditioning intern at Alabama from 2012 to 2013.

Ashford earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Auburn University in 2004. He then earned a master's in human performance from Alabama in 2013.

Mark Gale, Asst. AD of Football Operations
Gale is the longest serving member of the current Marshall football staff, as he enters his 32nd season with the program in 2021.

Gale, who is heading toward his 17th season as assistant athletic director for football operations, joined the Marshall staff as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 1990. He has worked with four head coaches – College Football Hall of Famer Jim Donnan, Bob Pruett, Mark Snyder and Doc Holliday.

Gale also is the point man for the Herd's relationship with the College Football Hall of Fame, making presentations on behalf of MU candidates. His efforts there have helped Jackie Hunt, Mike Barber, Troy Brown, Michael Payton and Donnan gain induction since the 2004 Hall class.

He was a Marshall assistant coach from 1990-2004. That's a period during which Marshall won two NCAA Division I-AA national titles and was national runner-up three times (1990-96). Then, after the Herd's move back to major college football in '97, Marshall won five Mid-American Conference titles and went 5-2 in bowl games with Gale aboard.

Gale came to the Herd from the Oklahoma staff.

As tight ends coach in 1990-91, Gale tutored Eric Ihnat – an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Kodak and AP while catching a league leading 55 passes -- and NFL veteran Mike Bartrum.

He coached B.J. Cohen, who, as a freshman in 1994, was the Southern Conference co-leader in sacks with 12. Cohen, the school's all-time sack leader (51), was an All-American in 1996 as he led the Herd with nine sacks and was rated as the 11th best defensive end in the country by Street & Smith in 1997.

In 1999, Gale guided Paul Toviessi and Ron Puggi to All-MAC accolades. Toviessi followed up with a second straight All-Conference nod in 2000 before going in the third round of the NFL draft to the Denver Broncos.

Gale moved to coach the Herd's inside linebackers in 2001, helping guide Max Yates to All-MAC and MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. He also coached Duran Smith to a runner-up for MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and in 2003 he coached a talented crop of linebackers, led by the team's leading tackler Kevin Atkins, that helped Marshall's defense rank No. 1 in conference total defense (329.8 yards per game).

In six seasons at Oklahoma, Gale helped coach teams that went 58-12-1. Those teams captured four Big Eight Conference titles and made four appearances in the Orange Bowl and one in the Florida Citrus Bowl. The 1985 Sooners captured the national title.

Gale was born August 27, 1959, in Ada, Okla., and grew up in Purcell, Okla. He graduated from Purcell High School in 1977 and Oklahoma State University in 1981. Following his graduation from OSU, Gale was a high school football coach. He was hired in 1984 at the University of Oklahoma. Gale began his Master's work at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and continued that while at Oklahoma.

Gale and his wife, Carol, have two daughters, Caitlin and Chelsea.

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