Albuquerque – University of New Mexico head football coach Rocky Long announced today that Everett Todd has been added to the staff as an assistant coach. Todd will coach the cornerbacks. He takes over for Curtis Modkins, who last month accepted a position at Georgia Tech.
Todd, 41, comes to UNM after spending the past four seasons as head coach and defensive coordinator at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas. Todd compiled a 22-17 record for the Buccaneers, including a 9-2 mark in 1999 when Blinn finished No. 9 nationally in the final junior college rankings.
Blinn’s defenses were annually one of the league’s best while Todd was there. The Buccaneers led the league in total defense in 1999 and finished second in 2000 (234 yards a game) and 2001 (242 yards a game). Blinn’s pass defense was the best in the league in 1999 and 2001 (97.4 yards a game) as well. Todd’s 1999 team also produced five junior college all-Americans.
Possessing more than 15 years of coaching experience, Todd was assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Blinn in 1997 when current UNM assistant Jeff Conway was the head coach. Prior to Blinn, Todd was the defensive line coach at Southwest Texas State from 1992-96, defensive tackles coach at Tulane in 1991, defensive line coach at Angelo State University in 1990 and defensive line coach at Lamar from 1986-89.
Todd is a 1983 graduate of Rice University where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in Managerial Studies and Sports Management. Todd was a four-year football letterman for the Owls from 1979-82, playing defensive end the last three seasons. He was drafted by the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League in 1984.
Todd received his master’s degree in Physical Education from Lamar University in 1990.
“We certainly feel that Everett will continue the solid coaching and instruction of our cornerbacks that we have had the past four years,” said Long. “He is a solid addition to our coaching staff.”
“I’m certainly excited about working at the University of New Mexico,” said Todd. “We have a bunch of really good players to work with. I look forward to improving our overall defense, especially the cornerbacks. This is defintely a program on the rise.”
Todd and his wife, Donna Kay, have two daughters Emily, 7, and Evelyn, 3.