Video of Coach Locksley Introducing His Staff
Jan. 23, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – University of New Mexico head football coach has announced his coaching staff for the 2009 season. All nine position coaches/coordinators as well as football strength and conditioning coach Troy Hatton are beginning their first year at New Mexico. Locksley was named the 29th head football coach at UNM on Dec. 9, 2008.
It’s a diverse staff with five coaches boasting over 15 years of experience and four coaches age 31 and younger.
From Head Coach :Mike Locksley
“I’ve always said that the first mark of leadership is a man who can lead himself and this group of coaches at the University of New Mexico exemplify that quality of leadership. I put a premium on character when assembling this staff because I believe that we will win on character.”
“We’ve got a tremendous blend of experienced, veteran coaches and young, energetic guys. The one thing they all have in common is that they’ve been winners everywhere they’ve been throughout their careers. Five have played or coached in a national championship game, six have won conference titles as either players or coaches, one has played in a Super Bowl.”
“I think this staff is among the best in the country and I believe the Lobo nation is going be very proud to have this group of coaches leading our football program.”
2009 Lobo Football Coaching Staff
Darrell Dickey – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
Doug Mallory – Defensive Coordinator
Toby Neinas – Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers
George Barlow – Defensive Backs
Cheston Blackshear – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends
Rubin Carter – Defensive Line
Mike Degory – Centers/Offensive Guards
J.B. Gerald – Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Tee Martin – Quarterbacks
Troy Hatton – Football Strength & Conditioning
Darrell Dickey (Kansas State, 1983) – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
29th year as a collegiate coach (age 49)
Most recently offensive coordinator at Utah State (2007-08)
Head coach at North Texas (1998-2006)
-Guided the Mean Green to four consecutive conference championships between 2001-04
-North Texas posted a 25-1 conference record between 2001-04
-Led UNT to 2002 New Orleans Bowl victory (24-19 over Cincinnati)
-UNT produced back-to-back NCAA rushing leaders (Patrick Cobbs – 2003, Jamario Thomas – 2004)
-Named head coach of Sun Belt Conference’s 30th Anniversary Team
Offensive coordinator at Memphis (1988-89), UTEP (1994-96) and SMU (1997)
Offensive position coach at Mississippi State (QBs/RBs – 1990) and LSU (TEs – 1991-93)
Former quarterback at Kansas State
-Led the Wildcats to the 1982 Independence Bowl, the school’s first ever bowl game
Father, Jim Dickey, Sr., was a head coach at Kansas State, Florida and Southern Mississippi
Doug Mallory (Michigan, 1988) – Defensive Coordinator
21st year as a collegiate coach (age 44)
Most recently co-defensive coordinator (2008) and defensive backs coach (2005-08) at LSU
-Made defensive calls from press box while serving as co-coordinator with Bradley Dale Peveto in 2008
-Tigers finished 32nd nationally in total defense (325.5 yards/game), 17th in rushing defense (110.2 yards/game) and 42nd in pass efficiency defense (116.6 rating) in 2008
-LSU was No. 3 in the nation in pass efficiency defense from 2005-07, leading the SEC in 2005 and 2006
-2007 Tiger defense limited opponents to 182.7 passing yards/game and intercepted an SEC-best (4th nationally) 23 passes
-LSU ranked No. 1 in the SEC and No. 3 in the nation in pass defense (145.7 yards/game) in 2006
-Coached first team All-America safeties Craig Stelz (2007 Jim Thorpe Award finalist) and LaRon Landry (sixth overall pick in 2007 NFL Draft)
-Coached in 2008 BCS National Championship Game (W, 38-24 vs. Ohio State), 2007 Sugar Bowl (W, 41-14 vs. Notre Dame) and 2005 Peach Bowl (W, 40-3 vs. Miami)
Secondary coach at Oklahoma State (2001-04) and Maryland (1997-2000)
-Coached with Oklahoma State in 2004 Alamo Bowl, 2004 Cotton Bowl and 2002 Houston Bowl
Defensive backs and special teams coach at Indiana (1994-96)
Defensive coordinator (1992-93) and defensive position coach (1990-91) at Western Kentucky
Four-year letterman as a defensive back at Michigan (1984-87)
-Participated in four bowl games (Holiday, Fiesta, Rose, Hall of Fame)
-Team captain, second team all-Big Ten and Honorable Mention All-America honoree for 8-4 Wolverines as a senior in 1987
Father, Bill Mallory, remains the winningest coach in Indiana football history (69-77-3 in 13 years) and was also head coach at Colorado and Miami (Ohio)
Brothers Curt (co-defensive coordinator, Illinois) and Mike (special teams, New Orleans Saints) are both coaches
Toby Neinas (Missouri, 1995) – Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers
Last name is pronounced NIE-nus
14th year as a collegiate coach (age 37)
Most recently special teams coordinator (2005-08) and outside linebackers (2008) coach at San Diego State
-Coached Tyler Schmitt, who was the only deep snapper taken in the 2008 NFL Draft (6th round)
-Coached Honorable Mention All-America punter Michael Hughes who ranked 11th nationally in punting average
-Also coached tight ends (2006-07)
Inside linebackers (2004-05) and defensive line (2002-03) coach at Temple
-Owls were ranked 15th nationally in run defense in 2002
-Coached defensive tackle Dan Klecko, the 2002 Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year
Spent seven years at UAB, coaching safeties (1999-2000), defensive ends (1997-98), outside linebackers (1996) and running backs/tight ends (2001)
Graduate assistant at North Carolina under head coach Mack Brown in 1995
Started his coaching career as a student assistant under head coach Bob Stull at Missouri from 1993-94
George Barlow (Marshall, 1990) – Defensive Backs
19th year as a collegiate coach
Most recently assistant head coach/defensive coordinator and safeties coach at James Madison (2004-08)
-Also coached defensive line (2002-03) and running backs (1999-2001)
-James Madison (12-2) was the top-ranked team in the FCS last year before falling in the playoff semifinals
-The Dukes ranked among the top-25 in the FCS in sacks and total defense in 2008
-JMU was second in the FCS in sacks and fourth in rushing defense in 2006, ranked eighth in total defense in 2005 and was second nationally in rushing defense in 2004
Spent three years at Oklahoma, coaching outside linebackers/strong safeties (1998) and as a defensive graduate assistant (1996-97)
Defensive coordinator at West Virginia State (1995) and defensive line coach at Hutchison Community College (1994)
Defensive assistant at his alma mater, Marshall, from 1991-93
All-conference safety at Marshall, where he played from 1986-90
-Member of the 1987 Thundering Herd national runner-up team
Cheston Blackshear (Florida, 2000) – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends
Seventh year as a collegiate coach (age 31)
Most recently offensive line (2007-08) and tight ends (2006) coach at Columbia
Graduate assistant at Illinois (2005) and Florida (2002-04), working with the offensive line and tight ends
Four-year letterman at Florida (1995-99), starting 28 times in 41 games at offensive guard
-Second team all-SEC honoree as a senior
-Recipient of the 1999 Fergie Ferguson Award given to the Gator senior with the most leadership, character and courage
-Competed in four January bowl games, playing for the national championship in the 1996 Sugar Bowl
Signed as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers (2000) and played with the Orlando Rage of the XFL (2000-01)
Super Prep All-American at Ed White High School in Jacksonville, Fla., and was the first offensive lineman to be named Jacksonville area Offensive Player of the Year by the Florida Times-Union
Rubin Carter (Miami, 1975) – Defensive Line
21st year as a collegiate and professional coach (age 56)
Most recently head coach at Florida A&M (2005-07)
-Combined record of 16-17, but was 13-9 his first two seasons
NFL defensive line coach for the New York Jets (2001-03), Washington Redskins (1999-2000) and Denver Broncos (1987-88)
-Coached Pro Bowl players John Abraham, Shawn Ellis, Marco Coleman, Greg Kragen, Rulon Jones and Karl Mecklenburg
Defensive line coach at Temple (2004), Maryland (1997-98) and San Jose State (1995-96)
-Coached on the same staff with at Maryland and Toby Neinas at Temple
Defensive coordinator and strength & conditioning coach at Howard University (1989-93)
-Bison led Division I-AA in total defense and scoring defense in 1989
12-year defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos (1975-86)
-Played on five AFC West Championship teams and in two Super Bowls (1978, 1987) as a key member of the Broncos’ famed “Orange Crush” defense
-In 1977, was featured on a Sports Illustrated cover which touted him at “The Prototype NT in the 3-4 Defense”
-Upon his retirement, he had played in more games (152) than any other nose tackle in NFL history
All-America defensive lineman as a senior at Miami (1974) and inducted into the University of Miami’s Hall of Fame in 1992
-MVP of the 1975 Hula Bowl and selected by Denver in the fifth round pick of the 1975 NFL Draft
Son, Andre Carter, attended California and was the seventh overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers
-Andre, a defensive end, just finished his fourth season with Washington Redskins
Mike Degory (Florida, 2006) – Centers/Offensive Guards
Last name is pronounced deh-GOR-ee
Third year as a collegiate coach (age 26)
Most recently a graduate assistant at Illinois (2007-08) on Mike Locksley’s offensive staff
-Helped mold one of the top offensive lines in the nation at Illinois, which finished fifth nationally in both rushing offense and fewest sacks allowed in 2007
Four-year center at Florida, starting a school record 50 games in his college career (2001-05)
-Two-year team captain and played in four bowl games
-First team All-America and all-SEC honoree, and Rimington Trophy finalist as a senior in 2005
-Second team all-SEC in 2003 and 2004 and Freshman All-American in 2002
-Academic All-American in 2005
-Mike Locksley was the RB coach at Florida his sophomore and junior years
Super Prep All-American at Palm Bay (Fla.) High School
-Led Palm Bay to the Florida 6A state championship game, earning MVP honors as a center
J.B. Gerald (Colgate, 2004) – Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator
Fifth year as a collegiate coach (age 26)
Most recently offensive quality control coach at Illinois (2008) on Mike Locksley’s offensive staff
Graduate assistant at Penn State under Joe Paterno from 2005-07
-Coached in the 2005 Orange Bowl, 2006 Outback Bowl and 2007 Alamo Bowl
Wide receiver and punt/kick returner at Colgate (2000-03)
-Finished with 113 catches for 1,334 yards and 9 touchdowns in his 43-game career
-Helped Colgate (15-1) reach the 2003 Division I-AA national championship game
-Caught 74 passes for 832 yards and 7 touchdowns as a senior
Tee Martin (Tennessee, 2003) – Quarterbacks
Fourth year as a collegiate and high school coach (age 30)
Most recently offensive coordinator/quarterback coach at North Atlanta High School (2008) and coach for Elite 11 Quarterback Camps (2007-08), Nike Football Training Camps (2007-08) and Nike Combine Tour (2008)
-Coached and evaluated over 1,000 quarterbacks, including over 30 Division I signees
Owns Playmakers Sports, a company specializing in sports event planning, quarterback training and skills development
Also created the “Dual Threat” Quarterback Camp and Academy in Atlanta in 2008
Quarterback coach/passing game coordinator at North Cobb (Ga.) High School in 2007
-Helped lead the Warriors to a 10-1 record and a regional title
Passing game coordinator at Morehouse College in 2006
-Maroon Tiger offense was the top ranked total offense and passing offense in its conference
Four-year letterman and two-year starting quarterback at Tennessee (1996-99)
-Led the 13-0 Volunteers to the 1998 national championship with a victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl
-Set what was then the NCAA record for consecutive completions (24) in 1998
-Led Tennessee to its second consecutive BCS bowl in 1999 (Fiesta)
-Member of Tennessee’s back-to-back SEC Championship teams (1997, 1998)
-Posted 9-0 record as a starter against Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida
-Back-up to Peyton Manning in 1996 and 1997
Selected in fifth round of 2000 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers
-Played four years in the NFL (Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Oakland) and in NFL Europe
-Led the Rhein Fire to an NFL Europe best 7-3 record and berth in the World Bowl
-Played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2004-05)
Troy Hatton (Illinois, 1998) – Football Strength & Conditioning Coach
Most recently assistant strength coach at Illinois, working with football from 2005-08