< PreviousMEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL PREVIEW GoCards.com n @UofLFootball98 Head Coach Jeff Brohm 18 Bowl Games Since 2000 58 passes (63.8 percent) for 353 yards with one touchdown and one interception. His best game came Oct. 27, 1996, when he completed 19 of 30 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown to lead San Francisco to a 10-9 win over the Houston Oilers. In 2001, Brohm played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first-team All-XFL. A standout at Trinity High, Brohm was awarded the Kentucky Mr. Football Award as a senior in 1988, while leading the Shamrocks to a state championship and undefeated season. Brohm was named the Kentucky High School Player of the Decade for the 1980s and was inducted into the Kentucky High School Ath- letic Association Hall of Fame in 2014. A native of Louisville, Brohm, 51, (born April 24, 1971) earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1994. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and a daughter, Brooke. Jeff is one of four family members to be a football letterwinner at Louisville, along with his father, Oscar (quarterback 1966-69), and brothers, Greg (wide receiver 1989-92) and Brian (quarterback 2004-07). The Brohm fam- ily, including mother, Donna, and sister, Kim, was inducted into the Louisville Catholic Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. Career Record Year School Record 2014 Western Kentucky 8-5 2015 Western Kentucky 12-2 2016 Western Kentucky 10-3 2017 Purdue 7-6 2018 Purdue 6-7 2019 Purdue 4-8 2020 Purdue 2-4 2021 Purdue 9-4 2022 Purdue 8-5 Overall 66-44 Western Kentucky 30-10 Purdue 36-34 Air Force – Troy Calhoun App State – Shawn Clark Arizona State – Kenny Dillingham Ball State – Mike Neu Boise State – Andy Avalos BYU – Kalani Sitake Fresno State – Jeff Tedford Georgia – Kirby Smart Georgia Tech – Brent Key Hawaii – Timmy Chang Louisiana – Michael Desormeaux Louisville – Jeff Brohm Miami (Fla.) – Mario Cristobal Michigan – Jim Harbaugh New Mexico – Danny Gonzales Northern Illinois – Thomas Hammock Northwestern – Pat Fitzgerald Oklahoma State – Mike Gundy Oregon State – Jonathan Smith Vanderbilt – Clark Lea As a Head Coach: 2014 Western Kentucky Popeyes Bahamas Bowl - W 2015 Western Kentucky Miami Beach Bowl - W 2016 Western Kentucky Boca Raton Bowl - W 2017 Purdue Foster Farms Bowl - W 2018 Purdue Music City Bowl - L 2021 Purdue Music City Bowl - W 2022 Purdue Cheez-It Citrus Bowl - Didn’t Coach As an Assistant: 2003 Louisville GMAC Bowl - L 2004 Louisville Liberty Bowl - L 2005 Louisville Gator Bowl - L 2006 Louisville Orange Bowl - W 2010 Illinois Texas Bowl - W 2011 Illinois Fight Hunger Bowl - W Western Kentucky 2014 6 27 203 Andrew Jackson Indianapolis LB 7 32 247 Jonathan Dowling Oakland DB 2016 4 12 110 Tyler Higbee Los Angeles TE 7 2 223 Brandon Doughty Miami QB 7 28 249 Prince Charles Iworah San Francisco DB Purdue 2017 5 31 175 DeAngelo Yancey Green Bay WR 2018 5 6 143 Ja’Whaun Bentley New England LB 2020 4 30 136 Brycen Hopkins Los Angeles (R) TE 7 1 215 Markus Bailey Cincinnati LB 2021 2 17 49 Rondale Moore Arizona WR 4 8 113 Derrick Barnes Detroit LB 2022 1 30 30 George Karlaftis Kansas City DE 3 35 99 David Bell Cleveland WR 7 39 260 Zander Horvath Los Angeles (C) FB 2023 4 29 131 Charlie Jones Cincinnati WR 4 34 135 Aidan O’Connell Las Vegas QB 5 36 171 Payne Durham Tampa Bay TE 7 24 241 Cory Trice Pittsburgh DB 7 38 255 Jalen Graham San Francisco LB FBS Head Coaches at Alma Mater Bowls as a Coach Brohm’s Draft PicksB rian Brohm, one of the top quarterbacks in school history, returned to his alma mater in 2023 to be the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Brohm returns to his hometown after six seasons as the co-offensive coordinator and quar- terback coach at Purdue, where the Boilermak- ers improved greatly under his leadership. The Boilermakers’ success in 2022 was powered by one of the Big Ten’s most potent aerial attacks, as Purdue ranked second in the league and 22nd nationally in passing yards per game (278.8). Under Brohm’s tutelage, the offense tallied six games of scoring more than 30 points and threw for 3,903 yards and 26 touchdowns in finishing with an 8-6 mark, which included the school’s first Big Ten West title. Purdue’s pass- ing game broke several school records during a remarkable 2021 campaign that featured a 9-4 record, two Top 5 victories and a win in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl. With Brohm serving as co-offensive coordi- nator and quarterbacks coach, Purdue threw for 4,620 yards to eclipse the old school record of 4,208 set in 1998. That amounted to 355.4 pass- ing yards per game, a program best that surpassed the 1985 mark of 341.6 yards per game. Nation- ally, Purdue’s passing offense ranked fifth. During the 2021 campaign, the offense also set school records for completions (407), completion percentage (.708) and passing first downs (221). Under Brohm’s mentorship, Aidan O’Connell turned into a record-setting quarterback. He com- pleted 71.8 percent of his passes to set a new individual school record, while throwing for 3,712 yards and 28 touchdowns. The Second Team All- Big Ten QB produced six 300-yard passing games including a pair of 500-yard games, becoming the first Purdue quarterback to throw for 500 yards multiple times in a season. O’Connell racked up a career-high 536 passing yards in a win over No. 3 Michigan State before ending with 534 yards in the Music City Bowl victory over Tennessee. In 2020, O’Connell and Jack Plummer teamed up to complete 176 of 260 passing attempts (67.7 percent) for 1,854 yards and 15 touchdowns against only four interceptions in six games. The Boilermakers averaged a Big Ten- best 309.0 yards passing per game. In 2018, Brohm mentored David Blough to his finest season as Purdue’s signal-caller. Blough completed 305 of 462 passing attempts for 3,705 yards with 25 touchdowns. His .660 completion percentage set a single-season school record, while his passing yards and touchdown totals ranked fifth. Brohm helped guide the Boil- ermakers to an average of 443.9 total yards per game, the sixth-highest in school history. Brohm coached Blough and Sindelar to a combined 3,202 passing yards and 27 touch- downs in his first season at Purdue. The Boiler- maker signal-callers completed nearly 60 percent of their passes while cutting their interceptions from 25 in 2016 to merely 11 in 2017. Brohm came to Purdue from Western Ken- tucky, where he was co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2016. He guided an offense that averaged 45.5 points, 336.8 passing yards and 523.1 total yards per game. WKU won its final eight games, with a 58-44 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA Cham- pionship and a 51-31 win over Memphis in the Boca Raton Bowl, to finish 11-3 overall. Prior to joining the WKU staff, Brohm played professionally for eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2008-09) and Buffalo Bills (2009-10) in the National Football League, the Las Vegas Locomotives (2011-12) in the United Football League, as well as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2013) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2014-15) in the Canadian Football League. He was a second-round pick (No. 56 overall) by the Packers in the 2008 NFL Draft. Known as one of the top quarterbacks in school history, Brohm returns to his alma mater where he starred from 2004 to 2007, and he still ranks among the Cardinals’ career leaders in passing attempts (second, 1,185), passing yards (second, 10,775), passing efficiency (second, 157.92), completions (third, 780), completion percentage (third, .658), total offense (fourth, 10,819) and touchdown passes (fourth, 71). Brohm guided the 2006 Cardinals to a school best 12-1 record, including a 24-13 victory over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl, and a No. 6 national ranking in the final AP poll. He was named the Orange Bowl MVP after completing 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards against the Demon Deacons. His 30 touchdown passes in 2007 are tied for second in school history with Lamar Jackson. Brohm set school records with 45 com- pletions and 65 passing attempts against Syra- cuse on Sept. 22, 2007, while his 555 passing yards against the Orange ranks second all-time. Brohm led Louisville Trinity High School to three Kentucky Class 4A state championships (2001, 2002 and 2003) and was named MVP of all three title games, including a 555-yard, seven- touchdown performance in the 2002 contest. In 2003, he was named Kentucky’s Mr. Football, USA Today’s Offensive Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year. Brohm graduated from Louisville in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball99 61 NFL Draft Picks Since 2000 BRIAN BROHM Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Louisville Cardinals Brohm File Years at Louisville: 1 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 9th season Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1985 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Trinity Wife: Ashley Children: Weston, Stella College: Louisville ‘07 Bowl Games Coached: 6 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2017-22 Purdue Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2016-17 Western Kentucky Co-Offensive Coordinator/ QuarterbacksR on English, a former defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville, has been named to the defensive coaching staff for UofL head coach Jeff Brohm. English brings nearly 30 years of coaching experience, totaling four first-round draft picks and 28 total players drafted. The UofL defensive coordinator in 2008 where he was nominated for the Broyles Award, English returns to the Derby City after spending two seasons as the co-defensive coordinator and sec- ondary coach at Purdue, where the Boilermakers improved dramatically under English’s guidance. Taking over a defense that was giving up almost 400.0 yards per game prior to his arrival, the Boilermaker defense yielded an average of 350.0 yards per game and 24.6 points per game. The Boilermaker’s held four opponents to less than 17 points last season. Picking off just six passes the season prior, the Boilermakers would record 27 interceptions with English leading the secondary. Purdue finished in the top 35 nationally in interceptions, includ- ing 15th in 2022 when the secondary recorded 14 picks. Purdue’s defense was also top 25 in red zone defense (23rd - .756). English spent three seasons (2018-20) as the safeties coach at Florida before joining the Pur- due staff. In 2019, Florida finished tied for ninth in the FBS with 16 interceptions. Prior to his time at Florida, English was the safeties coach at Mississippi State for one season (2017). As MSU’s secondary coach, the Bull- dogs finished fourth in the SEC in pass defense (175.0 yards per game) and third in total defense (302.0 yards per game). MSU allowed merely 20.4 points per game in 2017. Mark McLaurin led the SEC in interceptions in 2017. English served as San Jose State’s defensive coordinator in 2016, with the Spartans finishing fourth in the Mountain West in pass defense (188.6 yards per game), first in third-down con- version defense (37.6 percent), fifth in intercep- tions (10) and fourth in turnovers forced (19). English was the head coach at Eastern Michi- gan from 2009-13. In 2011, he guided the Eagles to their best record in 15 years, finishing 6-6 and 4-4 in the MAC. English was named the MAC Coach of the Year in 2011. Prior to serving as the defensive coordinator at Louisville in 2008, English coached at Michi- gan for five seasons (2003-07), spending three seasons (2003-05) as the defensive backs coach and the final two years (2006-07) as defensive coordinator. Michigan finished the 2007 season eighth in the nation in pass defense and English was nominated for the Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. During his time in Ann Arbor, English was named the Rivals Defensive Coordinator of the Year (2006) and a Rivals top 25 recruiter (2006). In 2004, he became the first coach to have two All-American defensive backs in the same season (Marlin Jackson and Ernest Shazor). English was the secondary coach at Arizona State for five seasons (1998-2002), where the Sun Devils finished second in the nation in turnovers forced in 2000. English also spent time at San Diego State (1996-97) and Northern Ari- zona (1996) as a defensive backs coach. As a graduate assistant coach at ASU (1994- 95), English earned a master’s degree in educa- tion administration. He began his collegiate coaching career at Mt. San Antonio College (1993) after spending one year as an assistant at Ganesha High School (1992) in California. A four-year letter winner as a safety at Cal (1987-90), English earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1991, while helping guide the Golden Bears to the 1990 Copper Bowl title. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball100 18 Bowl Games Since 2000 English File Years at Louisville: 2 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 28th season Birthdate: May 21, 1968 Hometown: Pamona, Calif. High School: Ganesha Wife: Sophia Children: Simon, Sydney and Seth College: California ‘90 Bowl Games Coached: 12 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Defensive Coordinator 2021-22 Purdue Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB 2018-20 Florida Safeties 2017 Mississippi State Safeties 2016 San Jose State Defensive Coordinator 2009-13 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 2008 Louisville Defensive Coordinator 2006-07 Michigan Defensive Coordinator 2003-05 Defensive Backs 1998-02 Arizona State Defensive Backs 1996-97 San Diego State Defensive Backs 1996 Northern Arizona Defensive Backs 1994-95 Arizona State Graduate Assistant RON ENGLISH Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary Louisville CardinalsA veteran with over 30 years of collegiate coaching experience, Mark Hagen has named the defensive line coach at the University of Louisville in January 2023. Before joining the Louisville staff, Hagen was the co-defensive coordinator, along with English, for a Purdue defense the last two seasons that showed consistent and steady improvement. The 2022 team finished in the top 20 in intercep- tions with 15. Against the run, Purdue allowed 142.5 yards per game and held four opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground. Returning to West Lafayette in 2021, Hagen made an immediate impact on the Purdue defense. The Boilermakers surrendered 22.4 points per game, ranking 34th in the country, to improve upon their No. 67 ranking from the 2020 campaign (29.8 ppg). Purdue’s defense also found the top 25 in red zone defense (23rd - .756). Focusing on the defensive line, Hagen guided George Karlaftis to All-America and First Team All-Big Ten honors. In Hagen’s first stint at Purdue, the Boiler- makers appeared in seven bowl games during his tenue, including the 2001 Rose Bowl and the 2004 Capital One Bowl. During his former time in West Lafayette, Purdue’s defense saw 18 members selected in the National Football League Draft over the years – including first-round picks Ryan Kerrigan (2011) and Anthony Spencer (2007), second- round selections Kawann Short (2013), Mike Neal (2010) and Bernard Pollard (2006) and third-round draftees Alex Magee (2009), Cliff Avril (2008), Stuart Schweigert (2004), Gilbert Gardner (2004) and Landon Johnson (2004). Hagen served as associate head coach for the defense and defensive line coach at Texas during the 2020 season. Prior to Texas, Hagen coached four seasons at Indiana (2015-18), most recently as the Hoosiers’ co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. It was his third stint in Bloomington, having served as an assistant for two seasons (2011-12) and get- ting his collegiate coaching career start there as a graduate assistant and administrative assistant (1992-95). Hagen also spent three years (2013-15) at Texas A&M, working for two seasons with Aggies’ linebackers and the final year with the defensive tackles. His first full-time coaching job was at Northern Illinois from 1996-99. A native of Carmel, Indiana, Hagen was a four-year letterwinner at Indiana (1987, 1989- 91), two-time Second Team All-Big Ten selec- tion, three-time Academic All-Big Ten winner, 1992 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient and a captain at linebacker. As a linebacker with the Hoosiers, Hagen led the team in tackles for three straight years (1989- 91) and was the team’s Balfour Award recipient in 1991 for bringing distinction and honor to the university. He is tied for fifth in Hoosiers’ history with 336 career tackles. While with the Hoosiers, Hagen played in four bowl games, including the 1991 Copper Bowl, where he was named the game’s Most Valuable Defensive Player. He graduated from Indiana with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1991 and earned a master’s in sport marketing and management in 1995. Hagen and his wife, Denise, have four daughters – Abby, Emma, Ellie and Ava. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball101 61 NFL Draft Picks Since 2000 MARK HAGEN Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line Louisville Cardinals Hagen File Years at Louisville: 1 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 40th season Birthdate: 7/28/69 Hometown: Carmel, Ind. High School: Carmel Wife: Denise Children: Abby, Emma, Ellie, Ava. College: Indiana ‘91 Bowl Games Coached: 9 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2021-22 Purdue Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2020 Texas Associate Head Coach Defense/DL 2015-18 Indiana Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2012 Texas A&M Linebackers/Defensive Tackles 2011-12 Indiana Defensive Tackles/Special Teams 2009-10 Purdue Linebackers 2008 Defensive Tackles 2005-08 Assistant Head Coach 2003-08 Special Team Coordinator 2006-07 Linebackers 2000-05 Defensive Tackles 1996-99 Northern Illinois Defensive Tackles 1993-95 Indiana Football Operations 1992-93 GA/StrengthC hris Barclay was tabbed to coach the run- ning backs at the University of Louisville in December of 2022. A Louisville native and graduate of Male High School, Barclay returns to the Ville to join the Louisville staff. He spent the last seven seasons working with Brohm, six at Purdue and one at Western Kentucky. Under Barclay, Purdue’s running backs com- bined to rush for more than 1,500 yards this sea- son led by redshirt-freshman Devin Mockobee, who heads into Purdue’s bowl game with 920 yards. Barclay and the Boilermakers captured the Big Ten West Division crown and played in the conference championship game. Barclay’s running backs also eclipsed 1,000 yards in 2017, 2018 and 2021. In the six-game 2020 campaign, running back Zander Horvath accumulated 746 all-purpose yards and earned third team All-Big Ten honors. Barclay spent one season working with Brohm at WKU before moving to Purdue. Under Barclay’s guidance, Anthony Wales was named the Confer- ence USA Championship Game Most Valuable Player and the Boca Raton Bowl Offensive MVP. Wales rushed for 1,621 yards on 237 attempts (6.8 average) and a school-record 27 touchdowns. Wales’ touchdown total led the nation, while his yardage total ranked eighth among FBS players. Wales finished the season ranked 13th in the FBS in all-purpose yards with 1,944. Prior to Western Kentucky, Barclay spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as running backs coach at Marshall. In 2014, Barclay led Devon Johnson to 1,767 rushing yards on 206 attempts (8.6 average) and 17 touchdowns. Johnson was a 2014 Doak Walker Award semifinalist, finish- ing sixth in the nation in rushing yards and 13th in rushing touchdowns in his first seasons as a running back after moving from tight end. As a team, the Thundering Herd led the conference in rushing yards per game (271.9), rushing touchdowns (40) and yards per carry (6.8) in 2014. Barclay also spent a pair of seasons coaching running backs at William & Mary and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Wake Forest, in 2011. The Demon Deacons’ all-time leading rush- ing and scorer (non-kicker) with 4,032 yards, 40 touchdowns and 240 points, Barclay was the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to lead the league in rushing three consecutive seasons, finishing with 1,192 yards in 2003, 1,010 in 2004 and 1,127 in 2005. He was named First Team All-ACC twice and was the 2005 ACC Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Wake Forest Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns, Barclay played in the Nation- al Football League for three seasons with the Browns (2006-07), Tennessee Titans (2007), New Orleans Saints (2007) and Atlanta Falcons (2008). He also played with the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe in 2007 and the New York Sentinels in the United States Football League in 2009. Barclay graduated from Wake Forest in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. He and his wife, Ashlee, have two daughters, Houstyn, Harrisyn and Hollyn. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball102 18 Bowl Games Since 2000 Barclay File Years at Louisville: 1 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 13th season Birthdate: October 15, 1983 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. Wife: Ashlee Children: Houstyn, Harrisyn, Hollyn College: Wake Forest ‘09 Bowl Games Coached: 7 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Running Backs 2017-22 Purdue Running Backs 2016 Western Kentucky Running Backs 2014-15 Marshall Running Backs 2012-13 William & Mary Running Backs 2011 Wake Forest Graduate Assistant CHRIS BARCLAY Running Backs Louisville CardinalsS teve Ellis was named cornerbacks coach at Louisville for the 2023 season. Ellis joins the Louisville staff after two productive seasons coaching the cornerbacks at East Carolina. With the Pirates, Ellis netted a combined total of 25 interceptions over a two-year span, representing ECU’s highest per-game clip (1.19) since the 2013 and 2014 campaigns when they averaged 1.23 interceptions per game. Leading ECU to a bowl game for the first time since 2014, the 2021 Pirates stood 14th nationally and second in the AAC with 15 interceptions. Under Ellis’ watchful eye, Ja’Quan McMil- lian captured the 2021 NCAA FBS Statistical Championship in passes defended (1.75), while standing fourth nationally in total interceptions, fifth in interceptions per game (0.42) and 22nd in fumbles recovered (0.67) to go along with his 56 tackles - which was second among all Pirate defenders. McMillian was a five-time 2021 Sec- ond-Team All-America selection (FWAA, Associ- ated Press, The Sporting News, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine), a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and an All-AAC choice for the second-straight year. In his initial season with the Pirates, Ellis provided an immediate impact to the Pirates’ secondary as his young position unit accounted for half of the team’s interception total with five. Ellis spent 19 years coaching at the Divi- sion I level, which included a 2019 assignment as defensive backs coach at South Florida, 10 seasons at Middle Tennessee State and six cam- paigns at Nicholls (La.) State, his alma mater. While working under former UofL head coach Charlie Strong at USF, Ellis played an integral role helping a Bulls’ unit that was in the Top 20 nationally in five statistical categories dur- ing the 2019 season - redzone defense (4th/67.4 percent), tackles for loss (5th/8.3 pg), fumbles recovered (10th/12), pass defense (15th/189.5 ypg) and turnovers gained (15th/24). As ten-year assistant at Middle Tennessee, Ellis was part of seven bowl appearances while serving as cornerbacks coach (2009-2018), defensive coordinator (2011-14) and recruiting coordinator (2015-2018). As defensive coordinator at MTSU, Ellis orchestrated an impressive turnaround as the Raiders improved 48 spots in the national rankings in scoring defense, 29 in rush defense and 10 in total defense in 2012. In his last four seasons with the Raiders, Ellis helped lead the squad to postseason showings at the Bahama Bowl (2015), Hawai’i Bowl (2016), Camellia Bowl (2017) and New Orleans Bowl (2018), the latter following a Conference USA East Division title and league championship game appearance. Ellis began his coaching career in 2003 at Nicholls State, first working with the safeties before assuming duties as linebackers coach (2004-05) and defensive coordinator (2006-08). After capturing the 2005 Southland Conference title at Nicholls State, the 2006 Colonels ranked 19th nationally in total defense and his 2007 unit topped the league in interceptions, total and pass defense. During his six-year tenure at Nicholls State, he mentored three FCS All-America selections, seven first-team all-conference performers, a conference player-of-the-year a defensive play- er-of-the-year and two newcomer-of-the-year award winners. He was also a two-time partici- pant in the NFL Coaches Fellowship Program. As a player, Ellis was a three-year starter, a three-year all-conference standout and team captain as a defensive back at NSU, wrapping up a playing career in 2002 with over 200 tackles and five interceptions before earning a bachelor’s degree in education in 2003. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball103 61 NFL Draft Picks Since 2000 STEVE ELLIS Cornerbacks Louisville Cardinals Ellis File Years at Louisville: 1 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 13th season Birthdate: January 25, 1980 Hometown: Stringer, Miss. Wife: Regina Children: Deja, Caleb College: Nicholls State ‘03 Bowl Games Coached: 8 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Cornerbacks 2020-23 East Carolina Cornerbacks 2019 South Florida Defensive Backs 2009-18 Middle Tennessee State Cornerbacks 2015-18 Recruiting Coordinator 2011-14 Defensive Coordinator 2006-08 Nicholls State Defensive Coordinator 2004-05 Linebackers 2003 SafetiesM ark Ivey begins his fifth season at the University of Louisville after head coach Jeff Brohm retained his services. Before moving to linebackers coach in 2023, Ivey spent four seasons coaching the defensive line for the Cardinals. He mentored standout Ashton Gillotte to All-ACC honorable mention accolades in 2022. The long-time assistant coach pushed Jared Goldwire to produce his two best seasons, earning him a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. The 2020 campaign saw him record 35 tackles and a pair of sacks to earn him second team All-ACC accolades by the Associ- ated Press. Coaching the defensive line in 2019, the Car- dinals increased their sack total from 11 in 2018 to 27 in that year, with defensive lineman G.G. Robinson leading the group with 4.0. Before joining the Louisville staff, Ivey spent seven seasons with the Mountaineers, coaching the outside linebackers and the defensive line. Ivey was promoted to interim head coach following Satterfield’s departure to Louisville, guiding the Mountaineers to a 45-13 win over Middle Tennessee in the 2018 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. In guiding Appalachian State to a win in the first Sun Belt Championship Game and picking up a bowl win, Ivey worked with a defensive line that included All-Sun Belt first-team pick MyQuon Stout, who recorded 21 tackles. Ivey’s coaching development helped three walk-ons become regular contributors as part of a nine- man rotation. Before the 2018 season, Ivey was promoted to assistant head coach to go along with his duties as the defensive line coach. Assisting on the defensive side of the football, Appalachian State’s defense ranked 17th nation- ally in 2017 with 38 sacks. In his first three seasons with the Mountain- eers, Ivey’s linemen combined for more than 52.5 sacks and 109 tackles for loss for a defense that led the conference in total defense and scor- ing defense in consecutive campaigns. In 2016, Appalachian State allowed the fewest points in conference play of any FBS team, finishing in the Top 10 nationally in scoring defense, and the top 20 in both total defense and rushing defense. Under Ivey’s guidance, Ronald Blair, who was named the Sun Belt’s Defensive Student- Athlete of the Year, ranked first in the Sun Belt for tackles for loss with 19 and second in sacks with seven. Blair was selected in the fifth round, with the 142nd pick in the NFL Draft, by the San Francisco 49ers. In 2013, three of Ivey’s outside linebackers ranked among Appalachian State’s top eight in tackles. Despite not starting a game as a true freshman, Kennan Gilchrist ranked fourth on the team and among the Southern Conference’s top 40 with 59 stops, en route to earning fresh- man all-conference honors. Serving as the special-teams coordinator from 2012-14, Ivey oversaw a unit that led the SoCon with a gaudy 40.6-yard net punting average. Punter Bentlee Critcher became only the second true freshman in school history to earn NCAA Division I FCS all-America recognition after ranking second among all FCS punters with a 45.9-yard punting average. The 2012 season saw the Mountaineers rank second in NCAA Division I FCS with a 40.8- yard net punting average on the strength of 45.9 yards per punt by all-American Sam Martin. Before returning to Appalachian State in 2012, Ivey spent 16 years as a successful high school coach in Florida, including 10 seasons as head coach at Cypress Lake in Fort Myers (2002- 06) and Barron Collier in Naples (2007-11). In five seasons at Barron Collier, he led the Cougars to a 36-19 overall record and state playoff appear- ances all five years. BCHS won three-straight district championships from 2007-09, doubling the number of district titles that the school had claimed in its first 29 years of existence. Ivey and his wife Rosa have three daughters: Britini, Maggie, and Gabriella. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball104 18 Bowl Games Since 2000 Ivey File Years at Louisville: 5 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 12th season Birthdate: July 11, 1973 Hometown: Collinsville, Va. Wife: Rosa Children: Britini, Maggie, Gabriella College: Appalachian State ‘96 Bowl Games Coached: 6 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Linebackers 2019-22 Defensive Line 2012-18 Appalachian State Interim Head Coach (Dec. 4, 2018) Defensive Line (2018) Defensive Line/Special Teams (2014-17) Special Teams (2013)* Assistant Coach (OLB/ST) (2012-13) 2007-11 Barron Collier H.S. Head Coach 2002-26 Cypress Lakes H.S. Head Coach 1998-01 Gulf Coast H.S. Assistant Coach 1997 Cape Coral H.S. Assistant Coach 1996 Port Charlotte H.S. Assistant Coach MARK IVEY Linebackers Louisville CardinalsK arl Maslowski, a former quality control coach at the University of Louisville, returned to the Cardinals as special teams coor- dinator and defensive assistant in January 2023. Before revisiting Louisville, Maslowski spent one season with Brohm at Purdue as the special team coordinator and an assistant linebackers coach. In his lone season with the Boilermakers, Maslowski helped guide Purdue to its first ever Big Ten Championship appearance. Throughout the season, the special teams unit blocked two field goals, converted two successful fake punts, and developed all-conference return specialist Charlie Jones. In the Big Ten Championship, place kicker Mitchell Fineran set a championship game record of five field goals made. Maslowski was instrumental in guiding Fineran to become the most accurate kicker in Purdue history Maslowski spent three seasons (2019-21) at Louisville where he assisted in the development of James Turner, who converted 13-of-15 field goal attempts in 2020 and two-time all-ACC Return Specialist Hassan Hall. He also assisted place kicker Blanton Creque in setting a school record for career field goal percentage and punter Mason King setting a school record for career punt average. Maslowski owns 10 years of experience as a special teams coordinator at the FBS and Division II levels. Under his direction, his punt units ranked top 30 nationally in six out of nine seasons, while his kickoff return units finished in the top 30 eight times. Prior to joining Louisville as the program’s senior quality control specialist (2019-21), Maslowski spent six seasons coaching special teams at Northern Michigan (2013-18). While in the Upper Peninsula, he coached linebackers, running backs and tight ends. Maslowski began his stint at NMU mentoring the linebackers (2013-16) before going to the other side of the ball to coach the running backs and tight ends (2017-18). Throughout his time up north, he guided two All-GLIAC linebackers, two All-GLIAC punters and one All-GLIAC kicker. As Northern Michigan’s running backs coach, Maslowski played an integral role in his rushers setting three school rushing records and developing the school’s first Harlon Hill nominee. Prior to making the move to Northern Michigan, Maslowski coached at his alma mater Western Kentucky for three seasons. He served as linebackers coach from 2010-11, which included mentoring a trio of All-Sun Belt line- backers, before focusing specifically on special teams in 2012. His 2011 special teams unit finished in the top 25 nationally in four differ- ent statistical categories. During his tenure, two returners earned All-America accolades. On the recruiting road, Maslowski helped secure the No. 1 recruiting classes in the Sun Belt for back- to-back seasons. Maslowski was an All-American linebacker at Western Kentucky from 1999-2003 and earned a degree in public health education in 2004. He helped lead the Hilltoppers to a 1-AA national title in 2002, while earning team MVP and academic all-conference honors during the 2003 campaign. Maslowski is married to the former Brittney Long and the couple has three children: Lila, Stella and Donovan. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball105 61 NFL Draft Picks Since 2000 KARL MASLOWSKI Special Teams Coordinator/ Asst. Linebackers Louisville Cardinals Maslowski File Years at Louisville: 4 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 18th season Birthdate: February 4, 1981 Hometown: New Lenox, Ill. Wife: Brittney Children: Lila, Stella and Donovan College: Western Kentucky ‘04 Bowl Games Coached: 3 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Special Teams/Asst. LB 2022 Purdue Special Team Coordinator 2019-21 Louisville Sr. Special Teams QC 2017-18 Northern Michigan Special Teams Coordinator/RB/TE 2013-16 Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2012 Western Kentucky Special Teams Coordinator 2010-11 Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2008-09 Miami University Defensive Graduate Assistant 2006-07 Holy Cross Outside LinebackersG arrick McGee returns to the University of Louisville to coach the wide receivers under head coach Jeff Brohm. McGee returns to Louisville after coaching the wide receivers at Purdue in 2022. McGee is starting his second stint on the Louisville staff, having previously worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2014 and 2015 seasons under Bobby Petrino. With McGee coordinating the UofL offense, the Cards averaged 30 points per game in two seasons with a 17-9 overall record. McGee left Louisville to become the offensive coordinator at Illinois, where he worked for two seasons. He also worked two years at Missouri and Florida before joining Brohm’s staff at Purdue. In his only season at Purdue, McGee coached wide receiver Charlie Jones, who earned second team AP All-America honors after leading the country with 110 receptions and 1,361 yards receiving. Jones also finished the regular season with a team-high 12 touchdowns. McGee served as the head coach at UAB for two seasons prior to his first stint at Louisville. He was hired at UAB after four seasons at Arkan- sas, including two as the offensive coordinator. McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. Arkansas led the SEC in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally in 2011 at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions. McGee was influential in the development of quarterback Ryan Mallett at Arkansas. The former Michigan transfer broke 45 school records and was just the third SEC quarterback to surpass 3,500 yards passing in consecutive seasons. Before departing Arkansas for the UAB head job, McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. McGee has also held coaching positions at Northwestern, UNLV, Toledo, Northern Iowa and Langston University, along with two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. McGee attended Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa and played for his father, the late Larry McGee. He played at Arizona State in 1991 and 1992 and went to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in 1993 before transferring to Oklahoma. McGee earned a bachelor’s degree from Okla- homa in 1996, where he played two seasons and ended his career fourth on OU’s career passing yards list (2,449 yards). He was voted the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches in 1994. McGee and his wife Tiffany, have two sons, Cameron and Grant. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball106 18 Bowl Games Since 2000 McGee File Years at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 28th season Birthdate: April 6, 1973 Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. Wife: Tiffany Sons: Cameron, Grant College: Oklahoma ‘06 Bowl Games Coached: 11 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Wide Receivers 2022 Purdue Wide Receivers 2021 Florida Quarterbacks 2020 Analyst 2019 Missouri Wide Receivers 2018 Analyst 2016-17 Illinois Offensive Coordinator/QB 2014-15 Louisville Offensive Coordinator/QB 2012-13 UAB Head Coach 2010-11 Arkansas Offensive Coordinator/QB 2008-09 Quarterbacks 2006-07 Northwestern Offensive Coordinator/QB 2004-05 Wide Receivers 2003 UNLV Wide Receivers 2002 Toledo Wide Receivers 2000-01 Jacksonville Jaguars Quality Control 1999 Northern Iowa Wide Receivers 1996-98 Langston Assistant Coach GARRICK McGEE Wide Receivers Louisville CardinalsR ichard Owens, a four-year letterwinner at the University of Louisville, was tabbed to coach the offensive line in December 2022. Owens returns to his alma mater after one season as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Georgia Southern. In his lone season with the Eagles, Owens transformed the offensive line into one of the strengths of the offense. The Eagles had one of the most improved units in the nation. The group allowed just seven sacks, the second-lowest total in the FBS, and helped the Eagles finish the year with over 4,200 passing yards and 28 touchdowns to go along with nearly 1,800 yards and 23 touchdowns on the ground. Before serving one season at Georgia South- ern, Owens served three successful seasons as the offensive line coach at UAB (2019-2021). It was his second stint with the Blazers after having coached at UAB from 2012-14. Behind an experienced offensive line in 2021, the Eagles averaged 386 yards per game (180 rushing, 206 passing) with 43 offensive touch- downs (27 rushing, 20 passing), capping a nine-win season by putting up over 400 yards of offense in an Independence Bowl win over No. 13 BYU. Led by first-team all-confer- ence selection Colby Ragland, running back DeWayne McBride rushed for 1,371 yards and 13 touchdowns and protected for 2,200-yard passer Dylan Hopkins. Owens helped the Blazers win their third straight C-USA West Division title in 2020 and its second C-USA Championship over a three-year span. The Blazers’ offensive line had tremendous success led by first-team All-Confer- ence USA selections Sidney Wells and Ragland. The Blazer offensive line assisted the ground game in rushing for 200.0 yards per game and gave up the nation’s fourth-fewest sacks (4). Under Owens’ tutelage, the line also helped Spencer Brown re-write the record books by graduating as UAB’s career leading rusher (4,011 yards). Brown had his best season behind UAB’s offensive line, running for a career-best 111.1 yards per game as a senior. In Owens’ first year as the offensive line coach, the Blazers finished 9-5 overall and won the C-USA West Division title. Owens guided two players in Wells and Ragland to honorable mention All-Conference USA honors. Wells started all 14 games, while Ragland started all 13 games he played in as these two anchored the line the entire season. Owens began his coaching career in 2010 at Arkansas and was with the Razorbacks as a graduate assistant working with tight ends for two seasons. Owens then joined the Blazers in 2012 as the tight ends coach, and in 2013 was named the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. In 2014, Bill Clark’s first year at UAB, Owens coached the tight ends. Following the 2014 season, Owens went to South Alabama for three years as the tight ends coach in 2015 and the offensive line coach from 2016-17. He then worked at the University of Louisville, his alma mater, in 2018 as the tight ends coach and director of on-campus recruiting. Owens was a three-starter for the Cardinals from 2000-03, compiling 36 receptions for 371 yards and seven scores. He caught a career best 20 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns in 2002 and closed his career with 12 receptions for 121 yards and three scores as a senior. After completing his collegiate career, Owens signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Vikings. He appeared in 53 games between 2004-09 with seven starts, recording17 receptions for 141 yards and one touchdown. Owens was with the Vikings from 2004-07 — serving as special teams captain during the 2005 campaign — before signing with St. Louis; after two years with the Rams, he signed with the New York Jets in July of 2009. Owens — who earned his degree in sports administration from Louisville in 2004 — is married to the former Tina Ryan. The couple has one daughter, Rylan. COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS UOFL GoCards.com n @UofLFootball107 61 NFL Draft Picks Since 2000 Richard OWENS Offensive Line Louisville Cardinals Owens File Years at Louisville: 2 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 14th season Birthdate: November 4, 1980 Hometown: Middleburg, Fla. Wife: Tina Daughter: Rylan College: Louisville ‘04 Bowl Games Coached: 4 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Offensive Line 2022 Georgia Southern Offensive Line/ Run Game Coordinator 2019-21 UAB Offensive Line 2018 Louisville Tight Ends 2016-17 South Alabama Offensive Line 2015 Tight Ends 2014 UAB Tight Ends 2013 Offensive Coordinator/WR 2012 Tight Ends 2010-11 Arkansas Graduate AssistantNext >