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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 18, 2023 13:11:09 GMT -5
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Post by AggieGroove on Mar 18, 2023 14:12:19 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on Mar 18, 2023 14:19:06 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on Mar 18, 2023 14:55:32 GMT -5
Also, Keith Henry is our new safeties coach. Y'all should remember Coach Henry from his days here previously as linebacker and secondary coach in the early and mid 90's under Bill Hayes. He spent 10 years at Wake Forest as a defensive coach and special teams coordinator, three years as DC at Catawba (D-2), and most recently at Charlotte as their running back coach last year. Keith Henrycharlotte49ers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/keith-henry/481
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Post by Aggie One on Mar 18, 2023 20:31:00 GMT -5
Welcome our new Special Teams Coach - Charles BankinsCharles Bankins is in his second year as the special teams coordinator at Memphis. With over 25 years of coaching experience, Bankins was named special teams coordinator on April 16, 2021 after serving in the same position at Charlotte. Bankins has worked as a special teams coach or coordinator since 2005 at Charlotte, Old Dominion, Vanderbilt, Maryland, Richmond, Hampton and with the NFL's St. Louis Rams. "We are thrilled to add Charles Bankins to our coaching staff," said Silverfield at the time of Bankins' hiring. "Charles is a highly regarded special teams coordinator throughout the country and will continue our great tradition here. He has done it at every level and with immense success. Coach Bankins is a terrific teacher and a leader of men. We are excited to add him and his family to our Memphis community." In 2022, Bankins helped guide the Tigers to a 38-10 victory over Utah State in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. Memphis finished the season ranked fifth in the nation in fewest penalties (53) and 14th in kick returns (23.21). Kicker Chris Howard was named First-Team All-AAC after leading the conference and ranking 11th nationally in field goals per game (1.62) and ranking 19th in the country in field goal percentage (.875). In his first season in Memphis in 2021, Bankins helped the Tigers to the program’s eighth-straight bowl appearance, as the team was named EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl champions after Hawai’i withdrew from the game. With Bankins’ guidance, punter Joe Doyle was named Second-Team All-AAC by Phil Steele, while both punt returner Calvin Austin III and long snapper Preston Brady earned third-team accolades. Under Bankins, the Tigers ended the year ranked 14th overall in the nation in special teams rankings. Memphis finished the season ranked 13th in the nation in punt returns (13.10), 34th in kick return defense (18.91) and 45th in net punting (40.35). While spending 2020 at Charlotte, Bankins coached the four seasons prior at Old Dominion as running backs coach and special teams coordinator. In 2018, Old Dominion ranked 16th nationally in punt return defense and 31st in punt return average. The Monarch's Isaiah Harper was named Conference USA's Special Teams Player of the Year in 2017 after returning three kickoffs for touchdowns. Bankins was the special teams coordinator at Vanderbilt for five seasons, including running backs coach for two years in 2014 and 2015 and tight ends coach for three seasons from 2011-13. The Commodores' kickoff coverage units twice ranked in the top 15 nationally. Kick returner Darrius Sims earned second-team All-SEC honors, averaging 24.5 yards in 2011. In 2012, placekicker Carey Spear and punter Richard Kent both earned All-SEC accolades as Vanderbilt had arguably the finest combined special teams in school history. Spear set school records with 20 field goals and 87 points scored while Kent averaged 44.9 yards, the fourth-highest average in Vanderbilt history. gotigersgo.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/charles-bankins/3260
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Post by A&T AGGIE 96 on Mar 18, 2023 21:50:32 GMT -5
I like what I’m seeing. If this type of quality and caliber of coaches is repeated for basketball and other spots along with facilities upgrades we gonna be OK.
Now let’s see how this translates on the field.
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Post by B on Mar 18, 2023 22:32:24 GMT -5
Updated staff positions: Head coach - Vincent Brown Defensive coordinator - Josh Zidenberg Offensive coordinator - Chris Young QB coach - Chris Young WR coach - Nate Poole OL coach - Ron Mattes D-line coach - Kenard Lang DB coach - ? RB coach - ? TE coach - ? Special teams coordinator - ? Linebacker coach - Josh Zidenberg Head coach - Vincent Brown Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach - Chris Young OL Coach - Ron Mattes RB coach - Eric Gallon WR Coach - Nate Poole TE Coach - ? Defensive Coordinator/LB Coach - Josh Zidenberg D-line Coach - Kenard Lang CB Coach - Almondo Curry S Coach - Keith Henry Special Teams Coordinator - Charles Bankins
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 25, 2023 19:18:18 GMT -5
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Post by planoaggie on Mar 28, 2023 9:34:42 GMT -5
Since Coach Brown did use the word "probably", I hope our coaches move past first impressions and still evaluate every possible recruit thoroughly before determining he is not worthy to play football for A&T.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 28, 2023 10:19:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I didn't like the tone of that twitter post. I know the message he was trying to get across but he probably could have executed that better.
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Post by A&T-roy on Mar 28, 2023 11:27:21 GMT -5
Since Coach Brown did use the word "probably", I hope our coaches move past first impressions and still evaluate every possible recruit thoroughly before determining he is not worthy to play football for A&T. I see it as a warning shot.
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Post by planoaggie on Mar 28, 2023 11:47:13 GMT -5
Since Coach Brown did use the word "probably", I hope our coaches move past first impressions and still evaluate every possible recruit thoroughly before determining he is not worthy to play football for A&T. I see it as a warning shot. Good.
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Post by VA's Finest on Apr 12, 2023 12:19:37 GMT -5
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Post by DOOMS on Apr 14, 2023 13:25:24 GMT -5
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Post by aggierattler on Apr 14, 2023 20:49:21 GMT -5
Wow…I do not know this until you pointed it out, but his dad was a baseball teammate of my late dad (as well as the late Tom Bynum and probably former MEAC commissioner Ken Free).
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