Thursday, December 1, 2011

Washington State Coaching Staff


Mike Leach has been hired as the new head football coach at Washington State. The coaching tree has come up with the following projected coaching staff for the 2012 team:

* = candidate for coordinator position

QUARTERBACKS COACH


Sonny Cumbie* - Texas Tech Inside Receivers Coach
  • Graduate assistant at Texas Tech under Mike Leach in 2008 and '09.
  • Played QB at TTU from 2000-04.
Other names in consideration: Kliff Kingsbury, Houston; Chuck Long, Kansas

RUNNING BACKS COACH


Seth Littrell* - Arizona Offensive Coordinator
  • RB coach under Mike Leach at Texas Tech from 2005-08.
  • Played RB at Oklahoma from 1997-2000. Leach was the offensive coordinator at OU in 1999.
Other names in consideration: Clay McGuire, ECU; Jim Mastro, UCLA

WIDE RECEIVERS COACH


David Nichol - Arizona Outside Wide Receivers Coach
  • Graduate assistant under Mike Leach at Texas Tech from 2003-05.
  • Started as a student assistant for the Red Raiders in 2000 and '01.
Other names in consideration: Lincoln Riley, ECU; Dennis Simmons, ECU; Eric Morris, Houston

OFFENSIVE LINE COACH


Robert Anae* - Arizona Offensive Line Coach
  • OL coach under Leach at Texas Tech from 2000-2004.
Other names in consideration: Matt Moore, Texas Tech; Brandon Jones, ECU

DEFENSIVE LINE COACH


Mike Fanoga - Lane College Defensive Line Coach
  • Coached defensive line at Kentucky from 1997-99. Leach was the OC for the Wildcats in 1997 and '98.
  • Coached with Leach at Valdosta State from 1994-96.
  • Was on staff with Leach at Iowa Wesleyan in 1990 and '91.

LINEBACKERS COACH


Darrell Patterson - Rice Linebackers/Special Teams Coach
  • Coached with Leach at Kentucky in 1997 and '98. Patterson coached DBs while Leach was the offensive coordinator.

DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH


Trey Haverty* - TCU Safeties Coach
  • Played WR at Texas Tech from 2001-04.
Other names in consideration: Brian Mitchell, ECU; Randy Stewart, ex-Fresno State

SPECIAL TEAMS COACH


Eric Russell - Tennessee Tight Ends/Special Teams Coach
  • Coached special teams at Texas Tech in 2009.
  • Played college football at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington, which is ~80 miles north of Washington State University.


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