凯恩·沃马克被任命为足球总教练

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2020年12月12日发布

兰斯克劳福德

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A candidate for the award given to the top NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision assistant coach, Kane Wommack has been named the head football coach at the University of 南 阿拉巴马州.

捷豹田径总监乔尔·厄德曼周六宣布了这一消息.  Wommack (pronounced WAH-mick), 33, becomes the third head coach since the inception of 南’s 也是NCAA FBS级别中最年轻的.

“To be the head coach at the 十大彩票网投平台 is the opportunity of a lifetime!  Melissa and I could not be more excited to return to a city that we love,” said Wommack.  “Believing in all that this community has to offer, we proudly join a team of exceptional leaders in steering the Jaguar football program to reach its greatest potential.  My staff and I will lead the Jaguars with a respect that 荣誉 those who have built this program; relational coaching that transforms the lives of our student-athletes; 而且，一种具有感染力的强度点燃并扩大了我们庞大的粉丝群.  我们最好的 还没有到来，GO捷豹!”

“We are extremely excited to have Kane as the new leader for our football program,” Erdmann说.  “我们进行了一次全国范围的搜索，其中包括许多了不起的参与者， and at the end of that process it became obvious to me who is the best fit for us 在这个时间点，在我们展望未来的时候.”

Wommack, who is in his third season as linebackers coach and second as the defensive coordinator at Indiana, is a candidate for the Broyles Award after helping the Hoosiers lead the Big Ten Conference and the country in both interceptions (17) and red zone 国防(57.9%).  印第安纳大学-目前6胜1负，本周美联社排名第八 民意调查-也以20个外卖高居榜首，+ 1.43 .周转率.29 sacks per contest while standing among the top 20 nationally in passing efficiency (115.67分)和得分(19分).场均4分)防守也不错.

In his first year as the youngest Power 5 defensive coordinator, Wommack led IU to top-50 rankings nationally in scoring, total, rush and pass defense for the first 1993年至今.  他的努力帮助印第安纳人队将4个对手限制在3分以内 甚至更少，这是自1945年将五人减为三人或更少以来一季最多的一次.

Wommack was the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach during the 2016 and ’17 campaigns, leading a unit that was among the top 10 in the country in passing 国防(174.场均6分)，但失分比上个赛季少了10分以上 the fifth-best improvement in the NCAA FBS that fall — his first year on the staff.  In 2017, 南 was in the top 15 nationally in both red zone defense and fumble recoveries 当两个赛季美洲豹队都拿下20分时，他负责防守.

Under his direction, Jeremy Reaves — currently with the Washington Football Team in the National Football League — was a two-time first-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection and the program’s first-ever individual to receive an individual award from the league 在2017年被评为年度最佳防守球员之后.  在排名 top 10 in the nation in both sacks and tackles for loss in 2016, Randy Allen was voted first-team all-Sun Belt while linebackers Bull Barge, Roman Buchanan, Kalen Jackson and Darrell Songy each earned all-league accolades during Wommack’s two years at 南.

Prior to his arrival at 南, Wommack was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Eastern Illinois, where he helped the Panthers make a first-round appearance in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs while finishing 在2015年的最终全国民意调查中排名前25位.  那年秋天，经济学人智库的防务排名 second nationally in interceptions (19), third in takeaways (31), fourth in pass efficiency 国防(103.0分)，红区防守排名第八(67分).(3%)，输掉比赛的抢断次数排名第十(98次) while Dino Fanti was named the 2015 Ohio Valley Conference co-Defensive Player of 今年.  在他加入这个项目的第一年，黑豹队在联盟中排名第二 in scoring defense and fourth in takeaways as four members of the unit earned all-OVC 荣誉.

Wommack also has experience having worked at Tennessee-Martin in 2010, Jacksonville State in ’11 — where he helped the Gamecocks claim a share of the OVC championship 在2012年和2013年的两个赛季，他分别在美国和密西西比大学执教.

He began his collegiate playing career at Arkansas, where he was a fullback in 2005 and ‘06, helping the Razorbacks win the 南eastern Conference West Division title 第二年.  在转移到南密西西比后，沃马克帮助了“黄金号” Eagles to three straight bowl appearances before earning his undergraduate degree in political science in 2009; he began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant 在学校的时候.

Wommack和他的妻子Melissa有三个儿子:Asher, Tatum和Jones.  他的父亲, Dave, had more than 35 years of experience coaching at the collegiate level, including serving as defensive coordinator at Ole Miss before retiring following the 2016 season.

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