North Carolina A&T wasted tiny past in hiring program veteran Shawn Gibbs as head football coach last month.
Gibbs in flip has wasted tiny past in filling out his training team of workers for the 2025 season, many of whom have ties to the Aggie program.
“I’m excited about the staff we have assembled here,” Gibbs stated in a commentary excused by means of the college. “We have several guys who have ties to A&T and have accomplished many things as players and coaches in the HBCU world and in the pros as players.”
Defensive coordinator Denzel Jones was once the inaugural Birthday party Bowl defensive MVP right through A&T’s 41-34 win over Alcorn Circumstance in 2015. Jones was once Gibbs’ DC at Citadel Valley Circumstance (the place the Wildcats had the lead dashing protection in Section II extreme season) and served as linebackers mentor up to now at A&T with Sam Washington.
Some other Aggie Birthday party Bowl veteran, Tony McRae, will mentor the defensive backs life Ron Mattes (offensive order), Nate Poole (extensive receivers), Keith Henry (operating backs) Terry Lantz (outdoor linebackers), Stephen Barnette (tight ends) and Alex Purviance (associate linebackers’ mentor) will go back to Greensboro as neatly.
The offensive coordinator and quarterbacks mentor is former Howard sign caller Greg McGhee, who nonetheless holds MEAC data for overall completions and passing yardage. Additionally becoming a member of Gibbs from Citadel Valley Circumstance might be defensive order mentor O.C. Williams II and director of soccer operations Theric Holt.
The unutilized while of North Carolina A&T soccer starts Saturday Aug. 30 with a shuttle to Nasvhille and a combat with Fat South-OVC co-champ and 2024 FCS playoff player Tennessee Circumstance.