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Football
Coaching Staff
updated
03/19/2008
Head
Coach
Raymond
Monica
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Photos from Coach Monica's introductory Press Conference
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Monica
Raymond Monica became the 14th head football
coach at Kutztown University in March 2006.
In his first season at KU, Monica’s squad doubled
the win totals from 2005, as the Golden Bears finished 4-6 overall.
KU was 2-4 in the PSAC East.
"Kutztown is a university that is growing and
moving forward. I’m excited to get the football program headed in
the same direction," Monica said. "We want to compete for the PSAC
East championship and get into the Division II playoffs. We want to
be a physical football team and be talented in all aspects of the
game – offense, defense and special teams."
Monica, 41, came to Kutztown after serving as
defensive coordinator at Division I-A Temple University for eight
seasons, including the last seven as assistant head coach. During
his tenure at Temple, Monica also guided the inside linebackers and
defensive line.
Prior to Temple, Monica coached for nine seasons
at the University of North Alabama, during which time the Lions won
three NCAA Division II national championships from 1993-95.
A native of Garyville, La., Monica is a graduate
of East St. John’s High School in Reserve, La. He enrolled at
Nicholls State University in 1985. After one season with the
Colonels, he transferred to Northeast Mississippi Junior College,
where he played quarterback and earned all-state honors for two
seasons. He signed with Southern Illinois University (Carbondale)
and went through spring drills, before a back injury ended his
playing career.
Monica began his coaching career as a student
assistant coach, guiding the running backs at Northeast Mississippi
Junior College in 1988. He moved on to North Alabama in 1989. There,
he coached the running backs while completing his bachelor’s degree
in health, physical education and recreation, which he received in
1990.
Monica served as defensive line coach at the
University of North Alabama (UNA) from 1992-97. In 1993, UNA’s
defense ranked in the top four nationally in pass defense, total
defense, rush defense and scoring defense. North Alabama won its
first Division II national championship that season. The 1994 season
brought the second-straight national championship, and the Lion
defense finished second nationally in all four defensive categories.
In 1995, the Lions won their third straight NCAA title. The UNA
defensive front produced three All-Americans and two National
Football League draft choices, while leading Division II in both
rushing defense and scoring defense. During the three-year
championship run, North Alabama posted a remarkable record of 41-1.
At Temple, Monica was hailed as one of the top
assistant coaches in college football. In Sports Illustrated’s
2003 College Football Preview, Monica was cited as one of college
football’s seven "Wise Guides." The article praised him as "the best
in the nation at getting ordinary players to do extraordinary
things." The accolade came after the Owl defense was recognized as
one of only eight in the country to finish in the top 20 in total
defense in both 2001 and 2002. Temple’s defense ranked 19th
nationally, allowing just 312.6 total yards per game in 2001. The
success was recognized in the post-season, when Monica and then
Temple head coach Bobby Wallace directed the Blue defense in the
2001 Blue-Gray All-Star Football Classic. In 2002, the Owl defense
ranked 18th nationally, allowing 315.7 total yards per contest.
Monica mentored several future NFL players while
at Temple, including 2002 Big East Conference Defensive Player of
the Year and All-America DT Dan Klecko, All-America LB Rian Wallace,
as well as DE Raheem Brock, DT Russell Newman and DE Calvin
Wilkinson.
Monica and his wife, Linda, are the parents of
Ray (13), Lindsey (9) and Austin (2).
Jeff
Chillot
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Jeff Chillot is in his second season with the
Kutztown University football coaching staff. Chillot is the
offensive coordinator and is responsible for the quarterbacks. Last
year, Chillot’s offense ranked in the top 40 in Division II in total
yards, passing yards and scoring. His offense marked a better than
100-yard-per game improvement from the year before, and sustained 40
drives of 50 yards or more. This year, Chillot is a full-time member
of the coaching staff, after stepping down from his role as a
teacher in the Schuylkill Valley School district.
Chillot came to KU from Albright College, where
he coached for 13 seasons. He was the offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach from 1999-2005, during which time his offenses
led the conference and ranked nationally in several statistical
categories. From 1996-98 he coached wide receivers, and he was the
defensive line coach from 1993-95. He assisted with special teams
during the bulk of his tenure with the Lions. Prior to Albright,
Chillot spent the 1991-92 seasons coaching at Pottstown High School.
He is a 1988 graduate of Shippensburg University, where he played
defensive back for two seasons. He was an all-league defensive back
at Pottstown St. Pius X High School from 1981-83.
Fred Endy
Running Backs
Fred Endy is in his third season with the
Kutztown University Football program. Endy, who coaches the running
backs, came to Kutztown from Boyertown High School, where he served
as the director of athletics for 19 years. He also spent four years
as the school’s head football coach (1998-2001), compiling a 23-25
record. Prior to Boyertown, Endy was head coach at Kutztown High
School (1974-81) and coached offensive backs at KU in 1982. He also
had assistant coaching stints at Daniel Boone, Schuylkill Valley and
Boyertown high schools. Endy served as a social studies teacher at
Daniel Boone, Kutztown and Boyertown high schools. A 1971 Kutztown
State College graduate, Endy was a kicker on the Golden Bear
football team. He also earned his master’s degree from KU.
Dennis Iezzi
Defensive Backs
Dennis Iezzi enters his first full year with the
Golden Bear program. Iezzi, who coaches the defensive backs, joined
the staff last spring. Iezzi brings 29 years of coaching experience
to KU. In 21 seasons as a head coach, he tallied a record of
150-83-3. He spent the last five years as head coach at Exeter High
School, while also serving as head coach at Middletown for 14
seasons and Bermudian Springs for two years. Prior to becoming a
head coach, he was an assistant coach at Donegal High School for
eight seasons. While at Middletown, Iezzi led his team to a pair of
District III-AAA titles and a PIAA playoff appearance in 1988. He
was named coach of the year five times and served on Pennsylvania’s
coaching staff of the 1989 Big 33 game. Iezzi has been inducted into
the Daniel Boone High School Wall of Fame (1987), the Capital Area
Sports Hall of Fame (1989) and the Berks County Football Coaches
Hall of Fame (2007). Iezzi was a three-sport standout at Daniel
Boone and went on to be a four-year letterwinner at Albright
College. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Albright, a master’s from
Millersville University, and a principal certification from Temple
University.
Greg Kosciolek
Offensive Line
Greg Kosciolek (pronounced kuh-shoo-lik) is in
his fourth season on the Kutztown football coaching staff. He is
responsible for the offensive line. Kosciolek came to the Golden
Bears via Shippensburg University, where he spent two seasons as a
graduate assistant, coaching tight ends. In addition to those
responsibilities, he also coached the offensive line and long
snappers and was responsible for the defensive scout team and video
editing. Kosciolek played collegiately at New Haven University,
where he was a three-year starter at tight end. The Summit Hill,
Pa., native spent 2001 working as a child care counselor for Kids
Peace, a center for troubled teens located in Schnecksville, Pa.
Tim Tobin
Defensive Tackles/Strength & Conditioning/Kickers
Tim Tobin is in his second year with the Golden
Bear staff. He is in charge of defensive tackles and kickers, while
assisting with strength and conditioning. He came to Kutztown from
South Florida Home Schooling Athletics, which he co-founded and
served as athletics director. He began his coaching career as a
student assistant at Arizona State University, where he was the
linebackers and kickers coach in 1987. He coached defensive backs
and special teams at the University of California-Santa Barbara in
1988. He then was defensive line coach at Shippensburg University in
1990. Tobin also coached at McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in
Mobile, Ala., where he was the defensive line and special teams
coordinator; and Westminster Christian School in Miami, Fla., where
he was assistant coach and offensive coordinator. He is a 1988
graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in physical
education.
Raymond Yannuzzi
Tight Ends/Strength
& Conditioning
Raymond Yannuzzi is in his first year on the KU
football coaching staff. He coaches tight ends, while also serving
as the program’s strength and conditioning coach. Yannuzzi was a
three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Golden Bears
from 2003-06. He started the final 30 games of his career, including
the last two seasons at center. The Wallingford native served as a
team captain as a senior in 2006. Yannuzzi is a December 2006
graduate of Kutztown with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.
He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in education.
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