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Dec. 23—New Mexico announced six staff additions Monday, filling out coordinator and position coach vacancies heading into head coach Jason Eck’s first season leading the Lobos.
Formally announced as UNM’s coach on Dec. 14, Eck is set to bring over all six staffers from his three-year tenure at Idaho. The announced group is composed of two coordinators, two position coaches and a pair of key off-field staffers; the Lobos still have to fill at least four on-field positions.
“I had a very good FCS staff (at Idaho), but I wanted to make sure, to make the move up, I needed the elite guys,” Eck told the Journal on Dec. 17 when asked how he planned on assembling his staff. “I need to bring the best. I didn’t feel that right to bring everybody because, you know, we’re elevating a level — we gotta up our game.
“Now, we had some guys who I think were elite coaches, (who) we were very fortunate to have at Idaho … It’ll be a chunk of guys (from) there.”
The full list:
Luke Schleusner
Position: Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Background: Schleusner — pronounced Schlice-ner — joins Eck in Albuquerque after serving as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Idaho. The veteran FCS assistant has worked with Eck for the last nine years and brings a long history of offensive talent development to UNM.
“Extremely excited to accept the position(s) of offensive coordinator and (quarterbacks) coach at the University of New Mexico!” Schleusner posted on X. “Thank you (Eck) and (UNM Athletic Director Fernando Lovo) for this amazing opportunity! My wife (Jenilee) and I are eager to transition to the beautiful city of Albuquerque!”
Over three seasons at Idaho, Schleusner directed the Vandals to two top-three scoring offenses in the 12-team Big Sky Conference. In doing so, he helped lead Idaho to three straight FCS…
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Author : Albuquerque Journal, N.M.
Publish date : 2024-12-24 04:02:00
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