Shaw U names Asberry Head Football Coach
June 28, 2006
Raleigh, NC –Less than two weeks after
losing their head football coach, Shaw University
has found a replacement.
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Darrell Asberry |
“It is my joy to introduce the new head
coach for football at Shaw University”,
said President Clarence Newsome at an afternoon
press conference for Darrell Asberry, who became
the third head coach since Shaw revived its
gridiron program four years ago.
Citing an impressive list of offensive statistics
from Asberry’s previous position as offensive
coordinator and assistant head coach at North
Carolina Central, Newsome literally handed
a football and cap to his new coach expressing
confidence that Asberry would continue the
success he had experienced in the past.
In 2004 at NCCU, Asberry helped engineer the
top-ranked offense in the CIAA. The Eagles
led the conference in total offense, passing
offense and scoring offense. They finished
the season second in the conference in rushing
offense.
Last season, NCCU led the CIAA in scoring
offense averaging nearly 31 points per game
on their way to the conference championship
and a berth in the NCAA playoffs.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native is a 1994
graduate of Jackson State University with a
bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He
lettered two seasons at the quarterback position,
earning team MVP honors as a senior.
After his collegiate career he went on to
play professionally as a wide receiver and
quarterback with the Shreveport Pirates of
the Canadian Football League in 1994-95 and
was a wide receiver with the Amsterdam Admirals
of the World Football League in 1995-96.
Asberry began his coaching career as offensive
coordinator, wide receivers and quarterbacks
coach at Albany State (1997-1998). He
returned to his alma mater in 1999 and became
running backs coach, before being promoted
to offensive coordinator in 2000. In
2001 JSU led the NCAA D-IAA ranks in passing
with a 344 yards per game average and in 2002
they led the nation in total offensive yards
with a 485 yards per game average.
In 2003 he joined the staff at Coahoma Community
College (Clarksdale, MS) as offensive coordinator.
Asberry is taking over the SU program that
has seen success with a four year 29-13 (.690)
record since it was reinstated in 2002.
Asberry is married to the former Tiffany Rutledge
of Baton Rouge, LA and they are the proud parents
of Arabria (13 yrs.) and Armarni (10 yrs.).
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