UNDER THE BANNER
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RISON TO LEAD NC CENTRAL: North Carolina Central University Chancellor James H. Ammons
announced last
week that 25-year coaching veteran Mose
Rison has been selected as the school's 19th head
football coach. Rison, who served as assistant head coach, offensive
coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the Eagles historic
11-1 campaign in 2006, steps in for former NCCU head coach
Rod Broadway, who accepted the head coaching position
at Grambling State University on Jan. 18. Rison had been serving
as interim head coach since Broadway's departure. Rison
has signed a five-year contract with the University that
guarantees him $120,000 a year, with an increase to $130,000
on July 1, 2007. With Rison directing NCCU's offense,
the 2006 Eagles scored 371 points (30.9 per game), the most
in school history. Under Rison's tutelage, freshman
quarterback Stadford Brown was named SBN Sports Doug
Williams Offensive Player of the Year, the 2006 CIAA
Offensive Player of the Year and CIAA Rookie of the Year.
A 1978 graduate of Central Michigan University, Rison
spent the 2005 season as the Quarterbacks Coach/Passing
Coordinator at Davidson College, where the Wildcats
averaged more than 200 yards passing per game running a West
Coast offensive system. He has also held positions at
Livingstone College (Offensive Coordinator, 2004), the University
of Arizona (Wide Receivers/Passing Coordinator,
2003), Stanford University (Wide Receivers, 1995-2000),
Rutgers University (Wide Receivers/Tight Ends, 1991-94), the
U.S. Naval Academy (Wide Receivers, 1988-90), and
Central Michigan University (Wide Receivers, 1981-87).
During his tenure at Stanford, Rison coached in three bowl
games, including the 2000 Rose Bowl. Rison, the cousin of
five-time NFL All-Pro receiver Andre Rison, spent two
seasons (2001-02) in the National Football League coaching
ranks as the wide receivers coach with the New York Jets,
helping to develop Laveranues Coles and Santana Moss. He has
also held NFL summer internships with the Baltimore
Ravens (2000), Chicago Bears (1999), New York Jets (1993)
and Detroit Lions (1988). A standout running back for
Central Michigan from 1974-77, Rison helped the Chippewas to
a 13-1 record and a Division II national title as a freshman.
He rushed for 1,283 yards and scored 12 touchdowns as a
senior to earn all-conference and team MVP honors. Rison and
his wife, Marilynn, have two children, Dominique (20)
and Tara (17).
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