D-II assistant gets Frostburg State job Tom Rogish, the 12th head coach in Frostburg State's 47-year history, brings more than 30 years of coaching experience to Frostburg. Rogish began his collegiate coaching career at Juniata, but has spent the last 22 years at the Division II level at Indiana (Pa.) and Shepherd. "I'm honored to have the privilege to be the next head football at Frostburg State University," said Rogish. "I'm excited to be here at FSU getting ready for the upcoming season." Prior to his arrival in Frostburg, Rogish spent two years on the defensive staff at Shepherd. The Rams made back-to-back trips to the NCAA playoffs in 2006 and 2007 including a run to the NCAA Division II Northeast Region championship this past fall. The Rams were 25th in scoring defense (19.9), 13th in turnover margin (1.2) and 41st in total defense (321.3). "This is also a very exciting time to be at this great institution because of all the changes that are taking place," said Rogish. "With those changes to the administration and coaching staff, the university is moving in the right direction and I'm thrilled to be a part of it." Rogish, one of the top defensive coaches at the small college level, spent the majority of his collegiate coaching tenure with Indiana (Pa.), serving as the defensive coordinator from 1986-1993 and the associate head coach from 1994-2006. Under his tutelage, 113 players were named All-PSAC West defensive selections. He coached nine Associated Press All-Americans including two PSAC West Players of the Year. The Indians made the NCAA Division II playoffs 13 times from 1987-2002 including two national runner-up finishes in 1990 and 1993. During Rogish's stay at Indiana, the school posted 182 wins, had nine seasons with 10 or more victories, was ranked in the Top 10 in 17 of the 20 seasons and posted a school-record 13 wins in the 1993 campaign. Rogish spent two seasons at the NCAA Division I-AA level with Lehigh in 1983 and 1984, helping the Engineers (now the Mountain Hawks) to an 8-3 overall record in the second year and two AP All-American awards. He is a member of AFCA and has served as the chairman of the AFCA's Division II Assistant Coaches Committee from 1989-91 and 1996-2005. While in that role, he designed and maintained the Division II coaches' Web site and developed an e-mail distribution list for 154 D-II staff representatives. Rogish, who earned his Bachelor's degree in health and physical education from IUP in 1971, earned his master's degree from Frostburg State in 1981. | |
| Permalink | Apr 12, 2008 | |
Carthage assistant lands CUW post Greg Etter, defensive coordinator at Carthage for the past six seasons, has been named the new head football coach at Concordia (Wis.) replacing longtime Falcon mentor Jeff Gabrielsen who announced his retirement 10 days ago. "I am thrilled to be adding someone with Greg Etter's experience, character, and leadership ability to the Falcon coaching staff," said Concordia athletic director Rob Barnhill. "I have known Greg since the early 90's and have always respected what he has done as a football coach. The Falcon football program has enjoyed tremendous success and I know that this decision will ensure the continuation of that standard and upward trend." Etter graduated from Mankato State in 1987 with a BA in physical education, and earned his master's in educational administration at Wisconsin in 1991. He served as an assistant coach at South Dakota State from 1991 to 2002 and was that team's defensive coordinator from 1997 to 2002. "We are very excited to welcome Greg as the new leader for Falcon football," said Concordia president Patrick Ferry. "He is an impressive young man, and we are confident that he will build on and expand the tradition of success and excellence that has been established at Concordia. Coach Etter will be a great mentor and model for our student athletes." | |
| Permalink | Apr 12, 2008 | |
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