MIAMI – FIU football head coach Mike MacIntyre has officially finalized his coaching staff, including offensive and defensive coordinators who both boast over two decades of college football coaching experience, it was announced on Tuesday.
 
FIU HEAD COACH MIKE MACINTYRE QUOTE
"We've hired a dynamic and energetic coaching staff with years of experience under their belts. They all care deeply about the well-being and personal development of young men and are all extremely excited to be at FIU!"
 
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR – DAVID YOST
Leading Panthers' staff on the offensive side is David Yost, who brings with him over 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, including previous stints as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech and Utah State. 
 
Yost brings with him a reputation of being one of the top quarterback developers in college football.
 
Yost also served as the quarterbacks coach at Oregon, where he mentored 2020 NFL Draft first round selection Justin Herbert.  He also coached 2020 NFL first round choice Jordan Love during his tenure at Utah State.
 
In 2018, Yost was a semifinalist for the Broyles Award, which is presented to the top assistant coach annually in college football. 
 
In addition, Yost has served on the coaching staff at Missouri, where he coached standouts Blaine Gabbert, Chase Daniels and Brad Smith.
 
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LB – JOVAN DEWITT
Defensively, the Panthers will be guided by Jovan Dewitt, a 23-year veteran of collegiate coaching who was most recently the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach at North Carolina under head coach Mack Brown.
 
Prior to his time in Chapel Hill, Dewitt held the title of special teams coordinator at Nebraska (2018-19) and was the associate head coach while also having special teams coordinator and linebacker coach on his list of responsibilities.  His punt overage unit with the Huskers in 2019 seventh nationally while allowing only 2.3 yards per return.
 
During his time at UCF, Dewitt coached Butkus Award candidate Shaquem Griffin.  He helped the Knights improve their scoring defense ranking by 65 spots, as UCF went from allowing 37.7 points per game in 2015 to 25.3 points per game in 2017 – when the Knights finished a perfect 13-0.
 
DeWitt has previously served as a defensive coordinator for nine seasons at FAU and Northern Michigan.  Including a Florida Atlantic unit that ranked 11th nationally in total defense in 2013.
 
Dewitt has also excelled at player development, as he has coached an all-conference linebacker in four of the last five seasons and has tutored two conference defensive players of the year in the past 10 years, including one national defensive player of the year.
 
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LB – RICKY BRUMFIELD
Ricky Brumfield will lead the Panthers' special teams units as the special teams coordinator, while also serving as assistant head coach and coaching FIU's outside linebackers.
 
Brumfield arrives in South Florida following a four-year stint as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Virginia under head coach Bronco Mendenhall.  He boasts over 22 years of collegiate coaching experience and has consistently overseen record-breaking performances at all levels of college football.
 
Brumfield has coached pupils that have been named semifinalists for coveted honors like the Lou Groza Award and the Ray Guy Award and his 2019 UVA squad broke the single-season record for both kick return yards (1,204) and kick return average (28.7).
 
Also, tutored Joe Reed at Virginia who won the Jet Award in 2019 as the nation's top kick returner.  Last season Virginia finished seventh nationally in special teams efficiency.
 
Prior to his time in Charlottesville, Brumfield was the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at UTSA where he helped lead the Roadrunners to their first-ever bowl appearance in 2016.  UTSA's special teams set several records that season including points (79) and punting average (42.0).
 
Under Brumfield's watch UTSA was one of just three programs in 2017 to have both their punter and place kicker listed on both the Ray Guy and Lou Groza Award semifinalist lists.
 
Brumfield also spent two seasons at Western Kentucky where he aided the Hilltoppers to a pair of bowl wins and a Conference USA Championship as the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach.
 
Brumfield also had coaching stints at Nicholls State, Fairmont State and Union College.
 
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/RUNNING BACKS – ERIC HICKSON
On the offensive side of the ball Eric Hickson has been named as the running backs and associate head coach after previously serving in the same role at the University of Miami for the previous three seasons. 
 
Hickson is a native of Fort Lauderdale who graduated from Dillard High School before heading to Kansas State where he graduated as the leading rusher in program history with 2,537 yards and 26 touchdowns.
 
During his first season in Coral Gables, all three of the Hurricanes running backs posted career-high rushing totals, including DeeJay Dallas who averaged 6.0 yards per carry and was selected in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
 
Prior to his time at Miami, Hickson also had stints at Kansas State and Akron.  He got his start in coaching in South Florida at Coral Springs Charter School (2003-06) and American Heritage (2007-11).
 
OFFENSIVE LINE/RUN GAME COORDINATOR – GREG AUSTIN
Greg Austin has been tabbed as the Panthers' run game coordinator and offensive line coach following previous stops at Nebraska, UCF, Oregon and the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
 
Austin helped Nebraska become the lone Power Five program to average at least 200 rushing yards in each of the past three seasons and a part of three conference championship teams and four squads that finished with a top-10 national ranking.
 
Consistency has been a trademark in eight seasons at the collegiate level as Austin's teams have finished in the top 25 nationally in total offense five times.  Four times his teams have finished in the top 10 nationally in both scoring and total offense.
 
Austin was assistant offensive line coach for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons – including helping lead them to the 2013 NFC East title.  The Eagles ranked among the NFL's top five teams in total offense in two of his three seasons in Philadelphia.
 
A proven developer of talent, he has coached eight all-conference offensive linemen the past four seasons at Nebraska and UCF, and with the Eagles, his offensive linemen combined for six Pro Bowl appearances in three seasons.
 
Enjoyed a stellar playing career at Nebraska who earned honorable mention All-Big 12 status in 2012.  Austin competed in the Big 12 Championship Game during his career and was an Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
 
TIGHT ENDS – JOSHUA EARGLE
Joshua Eargle, a 15-year veteran of collegiate coaching has been slotted as the Panthers' tight end coach.  Eargle arrives in Miami after serving as the tight end coach and recruiting coordinator at Kansas, where he developed the hybrid position for the Jayhawks.
 
Prior to Kansas, Eargle was the offensive coordinator at Austin Peay and his 2018 unit set program records for yards per game (419.0), points scored (340), touchdowns scored (47), points per game (30.9) yards per play (6.19) and yards per rush (5.39).
 
Eargle played college football at Memphis and won the inaugural Top Tiger Award, presented to the player who battled back from adversity or overcame difficult circumstances to return to the field.
 
The Eargles founded the Ruler of Hope foundation, whose mission is to provide support and research to medically fragile children.
 
Eargle also had coaching stints at Southern Mississippi, LSU, Nicholls State, Oachita Baptist and Southeastern Oklahoma State.
 
WIDE RECEIVERS - JAY MACINTYRE
Jay MacIntyre joins the Panthers as wide receivers coach following a stint at UT Martin and a successful playing career at the University of Colorado. 
 
MacIntyre spent the previous two seasons as the wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator at UT Martin, where he helped guide the top passing offensive in the Ohio Valley Conference.  UT Martin led the OVC in passing offense (258.9 yards) while featuring a pair of All-OVC honorees at the wide receiver position.
 
MacIntyre played wide receiver at Colorado and finished career 26th all-time on CU's receptions list with 86 and 30th in receiving yards (1,035). 
 
He won the Ceal Barry Leadership Award for "inspiring others through exemplary commitment, composure and integrity" and received the Iron Buffalo Award which "recognizes hard work, dedication, toughness and total lifting performance."
 
Before UT Martin, MacIntyre spent the 2019 campaign in a similar role at Southeastern (Fla.) University. While with the Fire, the passing game was dynamic in an offense which averaged 43.5 points per game.
 
The passing game averaged 304.5 yards per game while receivers averaged 15.5 yards per reception and tallied 28 touchdowns. In total, eight different receivers eclipsed 100 receiving yards on the season.
 
DEFENSIVE LINE – GEORGE FRAZIER
George Frazier has been slotted to supervise the Panthers' defensive line following a two-year stint in the same role at UT Martin.
 
Frazier helped a dynamic UT Martin defensive unit rank amongst Ohio Valley Conference leaders in third down conversion defense (29.3 percent, first), blocked kicks (6, first), scoring defense (22.0, second), red zone defense (72.7 percent, second), fourth down conversion defense (37.5 percent, third), first down defense (116, second), team tackles for loss (7.7, second), total defense (330.9 ypg, third) and rushing defense (128.9, third).
 
Prior to his role at UT Martin, Frazier held graduate assistant positions at both Memphis and Ole Miss.  He was also defensive line coach at Monrovia High School (Calif.) in 2018.
 
Frazier enjoyed a stellar playing career at the University of Colorado where he was the Buffs' first two-way player since 1964.
 
The three-time captain at the University of Colorado, where he played DE and TE, played 506 total plays with 266 on offense, 147 on defense and 93 on special teams during senior year.
 
CORNERBACKS/RECRUTING COORDINATOR – COREY BELL
Miami native and former head coach at Miami's Edison High and Miami-Dade's American Senior High School Corey Bell has been tabbed as the Panthers' cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
 
Bell, with strong ties to the local area after 18 years on the South Florida high school coaching circuit, arrives at FIU after a pair of stints at three other Sunshine State programs. 
 
Bell spent the last five seasons as the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Florida and prior was a member of the staffs at USF and Florida Atlantic.
 
He was the youngest high school football coach in the state of Florida when he was hired by Miami Edison in 1997 at age 25.  Bell has coached a total of six players that have reached the NFL.
 
Bell has appeared in three bowl games as a coach and played college football at South Carolina where he was a two-year starter at cornerback.
 
As a prep coach, he guided Miami Edison to five consecutive state playoff appearances and three district titles after inheriting a program that was 0-10 the previous season prior to his arrival.
 
SAFTETIES – NATE TAYE
Handling the coaching of the back end of the defense will be Nate Taye, who previously was on the coaching staff at the University of Colorado for six seasons – with the last three coming as the director of quality control for the Buffs' defensive unit. 
 
He also held the title of assistant director of quality control at CU before earning the promotion in 2016.
 
Prior to his stint in Boulder, Taye spent time on the staff at San Jose State University under current FIU head coach Mike MacIntyre.
 
UP NEXT
The Panthers will host fans at FIU Stadium for their National Signing Day Festival beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 2.
 
Admission is free and fans can enter through the FIU Stadium north concourse.
 
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