AllBuffs | Unofficial fan site for the University of Colorado at Boulder Athletics programs
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
-
Prime Time. Prime Time. Its a new era for Colorado football. Consider signing up for a club membership! For $20/year, you can get access to all the special features at Allbuffs, including club member only forums, dark mode, avatars and best of all no ads ! But seriously, please sign up so that we can pay the bills. No one earns money here, and we can use your $20 to keep this hellhole running. You can sign up for a club membership by navigating to your account in the upper right and clicking on "Account Upgrades". Make it happen!
Kwahn Drake to be named new DL coach
- Thread starter buff4bcs1985
- Start date
Jeric
Club Member
I actually like this guy even if he doesn't really fit what I wanted, hopefully it works out and MacIntyre found a gem. His DL's advanced stats at Tulane are somewhat encouraging and I like his personality and focus on techniques based on the Mic'd up video. Getting promoted after one year at EIU also speaks well of him, I guess.
Last edited:
jizzrag85
Well-Known Member
“Drake spent the 2016 season as an offensive analyst for Memphis under head coach Mike Norvell. Memphis posted an 8-5 record on the season playing in the Boca Raton Bowl.
Prior to that Drake coached for two seasons as the defensive line coach at Tulane under head coach Curtis Johnson. His defensive line group helped the Green Wave rank 12th in the FBS in tackles for loss per game during the 2015 season.”
He must come highly recommended because he doesn’t have much experience to go off of.
Prior to that Drake coached for two seasons as the defensive line coach at Tulane under head coach Curtis Johnson. His defensive line group helped the Green Wave rank 12th in the FBS in tackles for loss per game during the 2015 season.”
He must come highly recommended because he doesn’t have much experience to go off of.
AllBuffs freak out in 3....2....1....
jkppkjjkp
Well-Known Member
Looks like his recruiting connections would all be in Louisiana.
From EIU
"A respected New Orleans recruiter, Drake coached two seasons as the defensive line coach at St. Augustine High in New Orleans helping the school win back-to-back District Championships. He served as the program's recruiting coordinator and academic advisor helping 25 players sign NCAA Division I football scholarships. He coached the 2009 season as the defensive line coach at St. James (La.) High School.
A 2009 graduate of Nicholls State, Drake began his coaching career as a student-assistant at his alma mater working with the defensive line and on scouting reports. He earned his master's degree from Tulane in 2013. "
From EIU
"A respected New Orleans recruiter, Drake coached two seasons as the defensive line coach at St. Augustine High in New Orleans helping the school win back-to-back District Championships. He served as the program's recruiting coordinator and academic advisor helping 25 players sign NCAA Division I football scholarships. He coached the 2009 season as the defensive line coach at St. James (La.) High School.
A 2009 graduate of Nicholls State, Drake began his coaching career as a student-assistant at his alma mater working with the defensive line and on scouting reports. He earned his master's degree from Tulane in 2013. "
jizzrag85
Well-Known Member
This could be a dumpster fire or it could be like mike yurcich for Oklahoma state. Let’s hope it’s the latter.
SerenityBuff
Well-Known Member
A dumpster fire would be an upgrade from JJ. He's a young, energetic coach who seems to understand the importance of recruiting. I'm ok with it until proven otherwise.
Jeric
Club Member
Unfortunately Yurcich was handed a stacked offensive team (and by the numbers has underperformed), Drake is getting an absolute mess. He'll walk on water in my book if our DL doesn't get pushed 3 yards off the line every time.
Well there are usually a lot of damn good D-Lineman to recruit down there normally.
Welcome Coach!
Deleted member 807
Guest
I'm going to expect some unknown, under the radar, DL to sign next month for 2018, from somewhere in the Houston to Florida panhandle area.
DiggerBuffs
Well-Known Member
This recruiting ties talk is crazy. Coaches move around. They get promoted. If they can recruit, they can recruit. Main thing is establishing a relationship in an area. There is plenty of relationships in Cali. Now they just need a recruiter that can walk in a house and talk to players and sell a vision. Watching this guy and hearing a little about him, he has the energy and youth I want in a DL coach. That sort of guy needs to connect with younger guys. This guy will. Nice to get some youth instead of another old dude like Jeffcoat that has coached forever but can't recruit and gets average results. Welcome, Coach Drake.
Kwahn Drake
Eastern Illinois Bio
Alma Mater: Nicholls State, 2009
Kwahn Drake joined head coach Kim Dameron's Eastern Illinois football staff in February 2017. Drake will serve as the defensive line coach for the Panthers.
Drake spent the 2016 season as an offensive analyst for Memphis under head coach Mike Norvell. Memphis posted an 8-5 record on the season playing in the Boca Raton Bowl.
Prior to that Drake coached for two seasons as the defensive line coach at Tulane under head coach Curtis Johnson. His defensive line group helped the Green Wave rank 12th in the FBS in tackles for loss per game during the 2015 season. He coached defensive tackle Tanzel Smart and defensive end Royce LaFrance as the pair ranked first and second in tackles for loss at Tulane. Drake also spent two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant coach with Tulane.
A respected New Orleans recruiter, Drake coached two seasons as the defensive line coach at St. Augustine High in New Orleans helping the school win back-to-back District Championships. He served as the program's recruiting coordinator and academic advisor helping 25 players sign NCAA Division I football scholarships. He coached the 2009 season as the defensive line coach at St. James (La.) High School.
A 2009 graduate of Nicholls State, Drake began his coaching career as a student-assistant at his alma mater working with the defensive line and on scouting reports. He earned his master's degree from Tulane in 2013.
2017: Eastern Illinois (FCS), Co-Defensive Coordinator & DL Coach
Team Defensive Stats in 2017 (ranks among 123 FCS programs) vs 2016
Total Defense: #51 vs #50 (-1)
3rd Down Defense: #19 vs #73 (+54)
Red Zone Defense: #84 vs #101 (+17)
Scoring Defense: #62 vs #64 (+2)
Rush Defense: #66 vs #57 (-9)
Pass Efficiency Defense: #32 vs #81 (+49)
Turnovers Gained: tie-#44 vs tie-#60 (+16)
Sacks: tie-#87 vs #73 (-14)
Tackles for Loss: tie-#34 vs #61 (+27)
2016: Memphis, Offensive Analyst
Memphis Bio
Kwahn Drake joined the Memphis football staff ahead of the 2016 season after spending the past five seasons on the staff at American Athletic Conference foe Tulane.
At Tulane, Drake, a native of Marrero, La., spent two seasons as as the defensive line coach. He began his career at Memphis as a graduate assistant coach during 2012 and 2013.
In 2012, the Green Wave defense logged 35.5 stops for lost yardage, 15.5 sacks, forced five fumbles and made one fumble recovery. The group ranked 19th in the country for tackles for loss.
During the 2013 campaign, his final season as a GA prior to his promotion, Drake assisted a defensive unit that ranked 22nd in the nation in total defense, 17th against the rush and 18th in scoring. The Wave defenders ranked second nationally in turnovers gained with 35.
Prior to Tulane, Drake served as the head defensive line coach for two years, 2010-12, at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. The Purple Knights claimed the District 10-4A champions in 2011 and finished as District 10-5A co-Champions in 2010. He was also the recruiting coordinator/academic advisor which was responsible for 25 players receiving football scholarships at NCAA Division I colleges during his time at St. Augustine.
During the 2009-10 football season, he served as the defensive line and special teams coach for Saint James High school, where it finished as the District 8-3A co-Champions.
Before SJHS, Drake was a student-assistant football coach at his alma mater, Nicholls State University, from 2008-09, where he assisted with the defensive line and scouting reports.
A graduate of Destrehan High School, Drake received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in computer information systems from Nicholls State in 2009. He earned his master’s degree in liberal arts from Tulane in 2013.
Eastern Illinois Bio
Alma Mater: Nicholls State, 2009
Kwahn Drake joined head coach Kim Dameron's Eastern Illinois football staff in February 2017. Drake will serve as the defensive line coach for the Panthers.
Drake spent the 2016 season as an offensive analyst for Memphis under head coach Mike Norvell. Memphis posted an 8-5 record on the season playing in the Boca Raton Bowl.
Prior to that Drake coached for two seasons as the defensive line coach at Tulane under head coach Curtis Johnson. His defensive line group helped the Green Wave rank 12th in the FBS in tackles for loss per game during the 2015 season. He coached defensive tackle Tanzel Smart and defensive end Royce LaFrance as the pair ranked first and second in tackles for loss at Tulane. Drake also spent two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant coach with Tulane.
A respected New Orleans recruiter, Drake coached two seasons as the defensive line coach at St. Augustine High in New Orleans helping the school win back-to-back District Championships. He served as the program's recruiting coordinator and academic advisor helping 25 players sign NCAA Division I football scholarships. He coached the 2009 season as the defensive line coach at St. James (La.) High School.
A 2009 graduate of Nicholls State, Drake began his coaching career as a student-assistant at his alma mater working with the defensive line and on scouting reports. He earned his master's degree from Tulane in 2013.
2017: Eastern Illinois (FCS), Co-Defensive Coordinator & DL Coach
Team Defensive Stats in 2017 (ranks among 123 FCS programs) vs 2016
Total Defense: #51 vs #50 (-1)
3rd Down Defense: #19 vs #73 (+54)
Red Zone Defense: #84 vs #101 (+17)
Scoring Defense: #62 vs #64 (+2)
Rush Defense: #66 vs #57 (-9)
Pass Efficiency Defense: #32 vs #81 (+49)
Turnovers Gained: tie-#44 vs tie-#60 (+16)
Sacks: tie-#87 vs #73 (-14)
Tackles for Loss: tie-#34 vs #61 (+27)
2016: Memphis, Offensive Analyst
Memphis Bio
Kwahn Drake joined the Memphis football staff ahead of the 2016 season after spending the past five seasons on the staff at American Athletic Conference foe Tulane.
At Tulane, Drake, a native of Marrero, La., spent two seasons as as the defensive line coach. He began his career at Memphis as a graduate assistant coach during 2012 and 2013.
In 2012, the Green Wave defense logged 35.5 stops for lost yardage, 15.5 sacks, forced five fumbles and made one fumble recovery. The group ranked 19th in the country for tackles for loss.
During the 2013 campaign, his final season as a GA prior to his promotion, Drake assisted a defensive unit that ranked 22nd in the nation in total defense, 17th against the rush and 18th in scoring. The Wave defenders ranked second nationally in turnovers gained with 35.
Prior to Tulane, Drake served as the head defensive line coach for two years, 2010-12, at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. The Purple Knights claimed the District 10-4A champions in 2011 and finished as District 10-5A co-Champions in 2010. He was also the recruiting coordinator/academic advisor which was responsible for 25 players receiving football scholarships at NCAA Division I colleges during his time at St. Augustine.
During the 2009-10 football season, he served as the defensive line and special teams coach for Saint James High school, where it finished as the District 8-3A co-Champions.
Before SJHS, Drake was a student-assistant football coach at his alma mater, Nicholls State University, from 2008-09, where he assisted with the defensive line and scouting reports.
A graduate of Destrehan High School, Drake received a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in computer information systems from Nicholls State in 2009. He earned his master’s degree in liberal arts from Tulane in 2013.
I'm no expert on the stats, but I think Louisiana may be a better area to recruit DL than CU's current footprint. Being able to recruit Louisiana may also translate to Texas DL recruiting/leads. CU has plenty of football alumni from Louisiana, so it's not technically out of our footprint. I thought the same at first but then gave it some time and I'm not upset about the recruiting aspect of the hire. Coming from FBS/non P5 is where my issue lies.
St. Augustine, according to wikipedia, has had some good recent football talent in the NFL:
Honey Badger
Leonard Fournette
Benjarvus Green-Ellis
Lorenzo Doss
Trai Turner
He may have been there during Doss and Fournette.
He’ll be competing with Eddie O and Karl Dunbar for the good ones, latter for 3-4 players. He better have chops.
DrunkRalphie
Well-Known Member
Fire MacIntyre!
Welcome coach. The dude is obviously rapidly rising in the coaching ranks, so I hope he continues that trend here.
I didn't know who this guy was so i'll be open minded about it. Read up more on him later.
I wonder what Texas Tech fans said when they hired Chev from Riverside Community College?
If young/dynamic is what you are looking for, there's a lot of boxes to check, but CU is not hiring an up-and-comer, young/dynamic guy from a P5 program. No matter what.
Thanks for that Luko. PM us when you are ready to post.
Sure thing peckerwood 
.
.