March 5, 2007
NORFOLK - Old Dominion University head football coach Bobby Wilder announced today the addition of Brian Scott and Andy Rondeau to his coaching staff as offensive and defensive coordinators. Both coaches will be available for media interviews at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the ODU athletic administration conference room.
Scott and Rondeau's most recent coaching stints have been at the University of Maine, where they coached with Wilder.
"I am extremely excited about the addition of Andy Rondeau and Brian Scott to the Monarch Football Staff. They bring a combined 22 years of college coaching, 14 of those years at the NCAA Division I level. Just as important to me, is they each have coached four years in the CAA," said Wilder.
"As I stated in my opening press conference, finding coaches who would be loyal to me and loyal to Old Dominion was important. I want coaches who want to be here for a long time. I also needed coaches who understand and have coached the spread offense and the under-front defense. And last but certainly not least, I want good people who will fit into the Old Dominion family," adds Wilder.
Scott, a standout quarterback at Maine from 1995-1999, will take on the offensive coordinator position. He has served as recruiting coordinator, offensive line, running back and tight ends coach at Maine since 2003.
In his first season as the offensive line coach, he helped tutor senior co-captain and center Ben Lazarski, who was named an Associated Press third-team All-American. He also tutored Josh Radulski who earned second team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2004 as he totaled 29 receptions for 271 yards and five touchdowns.
Scott coached the wide receivers, tight ends, and kickoff return team during the 2001 season at the University of Tennessee-Martin. Two of his receivers finished in the top five in receptions per game in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also guided the Skyhawks kickoff return team from last place in the nine-team league in 2002 to third place in the league in 2003.
Before Tennessee-Martin, Scott served as the quarterback coach in 2002 at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, an NCAA Division II institution. He was instrumental in developing a new passing scheme that set new school records for completions, pass attempts and passing yards in a single season.
In 2000 and 2001, Scott was the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Cony High School in Augusta, Maine. He implemented a new offensive game plan that helped Cony reach the Class A State playoffs for the first time in 10 years. After a brilliant high school career as a quarterback at Waterville High School, Scott joined the Maine football team in 1995. He served as a back-up quarterback for three seasons before getting the nod as the starter in 1999. He won the Maine Sports Hall of Fame Special Achievement Award, and is the tenth all-time leading passer at the school. He earned a B.S. in Communications from the University of Maine in 2000.
Rondeau, who will serve as the defensive coordinator, joined the Maine staff last year, coaching the defensive backs and serving as the special team's coordinator. Prior to going to Maine, Rondeau served as the assistant defensive coordinator at Division 1-A Buffalo in the Mid American Conference. He worked with the Buffalo defense in 2005, which ranked ninth nationally in pass defense and 49th in total defense. The Bulls led the MAC in pass defense by giving up an average of just 173.6 yards through the air. They ranked fourth in total defense, giving up just 353.0 yards per contest.
From 2003-04, Rondeau was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Tennessee-Martin. He was also an assistant coach at North Dakota State from 1997-2003. He served as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1994-97 under legendary coach Johnny Majors, where he assisted with the defensive backs and helped tutor Anthony Dorsett, who went on to start in the defensive secondary for the Oakland Raiders. Rondeau served in the same capacity at Northeastern from 1991-1994.
A graduate of Syracuse, Rondeau earned his B.A. in English in 1991. He also worked as a student assistant coach under Dick McPherson, who also spent time as the head coach of the New England Patriots. Rondeau and his wife Tiffany, have a son, Ryan (3), and daughters Allison (1), and Kyle who was born last July.
Wilder plans to announce the addition of a recruiting coordinator position to his staff in the upcoming weeks.
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