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University of Minnesota Athletics
GOPHERS NAME FOUR FOOTBALL COACHES TO STAFF
2/13/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
veHead Coach Glen Mason and the University of Minnesota football office announced today that four coaches have been added to the staff effective immediately. Moe Ankney, a 30-year collegiate coaching veteran has been named defensive coordinator and secondary coach. Greg Hudson has been hired as the linebackers' coach. Tom Sims has been named as the defensive line coach and Chris Dawson has been named as the strength and conditioning coach.
"I'm very excited about the addition of these three coaches to our staff," said Head Coach Glen Mason. "They bring a variety of strengths to our defensive unit. All of them have been successful as players and as coaches and I feel they will keep the program headed in the right direction."
Ankney has been the Missouri Tigers defensive coordinator for the past seven years. A former head coach at Bowling Green University (1986-90), he was a candidate for the Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 1998 when he helped Missouri reduce its TDs allowed from 45 in 1997 to 21. He helped the Tigers achieve back-to-back bowl game appearances in 1997 and '98. Ankney also coached with former Missouri coach Larry Smith at Arizona and Tulane. At Arizona, Ankney was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Wildcats from 1980-85. At Tulane, he was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 1976-79. No stranger to the Big Ten, he also served as the defensive coordinator at Purdue from 1991-93. Ankney began his coaching career in 1971 at Ball State University where he coached on two different occasions with Coach Mason (1972 & '74). Ankney is a native of Xenia, Ohio and was a high school football coach from 1964-70 before joining the college ranks.
"I have known Moe Ankney since we coached together at Ball State almost 30 years ago," said Mason. "He has tremendous experience and has been a successful coach at some quality programs. I am very excited to have the opportunity to coach with him again and feel confidant the he will continue the upward climb our defense has made."
Hudson comes to Minnesota after a four-year stint at the University of Cincinnati where he helped lead the Bearcats to national prominence, including two bowl games in three seasons. Hudson was the assistant head coach at Cincinnati and was in charge of the linebackers. He was instrumental in the transformation of the Bearcats' defense into the top-rated unit in Conference USA. The Bearcats were especially adept at creating and recovering turnovers as they finished sixth in the country in this category with a +12 margin. A prep All-America selection at linebacker at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, he was a three-year letterwinner at Notre Dame and helped lead them to a national title in 1988. Hudson began his coaching career in 1990 at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif. He followed that with stints at Notre Dame (1993) and Connecticut (1994-96).
"Greg comes from a successful program at Cincinnati and was a big part of their achievement on defense," said Mason. "He possesses great enthusiasm which I believe will be infectious to our program."
Sims is a highly regarded young coach who comes to Minnesota from Eastern Michigan University. He coached one season for the Eagles as the defensive line coach. Sims spent the previous three seasons as the defensive line coach at Western Kentucky University. Prior to that Sims, spent seven years in the NFL as a defensive lineman. Sims was drafted in the sixth round of the NFL draft in 1990 by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was with Kansas City from 1990-93 and again in 1996. Sims also played for the Indianapolis Colts (1993-94) and the Minnesota Vikings (1995). A native of Philadelphia, he grew up in Detroit where he was a star at Cass Tech High School. He began his collegiate career at Western Michigan in 1985 where he was a two-year starter. He transferred to the University of Pittsburgh for his final two seasons where he recorded 142 tackles and 12.5 sacks in his two years and helped lead them to a Sun Bowl appearance as a senior.
"Tom is an impressive defensive line coach who I feel can do an excellent job with our players," said Mason. "He had an outstanding collegiate career, played seven years in the NFL and is a great addition to our staff."
Dawson comes to Minnesota with an impressive resume in strength and conditioning. He began his career as a graduate assistant at the University of Oklahoma in 1995. After two years in that role he was elevated by the Sooners to a full-time position as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, which he has held for five years. He has also had two internships with the Dallas Cowboys (1998, 2001) and was recently employed by the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL as a team administrator and strength and conditioning coach.
"I'm very excited about the addition of these three coaches to our staff," said Head Coach Glen Mason. "They bring a variety of strengths to our defensive unit. All of them have been successful as players and as coaches and I feel they will keep the program headed in the right direction."
Ankney has been the Missouri Tigers defensive coordinator for the past seven years. A former head coach at Bowling Green University (1986-90), he was a candidate for the Frank Broyles Assistant Coach of the Year Award in 1998 when he helped Missouri reduce its TDs allowed from 45 in 1997 to 21. He helped the Tigers achieve back-to-back bowl game appearances in 1997 and '98. Ankney also coached with former Missouri coach Larry Smith at Arizona and Tulane. At Arizona, Ankney was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the Wildcats from 1980-85. At Tulane, he was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach from 1976-79. No stranger to the Big Ten, he also served as the defensive coordinator at Purdue from 1991-93. Ankney began his coaching career in 1971 at Ball State University where he coached on two different occasions with Coach Mason (1972 & '74). Ankney is a native of Xenia, Ohio and was a high school football coach from 1964-70 before joining the college ranks.
"I have known Moe Ankney since we coached together at Ball State almost 30 years ago," said Mason. "He has tremendous experience and has been a successful coach at some quality programs. I am very excited to have the opportunity to coach with him again and feel confidant the he will continue the upward climb our defense has made."
Hudson comes to Minnesota after a four-year stint at the University of Cincinnati where he helped lead the Bearcats to national prominence, including two bowl games in three seasons. Hudson was the assistant head coach at Cincinnati and was in charge of the linebackers. He was instrumental in the transformation of the Bearcats' defense into the top-rated unit in Conference USA. The Bearcats were especially adept at creating and recovering turnovers as they finished sixth in the country in this category with a +12 margin. A prep All-America selection at linebacker at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, he was a three-year letterwinner at Notre Dame and helped lead them to a national title in 1988. Hudson began his coaching career in 1990 at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif. He followed that with stints at Notre Dame (1993) and Connecticut (1994-96).
"Greg comes from a successful program at Cincinnati and was a big part of their achievement on defense," said Mason. "He possesses great enthusiasm which I believe will be infectious to our program."
Sims is a highly regarded young coach who comes to Minnesota from Eastern Michigan University. He coached one season for the Eagles as the defensive line coach. Sims spent the previous three seasons as the defensive line coach at Western Kentucky University. Prior to that Sims, spent seven years in the NFL as a defensive lineman. Sims was drafted in the sixth round of the NFL draft in 1990 by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was with Kansas City from 1990-93 and again in 1996. Sims also played for the Indianapolis Colts (1993-94) and the Minnesota Vikings (1995). A native of Philadelphia, he grew up in Detroit where he was a star at Cass Tech High School. He began his collegiate career at Western Michigan in 1985 where he was a two-year starter. He transferred to the University of Pittsburgh for his final two seasons where he recorded 142 tackles and 12.5 sacks in his two years and helped lead them to a Sun Bowl appearance as a senior.
"Tom is an impressive defensive line coach who I feel can do an excellent job with our players," said Mason. "He had an outstanding collegiate career, played seven years in the NFL and is a great addition to our staff."
Dawson comes to Minnesota with an impressive resume in strength and conditioning. He began his career as a graduate assistant at the University of Oklahoma in 1995. After two years in that role he was elevated by the Sooners to a full-time position as an assistant strength and conditioning coach, which he has held for five years. He has also had two internships with the Dallas Cowboys (1998, 2001) and was recently employed by the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL as a team administrator and strength and conditioning coach.
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