Dodge Hires 7th Football Assistant Coach

OldTimer · January 7, 2007

Through a spokesman Todd Dodge has added Texas graduate assistantDerek Lewis as the 7th member of his football staff.

Lewis who will coach DE's played TE for the Longhorns from 1995-98. He was on the receiving end of one of the Longhorns most famous plays, the 4th down "roll left" pass from QB James brown that went 61 yds and set up the winning TD in the 199s6 Big 12 Championship Game against Nebraska.

Lewis played on the St. Louis Rams pro football team 1999 to 2001 and was part of their 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV champion team before returning to UT.

Infro from FW*Telegram article.

TicketJohn · January 7, 2007

Great find. Great hire.

FirefightnRick · January 7, 2007

Derek Lewis

Graduate Assistant/Offense

Hometown: New Orleans, La.

High school: St. Augustine (New Orleans, La.)

Derek Lewis is in his second season as a graduate assistant coach at Texas. A former four-year letterman (1995-98) and two-year starter for the Longhorns at tight end, Lewis' duties include assisting the offensive coaching staff and helping break down game film.

A first-team All-Big 12 selection as a tight end in 1998, Lewis was also named the Most Consistent Offensive Player and Outstanding Tight End for Texas that year. As a senior, he caught 18 passes for 236 yards and six TDs, while making 47 receptions for 551 yards and eight TDs during his career. He was also the recipient of the "roll left" pass from QB James Brown on fourth and inches that went 61 yards to secure the win in the 1996 Big 12 Championship Game.

Lewis returned to UT after spending three seasons (1999-2001) with the St. Louis Rams where he was part of their 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV championship team. He most recently served as a member of the UT Strength and Conditioning program and served as a student assistant coach. While a student, Lewis participated in the Longhorn Leaders program where he spent time speaking to children at local schools.

A native of New Orleans, La., Lewis attended St. Augustine High School, where he was also a member of the basketball team which finished the 1994 season ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today

NT80 · January 7, 2007

Derek Lewis
Graduate Assistant/Offense
Hometown: New Orleans, La.
High school: St. Augustine (New Orleans, La.)
Derek Lewis is in his second season as a graduate assistant coach at Texas. A former four-year letterman (1995-98) and two-year starter for the Longhorns at tight end, Lewis' duties include assisting the offensive coaching staff and helping break down game film.
A first-team All-Big 12 selection as a tight end in 1998, Lewis was also named the Most Consistent Offensive Player and Outstanding Tight End for Texas that year. As a senior, he caught 18 passes for 236 yards and six TDs, while making 47 receptions for 551 yards and eight TDs during his career. He was also the recipient of the "roll left" pass from QB James Brown on fourth and inches that went 61 yards to secure the win in the 1996 Big 12 Championship Game.
Lewis returned to UT after spending three seasons (1999-2001) with the St. Louis Rams where he was part of their 1999 Super Bowl XXXIV championship team. He most recently served as a member of the UT Strength and Conditioning program and served as a student assistant coach. While a student, Lewis participated in the Longhorn Leaders program where he spent time speaking to children at local schools.
A native of New Orleans, La., Lewis attended St. Augustine High School, where he was also a member of the basketball
team which finished the 1994 season ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today

Lewis who will coach DE's

I don't know, I don't see DE or any mention of defense in that bio. Wonder if he has a connection to Dodge somehow?

Edited January 7, 2007 by NT80

Eagle-96 · January 7, 2007

So now it breaks down to:

HC - Todd Dodge(Carroll)

OC - Todd Ford(Carroll)

QB - Todd Ford(Carroll)

RB -

WR - Clayton George(Haltom)

OL -

DC - Ron Mendoza(Carroll)

DL - Robert Drake(Carroll)

DE - Derek Lewis(Texas)

LB - Ron Mendoza(Carroll)

CB - Butch Lacroix(Carroll/UNT)

S - Chuck Peterson(Air Force)

ST - Robert Drake(Carroll)

Edited January 8, 2007 by Eagle-96

good_ken · January 7, 2007

Does anyone know if the strength/conditioning coach was kept around?

Cr1028 · January 7, 2007

Through a spokesman Todd Dodge has added Texas graduate assistantDerek Lewis as the 7th member of his football staff.
Lewis who will coach DE's played TE for the Longhorns from 1995-98. He was on the receiving end of one of the Longhorns most famous plays, the 4th down "roll left" pass from QB James brown that went 61 yds and set up the winning TD in the 199s6 Big 12 Championship Game against Nebraska.
Infro from FW*Telegram article.

Please tell me that D was supposed to be a T.

Edited January 7, 2007 by Cr1028

PlummMeanGreen · January 8, 2007

So now it breaks down to:
HC - Todd Dodge(Carroll)
OC - Todd Ford(Carroll)
QB - Todd Ford(Carroll)
RB -
WR - Clayton George(Haltom)
OL -
DC - Ron Mendoza(Carroll)
DL - Robert Drake(Carroll)
DE - Derek Lewis(Texas)
LB - Ron Mendoza(Carroll)
CB - Butch Lacroix(Carroll/UNT)
S - Chuck Peterson(Air Force)
ST - Robert Drake(Carroll)

Best part of Todd Dodge's new staff thus far is how they seem to have "re-introduced" the University of North Texas to DFW area HS coaches. Seems we lost that former pretty decent local pipeline of late. Some of you remember when ex UNT Coach Hayden Fry signed those 6 or 7 players from Dallas Carter HS one year? :blink: One of those ex Carter High Schoolers/ex Mean Greener is now the recruiting coordinator for the Texas Longhorn's football program.

It is still quite early, but I really do like what I see with all these fresh new faces who are giving us a fresh new beginning in Mean Green Country. IMO, it will take Coach Dodge about 3 recruiting seasons to start building the kind of base of the kind of players who will help us go up the next level (Top 25) and eventually, what Boise State has taught us all are do-able goals. Yet, good things can happen even now on our journey. A new football stadium in all this mix is most vital and important (as I think most of you would agree).

So let's all enjoy this new journey as to what could really be an exciting "never before seen" destination point for Mean Green football.

gangrene · January 8, 2007

Best part of Todd Dodge's new staff thus far is how they seem to have "re-introduced" the University of North Texas to DFW area HS coaches. Seems we lost that former pretty decent local pipeline of late. Some of you remember when ex UNT Coach Hayden Fry signed those 6 or 7 players from Dallas Carter HS one year? One of those ex Carter High Schoolers/ex Mean Greener is now the recruiting coordinator for the Texas Longhorn's football program.
It is still quite early, but I really do like what I see with all these fresh new faces who are giving us a fresh new beginning in Mean Green Country. IMO, it will take Coach Dodge about 3 recruiting seasons to start building the kind of base of the kind of players who will help us go up the next level (Top 25) and eventually, what Boise State has taught us all are do-able goals. Yet, good things can happen even now on our journey. A new football stadium in all this mix is most vital and important (as I think most of you would agree).
So let's all enjoy this new journey as to what could really be an exciting "never before seen" destination point for Mean Green football.

Plumm, I'm convinced you are a relative of Hayden Fry! I can't count how many times I've been reading threads, without really paying attention to who posted what, when I come across a Hayden Fry reference; 99 times out of 100 those posts are made by PummMeanGreen!

I, too, am excited about all the announcements at UNT. I've already voiced my concerns about hiring too many former HS coaches, so it's nice to see another coach with collegiate coaching experience. I'm curious though what the delay is in completing the staff on the offensive side of the ball. I think it would be important to hire the O-staff and start educating them on TD's offense so they can help recruit the right kind of players.

sports88guy · January 8, 2007

this looks like a really good hire to me.....with the offensive side of the ball TD might be looking for coaches who already have experience with the spread offense, so the learning curve wont be as great for them