WildcatRick
06-28-2007, 01:46 AM
By James Pennington, Kentucky Kernel
June 27, 2007
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- UK's football coaching staff officially welcomed Dontae Wright as the new graduate assistant coach on Monday.
Wright, who graduated from Lawrence County High School in Louisa, Ky., admits to being a lifelong UK fan and said that being hired in this position is a dream come true for him.
"To be able to coach for a school that I love is a great feeling," Wright said.
Wright played linebacker at Miami (Ohio) University from 2003-06. After he graduated in May 2007 with a bachelor's degree in physical education, he moved to Lexington to pursue a dream of coaching.
"I've always wanted to coach," he said.
Wright, the defensive graduate assistant, will perform several duties for the squad. He will be helping coach the linebackers and will scout opposing defenses and self-scout UK's defensive tendencies. He will also organize scouting reports. Wright said he will also do "anything else that they need."
Just having the opportunity to coach is important for Wright, he said. Wright will be working closely in Lexington with a former teammate. Gerad Parker, the offensive graduate assistant, was a close friend of Wright during high school.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=uwire-uksnewassistantcoachfillsd&prov=uwire&type=lgns
June 27, 2007
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- UK's football coaching staff officially welcomed Dontae Wright as the new graduate assistant coach on Monday.
Wright, who graduated from Lawrence County High School in Louisa, Ky., admits to being a lifelong UK fan and said that being hired in this position is a dream come true for him.
"To be able to coach for a school that I love is a great feeling," Wright said.
Wright played linebacker at Miami (Ohio) University from 2003-06. After he graduated in May 2007 with a bachelor's degree in physical education, he moved to Lexington to pursue a dream of coaching.
"I've always wanted to coach," he said.
Wright, the defensive graduate assistant, will perform several duties for the squad. He will be helping coach the linebackers and will scout opposing defenses and self-scout UK's defensive tendencies. He will also organize scouting reports. Wright said he will also do "anything else that they need."
Just having the opportunity to coach is important for Wright, he said. Wright will be working closely in Lexington with a former teammate. Gerad Parker, the offensive graduate assistant, was a close friend of Wright during high school.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=uwire-uksnewassistantcoachfillsd&prov=uwire&type=lgns