Rice football head coach Scott Abell has finalized his first coaching staff with the Owls, announcing four additional position coaches.
The newest Rice football position coaches are associate head coach and tight ends coach Wayne Lineburg, defensive line coach Ty Warren, running backs coach Johnathan Wilson and wide receivers coach Brian Brown.
“I am excited to announce the addition of these three coaches to our Rice Owl football staff,” Abell stated in a release from the Rice football program on Tuesday. “Each one brings a different background that will only add to our already strong coaching staff. The Rice Owl family will be proud of who they are as men and the impact they will have on our student-athletes on and off the field for the Owls.”
A further announcement confirmed Brown as the final assistant:
“I am so excited to finalize our coaching staff with the addition of Brian Brown,” Abell said. “His playing and coaching experience will be a huge addition. This completes our inaugural Rice football coaching staff, and I couldn’t be more excited.”
Abell previously announced the hiring of his first seven assistants in mid-December as well as a few important off-field staffers (new additions in bold)
- Vince Munch -Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
- Jon Kay – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
- Porter Abell – Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks
- Austin Eisenhofer – Run Game Coordinator/Inside Receivers
- Kerry Cooks – Safeties
- Mark Hogan – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator
- Jeremy Modkins – Cornerbacks
- Ty Warren – Defensive Line
- Johnathan Wilson – Running Backs
- Brian Brown – Outside Receivers
- Wayne Lineburg – Tight Ends, Associate Head Coach
- Nick Decker – Chief of Staff
- Steven Jackson – General Manager
- Lew Caralla – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Warren, a two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, had previously served as the assistant head coach and defensive line coach at SFA. Wilson, his coworker at SFA, coached the Lumberjacks’ wide receivers. Wilson is a graduate of Klein Forest High School and played four seasons for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Lineburg, the Owls’ associate head coach, spent the last eight seasons coaching tight ends and coordinating special teams at Wake Forest. Brown was an assistant with Abell at Davidson, coaching defensive backs.
