New FSU Coach Featured In Online Interview
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Big Rapids, Mich. - First-year offensive coordinator Chris
Boden of the Ferris State University Football program was
recently interviewed and featured in The Capital Sports Report, an online
publication covering the national sports scene.
In the interview, which was conducted by The Capital Sports
Report's owner and senior writer Anthony Caruso III, Boden
discusses his coaching career, previous stops and expectations for
his tenure at Ferris State.
Boden took over as FSU’s offensive coordinator this spring
after spending five seasons as the head coach at NCAA Division II
Northern State (S.D.) located in Aberdeen, S.D. He directed
the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) member to an
18-37 record in five years at the helm, including a 6-5 overall
mark and a third-place 5-2 league record in his initial
season. Boden ranks as the Wolves’ sixth-winningest
coach in history.
In his five seasons at Northern State, Boden worked to produce 35
All-NSIC players with seven first-team selections and a pair of
All-Northwest Region honorees. Under his tutelage, the
program also made significant improvements in the classroom with 29
Academic All-NSIC players and was active in the community.
Boden arrived at NSU after one year as the offensive coordinator
and recruiting coordinator at Division II member Texas
A&M-Commerce following eight seasons as an assistant at
Division II powerhouse Valdosta State (Ga.). At
TAMU-Commerce, Boden helped improve the Lions from one win in 2003
to four wins in 2004 with help from an offense that ranked 11th in
the nation in passing.
While at Valdosta State, Boden helped the Blazers to four Gulf
South Conference (GSC) Championships and four NCAA-II Playoff
appearances along with the 2002 NCAA-II National Championship Game.
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) member coached a
pair of GSC Offensive Players of the Year while serving in several
roles over his eight seasons on Valdosta State’s staff,
including director of football operations, recruiting coordinator,
offensive backfield coach and quarterbacks/recruiting coach.
During his time at Valdosta State, Boden worked on staff under
longtime and well-known collegiate coach Hal Mumme, who has since
served as the head coach at NCAA Division I programs such as
Kentucky, Southeastern Louisiana, New Mexico State and currently at
Division III McMurry (Texas). Former Texas Tech head coach
Mike Leach was also a member of Mumme’s staff as the
offensive coordinator in the 1990’s during Boden's tenure on
staff at Valdosta State.
Prior to serving at Valdosta State, Boden was the offensive
coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Urbana (Ohio) in 1994 and
1995. The 1990 Saginaw Valley State graduate began his
collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant working with the
defensive secondary and serving as video coordinator at Central
Michigan, where he earned a Masters Degree in 1994. He and his wife
Jennifer, have three children, Lynn, Ty and Brett.
The Capital Sports Report, which was founded in March 2007,
provides game articles on college and pro teams. Also, The Capital
Sports Report provides feature articles and Q&A feature
interviews with college seniors, pro athletes and head coaches.
The Capital Sports Report provides wide-ranging national
coverage of sports each year. In previous years, The Capital Sports
Report was getting 38,000 visitors per year; however, with the
added daily exposure through AP articles, college and pro press
releases, and original content throughout the year, The Capital
Sports Report will get an estimated 100,000-250,000 visitors per
year.
To read the entire interview, please visit this link:
http://thecapitalsportsreport.com/?p=1803