Colgate University Men's Football

An experienced leader with a proven track record of success at every level, Curt Fitzpatrick completed his first season as Colgate University’s Fred ’50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach in 2025, guiding the Raiders through a year of transition and growth while laying the foundation for the program’s future. Named the 31st head coach in Colgate football history in December 2024, Fitzpatrick led the Raiders to a 5-7 overall record and a 3-4 mark in Patriot League play in his inaugural season at the helm. Under his leadership, Colgate shattered the program record for passing touchdowns in a season with 29, plus their 3,294 passing yards were their most in a decade. Colgate racked up 400+ yards of total offense six times, matching their best single-season production since 2016.  Fitzpatrick arrived in Hamilton after an exceptionally successful four-year run as head coach at Division III Cortland, where he compiled a remarkable 45-5 overall record. He guided the Red Dragons to a national championship in 2023, earning Division III National Coach of the Year honors, and captured four consecutive Empire 8 titles. His teams reached the NCAA playoffs every season and never finished a campaign with more than two losses. During Cortland’s 2023 national championship season, Fitzpatrick’s offense set four school records, averaging 46.2 points and 509.2 yards per game while totaling 4,265 passing yards and 3,373 rushing yards. Those marks surpassed records previously established during Fitzpatrick’s first two seasons at Cortland, when the Red Dragons posted a combined 20-3 record. Prior to Cortland, Fitzpatrick spent seven seasons as head coach at Morrisville State, where he led the Mustangs to 35 victories. The 2014 D3football.com East Region Coach of the Year oversaw four winning seasons, three postseason appearances, and a conference championship. His 2014 team captured the New Jersey Athletic Conference title—the program’s first since joining NCAA Division III—and went on to win the ECAC North Central Bowl, another program milestone. Across his tenure at Morrisville State, Fitzpatrick mentored three quarterbacks who earned conference Offensive Player of the Year honors, coached 49 All-League selections, and guided 61 student-athletes to the athletic director’s honor roll. Fitzpatrick began his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, St. John Fisher, serving as quarterbacks coach from 2006-07 before moving on to Utica College as offensive coordinator from 2008-12. At Utica, he implemented an accountability program that contributed to the development of 16 All-Conference offensive players, including three D3football.com All-East Region selections. At St. John Fisher, Fitzpatrick’s quarterbacks combined for more than 5,300 passing yards and 55 touchdowns in two seasons. The Cardinals posted a 23-4 overall record during that span, advancing to the NCAA Division III semifinals in 2006 and the quarterfinals in 2007. A native of Fulton, N.Y., Fitzpatrick earned his bachelor’s degree in management from St. John Fisher in 2004. He began his coaching career at Fulton High School, helping lead the program to an OHSL Class A League championship in 2005.

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks, Colgate University (2025-pr.) Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks, SUNY Cortland (2023-2025) Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers, Mark T. Sheehan High School (2022-23) Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs & Head Strength Coach, Putnam Vocational Technical Academy (2022) Assistant Coach, Xaverian Brothers High School (2019) Education B.S., Applied Psychology & Human Development, Boston College (2019) B.S., History, Boston College (2019) Before Colgate Taj-Amir Torres was named Colgate University's assistant coach for cornerbacks in March 2025.  Torres, a national champion, reunites with Fitzpatrick after serving two seasons as the cornerbacks coach at SUNY Cortland. He helped guide the Red Dragons to their first-ever national title in 2023 while compiling a 25-2 overall record and perfect 18-0 conference mark. During his time in Cortland, Torres assisted in the development of multiple All-Conference selections, including an All-America Third Team honoree and a pair of All-Region picks. He also was part of the coaching staff that was named Empire 8 Conference Coaching Staff of the Year and contributed to Fitzpatrick's National Coach of the Year honor in 2023. Torres graduated from Boston College in January 2019 with a bachelor's degree in applied psychology & human development, and history, and is a master's degree candidate in clinical psychology at American International College. Torres was cornerbacks coach and assisted with wide receivers at Mark T. Sheehan High School in Connecticut in the fall of 2022 and was the program's defensive backs and receivers coach and special teams coordinator in the spring of 2023. He also coached defensive backs and was head strength coach at Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Massachusetts in the spring of 2022 and coached at Xaverian Brothers High School (Mass.) and with Under Armour Youth Football in the summer of 2019. The Amherst, Mass., native is a 2016 alumnus of Amherst Regional High School. He was a two-time first team All-Western Massachusetts football player as well as a four-time state champion sprinter on the track and field team with three titles in the 100-meter dash from 2013-15 along with a 200-meter dash crown in 2015. Playing Experience Torres played cornerback for four seasons at Division I Boston College from 2015-18. He finished his career with five interceptions, 16 pass breakups and 108 tackles, 72 solo. He intercepted passes versus Miami, Syracuse and Temple as a senior, and in his junior season returned an interception for a touchdown in a win over UConn. He signed as a free agent and attended rookie minicamp with the NFL's Tennessee Titans in 2019.

Greg DeLade was named Colgate Football's defensive line coach in March 2026.  DeLade brings more than a decade of collegiate coaching and playing experience to Hamilton, including a proven track record of developing elite defensive fronts and coordinating nationally ranked defenses.  DeLade arrives at Colgate after serving as Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at Salve Regina since 2020. During his tenure, the Seahawks compiled a 35-16 record, highlighted by a dominant 2023 campaign in which Salve Regina led the NEWMAC in scoring defense (12.0 points per game), total defense (256 yards per game), rush defense (112 yards per game), and pass defense (144 yards per game). Nationally, the defense ranked No. 10 in Division III in scoring defense, No. 13 in pass defense, and No. 20 in total defense. In addition to coordinating the defense, DeLade conducted defensive unit and positional meetings, installed game plans, and organized weekly practice preparation. He also previously served as Special Teams Coordinator at Salve Regina, overseeing all special teams units while contributing to the program’s recruiting and fundraising efforts. His leadership helped produce 18 All-Conference selections and two Defensive Players of the Year. Prior to his time in Newport, DeLade spent four seasons (2015–19) as Defensive Line Coach at Muhlenberg College. There, he helped guide the Mules to a 36-10 record while developing one of the most consistent and productive defensive fronts in the Centennial Conference. Under his direction, Muhlenberg’s defense led the conference in total defense (2015-16, 2018), rush defense (2015-18), and scoring defense (2016-17). DeLade directly coached seven All-Conference defensive linemen, the Centennial Conference/South Region Defensive Player of the Year, and a First Team All-American.  A graduate of Muhlenberg College with a degree in Business Administration, DeLade was a four-year varsity letter winner for the Mules, playing in 43 career games with 34 starts. A three-time All-Centennial selection and two-time All-ECAC honoree, he was also named to the program’s All-Decade Team and received the Dig In Award, recognizing his work ethic and commitment to team success.

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach/Outside Linebackers, Colgate University (2025-present) Linebackers Coach, Marist College (2024-2025) Linebackers Coach & Defesnive Run Game Coordinator, Ithaca College (2020-2024) Defensive Quality Control Coach, Princeton University (2019-2020) Outside Linebackers Coach, The College of New Jersey (2018-2019) Education B.S., The College of New Jersey (2018) Before Colgate Tom Biscardi was appointed to the Colgate Football staff as an assistant coach for outside linebackers in March 2025.  Biscardi heads to Hamilton with five years of coaching experience, two at the FCS Division I level. He most recently spent the 2024 season as the linebackers coach at Marist College after a four-year stint at Ithaca College as the linebackers coach and defensive run game coordinator.  With the Bombers, Biscardi helped the squad to a 29-6 record with two Division III tournament appearances, also coaching the Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023.  In 2023, Biscardi mentored first team All-American Ben Stola, who was also named first team All-Region and Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year. Stola registered 118 tackles, 12 stops for loss, and three interceptions.  The 2022 season saw Biscardi coach Matt DeSimpliciis, a second team All-American, first team All-Region selection and Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year. DeSimpliciis tallied 90 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and five-and-a-half sacks. Before his tenure at Ithaca, Biscardi spent a season at Princeton as the defensive quality control coach primarily assisting with the defensive line and linebackers in 2019.    The previous year, he worked at his alma mater, The College of New Jersey, again coaching the team’s outside linebackers. Playing Career Biscardi was a three-year letterman as a linebacker at The College of New Jersey.

Coaching Experience Defensive Coordinator & Safeties Coach, Colgate University (2025-present) Safeties Coach, St. Thomas University (2024-2025) Safeties Coach, Stony Brook University (2023-2024) Defensive Coordinator, Ithaca College (2020-2023) Special Teams Coordinator & Defensive Backs Coach, Ithaca College (2019-2020) Defensive Backs Coach & Defensive Quality Control Coach, University of Pennsylvania (2018-2019) Defensive Backs Coach, Concordia University (2016-2018) Education B. A., Saint John's University (2016) Before Colgate Trevor Warner was named Colgate Football's defensive coordinator and safeties coach in February 2025. Warner spent his most recent season as the safeties and nickels coach at St. Thomas University, where helped the defense improve in forced takeaways from 13 in 2023 to 23 in 2024, 10 of which came from safeties and/or nickels. The Tommies’ interception total also doubled from eight to 15 under Warner’s tenure, a figure that led the Pioneer league and helped St. Thomas to a 116.93 defensive pass efficiency, the 21st-best mark in the nation.  First-team Pioneer Football League All-Academic selection Grif Wurtz was also mentored by Warner at St. Thomas, as was Ryan Clacagno who earned an All-League honorable mention.  Warner served in the same role with Stony Brook University for the 2023 season, coaching safety Nick Chimienti to a four-takeaway season. Chimienti’s four forced turnovers were the second-highest turnover count in the Coastal Athletic Association, and he became only the fourth Seawolf to record at least three interceptions in a season in the past 20 years.  Also with Stony Brook, Warner again saw success in the turnover battle more than doubling the team’s interception count from three in 2022 to eight in 2023, five of which came from Warner’s safeties. Overall, seven of Stony Brook’s 12 takeaways that season were forced by the safety position.  The Saint John’s University alumni spent five seasons with Ithaca College from 2019-2023, starting as the special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach before a promotion to defensive coordinator in 2020. With the Bombers, Warner directly aided in the development of 23 All-Liberty League selections, including 13 first-team honorees, the 2019 special teams player of the year in Nicholas Bahamonde, and the 2022 conference defensive player of the year and second-team All-American Matt DeSimpliciis. Warner’s first year coordinating saw his defensive unit surrender the least amount of points per game (11.7) from an Ithaca squad since 1989, and in 2022 his unit ranked first in the Liberty League in every major statistical category including scoring defense (9.67), total defense (245.4), rushing defense (105.2), pass defense (140.2), defensive pass efficiency (88.7), and red zone defense (.500). His success culminated in a 2022 Liberty League Championship with a stellar 12-1 overall record, a 6-0 conference mark, and a national elite eight appearance.  Warner began his coaching career at Concordia University overseeing defensive backs from 2016-2018 where he mentored Honorable Mention Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference cornerback Dion Wallisch, who led the conference in passes defended per game (1.4) and total pass breakups (13). After his stint at Concordia, Warner took a role at the University of Pennsylvania where he assumed duties overseeing defensive backs and acted as the defensive quality control coach from 2018-2019. Playing Career Warner was a four-year starter at Saint John’s University, where he was a two-time team captain leading his squad to a 2014 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) championship and two national playoff berths. He was voted 2015 All-West Region by D3football.com and was a first-team All-MIAC honoree. Warner finished his career sixth in program history with 13 career interceptions.  

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Wide Receivers & Passing Game Coordinator, Colgate University (2025-present) Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks Coach, Bethune-Cookman University (2024-2025) Offensive Coordinator - Quarterbacks, Utica College (2017-2024) Education M.B.A, Utica University (2022) B.A., Utica College (2015) Before Colgate Joe Gerbino was named as the wide recievers coach and passing game coordinator at Colgate in February of 2025.  Gerbino heads to Hamilton after most recently serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Bethune-Cookman last season. With the Wildcats, Gerbino mentored second-team All-SWAC running back Dennis Palmer while his quarterback Cam Ranson broke the program single-season record with a 62.5% completion percentage, ending the year top-five in the conference in passing yards, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns, and efficiency rating. Gerbino is no stranger to upstate N.Y. having spent seven seasons with Utica University serving in a variety of roles, including offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, recruiting coordinator, and associate head coach. Gerbino’s offenses broke single-game records for total yards (688) and points (76) with individuals setting new program bests for passing yards in a season (3,207), receiving yards in a season (1,391), and season-long offensive efficiency (159.1). Gerbino also helped lead the Pioneers to their first bowl victory in school history in 2018, coordinating the program’s first-ever national playoff win in 2022 as part of Utica’s only recorded 10-win season.  The AFCA 2023 Assistant Coach of the Year was invited to the association’s 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute in the same year after being promoted to be one of the youngest offensive coordinators in college football at 24 years old in 2017.   Playing Career A native of Belleville, N.J., Gerbino was a two-time captain and Empire 8 Sportsman of the Year as a football student-athlete at Utica College.

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Tight Ends & Recruiting Coordinator, Colgate University (2023-pr.) Offensive Quality Control & Assistant Offensive Line Coach, Colgate University (2023) Offensive Line Coach & Football Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, Misericordia University (2022-2023) Tight Ends Coach & Assistant Offensive Line Coach, Misericordia University (2020-2022) Education M.B.A., Misericordia University (2023) B.A., Misericordia University (2020) Before Colgate Dalton McCrann was named as Colgate’s tight ends coach in August of 2023 after serving as an offensive quality control and assistant offensive line coach since July of 2023. McCrann headed to Hamilton after a stint in Misericordia as an offensive line coach from 2022-2023. Under his leadership, the Cougars averaged 157 rushing yds per game and 4.0 yards per carry, all while boasting a 4.0% sack rate. He also produced All-Conference offensive lineman Mark Welsh. Prior to coaching the offensive line, McCrann served Misericordia as a graduate assistant where he spent time coaching running backs, fullbacks, and tight ends in addition to his duties up front.  Playing Career McCrann graduated from Misericordia University in 2020 after a four-year career as an offensive lineman. 

Coaching Experience Offensive Quality Control Coach, Colgate University, 2025-pr. Assistant Modified Football Coach, Amherst Central School, 2021 Playing Experience SUNY Cortland, 2020-24 National Championship in 2023 Education B.S. Physical Education, SUNY Cortland, 2025 Before Colgate Zac Boyes comes to Colgate on the heels of a historic playing career as the program's most prolific quarterback at SUNY Cortland. Playing for Fitzpatrick and the Red Dragons, Boyes is a national champion, D-III Player of the Year semifinalist, two-time All-American and Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Year, four-time conference champion, and a three-year captain.  During his time in Cortland, Boyes led the team to three straight record-setting seasons. The offense averaged north of 45 points per game in each of his three seasons under center, including 46.2 points and 509.2 yards per game during Cortland's run to the national championship in 2023 – the program's first and only title in its rich football history.  Boyes graduated from SUNY Cortland in May 2025 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. 

Coaching Experience Defensive Quality Control Coach, Colgate University, 2025-pr. Wrestling Coach, Cinnaminson High School, 2024-25 Head Freshman Football Coach/Varsity Assistant, Cinnaminson High School, 2023-24 Track Coach, Cinnaminson High School, 2023-25 Assistant Coach, NFL Alumni Youth Camps, 2021-22 Playing Experience Ithaca College, 2018-2022 Education B.S. Sports Media, Ithaca College, 2023 Before Colgate Kevin Schoch, who played collegiately at Ithaca, served three years as the head freshman coach for Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson, N.J. There, he coordinated all phases of the game, organized and implemented a strength and development program, and was responsible for film management and data analysis. He also spent two summers as a coach for the NFL Alumni Youth Camp in Eastern Pennsylvania, instructing athletes from ages 6-15.  Schoch, a native of Cinnaminson, N.J., played in 24 games as a defensive back for the Bombers, compiling 52 tackles including 32 solo stops with three interceptions and 10 passes deflected. As a senior, he played in 10 games at corner and on special teams, finishing the season with 31 total tackles and two interceptions. A Liberty League All-Academic honoree, Schoch graduated from Ithaca with a bachelor's degree in sports media in 2022. 

Colgate University's Fred '50 and Marilyn Dunlap Head Football Coach Curt Fitzpatrick announced the hiring of Lynn Mentzer as the program's director of operations in March 2025.  Mentzer comes to Colgate after spending the last two seasons working with the National Football League as a project coordinator. There, she coordinated information related to special events including the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, Combine, and more. Among her general administrative duties, she assisted in the strategy, governance, and oversight of finance and budgeting.  Prior to her time in the NFL, Mentzer served as the director of football operations for Missouri State from 2018-2022. During her time in Springfield, Mo., Mentzer oversaw comprehensive travel logistics, managing arrangements for athletes, staff, administration, and guests. She also assisted in the development of finance and budgeting, recruitment and training, social media, and other administrative duties. Mentzer returned to her alma mater, Coastal Carolina, as a football operations assistant in 2001, where she served multiple roles through 2017. She started as an office assistant before working her way up to an operations assistant, a post she held from 2005-2017.  Mentzer graduated from Coastal Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management.

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Inside Linebackers & Special Teams Coordinator, Colgate University (2021-pr.) Assistant Coach, Outside Linebackers & Special Teams Coordinator, Colgate University (2021) Assistant Coach, Defensive Line & Special Teams Coordinator, Colgate University (2018-2021) Assistant Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Inside Linebackers Coach, & Head Strength Coach, Tiffin University (2011-2018) Special Teams Assistant Coach, University of Michigan (2009-2011) Defensive Backs Quality Control Coach, University of Michigan (2010) Tight Ends Quality Control Coach, University of Michigan (2009) Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Michigan (2008-2009)  Graduate Assistant Strength Coach, West Virginia University (2006-07) Linebackers/Head Strength Coach, Fairmont State University (2003-2008) Education M.A., West Virginia University (2007) B.A., Fairmont State University (2005) At Colgate Josh Ison was named to the Colgate Football coaching staff as a defensive line coach and special teams coordinator in July 2018. He spent the 2021 season as the outside linebackers coach before transitioning to his current role as inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator.   The 2023 season was remarkably successful for Ison, landing two inside linebackers on the All-Patriot League Second-Team. Christian Sweeney earned his first appearance on an all-league squad while Tyler Flick repeated for the second-straight year in 2023.  Colgate also earned three postseason accolades on special teams last season. Shelby Pruett repeated as All-Patriot League First-Team punter, Max Hurleman earned a bid as a special teams player, non-specialist, and Jacob Jaworski was voted to the All-League second team as a placekicker. In 2018, Ison’s first season with the program, Colgate put together 10 wins for just the fourth time in program history en route to its 10th Patriot League championship. The Raiders jumped out to a perfect 9-0 start that year, allowing just 29 points during the win streak and tying the NCAA FCS record with five shutouts in one season. Over a seven-game stretch, Colgate allowed 3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0 and 0 points.   Still in 2018, the Raiders knocked off James Madison 23-20 on a game-ending field goal in the first home playoff contest since 2003. Colgate then fell to eventual national champion North Dakota State in the quarterfinal round.   Ison’s defenders led the nation in scoring defense at 9.3, total defense at 237.7 and pass efficiency defense with an 88.77 rating. This even though the Raiders finished their season against arguably the toughest three-game stretch in program history in Army, James Madison and North Dakota State.   On special teams, Colgate placekicker Chris Puzzi earned All-Patriot League First Team honors after his school record 15 made field goals. The 15th was a 38-yard field goal that beat James Madison in the NCAA playoffs. Puzzi finished 15-of-17 for the season to set another Colgate season record at 88.2 percent. Puzzi went on to finish his career first in field goal percentage at .789 and tied for third in field goals made with 30 out of 38 attempts.   The Raiders in 2018 also led the Patriot League and ranked 10th nationally in team punt returns at 15.4. Primary returner Abu Daramy-Swaray earned All-Patriot League First Team at that position. Daramy-Swaray would have repeated as Patriot League punt return champion but finished one return shy of qualifying. In his first two seasons with the Raiders, Ison coached Nick Wheeler to All-America First Team and Third Team and helped Colgate to its 10th Patriot League championship.  Through his first four seasons at the helm of Colgate’s special teams units, Ison placed four returners on the All-League first team. Abu Daramy-Swaray earned the accolade in 2018 and 2019 in addition to his Third-Team AP All-American selection, while William Gruber picked up the honors in 2020 and 2021. Before Colgate Ison arrived from Tiffin, where he spent seven seasons and served last year as assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and head strength coach. Ison also oversaw the linebacker position for the Dragons.   Tiffin improved considerably during Ison's time at the Division II Ohio program. The Dragons were 0-11 in Ison's first season of 2011. By 2016, they had climbed to 8-3 overall before following up with a 6-5 campaign in 2017.   Ison previously coached at Michigan as a special teams assistant coach for two seasons. He was a quality control coach for both defensive backs in 2010 and tight ends in 2009. He spent the 2008 campaign as a Wolverines assistant strength and conditioning coach.   Ison also served five seasons as the linebackers coach at his alma mater, Division II Fairmont State in West Virginia. He coached three All-American linebackers in Ed Smith (2003), Matt Vance (2005) and Vince Black (2007). The Fairmont State defense during his tenure was at the top of nearly every statistical category, including 2004 and 2007 when the defense was tops in the WVIAC and ranked inside the top 20 nationally. Playing Career A standout linebacker for Fairmont State, Ison was team captain during the 2002 season and was part of the 2000 Falcons team that won the conference championship. Ison was a four-year letterman at Fairmont State, earning 2002 honors on the Don Hansen Football Gazette All American Team. He attended training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals as a linebacker (2003), and then went on to play in the Arena leagues with the Colorado Crush as a fullback/linebacker (2004) and the Manchester Wolves linebacker/fullback (2004).

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, Offensive Line & Run Game Coordinator, Colgate University (2025-pr.) Assistant Head Coach, SUNY Cortland (2024-2025) Offensive Coordinator & Offensive Line Coach, SUNY Cortland (2020-2024) Assistant Head Coach, SUNY Morrisville (2018-2019) Offensive Line Coach, Running Game Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator, SUNY Morrisville (2014-2019) Offensive Line Coach & Offensive Coordinator, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2013-2014) Quarterbacks Coach, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2012-2013) Running Backs Coach, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2011-2012) Assistant Offensive Line Coach & JV Head Coach, St. Ambrose University (2009-2011) Offensive Line Coach, MacMurray College (2008-2009) Education B.S., St. John Fisher College (2007) Before Colgate  Patrick Rotchford was hired as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator in February of 2025.  Rotchford spent the past five seasons with Head Coach Curt Fitzpatrick at SUNY Cortland where he served as the offensive Coordinator, offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and associate head coach.  He helped lead the Red Dragons to four-consecutive Empire 8 titles and a Division III National Championship in 2023. His offenses were never been ranked lower than eighth in the nation in scoring his last three years, and he has helped mentor at least one all-american in each of his seasons at Cortland in addition to 14 all-conference student-athletes. The 2023 FootballScoop national Division III Coordinator of the Year helped set program records with 46.2 points and 509.2 total offensive yards per game during the national title run, and scored 35 or more points in all but two games that season.  Before Cortland, Rotchford spent six years with SUNY Morrisville in a variety of roles, including offensive line coach, run game coordinator, and associate head coach in 2018. He helped Morrisville to an NJAC Co-Championship his first season in 2014 while mentoring four all-conference offensive linemen.  From 2015-2019, Rotchford’s offenses never ranked lower than third in the Empire 8 for total rushing yards, and was a top-two total offense in three out of those five seasons. In total, he produced 13 all-league offensive linemen in his time at Morrisville.  Rotchford was an assistant coach for three seasons at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in California from 2011-2014, overseeing the offensive line, running backs and quarterbacks at various times and acting as the offensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013. He was a graduate assistant at St. Ambrose University for two seasons working with the offensive line, and spent one year overseeing the same position group with MacMurray College in 2008.  Playing Career A Baldwinsville, N.Y. native, Rotchford played four years with the St. John Fisher College Cardinals on the offensive line, helping the program to a combined 38-10 record in four years with four postseason appearances and a pair of Empire 8 championships.