Football

Adam Fuller named head football coach at Assumption College

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Adam Fuller, the special teams coordinator and linebacker coach for the University of Richmond the last three seasons, has been named the head football coach at Assumption College.

The announcement was made by Ted Paulauskas, Director of Athletics.

Fuller replaces Cory Bailey, the Greyhounds’ head coach the past four years, who resigned to pursue opportunities in the business community. Fuller is the sixth head coach in the history of football at the College and the fourth since the program was elevated to intercollegiate varsity status in 1988.

“Adam represents a tremendous opportunity for the Assumption College football program to continue the growth process started by Coach Bailey and his staff,” said Paulauskas. “He brings a wealth of experience in several areas, including recruiting contacts, coaching experience at several positions and the decision-making process to continue the improvement of our defense.”

“I am extremely excited and feel privileged and honored for the opportunity to lead the football program at Assumption College,” said Fuller. “I hope in a short period of time that we can produce a football team that the administration, students and alumni of the College can be very proud to support.”

A Tewksbury, MA native he played varsity football at Tewksbury High.

As a collegian, Fuller was a four-year letterwinner at Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) playing for Coaches Gary Reho (1994-96) and Tom Radulski (1997). He earned Football Gazette all-American honors as a linebacker in 1996 and served as team captain in 1997. He was also a captain at the National All-Star Bowl (Cleveland, OH) in 1997.

He led the team twice with 38-60--98 tackles as a senior and 29-74--103 tackles and 2.5 quarterback sacks as a junior. He also saw part-time duty as a sophomore (12-11-23 tackles). He played against the Greyhounds four times in his career.

He earned his Bachelors in Criminal Justice with a minor in Sociology in 1998.

Ironically, the Greyhounds open their 2008 schedule at Sacred Heart University Saturday, August 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

He began his coaching career as a linebacker coach at WPI (1998) and also coached at Wagner College (1999-04) under head coach Walter Hamline as defensive line, linebacker and secondary aide before being promoted to co defensive coordinator in 2004. He coached the career-leading punt returner in the program’s history, while his defense earned national top 10 finishes in both 2002 and 2003.

In addition, he earned a Masters in Secondary Education in 2001 from Wagner.

He joined the staff of Coach Dave Clawson at the University of Richmond in 2005 as assistant secondary coach and assistant special teams coordinator. The 2005 team won the Atlantic-10 Conference title (9-4) and earned an N.C.A.A. postseason berth and a final team ranking of No. 8 nationally.

This past season (2007) he was the special teams coordinator and linebacker coach. The Spiders finished as the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) champions (11-3) and advanced to the N.C.A.A. Final Four. He coached the conference’s Special Teams Player-of-the-Year, while the team’s defense was ranked No. 11 nationally.

The Greyhounds play as a charter member of the Northeast-10 Conference comprised in football of Assumption College along with American International College, Bentley College, Merrimack College, Pace University, Saint Anselm College, Southern Connecticut State University and Stonehill College.