Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Tory Woodbury Named JCSU Offensive Coordinator

 COACH TORY WOODBURY
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
JOHNSON C. SMITH UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Johnson C. Smith University head football coach Kermit Blount has hired Tory Woodbury as offensive coordinator.

Woodbury, a Winston-Salem, N.C. native and former quarterback for Winston-Salem State, comes to JCSU after spending the previous four seasons on Blount's staff at Delaware State.

While with the Hornets, Woodbury coached the running backs and under his leadership, more than doubled their rushing yardage in 2012, finishing with 1,088 yards. In 2014, he coached three players that averaged 100 yards rushing.

As a player for the Rams, he passed for 1,823 yards during his junior season, leading WSSU to the CIAA Championship. For his efforts, he was selected as the Black College Player of the Year, All-CIAA First Team, and was named as the MVP of the Pioneer Bowl. During that season, he also finished just four completions short of the NCAA Division II record. He did not throw an interception during that season.

During his senior campaign for the Rams, he was named to the All-CIAA Second team after helping WSSU to its second consecutive CIAA title with a 10-3 overall record. He was also named MVP of the Pioneer Bowl for the second straight season.

Following his collegiate career he was elected in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft by the New York Jets. In three seasons with the Jets, he was a back-up to QBs Chad Pennington and Vinny Testaverde and a standout special teams performer. He also competed as a wide receiver for the Jets.
Additionally, Woodbury's professional football career includes stints with the NFL's New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills, the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League, the Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) and the Arena Football League's New Orleans Voodoo.

In addition to his collegiate coaching career, he has served on the coaching staffs at Providence High School and Garinger High School.

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