(COLUMBUS, Ohio)-Capital University has announced three additions to its football staff as Manny Matsakis has been named offensive coordinator, while Henry Stanford and Robert White have been named offensive assistant coaches.
"We are excited to fill out our staff with three experienced coaches," commented Capital head coach Jim Bickel. "Each of these three people have been winners at everywhere they have been and they will bring much to our program on and off the field."
Matsakis has been a football coach for 17 years including assistant coaching stints at Kansas State, Hofstra, Wyoming and Texas Tech, while serving as a head coach at Emporia State (Kansas) and Texas State. Matsakis, a native of Shadyside, Ohio, is a 1984 Capital graduate, who as a placekicker holds the school-record for longest field goal in school history at 54 yards and in 1984 was an eighth round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles. Throughout his coaching history, Matsakis has been part of and led high powered innovate offenses. He has been a featured speaker at numerous coaching clinics and workshops.
Stanford has served as the Associate Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Offensive Coordinator at Elmhurst (Ill.) College in Elmhurst, Illinois. Prior to being at Elmhurst, Stanford coached at Tiffin, Kenyon and at Otterbein, where he worked with Coach Bickel. A 1998 graduate of Ohio State, he served as a student assistant coach for the Buckeyes where he worked with the running backs.
White returns to Capital where he played on the offensive line for two seasons then was on the coaching staff for four seasons coaching both the offensive and defensive lines. White, a 2003 Capital graduate, spent a season as the offensive line coach at West Virginia Tech and last season was the defensive line coach at Clovis (Calif.) High School.
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Capital - Names Manny Matsakis offensive coordinator, Henry Stanford and Robert White assistant football coaches