Henry Stanford
Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive Coordinator
Ph: (614) 236-6184
hstanfor@capital.edu
Henry Stanford came to Capital in 2008 and has served as the recruiting coordinator ever since. Beginning with the 2009 season, Stanford took over as the offensive coordinator running a spread offense that is familiar to the Crusaders and Stanford from a previous stint at Elmhurst.
Stanford immediately made a impact as the Crusader offense ranked third in the OAC in scoring as well as second in passing and fourth in rushing in 2009. CU produced just the second 1,000-yard rusher along with the seventh-best single-season passer in school history. For his efforts, Stanford was named the 2009 OAC Assistant Coach of the Year.
Stanford has over 13 years of coaching experience dating back to his days as a student assistant coach for Ohio State during the Buckeyes’ 1996 and 1998 Big Ten Championship teams. He came to Capital in 2008 after spending the previous four years at Elmhurst including three seasons as associate head coach, recruiting coordinator and offensive coordinator. Overall, Stanford has coached 39 All-Conference selections in the past 14 years.
During his time at Elmhurst, the Blue Jays won 22 games and were near the top of the conference annually in scoring, passing, rushing and third-down conversions. Stanford coached 12 All-Conference selections at Elmhurst to follow up a successful coaching career that has included stints at Tiffin (1999 & 2003), Otterbein (2000 and 2001) and Kenyon (2002). He also served as an intern coach for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals during training camp in 2007.
Stanford enjoys the challenge of calling an offense against some of the top competition in the nation at the NCAA Division III level.
“It is an honor to be the offensive coordinator at Capital because it is the OAC,” Stanford said. “These are the best defenses on some of the best teams in the country.”
Stanford also feels that this offense will be a good fit for not only the current Capital players, but the Crusaders of the future.
“We run this offense because it is a great fit for players from the State of Ohio,” Stanford said. “Our balance will allow us to make the best use of each player’s strength and athletic ability while teaching a discipline that will lead to success both on and off the field.”
Stanford also serves as the game-day manager for men’s and women’s basketball at Capital.
Robert White
Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
Ph: (614) 236-6570
rwhite3@capital.edu
Robert White returned to Capital in 2008 for his second stint on the Capital coaching staff.
White played on the offensive line for two seasons at Capital 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 in 2007 was the defensive line coach at Clovis (Calif.) High School.
In 2008, White coached a pair of All-OAC Second Team selections for a Crusader offense that produced the third best passing offense in the OAC. In addition, Capital surrendered the fourth fewest number of sacks in the OAC.
The success of the offensive line continued in 2009 as three Crusaders earned All-OAC recognition including the 2009 OAC Offensive Lineman of the Year. Overall, the unit allowed just nine sacks in 282 passing plays, which was the second best in the OAC. The group also paved the way for six 100-yard rushing efforts by Crusader running backs this season including two each in wins over Heidelberg and Wilmington. The feat marked the first time in school history that Capital had posted two 100-yard rushers in the same game. CU also tallied just its second 1,000-yard rusher in its 86-year program history this fall.
White, who also serves as a game-day manager for spring sports at Capital, lives in Westerville.
Jonathan Spring
Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
Jonathan Spring joined the Capital coaching staff in 2008 after a playing career as a four-year letterwinner for the Crusaders on the defensive line.
Spring, a 2008 graduate of Capital, was an All-American during his senior season in 2007 and was part of Capital’s run of three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2005-2007.
During the offseason, Spring serves as the game-day manager for Capital’s indoor track & field meets. He also played professional football in Europe during the summer of 2009.
Tim Boynton
Assistant Coach/Defensive Line
Tim Boynton has been on the Crusader coaching staff since 2001.
Boynton came to Capital from Otterbein, where he was the defensive line coach for two seasons. After playing a season of college basketball at Lock Haven (Pa.) University, he transferred to Thiel (Pa.) College where he played football for three seasons before graduating in 1996. He started his coaching career as the defensive ends coach at Allegheny (Pa.) College for two years.
Boynton and his wife, Julie, reside in Westerville.
Jack Ruetty
Assistant Coach/Linebackers
Jack Ruetty has been on the Capital staff since 2005 as an assistant coach.
Ruetty has seen plenty of Capital football over the years as he watched his son Joel, a three-year starter and All-OAC cornerback. Ruetty also saw his share of OAC football as a player and 1976 alum of Muskingum College.
In 2008, he coached the Gene Slaughter Award winner which is given annually to the Top Linebacker in the OAC. He coached two more All-OAC selections in 2009.
Ruetty, who teaches algebra, geometry and computer applications at Marysville High School, spent 29 years as an assistant coach at the high school level with stints at Marysville, Dublin Coffman and Dublin Scioto high schools.
Kent Schoolfield
Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers
Veteran football coach and Columbus native Kent Schoolfield has been on the Crusaders sidelines since 2006 as an assistant coach. He was a wide receivers coach at Florida State under Bobby Bowden in a stint that included a trip to the Orange Bowl. Schoolfield was also an assistant coach at Pittsburgh when the Panthers advanced to the Fiesta Bowl.
Schoolfield has also been an offensive coordinator at both Florida A&M and James Madison during their NCAA Division IAA playoff appearances. He was also the head coach at Fort Valley State where he guided the Wildcats to three trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs in five seasons.
Schoolfield, who also coached at Capital in 2003 and 2004, spent the 2005 season as the offensive coordinator at North Carolina A&T University. He also has served as an assistant coach at Temple and New Mexico State.
Scott McIntire
Assistant Coach/Offensive Line
Scott McIntire began as an assistant coach at Capital in 2008 working with the offensive line.
A veteran of over 30 years in the coaching ranks, Coach “Mac” spent his first 29 years on the sidelines at the high school level.
In 2007, McIntire completed a five-year run as the head coach at Grove City High School. He mentored the Greyhounds to two trips to the OHSAA Division I playoffs and won a OCC Central Division Championship in 2005. Prior to serving as head coach, McIntire was the offensive coordinator at Grove City for 17 seasons. In his 29 years of coaching high school football, McIntire’s teams made a total of 11 playoff appearances and won 11 conference championships.
A 1979 graduate of Muskingum, McIntire was a college teammate of Crusader linebackers coach Jack Ruetty and enjoys the challenge of returning to OAC football. McIntire and his wife Carolyn live in Grove City with their two sons, Doug and Kevin. His daughter Michelle lives in the Dayton area with McIntire’s grandaughter, Kiera.
JR Ford
Assistant Coach/Secondary
JR Ford began with Capital in 2008 as a coach of the secondary.
Ford began his coaching career in 2005 at Brookhaven High School before moving into the collegiate ranks in 2007 as an assistant coach and video coordinator at Adrian College. At Adrian, he was guided the top kick returning group in the conference while also mentoring an All-Conference selection at wide receiver in a spread offense. Ford was also in charge of Adrian’s recruiting efforts in both Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Ford played football at both the University of Michigan and Western Illinois University of full athletic scholarship. He graduated from Michigan in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree and spent five years in the private sector before entering coaching.
Harlen Jacobs
Assistant Coach/Secondary
Harlen Jacobs joined the staff at Capital in 2009 after also coaching the secondary at Fort Scott Community College in 2008.
At Fort Scott CC, Jacobs mentored the top passing defense in the conference for a team that ranked No. 6 nationally. He also assisted with a special teams unit that led the nation with seven blocked punts and led the region in punt return and kickoff return yardage. In addition, Jacobs assisted in recruiting and coordination of the scout team at FSCC.
Jacobs played five seasons of football and four seasons of track & field at Ohio State. He was a four-year letterwinner on the gridiron and was part of the Buckeyes’ 2002 Big Ten and National Championship squads. Jacobs graduated from Ohio State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science.
Jacobs played one season of professional football as a defensive back for the Canton Legends of the American Indoor Football Association. He has also been an instructor at football camps hosted by both Ohio State and Michigan State.