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Coordinator may refer to:

• In academics: one who administers the research and teaching activities of the other professors.
• Coordinators, genetically engineered humans in the Gundam SEED series
• Coordinating conjunction or grammatical conjunction
• Coordinator Sprocket, a fictional character in Viewtiful Joe
• Parenting coordinator, a mental health professional assigned by the Court to manage on-going issues in child custody
• In the corporate world, "coordinator" can also be another name for an administrative assistant, or sometimes an employee slightly higher-ranking than an admin assistant. However, the term "Coordinator" can refer to a position within an organization or business with significant responsibilities for acting as a liaison between departments, stakeholders and information sources, which requires many non-administrative competencies. See facilitator.
• Co-ordinator, one of the Belbin team roles

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Steve Addazio (born June 1, 1959) is an American college football coach and former player, and is head coach of the Temple Owls football team that represents Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Addazio previously spent six season as an assistant coach, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the Florida Gators football team and was a part of two BCS National Championship Game-winning coaching staffs under head coach Urban Meyer.

College career[link]

Addazio was a four-year starter at Central Connecticut from 1978 to 1981 and earned tryouts with the NFL's New England Patriots, USFL's Jacksonville Bulls and CFL's Ottawa Roughriders. He earned his bachelor's (1981) and master's (1985) degrees from Central Connecticut.

High school coaching career[link]

Addazio was the head coach of Cheshire High School in Connecticut from 1988 to 1994 Over twenty of his high school players earned places on the roster of college football programs. He led Cheshire to thirty-four consecutive victories, the second longest streak in the nation. Cheshire also won four consecutive state titles and was ranked in the top twenty-five high school football teams in the country under Addazio.^[1]

Assistant college coach[link]

Starting in 1995, Addazio moved up to the college football ranks and had stints as a position coach with Syracuse, Notre Dame, and Indiana. During 2004, he was offensive coordinator at Indiana during Gerry DiNardo's last season.^[1] In 2005, Addazio joined Urban Meyer's staff at Florida. Addazio and Meyer had previously coached together at Notre Dame during the 1999 and 2000 seasons under head coach Bob Davie.

With the announcement of Urban Meyer's resignation as the Gators' head coach on December 7, 2010, Addazio's future with the Gators came into question. On December 11, 2010, it was announced that Will Muschamp had accepted the head coach position for the Florida Gators. Addazio was not retained on the new Florida Gators coaching staff.

Temple Owls head coach[link]

On December 23, 2010, it was announced that Steve Addazio accepted the head coaching job at Temple. Following Al Golden's resignation as the Owls' head coach to become the new head coach of the Miami Hurricanes football program,^[2] Steve Addazio began his duties as the head coach of the Temple Owls football program.

Head coaching record[link]

References[link]

Neal Brown
Neal Brown during the 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders Spring Game
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Offensive coordinator/QB coach
Team	Texas Tech
Record	13-12
Biographical details
Born	1980 Danville, Kentucky
Playing career
1998-00 2001-02	Kentucky Massachusetts
Position(s)	Wide receiver
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003 2004 2005 2006-07 2008–2009 2010-	Massachusetts (TE coach) Sacred Heart (QB/WR coach) Delaware (WR coach) Troy (WR coach) Troy (OC/QB coach) Texas Tech (OC/QB coach)

Neal Brown (born in Danville, Kentucky) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator & QB coach at Texas Tech.

Background[link]

Brown attended Boyle County High School in Danville, Kentucky, where he was an all-state wide receiver, baseball, and basketball player.

He played football at the University of Kentucky under head coach Hal Mumme (and his assistants Mike Leach and Tony Franklin) before transferring to Massachusetts.

Early Coaching career[link]

Brown started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at UMass. Before joining Larry Blakeney's staff at Troy to work under Tony Franklin, he spent one-year assistant coaching stints at UMass, Sacred Heart, and Delaware. Following Franklin's departure to Auburn at the end of the 2007 regular season, Brown was promoted to offensive coordinator at Troy. When he was hired, he became the youngest coordinator in all FBS football.

Texas Tech[link]

On January 12, 2010, Brown was announced as the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech under new Red Raiders head coach Tommy Tuberville. During the 2010 football season, Brown's first at Texas Tech the Red Raider offense enjoyed a very successful offensive campaign. The 2010 Red Raiders ranked 15th in the country in total offense,6th in the country in passing offense, and 72nd in rushing, a big improvement over his predecessor's infamous lack of a rushing attack.^[1]

For his coaching performance during the 2011 41-38 upset victory over the then-ranked #3 Oklahoma Sooners, he was recognized by Rivals.com as National Coordinator of the Week.^[2]

Brown was considered for the head coaching job at his alma-mater, UMass following the 2011 season.^[3] Brown was also considered for the schools' head coaching job when it opened following the 2008 season.

Personal[link]

Brown is a member of the Boyle County Baseball and Football Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Brooke Stewart, and the couple has one child, Adalyn.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Troy: official bio
• Rivals.com: coaching bio
• Blakeney confirms Brown to Texas Tech