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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland head football coach Michael Locksley announced today that Andre Powell has rejoined the Terrapins coaching staff. Powell will serve as Maryland’s Special Teams Coordinator.
Powell, who has over 35 years of coaching experience, spent the 2024 season serving as the Special Teams Coordinator at East Carolina University. He came to ECU after a nine-year stint at Pittsburgh where he served as both the Running Backs Coach and the Special Teams Coordinator for the Panthers. In 2016, Powell was named FootballScoop’s Special Teams Coordinator of the Year.
Locksley and Powell worked together on Maryland’s staff from 2012-14 with Locksley serving as Offensive Coordinator/QBs Coach and Powell as the Running Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator. In ESPN’s 2014 team efficiency rankings, the Terrapins’ special teams were rated No. 11 in the country and Brad Craddock was selected as the 2014 winner of the Lou Groza Award as college football’s top kicker.
Under Powell’s guidance, numerous players have reached the NFL, including James Connor, Tiki Barber, Israel Abanikanda, Cal Adomitis, Willie Parker, Chris Blewitt, C.J. Spiller and many more.
During the 2023 season at Pitt, Powell mentored a Panthers special teams group that stood first nationally in blocked punts (three), blocked punts allowed (none) and blocked kicks allowed (none), while standing 30th in FBS in kick return defense (17.56 ypg). Rasheem Biles ranked second in the country in blocked kicks (three) and Kenny…
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