USD Football 2006

Assistant Coaches LANCE ANDERSON - 2nd Year

Lance Anderson returns for his second year with the USO football program where he will again be the defensive line coach and head recruiting coordinator. Anderson, who came to the Torero program from Utah State, offers a wealth of coaching experience. In 2004 he was the outside linebackers coach for the Aggies and head coach Mike Dennehy.

Priorto Utah State he served as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Saint Mary's College (Calif.) in 2003. Under his guidance the Gaels had four defensive players earn I-AA Independent honors as safety Weston Borba was first-team selection, linebackers Ray Mike and Heath Villarreal were second-team picks and linebacker Anthony Woodards earned honorable mention recognition. Before spending one season at Saint Mary's, Lance worked four years at Bucknell. He spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons as the school's defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator after working with the tight ends and offensive line in 1999 and 2000. He also has previous coaching stops at Idaho State (1997 & 1998), and with the Mobile (Ala.) Admirals of the Regional Football League in 1999. Born and raised in Rupert, Idaho, Lance played high school football, basketball and track before walking on to the football team at Brigham Young University in 1989. After serving an LOS mission, he walked on at Idaho State in 1993 and 1994. He graduated from Idaho State University with a degree in biology in 1996. He and his wife Sherri have three children - Aubrey, Jaren and Braden. ED LAMB - 2nd Year

Ed Lamb begins his second year with the USO football program. For the second straight year he ill be the secondary coach and special team's coordinator. Prior to USO Lamb was at the University of daho where he was the Vandals defensive coordinator for three years. Prior to Idaho he held coaching positions with BYU and Redlands University.At Redlands he was the efensive coordinator for three seasons with the Bulldogs winning two Southern California Intercollegiate thletic Conference titles (1999 & 2000). During his time as coordinator with Redlands, the Bulldogs led he SCIAC in overall defense while going a combined 21-6.

Not only does Lamb have the coaching heritage, he learned defense first hand as a player at BYU where he played safety, then moved to linebacker and eventually wound up at defensive end. Lamb said after three years as defensive coordinator at Redlands, which followed one season as a graduate assistant, he was ready to move up the college football ladder. BYU , his alma mater, offered the chance. Lamb earned his master's of science in education in 1998 at Redlands. He and his wife, Sarah, have a daughter, Anna. Lamb is a graduate of 1992 Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California.

DELVAUGHN ALEXANDER - 2nd Year DelVaughn Alexander enters his second season with the Toreros where he will again coach the unning backs. Prior to USO he was at Oregon State with Coach Mike Riley for two seasons as receivers oach and recruiting coordinator. He helped coordinate what many have called the program'stop recruiting lass in 2004 and followed that up with another banner class in 2005. In 2004, his receivers set several ecords and were among the national leaders. Alexander played two seasons for the USC Trojans, let– ering both years. He also lettered two years in track as a high jumper. Alexander began his professional career in 1995 at USC as the assistant video coordinator, before oving to an offensive assistant position under then Head Coach John Robinson in 1996 and '97. He en moved to UNLV in 1998 as wide receivers coach before rejoining Riley in 1999 with the San Diego Chargers as an offensive assistant. During the '98 season UNLV receiver Nate Turner was selected to

the All-Mountain West Conference Team after leading the league as a senior in receptions, yardage and touchdowns. Alexander returned to UNLV in 2000 to work for Robinson, where he stayed three seasons as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach. Under his guidance, Rebel quarterback Jason Thomas earned the MWC's Newcomer of the Year after accounting for 25 touchdowns. He also coached 2002 all-league receiver Earvin Johnson. Prior to arriving at USC as a player, Alexander attended West Los Angeles College. He earned two letters and was a first

team All-Western States Conference selection as a receiver.Alexander also earned two letters in track and was named to the all-league team as a high jumper. Alexander is a 1995 graduate of USC with a bachelor's degree in history. He also is a graduate of West Los Angeles College. DelVaughn and his wife, Star, have two sons, J.D. and Jalen. JIMMIE DOUGHERTY - 3rd Year

Jimmie Dougherty enters his third year at USO as an assistant coach. This season he will coach the uarterbacks. He spent his first two years working with the tight ends (2005) and wide receivers (2004). ast season Torero tight end Matt Koller was named to the AII-PFL North First Team. In 2004 Dougherty oached an outstanding receivers group that included team MVP Michael Gasperson. Gasperson was igned as a rookie free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005, and played for Cologne in NFL Europe his past spring. He came to USO from Illinois Wesleyan University where he was the secondary coach since 2002. uring his time in Bloomington, Illinois he assisted the team with defensive game plan preparation, of– ensive scout team, scouting, recruiting and off-season conditioning. For two summers (2002-2003) he also worked summer camps at the University of Illinois with the quarterback camp.

Dougherty was athree-year letterman in football at the University of Missouri (1999-2001 ). He started during his sophomore season throwing for 1,430 yards and 7 touchdowns. He suffered a career ending injury in 2000. He was recruited out of Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Illinois where he was a three-sport letterman in football , basketball and baseball. He was named an All– State quarterback by Chicago Sun Times and Champaign News Gazette. He played for his father, Tim Dougherty, with team being the 2001 and 2002 Illinois Class 7-A State Runner-up. 7

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