USD Football 2004

Torero Coordinators

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JASON DESJARLAIS Defensive Coordinator & Safeties Coach

Jason Desjarlais enters his third season at USD as a full-time assistant in the position of Defensive Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator and Safeties Coach. This past season he was Interim

Head Coach over the final four games, leading the Toreros to a 3-1 mark and 8-2 overall record. By defeating Dayton in their final contest, the Toreros earned a share of the North Division PFL championship. USD' s defense held four opponents to 7 or less points. DesJarlais returned to USD where he was the team's defensive line coach for the 1999 season.

Prior to USD he was defensive line coach at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine for two seasons (2000-01). While at Bates College he was also in charge of recruiting areas for Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and Pennsylvania. Additionally, he earned his certification as a Strength and Conditioning coach. Prior to first joining USD in 1999, he was defensive line coach for two seasons at Humboldt State (1997-98), and for one year atWestern MontanaCollege (1996). A two-time All-America defensive lineman at Western Montana College, Jason helped lead his team to three Frontier Conference Championships. In 1994 and 1995, Western Montana College reached the NAIA national semi-finals. After graduating fromWesternMontanaCollege in 1997 with aB .S. in Physical Education andBiology,Jason wenton to earn hisMasters ofSciencedegree in Kinesiology fromHumboldt StateUniversity in 1999. FromRonan,Montana,Jason prepped atRonan High School where he was a three-sport letterman. TIM DREVNO Offensive Coordinator & Offensive Line Coach Tim Drevno begins his second year with the Toreros where he will again be the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach. This past season he directed USD's west coast offense to 483.3 yards per game and a PFL best 39.9 points per game. The 483.3 yards of total offense per game ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ranked No. 1 among all NCAA Division I-AA ball clubs. Tim came to USD from the University

ofldaho where he was the Offensive Line Coach for three seasons (2000-2002). The Vandals offense ranked 6th in the nation in 2001 and 8th in 2000. Prior to Idaho he gained coaching experience at San Jose State as offensive line coach (1999-2000);

with the UNLV Rebels as running backs coach (1998); at Montana State as running backs coach (1993-98); and at Cal State Fullerton as a graduate assistant (1991-92). It was at Montana State where he launched his coaching career with a five-year stint and showed his versatility by coaching running backs, tight ends and the offensive line. Drevno was a two-year starter at offensive guard at Cal State Fullerton and a member of the Titan Football Pride Club. He played with the Titans after a two-year all– Mission Conference career at El Camino College. While Drevno was at El Camino, the team won the 1987 national championship. A native ofTorrance, Calif., he graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1992 with a degree in Criminal Justice. Drevno and his wife, Shannon, have three children -McKenna, Zachary & Baylee.