Tyler Bowen Named Assistant Football Coach at Fordham

Bronx, N.Y. - Tyler Bowen, former Penn State assistant coach, was named an assistant football coach at Fordham University it was announced by head coach Joe Moorhead. He will serve as the offensive line coach.
 
Bowen arrives at Fordham after spending the 2014 season as an offensive graduate assistant coach at Penn State University. He helped the Nittany Lions to a 7-6 mark in 2014 and a win over Boston College in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.
 
Prior to Penn State, Bowen served as the tight ends coach at Towson University in 2013. That year, the Tigers advanced to the NCAA FCS championship game, finished ranked number two in the country and set numerous school records, including most wins in a season (13).
 
A native of Helena, Ga., Bowen played three years of football at the University of Maryland before becoming a student assistant coach for head coach Ralph Friedgen in 2010 when it was determined that he couldn't play football anymore due to injuries. In his season as a student assistant, he helped Maryland post a 9-4 record and a win in the Military Bowl.
 
After he received his degree in 2010, he joined Coach Randy Edsall's staff as a graduate assistant. During his two seasons as a G.A. at Maryland, he worked with the offensive linemen and the wide receivers. In his final season at Maryland, he coached for Mike Locksley, the Terps' Offensive Coordinator.
 
A native of Helena, Georgia, Bowen as was a four-year letterwinner at Telfair County High School. He was a first-team Class A all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior as well as a first team All-Region 2A, Macon Telegraph Georgia Top 50 and All-Middle Georgia first-team choice. Bowen earned the Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for Region 2A from the Chick-Fil-A Bowl after allowing just three sacks in his junior and senior years.