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Bryan Volk begins his fourth year on Tom Masella's staff in 2009, his first as the offensive coordinator. For the past four years, he has served as the quarterbacks coach, a position he will continue to be responsible for, as well as serving as the Recruiting Coordinator for the past three years. As Recruiting Coordinator at Rose Hill, Volk helped bring in over 80 quality freshmen over the past three years, many of who have seen significant playing time, including running back Xavier Martin, the 2007 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, and quarterback John Skelton, a Second Team All-Patriot League selection in 2007. Under Volk's tutelage, Skelton has become Fordham's all-time leading passer, throwing for 6,215 yards with 518 completions and 43 career scoring strikes. He broke Kevin Eakin's all-time record of 6,112 passing yards while tying Joe Moorhead's mark for career completions. Skelton is also just two passes shy of tying Eakin's career record for touchdown passes while his 56.2% career completion percentage is fifth best. Last fall, the Fordham passing offense ranked second in the Patriot League and 27th in the NCAA FCS, averaging 241.4 yards/game, while the Rams' total offense was third best in the league (384.2 yards/game). Skelton, who completed 228 of 372 passes for 2,605 yards, ranked second in the conference passing yards/game. In 2007, the Fordham offense finished second in the Patriot League in passing yards per game, throwing for over 220 yards/contest. That offense was led by Skelton, who completed 216 of 383 yards for 2,650 yards and 22 touchdowns. Skelton ranked second in the conference in both passing yards per game and total offense. Volk served as the quarterbacks coach in 2005 under Masella at Central Connecticut after starting his tenure as the wide receivers coach in 2004. In 2005, he helped freshman quarterback Aubrey Norris earn NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year honors while, in his first year, wide receiver Andre Smith earned the honor. Prior to his two years at Central Connecticut, Volk spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech, helping the team to the 2001 Western Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl. In 2000, Volk worked at Division II powerhouse Grand Valley State, coaching the defensive backs. Volk was a four-year letterman at Hope College where he graduated with a degree in biology in 2000, leading the team to two conference championships. Volk also has a pair of Master's Degrees from Louisiana Tech, one in sports science and one in industrial and organizational psychology. |
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