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Entries in summer 2013 (16)

New Graduate: Josh Moving Up the Ladder

Summer 2013 was a really great season in Champions Club lore, and one of the ring leaders for that was my cousin, Josh. He was entering his final year as Northwood University's backup quarterback and decided he wanted to come and train with us while he was home for the summer. The bonus for us was that be brought in 3 of his teammates to join in: Ryan "Buzz" Spicuzzi, Cam Jackson, and the infamous Alex Faust.

After his playing career concluded, Josh worked his way onto Central Michigan's coaching staff, first as a "quality control" coach, then as a grad assistant where he worked with the receivers. Through a bunch of connections and other interwebs through various coaching trees, Josh landed himself an interview at the University of Iowa last week. He called me tonight to let me know that he got the job and is headed Iowa City as we speak!

Josh is officially a B1G coach!

As far as I know, he'll be working with the receivers again, and working under the Offensive Coordinator. Not sure what the protocol is about travelling to games or recruiting, but I guess he'll find out when he gets there.

Aside from being my cousin, I love hearing about people who are okay with the grind for as long as it takes to get where they want to go. I think with his work ethic and dedication, Josh is going to be a Power-5 Offensive Coordinator 10 or 15 years from now. Keep it going lil bro!

Bonus footage: Josh vs. Buzz, 21-15-9 deadlift and squat. Summer 2013 (also you can spot Jay and Shannon there as well)