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Bob Surace Announces Promotions For Coaching Staff Pair
March 04, 2016 | Football
As his team prepares for the spring practice season, which opens Friday afternoon at 4 pm, Bob Surace, the Charles W. Caldwell Jr. '25 Head Coach of Football, announced that two members of his coaching earned promotions for the upcoming year.
Andrew Aurich '06, who has coached 11 All-Ivy League players over two different stints with Princeton, has been promoted to Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach. He replaces Eddy Morrissey, who stepped away from coaching during the offseason.
Aurich, who served as both the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach over the last three seasons, oversaw the record-setting career of return specialist Dré Nelson, as well as back-to-back All-Ivy seasons for tight end Scott Carpenter. He was also the running backs coach in 2011, when Chuck Dibilio became the only true freshman in Ivy League history to rush for more than 1,000 yards.
Aurich was an offensive lineman at Princeton. During his senior season, he helped the Tigers finish 7-3 and end long losing streaks to both Harvard and Penn; that season set the stage for Princeton's 2006 Ivy League championship.
"Coaching the offensive line is a passion for Andrew, and doing it at his alma mater is a dream come true," Surace said. "I have the highest level of confidence in him that he'll get the best out of our group, just the way Coach Morrissey did for six years. I know he's excited to get back to coaching in the trenches."
Sean Gleeson has had plenty of success as the running backs coach, including back-to-back All-Ivy League seasons for DiAndre Atwater and Joe Rhattigan. He will remain as the running backs coach, where he helped Princeton rank third in the Ivy League last season, but he will also take on the responsibilities of special teams coordinator now.
"Sean is one of the bright young minds in the coaching profession right now," Surace said. "He's done a great job with our running backs, but his creativity and attention to detail make him a natural fit for the special teams position."