Here’s a press release from the UConn Huskies football program detailing the addition of three people to the support staff.
STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has announced the hire of three people that will have primary responsibility of providing support to the football program
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Michael Cerullo, who has extensive experience in both the National Football League and the college level, has been named a Program Aide with the University of Connecticut football program.
Cerullo was most recently an offensive consultant for the University of Miami for the 2010 season and also had a number of recruiting responsibilities. Miami earned a Sun Bowl berth following the ’10 season.
Cerullo spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints – from 2007-08 as an Offensive Assistant working with the offensive line and special teams and from 2009-10 as the Assistant to the Defensive Coordinator. The Saints won Super Bowl XLIV for the 2009 season during his tenure there. His duties with the Saints included providing quality control on both offense and defense, assisting with linebackers and special teams and all scout teams. He also performed film breakdown and creating scouting reports.
Cerullo was a Pro Personnel and Special Teams Intern with the Atlanta Falcons in the 2006 and ’07 seasons.
He was a Defensive Graduate Assistant at Syracuse from 2003-05 and worked alongside current Husky head coach Paul Pasqualoni for the first two seasons. The 2004 Orange were BIG EAST Conference champions and played in the Champs Sports Bowl.
From 2000-02, Cerullo worked at Northeastern an assistant coach working with the tight ends and linebackers. With the Huskies, he served with current UConn defensive coordinator Don Brown, who was the head coach for NU at the time.
A native of Middleton, Mass., he was an assistant coach at Curry College in Milton, Mass. in 1999 and was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Mass., from 1991-98.
Cerullo is a 1999 graduate of Central Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in science, industrial technology and project management. He was a running back for the Blue Devils football team.
Cerullo was a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1993-97 and received his honorable discharge in 1997.
He is engaged to Elizabeth Nickle and has two daughters – Isabella and Emma.
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Todd Devers, who has been a member of the Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning staff since 2007, has been named an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Connecticut with primary responsibilities of working with the football team.
With the Cowboys, Devers implemented in-season and off-season conditioning programs, designed programs for rookie players and worked with the rehabilitation process
He served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League from 2005-09 and worked at private training and rehabilitation centers from 1999-2007.
Devers was the assistant strength and conditioning coach of the Colorado Xplosion of the American Basketball League in 1997-98.
He is a 1997 Northern Colorado graduate with a major in kinesiology and a minor in biological sciences.
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Jason Sanders, who has served as the Assistant Video Coordinator at Oklahoma since 1997, has been named the Assistant Director of Video Services at the University of Connecticut with a primary emphasis on working with the football team.
At Oklahoma, Sanders managed all in-house post-production duties, including highlight videos and position group recruiting videos. He also assisted with the day-to-day operations of the entire video department.
Sanders served as the Head Video Coordinator at Jacksonville State from 2003-05.
He was a graduate teaching assistant in news writing and reporting at Mississippi State in its Department of Communications from 2005-06. Sanders earned his Bachelor’s degree in communications from Jacksonville State in 2004 and his Master’s in sports administration from Mississippi State in 2007.
