New RB/Spec Teams Coach: Justin Lustig

OttoinGrotto said:

Welcome to the cult, coach.

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sutomcat said:

I suspect he will be assigned to this area and might be helpful recruiting it. WNY has produced a lot of BCS level players in recent years, so I think this is very good news.

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BillSU said:

More about Lustig, Great Get by Dino!




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Football 1/26/2017 2:56:00 PM Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Justin Lustig Named D2Football.com Coach of the Year

LIBERTY, Mo. – Edinboro University first-year head coach Justin Lustig collected another award today as the D2Football.com Division II All-American Team was released. Lustig was selected the D2Football.com Division II Coach of the Year.

This marks the latest of several awards Lustig has received after leading Edinboro to the largest turnaround in Division II history. He was previously selected the Don Hansen Football Gazette Super Region One Co-Coach of the Year, along with being honored as the PSAC West Coach of the Year.

"I'm very honored to receive the award," noted Lustig. "However, this award isn't just about me. This is a tribute to our entire staff, who did tremendous job in a short period of time. It also honors our players, who bought into what we wanted to do and believed in our system."

Lustig was the architect of a record-breaking turnaround in 2016. Hired in January, the former Ball State assistant took an 0-11 team in 2015 that was picked to finish eighth in the Western Division coaches' preseason poll, and led it to a 9-2 finish. The nine wins tied the school record for wins in a season.

The Fighting Scots appeared in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll for the first time since 2011, and finished seventh in the final Super Region One rankings. Edinboro upset PSAC East preseason favorite West Chester, 54-51 in overtime. That was one of five wins in which the Fighting Scots rallied in the fourth quarter or overtime. The lone losses came to NCAA playoff entrants Indiana(Pa.) and California(Pa.).

Lustig relied on a high-powered offense that scored 40-or-more points in a school-record seven games, with two games of 60-or-more points, along with an opportunistic defense. Edinboro averaged 41.5 ppg., good for third in the PSAC and 12th in Division II.


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Whitey23 said:

Dino seemed to go for teaching over recruiting acumen in these latest two moves. Let's hope everyone can pick up the slack.

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sutomcat said:

Cathedral HS in Erie is like the Holy Grail for SU football. We have tried to recruit a bunch of players from there in recent years without success. Great program. Would be great if this helps open that school up to Syracuse.

From what I have read, he is considered really smart, and is a well respected X's and O's guy. Has experience coaching all off the place, so he bring a lot of flexibility. Kaufman was our primary special teams coach so his extensive experience in special teams is a really good fit for us.

Looks like a good recruiter. Recruited a couple of kids from Plainville East in NJ for Ball State. Also, one of Kaufman's primary recruiting areas was WNY. If you look at Edinboro's just signed recruiting class for 2017, it had 21 players. Of those 21, 10 were from Western NY.

Lustig Announces Class of 2021 Recruits

I suspect he will be assigned to this area and might be helpful recruiting it. WNY has produced a lot of BCS level players in recent years, so I think this is very good news.

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orangeinohio said:

Does anybody know what area Mike Hart was responsible for recruiting? I can't remember.

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orangeinohio said:

Does anybody know what area Mike Hart was responsible for recruiting? I can't remember.

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texascpa said:

Man, DII must pay pennies if you're willing to step down from a head coach job to a D1 position coach job. Not criticizing the pick, just curious.

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O-pulse said:

Great hire; love his background and experience.
Hope his experience in Pennsylvania helps us recruit well there.

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money3189 said:

From what I remember he had parts of Jersey, NYC, D.C. Virginia and Philly

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rocklloyd said:

personally, I hope he teaches to kick-off through the end zone. have been burned way too many times with coverage/out of bounds when we try to "pin" the ball in corner.

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