Stacy Collins Joins Boise State Football Team

BOISE, Idaho – Stacy Collins has been added to the Boise Condition football team and will be the special groups coordinator and coach the edge posture, Bronco head mentor Andy Avalos declared, Wednesday.
 
“We’ve noticed first-hand what type of mentor Stacy Collins is from his time at Utah State, but he is also a high-character unique that will fit in very well with our culture below at Boise Condition,” Avalos explained. “His primary worry just isn’t just setting up good football gamers, but making exceptional youthful adult males that are organized to do great factors when their soccer occupations are over, and that’s what this method is all about.”
 
Collins expended the previous five seasons at Utah Condition, which includes previous yr as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach. In 2019, he was the Aggies’ unique teams coordinator and functioning backs mentor, he mentored inside of linebackers in 2017-18 and served as the particular teams coordinator in 2016.
 
“I’m incredibly psyched to be becoming a member of the Boise State family members and operating with Coach Avalos,” Collins explained. “The custom of Boise Point out Soccer, the achievement they’ve had both equally on and off the subject, helps make this a vacation spot work in faculty soccer. There is also a wonderful tradition in this article with the distinctive teams play, and I’m looking forward to continuing on that tradition, as properly as performing with the defensive team and continuing to build on the great merchandise they have previously been placing on the subject.
 
“Getting a Northwest native, I also realize how good this group is, and I am fired up to be aspect of it. Becoming capable to raise my youngsters in this article is phenomenal.”
 
During the 2019 campaign, placekicker Dominik Eberle was All-Mountain West First Staff and a Pro Soccer Focus Honorable Point out All-American. He set 14 university documents in his vocation and signed a absolutely free agent deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. Savon Scarver was All-Mountain West Initially Staff as a return expert when Collins was named the Mountain West Distinctive Teams Coordinator of the 12 months.
 
Utah Condition led the country in turnovers pressured (32), interceptions (22) and a few-and-outs pressured for each game (5.69) in 2018 and was ranked 3rd nationally with 6 defensive touchdowns. Collins mentored sophomore David Woodward, a Pro Soccer Emphasis All-The usa very first-crew and Mountain West Defensive Participant of the Year honoree. Woodward also garnered All-America 3rd-group accolades from the Linked Press.
 
Collins served as the Aggies’ defensive coordinator for the New Mexico Bowl that season, a 52-13 victory around North Texas, and Utah State finished No. 22 in the Associated Press poll.
 
In 2017, Utah Condition ranked 19th nationally in passing yards authorized (182.5 for each sport) and was in the leading 10 in defensive touchdowns, pressured fumbles and turnovers compelled.
 
In the course of the 2016 season, Collins aided Utah State rank 3rd in the Mountain West and 38th nationally in kickoff return defense (19.47 yards for every return).
 
Prior to Utah Condition, Collins was the head mentor at Division II South Dakota University of Mines for four seasons and led the Hardrockers to successful seasons in 2013 and 2015.
 
In 2014, South Dakota School of Mines established single-season university information for 1st downs, passing yards and overall yards. Around the 2014-15 seasons, 14 student-athletes earned all-conference honors.
 
Collins invested the 2011 period as the specific groups coordinator at Portland State when placekicker Zach Brown was an All-American.
 
From 2008-10, Collins was the specific teams coordinator and linebackers/defensive line coach at Central Washington. Placekicker Garrett Rolsma was an All-American and two-time all-conference collection for the Wildcats.
 
Other stops in the journey for Collins consist of Southern Oregon (defensive coordinator, 2007), Idaho Point out (linebackers, 2005-06), Western Washington (linebackers, 2003-04/particular groups coordinator, 2004), South Dakota College of Mines (defensive coordinator/safeties, 2002) and Western Oregon (linebackers, 1998-2001).
 
At Western Washington in 2004, Collins coached punter Mike Koenen, who went on to participate in 10 seasons in the NFL.
 
In addition to his collegiate experience, Collins coached 3 seasons (1999-2001) for the Vienna (Austria) Vikings of the European Federation of American Soccer. The Vikings received Austrian nationwide championships each year.
 
Collins played linebacker at Western Oregon for 4 seasons (1993-97). He gained a bachelor’s diploma from the university in bodily education (1998) and included a master’s in education and learning (2001).
 
A native of Sutherlin, Ore., Collins and his wife, Mandi, have four daughters, Kayla, Mackenzie, Kylee and Mackenna.