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Leipold Announces Staff Changes
7/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
BUFFALO, NY – University at Buffalo football head coach Lance Leipold announced some changes to his staff on Thursday.
Taiwo Onatolu has been promoted to cornerbacks coach after serving last season as director of player personnel. Prior to coming to UB, Onatolu spent five seasons as linebackers coach at Missouri State and four years on the staff at Nebraska-Omaha. An All-American linebacker at Nebraska-Omaha, Onatolu replaces D.J. Vokolek who left the team for personal reasons.
Former Eastern Michigan defensive coordinator Brad McCaslin has been hired as defensive assistant and director of player personnel. McCaslin brings with him 20 years of coaching experience, including serving as the defensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan for the past two seasons. Leipold and McCaslin worked together at Nebraska-Omaha from 1997-2000 and from 2004-06.
Three new graduate assistant coaches were also named. Najja Johnson, Ryan Olson and Reece Petty have all joined the staff. Johnson was an All-MAC cornerback for the Bulls from 2010-13.
Grant Murray was named director of high school relations after serving last season as an offensive assistant. Tom Farniok joins the staff as assistant strength and conditioning coach.
Jason Sanders has been named assistant athletic director for football video and external relations. He spent the past three seasons at Akron and was named the 2013-14 Mid-American Conference Video Coordinator of the Year.
Finally, Billy Bonneau, who has spent time on the staffs at Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been hired as administrative assistant for recruiting.
The 2016 season kicks off on September 2 when the Bulls host Albany at UB Stadium.
