assistant coaches HT Kinney Assistant Head Coach Co -Offensive Coordinator H.T. Kinney comes to Southern after a season at Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater, and he has Division I experience at Liberty, Nichols State, Wagner and Hofstra. He will serve as the passing game coach and co-offensive coordinator, while also assuming the role of assistant head coach. “I’m very excited to bring in a coach of H.T.’s caliber to our program,” Daye said. “I’ve known him for a long time and have had the chance to work with him on a few different occasions. He’s a very loyal man and will be a great fit for both the MSSU football program, as well as the Joplin community.” In 2012 at UWW, Kinney helped the Warhawks to a 7-3 mark and a 5-2 record in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UWW threw the ball for 1,688 yards and rushed for 1,872, while adding 13 touchdowns both rushing and passing. Before UWW, Kinney was the run game coordinator, as well as the tight ends and fullbacks coach for both the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Liberty, his second stint at the school. Prior to that, he spent eight years as a coach at Nichols State University, serving as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach during his tenure. He was an assistant under Daye in Daye’s final season at Nicholls. At Nichols, the Colonels ranked in the top 15 in Division I FCS in rushing offense each season. In 2005 the team advanced to the FCS playoffs where they rushed for 3,648 yards and 38 touchdowns, and were ranked second nationally. Current Lions offensive Line coach Kevin Carrey held the same position at Nicholls under Kinney. Prior to Nicholls, Kinney coached two seasons at Hofstra as the running backs coach, but before that, he served his first term at Liberty, coaching seven seasons on the offensive side of the ball. There he was an assistant with Daye under Sam Rutigliano. Prior to his first stint at Liberty, Kinney coached at Wagner for two years as secondary/special teams coach (1991-92). In 1989 and 1990, Kinney spent two years in an Italian professional league, where he was the defensive coordinator with the Bologna Rebels in 1989 and the head coach for the Tolentino Orange Blades in 1990. Kinney broke into the college coaching rankings in 1988, when he served as an assistant coach at Monmouth College, where he worked with the linebackers and special teams. Kinney is a 1988 graduate of Wisconsin-Platteville, where he was a four-year starter for the Pioneers, earning his undergraduate degree in health and physical education. In 1993, Kinney earned a master’s degree in education from Wagner. A native of Monmouth, Ill., Kinney is married to the former Christine Richard. The couple has two children: a daughter, Colby (18) and a son, Christian (9). Bob Howell Assistant Coach Co-Offensive Coordinator A veteran coach, Bob Howell is in his second season at Missouri Southern after nine years as a high school head coach in Louisiana, most recently serving as the athletic director and head football coach at Plaquemine High School. Howell will serve as the Lions’ co-offensive coordinator. Under Howell’s leadership a season ago, the Lions set the school record for rushing yardage and rushing attempts, while also tying the record for rushing touchdowns in a single-season. Howell spent three seasons at Plaquemine, leading his team to playoff appearances in each season. He was 18-15 in his tenure there. Prior to Plaquemine, Howell served as the head coach at Zachary High School for five seasons where he led the team to five-straight playoff appearances, a 49-16 overall record and four class 4A district titles. Howell was an assistant coach at McNeese State in the 2002 season, helping the team to a 13-2 record and a Southland Conference Championship. Prior to his stint at McNeese, Howell was the athletic director and head coach at Baker High School in Baker, La. for four seasons where he led the team to a 36-14 record. The team won four district titles and was a state finalist in 2001. Howell also spent time on the coaching staffs at Louisiana- Lafayette, as well as two other high schools (Airline and Lake Charles) in Louisiana. A two-time Baton Rouge High School Coach of the Year, as well as the 2001 Louisiana Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Howell graduated from McNeese State with a bachelors degree in 1978. He earned a masters degree in education in 1980. Howell has a wife, Shannon and has one son, Matthew and two daughters, Jennifer and Lauren. 2013 MSSU FOOTBALL @mososports missourisouthernlions mssulions.com 48
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