https://twitter.com/shpawdcast/status/893660456614862849
https://twitter.com/navyathletics/status/893597776835170306
Coogs are really beefing up their staff. May also be prepping for some turnover when teams are allowed to add a 10th coach.
Pehrson attended Broadneck High, where he was a standout football and baseball player. He played college baseball at Jacksonville, Texas and Towson and minor league baseball in the Baltimore Orioles system.
Pehrson got into college football as a graduate assistant at Lamar University then served in the same capacity at Georgia Tech under head coach Paul Johnson. Dale Pehrson is beginning his 22nd year as a Navy assistant and felt fortunate to serve on the same staff as his son.
“It was great having Preston here. He’s done a really good job and gotten a lot of good experience,” said the elder Pehrson, who succeeded Buddy Green as defensive coordinator at this time last year.
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No, but it means that we lost Nelly Gonzalez who we just hired from TCU last December. She replaced Tory Teykl.
“They gave me a call out of the blue and said they wanted to interview me. I went down there, had a good time and liked everything I saw,” Pehrson said.
Pehrson, who worked as a graduate assistant at Lamar and Georgia Tech before being hired full-time at Navy, admitted it was hard to leave his hometown and family. He is the son of Navy defensive coordinator Dale Pehrson and was raised in Annapolis.
“It was a very difficult decision, not just because of family. Also all the kids I’ve helped recruit and the players on the team I’ve gotten to know over the years. This is family that I’m leaving so it was tough,” Pehrson said. “One thing that made it easier was my wife is from Houston. I felt this was a good move for my family, not just professionally. It had to be something I thought was special in order for me to leave here.”
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I wonder what the story was with her? At first I thought it was a great hire. I wonder where she is going to go to next?
Odd. Nelly’s last Twitter post was July 29. No mention of a new gig - her bio and header are still UH. Wonder if it was a voluntary departure.
That’s my guess as she’s still liking Cougar player tweets as recently as Saturday.
“Prior to her time at Texas, Teykl worked at Houston as the team’s director of internal football operations from 2015 to 2016, where she was accountable for all internal aspects of the Houston football program. Teykl also served various roles in her seven-year career at Houston, in both football operations and marketing, promotions and sales.”
New Temple HC loading up on Texans.
Former Texas State HC also on the staff.