E.J. Henderson Joins Davidson Football Staff
2/16/2011 12:15:06 PM | Football
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson coach Tripp Merritt announced today that he has named E.J. Henderson special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Wildcat football program.
Henderson comes to Davidson from Princeton University, where he spent the last three campaigns. He coached the defensive backs in his first two seasons before coaching running backs and serving as the special teams coordinator in 2010. Under his guidance, running back Jordan Culbreath earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention honors in 2010, while kicker Patrick Jacob was named first-team All-Ivy and punter Joe Cloud earned second-team accolades.
“E.J. brings a track record of success both as a player and coach,” said Merritt. “His energy, enthusiasm and working knowledge of our offense and special teams will have an immediate, positive impact on our program.”
Henderson served as the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at Wayne State in Michigan from 2004-07, and in his last year there, the Warriors recorded their first winning record in 13 seasons. Prior to that, he spent two years as the defensive backfield coach for Division III power Mt. Union from 2002-04, where he coached All-America selection Chris Kern and helped lead Mt. Union to a national championship in 2002.
Henderson played football at Central Washington, where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in travel/tourism management. The 1995 CWU squad shared the NAIA title and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Louisville, where he worked with the wide receivers and special teams during consecutive Conference USA championship seasons for the Cardinals. He earned his master's of education in health and fitness from Louisville in 2002.
Henderson also participated in an NFL?internship program with the Detroit Lions in the summer of 2005 and with the Washington Redskins in the summer of 2008.
Davidson returns 15 starters, including five All-Pioneer Football League players and 2010 PFL Offensive Freshman of the Year, quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff, to the 2011 team.
Henderson comes to Davidson from Princeton University, where he spent the last three campaigns. He coached the defensive backs in his first two seasons before coaching running backs and serving as the special teams coordinator in 2010. Under his guidance, running back Jordan Culbreath earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention honors in 2010, while kicker Patrick Jacob was named first-team All-Ivy and punter Joe Cloud earned second-team accolades.
“E.J. brings a track record of success both as a player and coach,” said Merritt. “His energy, enthusiasm and working knowledge of our offense and special teams will have an immediate, positive impact on our program.”
Henderson served as the wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator at Wayne State in Michigan from 2004-07, and in his last year there, the Warriors recorded their first winning record in 13 seasons. Prior to that, he spent two years as the defensive backfield coach for Division III power Mt. Union from 2002-04, where he coached All-America selection Chris Kern and helped lead Mt. Union to a national championship in 2002.
Henderson played football at Central Washington, where he graduated in 1996 with a degree in travel/tourism management. The 1995 CWU squad shared the NAIA title and was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Louisville, where he worked with the wide receivers and special teams during consecutive Conference USA championship seasons for the Cardinals. He earned his master's of education in health and fitness from Louisville in 2002.
Henderson also participated in an NFL?internship program with the Detroit Lions in the summer of 2005 and with the Washington Redskins in the summer of 2008.
Davidson returns 15 starters, including five All-Pioneer Football League players and 2010 PFL Offensive Freshman of the Year, quarterback Jonathan Carkhuff, to the 2011 team.
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