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Published on Thursday, April 5, 2007 Printable Version E-mail to a Friend
Stubblefield catches on with CWU staff
By ROGER UNDERWOOD
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
It's no secret that new Central Washington football coach Beau Baldwin is a proponent of the passing game. Or that Taylor Stubblefield is the NCAA Division I career receiving leader.
So it should come as no real surprise that Stubblefield, a
Davis High School graduate who caught 316 passes for Purdue University, has caught on with the Wildcats as a receivers coach.
"That's correct," Stubblefield said via cell phone Wednesday en route to Ellensburg, where Central is presently staging spring drills. "Coaching is kind of like a big fraternity, and it's nice to get a foot in the door."
Or a hand, as the case may be.
Stubblefield, who completed his college career in 2004, has since had tryouts with two NFL teams and a six-game stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He has been in the mortgage business in Yakima since being released last year by the St. Louis Rams.
He became involved with the Wildcats through a friend of a friend.
"I know coach Baldwin played for Greg Olson, and coach Olson recruited me out of high school to go to Purdue," Stubblefield said. "I had read in the paper that Central was still looking to hire a few more coaches, and I got in touch with John Hallead, who's the secondary coach. He talked with coach Baldwin, who then called me and asked if I would like to join his staff."
Olson, currently the Rams' offensive coordinator, is a Richland native who played quarterback at Central in 1983-84 and later was CWU's offensive coordinator when Baldwin played QB.
A part-time assistant, Stubblefield will continue his mortgage work while helping Central through its spring scrimmage, scheduled for April 21. He has signed to re-join the Tiger-Cats and is scheduled to report near the end of May, but said he's uncertain as to whether he will.
Participating in a full CFL season would prevent him from coaching at CWU when preseason practices start in August.
"If I do decide to go up there and play, then I probably won't be with Central in the fall," Stubblefield said. "I honestly don't know which way I'm leaning right now."
He seems, however, to be enjoying his first college coaching experience.
"My job allows me to be flexible with my time," Stubblefield said. "I schedule all my appointments in the morning and that gives me the opportunity to leave at 2:30 or 3 in the afternoon to head up to Central.
"It's worked out great so far. I haven't had any type of conflict."
Stubblefield excelled in football, basketball and track and field at Davis, graduating in 2000. He redshirted his first year at Purdue, then had a standout four-year career capped by a senior season in which he caught 89 passes for 1,095 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The 6-foot, 176-pounder was not drafted after his All-American season, however. He signed with the Carolina Panthers prior to the 2005 season and St. Louis last June.
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Stubblefield catches on with CWU staff
By ROGER UNDERWOOD
YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
It's no secret that new Central Washington football coach Beau Baldwin is a proponent of the passing game. Or that Taylor Stubblefield is the NCAA Division I career receiving leader.
So it should come as no real surprise that Stubblefield, a
Davis High School graduate who caught 316 passes for Purdue University, has caught on with the Wildcats as a receivers coach.
"That's correct," Stubblefield said via cell phone Wednesday en route to Ellensburg, where Central is presently staging spring drills. "Coaching is kind of like a big fraternity, and it's nice to get a foot in the door."
Or a hand, as the case may be.
Stubblefield, who completed his college career in 2004, has since had tryouts with two NFL teams and a six-game stint with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He has been in the mortgage business in Yakima since being released last year by the St. Louis Rams.
He became involved with the Wildcats through a friend of a friend.
"I know coach Baldwin played for Greg Olson, and coach Olson recruited me out of high school to go to Purdue," Stubblefield said. "I had read in the paper that Central was still looking to hire a few more coaches, and I got in touch with John Hallead, who's the secondary coach. He talked with coach Baldwin, who then called me and asked if I would like to join his staff."
Olson, currently the Rams' offensive coordinator, is a Richland native who played quarterback at Central in 1983-84 and later was CWU's offensive coordinator when Baldwin played QB.
A part-time assistant, Stubblefield will continue his mortgage work while helping Central through its spring scrimmage, scheduled for April 21. He has signed to re-join the Tiger-Cats and is scheduled to report near the end of May, but said he's uncertain as to whether he will.
Participating in a full CFL season would prevent him from coaching at CWU when preseason practices start in August.
"If I do decide to go up there and play, then I probably won't be with Central in the fall," Stubblefield said. "I honestly don't know which way I'm leaning right now."
He seems, however, to be enjoying his first college coaching experience.
"My job allows me to be flexible with my time," Stubblefield said. "I schedule all my appointments in the morning and that gives me the opportunity to leave at 2:30 or 3 in the afternoon to head up to Central.
"It's worked out great so far. I haven't had any type of conflict."
Stubblefield excelled in football, basketball and track and field at Davis, graduating in 2000. He redshirted his first year at Purdue, then had a standout four-year career capped by a senior season in which he caught 89 passes for 1,095 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The 6-foot, 176-pounder was not drafted after his All-American season, however. He signed with the Carolina Panthers prior to the 2005 season and St. Louis last June.
<<This is a D2 school if anybody wonders. Found this on a D2 website.>>
