The Ottawa Gee Gees football team did not renew the contract of Defensive Coordinator Devin Murphy.
Murphy was with the Gee-Gees for two seasons. He was hired back in spring 2013 after a five year stint in the with AUS team, Saint Mary’s Huskies.
Murphy played for University of Ottawa from 2001-2005 as a defensive back. After his playing career, he joined the Gee-Gees coaching staff, becoming a well-respected defensive backs coach the following season.
In 2008, he served three seasons as defensive backs coach with the Saint Mary’s Huskies before taking over as the team’s defensive coordinator in 2011. The highlight of Muphy’s tenure as SMU defensive coordinator was that the team’s defense ranked first in the nation for total yards allowed and total pass yards allowed. In each of his two seasons as defensive coordinator, the Huskies defense posted CIS top five statistics in those two categories. Under Murphy’s instruction. defensive backs have been All-Canadians in 10 times over a seven year span.
Murphy, who is an Ottawa native, also coached the defensive backs for Football Canada’s 2012 under-19 Junior National Team that won the gold medal at the IFAF Junior World Championship in Austin, Texas:
Below is the press release from the University of Ottawa:
The University of Ottawa men’s football team is actively seeking a high level candidate to join the Gee-Gees as defensive coordinator. This position requires CIS and/or CFL experience and bilingualism is an asset. This is a full-time term contract position. Interested candidates, please contact head coach Jamie Barresi at [email protected]. All inquiries must be submitted by email.
The uOttawa Gee-Gees men’s football program competes in the Ontario University Athletics conference and has a long tradition of excellence. uOttawa has captured the Yates Cup twice since joining the OUA in 2001 and won the Dunsmore Cup five times while competing in the Ontario-Quebec Intercollegiate Football Conference. The Gee-Gees have appeared in the Vanier Cup national championship game on five occasions, winning twice. Four uOttawa players have won the Hec Crighton trophy as Canada’s top University football player and 94 have been selected in the CFL Draft.
The University of Ottawa has supported its football team since 1881 and is the largest bilingual (English-French) university in the world. Located in the heart of Canada’s capital, the University has more than 40,000 students and 180,000 alumni. Sports Services is a leader among Canadian universities in academic financial awards and the percentage of
athletes named Academic All-Canadians. uOttawa opened Gee-Gees Field, the on-campus home of the football program, in 2013.
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