TOLEDO OH – Marquel Blackwell has been hired as the running backs coach at the University of Toledo, head coach Jason Candle announced today. Candle also announced that former Rocket offensive lineman Nate Cole will be the team's new director of player personnel.
Blackwell, a former quarterback at South Florida, has 10 years of coaching experience, almost all of it in the state of Florida. Most recently he was a quality control specialist at Florida, where he worked with the Gator quarterbacks.
"Marquel is an impressive young coach with a wide range of experiences on the offensive side of the ball," said Candle.