The Quakers have added a new name behind their linebacker unit.
Former Widener head coach Dave Wood was announced yesterday as the new linebacker coach. He will fill the position vacated by Cliff Schwenke, who was with the Quakers for the past 11 seasons.
Yet Wood brings a wealth of experience of his own.
He has 19 years of coaching on his resume and has held the head coaching job at Widener since 2003.
His tenure at Widener was highlighted by an undefeated conference record in 2007, which resulted in a Middle Atlantic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament.
While Wood will inherit a linebacker unit that returns nearly its entire core, he will not have the help of standout Jake Lewko, who now sets his sights set on the NFL.
Nonetheless, Wood is excited about the prospect of coaching for the Quakers.
“Growing up in Philadelphia, it was always obvious that this was a marquee program,” Wood told Penn Athletics.
“They have had so much success on and off the field. When the opportunity to coach at Penn came up, it was a dream come true.”
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