Coaching Staff Ordell Walker
Head Coach First Season Trinity International, ‘99 Ordell Walker was introduced as the new head coach of Bluefield College football on May 31, 2013. Walker takes the reins of the Rams football program after coaching at Greenville College (NCAA DIII) in Greenville, Ill., where he served on staff since 2003 and was head coach since 2010. In his three years as head coach, Walker led the Panthers to a 22-9 record, the school’s first National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) Victory Bowl championship and a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championships (2010, 2012). He was named UMAC Coach of the Year in 2010 and NCCAA Coach of the Year in 2012.
As a position coach, Walker led three student-athletes to UMAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Others under Walker’s direction went on to lead the UMAC in multiple statistical categories, earn AllUMAC honors and hold Greenville career records. Walker also led Greenville’s offense to new heights, ranking No. 3 nationally in 2011, led by the No. 5 rushing offense in the country. In 2012, the rushing offense ranked No. 3 in the country at season’s end. Walker led monumental steps for the program such as creating a junior varsity team, implementing a team leadership development plan and raising the team’s grade-point-average from 2.1 to 2.8 during his first full season as head coach. A 1999 graduate of Trinity International University (NAIA), Walker began his career where he also played collegiately. He served as a defensive line coach in 1999 and 2002, and worked as an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at North Chicago High School for the 2000-01 seasons. He and his wife, Beth, were married in 2001 and have two sons, Elijah and Levi.
Walker’s leadership with Greenville began long before taking the head coach title, as steadily worked his way up the coaching ladder. Walker served in roles such as position coach (2003-04), defensive coordinator (2005-10) and assistant head coach (2004-10). In 2009, Walker’s defense led the UMAC in total defense, rushing defense, pass defense efficiency, interceptions, total takeaways, sacks and kick-off coverage. The squad posted a 7-3 record and made the program’s first-ever NCCAA Victory Bowl appearance.
Aaron Mingo
Offensive Coordinator First Season Greenville College, ‘08
Panthers since 2009.
Aaron Mingo joined the Bluefield College football coaching staff during the summer of 2013, being named Offensive Coordinator by Head Football Coach Ordell Walker. The Rams’ new play caller was also on staff with Walker at Greenville College, serving in various roles with the
Most recently, Mingo held responsibilities as assistant head football coach, recruiting coordinator, offensive line coach and junior varsity head coach at Greenville. During his four seasons at Greenville, Mingo helped the Panthers to a 29-12 record, three Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) championships and three National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Victory Bowl appearances, including a title in 2012. His offensive line assisted in the Panthers’ success, helping the offense rank No. 3 and No. 12, respectively, in the nation in 2011 and 2012.
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In those same seasons, the rushing offense ranked No. 5 and No. 3 in the nation at the NCAA DIII level. Mingo’s highlight as the JV program’s head coach came in 2010, with the team posting a 3-1 record. The Springfield, Ore., native was also a student-athlete at Greenville, starting three seasons on the offensive line. He earned UMAC allconference honors in 2007, a time in which Walker served as assistant head football coach for the program. Mingo graduated from Greenville with a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice. He has recently completed his Master of Arts degree in education. He and his wife, Ashley, were married in 2010.