2010 Bulldogs, front row, left to right: Mark Giacomantonio, Tadd Dombart, Josh Dorfman, Eddie McHale, Tyler Skaggs, Donnie Gilmore, Mike Staniewicz, Rob Hobson, Matt Kobli, Ryan Secrist, Rob Cosler, Logan Sullivan, Andrew Pratt and Scott Gray. Second row: Trae Heeter, Caleb Conway, Larry Thomas, David Thomas, Christian Eble, David Burke, Brandon Grubbe, Andy Dauch, Greg Egan, Matt Foor, Chris Burns, Steven Depositar, Jordan Ridley, Arthur Monaco, Don Stewart, Daniel Wilson, T. J. Lukasik, Ryan Hitchcock and Jordan Koopman. Third Row: Chris Tinkey (Athletic Trainer), Ted Pajakowski (Student Manager), Stephen Blowers (Student Manager), Grant Lewis (Student Assistant Coach), Jim Peal (Strength and Conditioning Coordinator), Assistant Coach Nick Tabacca, Assistant Coach Matt Walker, Assistant Coach Joe Cheshire, Assistant Coach Danny Sear, Head Coach Jeff Voris, Assistant Coach Nick Anderson, Ryan Galloy (Head Athletic Trainer), Assistant Coach Chris Davis, Assistant Coach Rob Noel, Assistant Coach Tim Cooper, Assistant Coach David Kenney, Thorn Murphy (Student Assistant), Lester Burris (Video Coordinator), John Harding (Equipment Manager) and Missy Schultz (Athletic Trainer). Fourth Row: Andrew Cottrell, Derek O’Connor, JT Mesch, Joseph Purze, Jack McKenna, Dan Haber, Sean Grady, Bill Bork, Bob Olszewski, Logan Perry, Bobby McDonald, Brendan Shannon, Will Schierholz, William Lamar, Kyle Jachim, and Paul Yanow. Fifth Row: Artis Hailey, Matt Hittinger, Jeff Larsen, Zach Watkins, Robert Koteff, Nick Nykaza, Jay Brummel, Jeremy Stephens, Alex Perritt, Joseph Ciancio, David Lang, Michael Wilson, Nick Caldicott, Jace Tennant, John Cannova, Jayme Szafranski and Jimmy Schwabe. Sixth row: Matt Benson, Kevin Cook, Bryce Berry, Tom Judge, Cal Blair, Taylor Clarkson, Carter Walley, Scott Harvey, Andrew Huck, Mike Rose, Paul Sciortino, Nick Schirmann, Ross Teare, Phillip Powell, Charles Perrecone and Stuart Harvey. Top row: Jeff Poss, Ryan Myers, Doug Petty, Matt Storey, Jeff Urch, Grant Hunter, Jay Howard, Pete Mattingly, Charlie Schmelzer, Wade Markley, Mike Wendahl, Brett Thomaston, Nick Atkinson, Ryan Webb, Taylor Harris, Greg Ambrose and Dylan Johnson.
Directions To Butler
Bulldogs on the Air
FROM NORTHWEST: I-65 south to I-465 east, exit I465 at U.S. 31 (Meridian Street), follow Meridian Street south to 49th Street, turn right and follow 49th Street to Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse (5 blocks) FROM NORTH: U.S. 31 (Meridian Street) south to 49th Street, turn right and follow to Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse (5 blocks) FROM NORTHEAST: I-69 south (becomes Hwy 37 in Marion County) to 46th Street, turn right and follow 46th Street to Boulevard Place, turn right and follow to Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse (3 blocks) FROM EAST: I-70 west to I-65 north, exit at Meridian Street (U.S. 31) and follow Meridian Street north to 49th Street, turn left at 49th Street and follow to Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse (5 blocks) FROM SOUTHEAST: I-74 north/west to I-465 north, exit I-465 at I-70 west and follow to I-65 north, exit at Meridian Street (U.S. 31) and follow Meridian Street north to 49th Street, turn left at 49th Street and follow to Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse (5 blocks) FROM SOUTH: I-65 north, exit at Meridian Street (U.S. 31) and follow Meridian Street north to 49th Street, turn left at 49th Street and follow to Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse (5 blocks) FROM WEST/SOUTHWEST: I-70 east to I-465 north, exit I-465 at 38th Street, follow 38th Street east to Clarendon Road (first street left after Michigan Road, approximately 7 miles from I-465), turn left at Clarendon Road and follow to Butler campus (7 blocks, Butler Bowl/Hinkle Fieldhouse is located on the northeast corner of the Butler campus)
For the sixth straight season, Butler football games will be broadcast on XL 950 (AM). Play-by-play duties for the Bulldogs again will be handled by Brian Giffin, and he’ll again be joined in the booth by former Butler head football coach Ken LaRose. A former collegiate and semi-pro football player, Giffin has covered the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers for various radio stations and networks across the United States, and he has broadcast high school football in Indiana and Florida. He currently serves as Executive Producer/Engineer for the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. LaRose boasts more than two decades of Butler football experience as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He Brian Giffin Ken LaRose guided the Bulldogs for ten seasons, 1992-2001, and he was at the helm when Butler made the move from NCAA Division II football to the NCAA I-AA. A former Butler football Most Valuable Player, LaRose had the distinction as a coach of leading Butler to league championships in both Division II and Division I-AA. Until the end of the major league baseball season, Butler’s radio play-by-play duties will be handled by Brian Scott, former Butler baseball play-by-play announcer and Sports Director for Radio Brownsburg.
Media Information WORKING CREDENTIALS: Requests for working press credentials should be directed to the Butler University Sports Information Office in advance of the game. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Sideline passes are issued upon written request to certified news photographers. Requests should be made at least one week prior to the game. No one is allowed on the field without a sideline pass. RADIO BROADCASTS: Space for up to four broadcasters is provided in the visiting radio booth at the Butler Bowl. One courtesy phone line is available for the designated “Official” radio station of the visiting team. Please direct any additional or special broadcast requests to the Butler Sports Information Office.
MID-WEEK INTERVIEWS: Every effort will be made to accommodate media requests for interviews during the week. Players will be made available as class schedules permit. Coaches are usually available prior to noon, or immediately following practice. All interview requests should be directed to Butler’s Sports Information Office. For additional information, please contact: Jim McGrath Sports Information Director, Butler University Office - (317) 940-9414 Fax - (317) 940-9808 jmcgrath@butler.edu
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