COACHING STAFF
JOHN FLYNN • Offensive Line ohn Flynn is in his second season as the Jackrabbits’ offensive line coach after joining the South Dakota State University football staff in February 2012.
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Flynn made an immediate impact during the 2012 season as the Jackrabbits more than doubled their average rushing total from the previous year, increasing from 83.5 yards per game in 2011 to 177.2 en route to a berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
• Second Season Recruiting Areas: • California • Colorado • Minnesota Alma Mater: • Oklahoma, 2004
Two of Flynn’s players, tackle Bryan Witzmann (first team) and Will Castle (second team) were allMissouri Valley Football Conference honorees in 2012. Witzmann went on to receive first-team AllAmerica honors from the Sports Network and second-team recognition from The Assoicated Press. Flynn arrived at SDSU after five seasons at his alma mater, Oklahoma, where he served first as an offensive quality control assistant and later as a graduate assistant During his time as a member of Bob Stoops’ coaching staff, Flynn served in a variety of roles, including assistant offensive line coach for Sooner teams that played in five bowl games, highlighted by an appearance the 2009 BCS National Championship. Flynn also assisted in coaching the team’s running backs, tight ends and special teams units during his tenure at Oklahoma.
The Flynns: Jennifer, Jackson and John Three of the offensive linemen he coached — Trent Williams, Phil Loadholt and Duke Robinson — earned All-America recognition and later were selected in the National Football League Draft. Prior to coaching, Flynn served as a coordinator for athletic academic services at Oklahoma, where he helped monitor the academic progress of more than 600 student-athletes. As a player, Flynn lettered two times as an offensive lineman for Sooner teams that won Big 12 Conference titles in 2002 and 2004 and played in back-to-back BCS National Championship games. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of an infant son, Jackson.
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