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COACHING STAFF Ryan carty
Michael ferzoco
Delaware ‘06 Wide Receivers 4th year at UNH
Kenyon College ‘04 Running Backs 3rd year at UNH
Ryan Carty enters his fourth year with the UNH football coaching staff in 2010, when he will work with the wide receivers. Carty joined the Wildcats in 2007 and worked with the tight ends for one year. He then mentored the running backs for two seasons (2008-09). Carty played quarterback and was a captain at the University of Delaware, where he was on the roster of the 2003 national title squad. Carty also gained valuable coaching experience as an assistant football coach at Somerville High School from 2002-2007. Furthermore, he worked as a camp assistant coach for the Blue Hen Youth Football Camp in 2006 teaching young players basic quarterbacking skills.
Brian barbato New Hampshire ‘04 Tight Ends 3rd year at UNH
Jake zweig U.S. Naval Academy ‘95 Defensive Tackles 2nd year at UNH
Brian Barbato enters his third consecutive year – fourth year overall – with the UNH football coaching staff in 2010. Barbato has served as the tight ends coach for the ‘Cats since rejoining the team for the 2008 season. Under his tutelage, Scott Sicko earned All-America accolades in both the ‘08 and ‘09 seasons. In his first stint on the New Hampshire staff in 2004, Barbato mentored the offensive line. Barbato served as the outside linebackers and safeties coach under former UNH assistant coach Chris Phelps at St. Lawrence University for two years (2006-07). He gained valuable experience with the program, serving as assistant recruiting coordinator, assistant video coordinator, assistant academic coordinator and as assistant strength and conditioning coach. Barbato also gained football coaching experience at Exeter High School in 2005, when he was part of a team that posted a 10-2 season record and placed second in Division II. A 2004 graduate of UNH, Barbato was an outstanding offensive lineman for the Wildcats. He earned All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors in 2003 and Third Team honors in 2002 as a 37-game starter who played all five lineman positions.
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Michael Ferzoco enters his third season with the UNH football coaching staff in 2010. He will coach the running backs this year after mentoring the linebackers each of his first two years (2008-09) with the program. Ferzoco came to UNH via Kenyon College, where he worked as an assistant coach from 2004-07. He served as the offensive coordinator and coached the quarterbacks and receivers during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In 2007, his offense broke the school record for yardage (460.2 yards per game) and averaged 31.2 points per contest. His offense was also explosive in 2006, when the squad averaged 451.4 yards per game and posted 35.4 ppg. – 12th-best in the nation. He also served as coach of the offensive line in ‘05 and was the wide receivers coach in ‘04. Ferzoco is a 2004 graduate of Kenyon, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Jake Zweig enters his second season with the UNH football coaching staff in the 2010 season. He will work with the defensive tackles for the second straight year. Prior to UNH, Zweig spent one year (2008) at Iona as the special teams coach and two seasons at Catholic University of America (2006-07) as the defensive line and special teams coach. His special teams earned top conference honors in both touchdowns scored and punt return yards. He was instrumental in recruiting the largest class in the history of Catholic football. In 2005, he joined the University of Maryland coaching staff as a graduate assistant and worked with the wide receivers coach. Zweig returned to college athletics following a successful career in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1995 as a commissioned officer. He served as a surface warfare officer for two years onboard the U.S.S. Merrimack before reporting for Navy SEAL training at Basic Underwater Demolition School. Following his SEAL training, Zweig reported to SEAL Team 8 in Little Creek, Va. and attained the rank of Lieutenant. He has earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the U.S. Naval Academy. His college athletic record includes playing nose guard for Coach George Chaump and varsity wrestling. A native of Steilacoom, Washington, he attended the Charles Wright Academy of Tacoma where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a member of the 1989 state runner-up football team. He was also a State “A” wrestling champion and a member of the varsity golf team. He is married to the former Sarah Claud of Stony Creek, Va. They currently reside in Durham, N.H.
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