Joe Tresey hired to coach in UFL

My favorite Bearcat assistant coach of all time, Joe Tresey, the former UC defensive coordinator and USF defensive coordinator, was hired to coach defensive backs for the United Football League’s expansion team in Omaha, Neb., by new head coach Jeff Jagodzinski.

“I’m very excited to be coaching,” Tresey said. “It was a long haul, but it’s good to be coaching again. It’s a new venture, but I’m with a lot of guys with a tremendous amount of experience, both at the pro and college level.”

Tresey came to Cincinnati with now Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly from Central Michigan in 2006. He led the Bearcat defense to one Big East title, then left for South Florida, where he was not retained following the firing of Bulls head man Jim Leavitt.

Tresey will not be the coordinator in Omaha, but he will just stick to coaching defensive backs, something he assisted Kerry Coombs with in Cincinnati. One Cincinnati area player is on the Omaha roster, defensive back DeJuan Tribble, who hails from North College Hill High School, and who played for Boston College before making it into the UFL last year.

The only question I have is…does Omaha need a video guy? Because Coach Tresey would love to have me, I guarantee it. I’d be there in a heartbeat. Congrats to Coach Tresey on landing a job, and here’s to hoping he’s as successful in the UFL as he was in the Big East (at least while he was in Cincinnati).