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E-mail: warinner@ku.edu Recruiting Zones: St. Louis Area, Cleveland and Columbus, OH Areas Record-setting offensive performances were the result of Ed Warinner's return to the Kansas coaching staff as the offensive coordinator in 2007. Warinner will enter his fourth year overall at KU and second in a row this fall. Warinner spent 2005 and 2006 as run-game coordinator and offensive line coach at Illinois. He returned to Lawrence, where he previously coached the offensive line and served as run-game coordinator in 2003 and 2004, last spring to guide the Jayhawk offense. The 2007 KU offense was the nation's second-highest scoring unit as it set school records in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense. The Jayhawks finished 2007 ranked high nationally in scoring offense (second), total offense (eighth), passing offense (17th) and rushing offense (31st). In addition to overseeing the KU offense, Warinner coaches the Jayhawks' quarterbacks. Under his guidance, Todd Reesing became one of the school's most productive quarterbacks in his first season as a starter in 2007. Reesing set 20 different school records, was a Davey O'Brien Semifinalist and was All-Big 12 Second-Team in 2007. A 23-year college football coaching veteran, Warinner has worked for a number of legendary coaches, including Fisher DeBerry at Air Force, Jim Young and Bob Sutton at Army, George Perles at Michigan State, Jim Dennison at Akron and Ron Zook at Illinois. Warinner's Illinois offense led the Big Ten Conference and finished 10th in the nation in rushing yards per game, averaging 188.3 yards on the ground per contest in 2006. The average was the Illini's best output since 1973. In his first stint at Kansas, Warinner served as the teams' offensive line coach in 2003 and o-line coach and run game coordinator in 2004. He was instrumental in the development of Jayhawks center Joe Vaughn, who was named the 2003 Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. Warinner, who was originally hired as KU's offensive line coach on February 14, 2003, was promoted to run-game coordinator the following season. His coaching efforts were evident in his first stint with Kansas as the KU offense improved it's rushing average by nearly 40 total yards per game and 1.2 yards per rushing attempt in 2003. In addition, the Jayhawks scored nearly 10 more points per game while allowing 14 fewer sacks. A veteran of seven college bowl games as a coach, Warinner also spent time leading the rushing attack at the Air Force Academy and at Army. While at the Academy, the Falcons took home the national rushing title, averaging 307.8 yards per game on the ground, while going 8-5 overall and participating in the 2002 San Francisco Bowl. Prior to his stint at Air Force, Warinner spent 13 seasons at Army coaching the offensive line and serving as both the recruiting coordinator (1988-91) and offensive coordinator (1998-99). He also spent time on the coaching staff at Michigan State (1985-86) and Akron (1984). A Strasburg, Ohio native, Warinner played football and baseball at Mount Union College from 1979-83. In 1983, he led the team in rushing yards, receptions and scoring, earning his fourth letter. Warinner received his bachelor's degree from Mount Union College in 1984 and his master's degree from Akron in 1985. Warinner and his wife Mary Beth have three children, Madisyn, Merideth and Edward. |
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