Bowling Green State University Athletics
Larry McDaniel
McDaniel Named New Defensive Line Coach
February 17, 2011 | Football
Bowling Green State University head football coach Dave Clawson has announced the hiring of Larry McDaniel to his staff. McDaniel will begin immediately coaching the defensive line for the Falcons.
McDaniel brings 12 years of Mid-American Conference experience to Bowling Green, having spent eight seasons at Kent State (2003-10) and another four with the Cardinals of Ball State (1999-03). He also brings Midwest roots to the Orange and Brown, after graduating from Indiana University in 1993 and spending one season as a graduate assistant coach for the Hoosiers (1997).
Last season with the Golden Flashes, McDaniel helped coach Roosevelt Nix to the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award, the first freshman in conference history to win the honor. Nix went on to be named first-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News, Rivals.com, Phil Steele, CollegeFootballNews.com and the Football Writers Association of America.
While Nix garnered most of the attention, the Kent State defense as a whole was one of the best in the MAC, finishing third in points allowed (22.9) and first in total yards (306.7), while recording a school record 35 sacks in 2010 (KSU had 33 sacks in 2009).
Prior to Kent State, McDaniel spent four years in a similar position at Ball State University. He coached the defensive tackles in his first two seasons at Ball State, then assumed responsibility for the entire defensive line the last two years. The Cardinals were Mid-American Conference West Division tri-champions for the 2001 season.
Before joining the BSU staff, McDaniel was an assistant coach for one season (1998) at Southwest Missouri State University, where he tutored the tight ends and was the assistant recruiting coordinator. He was a graduate assistant coach at Indiana University during the 1997 season after serving as an assistant strength coach at the school the previous summer.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., McDaniel earned four letters as a nose tackle at IU from 1989-92 and was one of three captains his senior season. As a sophomore, he led the team with five quarterback sacks.
McDaniel graduated from Indiana in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in business management. He was in private business for four years before joining the coaching ranks at his alma mater.
He and his wife, Arlena, have two daughters, Lauren and Shelby, and a son, Mac.
McDaniel brings 12 years of Mid-American Conference experience to Bowling Green, having spent eight seasons at Kent State (2003-10) and another four with the Cardinals of Ball State (1999-03). He also brings Midwest roots to the Orange and Brown, after graduating from Indiana University in 1993 and spending one season as a graduate assistant coach for the Hoosiers (1997).
Last season with the Golden Flashes, McDaniel helped coach Roosevelt Nix to the MAC Defensive Player of the Year award, the first freshman in conference history to win the honor. Nix went on to be named first-team Freshman All-American by Sporting News, Rivals.com, Phil Steele, CollegeFootballNews.com and the Football Writers Association of America.
While Nix garnered most of the attention, the Kent State defense as a whole was one of the best in the MAC, finishing third in points allowed (22.9) and first in total yards (306.7), while recording a school record 35 sacks in 2010 (KSU had 33 sacks in 2009).
Prior to Kent State, McDaniel spent four years in a similar position at Ball State University. He coached the defensive tackles in his first two seasons at Ball State, then assumed responsibility for the entire defensive line the last two years. The Cardinals were Mid-American Conference West Division tri-champions for the 2001 season.
Before joining the BSU staff, McDaniel was an assistant coach for one season (1998) at Southwest Missouri State University, where he tutored the tight ends and was the assistant recruiting coordinator. He was a graduate assistant coach at Indiana University during the 1997 season after serving as an assistant strength coach at the school the previous summer.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., McDaniel earned four letters as a nose tackle at IU from 1989-92 and was one of three captains his senior season. As a sophomore, he led the team with five quarterback sacks.
McDaniel graduated from Indiana in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in business management. He was in private business for four years before joining the coaching ranks at his alma mater.
He and his wife, Arlena, have two daughters, Lauren and Shelby, and a son, Mac.
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