University of Delaware Athletics
Sam Daniels Joins Delaware Coaching Staff
3/21/2022 10:29:00 AM | Football
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware Head Football Coach Ryan Carty has announced the addition of Sam Daniels to the Blue & Gold coaching staff. Daniels, who brings plenty of CAA experience, will coach the team's defensive line.
"Sam is a great coach who will bring energy and intensity to our defensive line room," said Carty. "As an All-American and captain at James Madison, he proved to have the tools to play the position in this conference at a high level. As the D-Line coach at Richmond, he's proven to be able to instill those traits to young men in the CAA. We couldn't be more excited about this addition to our family."
Daniels spent the past two seasons at the University of Richmond, coaching the defensive tackles. In his two years with the Spiders, the defense ranked among the top 25 nationally both seasons in scoring defense, total defense and rushing defense. Daniels coached Kobie Turner to two All-America selections and Turner was named the CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year in the shortened spring season in 2021, the first interior defensive lineman in the CAA to earn the award since 2011.
Prior to Richmond, Daniels spent time at both Howard University and Bridgewater College, as well as three seasons at Shepherd University in West Virginia (2016-18) coaching the defensive line. He mentored Myles Humphrey to All-America honors in 2017 and 2018 as the school's all-time sack leader earned PSAC Defensive Player of the Year accolades in 2017.
Daniels came to Shepherd after two seasons as the defensive line coach at Frostburg State University (2014-15) and two years at the Apprentice School. He was the defensive coordinator, defensive line and recruiting coordinator at the Apprentice School in 2013 while serving as the defensive line and recruiting coordinator in 2012.
No stranger to the CAA, Daniels was a two-time All-American and four-year member of the James Madison University football team. In his final two years, Daniels was a two-time team captain, a two-time All-CAA selection and a two-time All-American. Over his final two seasons, he finished with 108 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss with 10.5 sacks on the defensive line. As a senior, he was the Dukes' Defensive MVP and Lineman of the Year.
Daniels graduated from James Madison in 2010 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology. He earned his master's degree in education from Frostburg State in 2016.
"I'm really excited to have the opportunity to join Coach Carty and the rest of the Delaware football staff," said Daniels. "There is a great foundation that is already built at UD and I'm looking forward to being able to continue that tradition."
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