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COACHING STAFF
Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) | 11th season | Alma Mater: The Citadel, 1986
Marty Long has revamped the NU
defensive line in his 10 seasons on staff.
Most recently, he helped the 'Cats build
a front that set a program record by
allowing just under 108 yards rushing
per game. Long has mentored some
of the top pass rushers in the Big Ten,
including 2017 Big Ten sacks leader Joe
Gaziano and 2016 First-Team All-Big Ten
defensive end Ifeadi Odenigbo. Long
also saw true first-year defensive end
Samdup Miller earn Freshman All-Amer-
ican honors by ESPN in 2017.
MARTY LONG
Assistant Coach (Superbacks) | 10th season | Alma Mater: Temple, 1979
Bob Heffner enters his 10th season
with the 'Cats. With nearly 40 years of
coaching experience, Heffner continues
to shine. His tutelage of Drake Dun-
smore over his first three years on staff
resulted in Dunsmore being voted the
inaugural winnner of the Kwalick-Clark
Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2011.
Most recently, Heffner mentored All-Big
Ten superbacks Dan Vitale and Garrett
Dickerson. Vitale is currently the starting
fullback for the Cleveland Browns, while
Dickerson is a member of the New York
Giants.
BOB HEFFNER
