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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 gam
Long has mentored some of the
top pass rushers in the Big Ten, in-
cluding 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-Ameri-
can honors by ESPN in 2017.
MARTY LONG
Assistant Coach (Superbacks) | 10th season | Alma Mater: Temple, 1979
Bob Heffner is in his 10th season
with the 'Cats. With nearly 40
years of coaching experience,
Heffner continues to shine. His
tutelage of Drake Dunsmore
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 su-
perbacks Dan Vitale and Garrett
Dickerson. Vitale is currently the
starting fullback for the Cleve-
land Browns, while Dickerson is a
member of the New York Giants.
BOB HEFFNER
