Jerod Kruse
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-defensive coordinator, safeties coach |
| Team | FIU |
| Conference | C-USA |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2006 | Emporia State (DB) |
| 2007 | Baker (DB) |
| 2008–2009 | William Jewell (DC) |
| 2010–2014 | William Jewell |
| 2015 | Southeastern Louisiana (associate HC / ST) |
| 2016 | Lee's Summit West HS (MO) (DC) |
| 2017–2018 | Cleveland Browns (assistant DB) |
| 2019–present | FIU (co-DC/S) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–36 |
Jerod Kruse is an American football coach. He is currently a co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Florida International University under head coach Butch Davis. He was previously an assistant defensive backs coach for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL). Kruse served as the head football coach at William Jewell College from 2010 to 2014, compiling at record of 18–36. He was also and assistant coach at Emporia State University, Baker University, and Southeastern Louisiana University.
Education
Between 1993 and 1996, Kruse played high school football and basketball for Marysville High School.[1] He attended Coffeyville Community College after high school and earned an undergraduate and graduate degree from Emporia State University.[2]
Coaching career
From 2001 to 2006 Kruse was the secondary coach for Emporia State football program, and in 2007 Kruse was then the secondary coach for Baker University,[3] in addition to serving as the university’s sports information director.[4] Between 2008 and 2015, Kruse worked with Gregg Williams during the summer periods as a guest coach in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and the St. Louis Rams.[1][5][6] From 2010 to 2014, Kruse was the head football coach at William Jewell College. In 2014, he was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year.[6][7]
In 2015, Kruse was the associate head coach and special teams coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana University.[1] In 2016, Kruse then worked as the defensive coordinator at Lee's Summit West High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri.[1] In 2017 Kruse joined Williams full time with the Cleveland Browns, serving as the assistant defensive backs coach.[1] In this role he has also been involved with coaching the team's safeties and special teams.[8]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Jewell Cardinals (Heart of America Athletic Conference) (2010) | |||||||||
| 2010 | William Jewell | 4–7 | 4–6 | T–6th | |||||
| William Jewell Cardinals (NCAA Division II independent) (2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | William Jewell | 4–6 | |||||||
| William Jewell Cardinals (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
| 2012 | William Jewell | 2–9 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | William Jewell | 3–8 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2014 | William Jewell | 5–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| William Jewell: | 18–36 | 12–21 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–36 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Perry, Julie. "Cleveland Browns' Jerod Kruse: 'Be the best at whatever we do'".
- ^ Shum, JoAnn. "MHS grad Jerod Kruse appointed to Cleveland Browns coaching staff".
- ^ "Big changes for the Browns: 5 coaches added, 1 fired". January 19, 2017.
- ^ Freburg, Taylor. "Football coach also named sports information director".
- ^ http://www.neworleanssaints.com/news-and-events/article-1/Inside-the-Game-Saints-vs-Browns-connections/bd59b4da-b8a4-4946-b45f-fefd3164e600
- ^ a b "Cleveland Browns rebuild defensive coaching staff".
- ^ "Jerod Kruse". www.clevelandbrowns.com.
- ^ "Browns hire Blake Williams, Jerod Kruse".