Harvard employs Rutgers’ Aurich as its new coach

Feb 12, 2024, 06:56 PM ET BOSTON– Harvard hired Rutgers assistant Andrew Aurich as its football coach on Monday, the school announced.Aurich, 39, replaces Tim Murphy, who retired last month, ending three decades on the Crimson sideline in which he became the winningest coach in Ivy League history.”I have actually been getting ready for this minute all my professional life and anticipate making a distinction in the lives of the boys in this program, “Aurich stated in a declaration. “Harvard is the very best academic institution in the world, and we will pursue the same level of excellence on the field.”

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It will be the first head training task for Aurich, who has been an assistant with the Scarlett Knights since 2020, most just recently working as their tight ends coach. He likewise coached running backs and the offending line this previous season. He was an associate head coach and offensive planner at Princeton, his alma mater, throughout a run there from 2013 to 2019.

Before that he was a protective assistant with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012.

“He brings fantastic training and hiring experience from Rutgers along with his time at Princeton and in the NFL,” Harvard athletic director Erin McDermott said in a declaration. “He is a true Ivy model of an educator-coach and brings a hard-nosed, focused mindset that is both caring and demanding.”