WVU Football Announces Larry Knight to Defensive Staff

Weeks after WV Sports Now broke the news of a new addition to the Mountaineer defensive staff, the WVU football program announces Larry Knight as their new edges/pass rush specialist.

“Larry has done an outstanding job of building defensive lines and developing pass rushers who can bring pressure off the edge,” WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez said in a strident. “His ability as a lead recruiter at several of his stops brings our program another experienced recruiter. I want to welcome him and his wife, Marquita, to the WVU Football Family.”

Source: WVU has brought in Larry Knight to be part of the defensive staff and coach the defensive ends.

Knight mostly recently served in the same role at Arkansas State and coached Temple, Georgia Tech, Tennessee and other schools after wrapping up a playing career at CMU.

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Knight mostly recently served in the same role at Arkansas State and coached Temple for two seasons. He also coached at Georgia Tech, Tennessee and a couple other schools.

Knight started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Cincinnati in 2011 after wrapping up a playing career at Central Michigan, where he was a four-year letterman and part of three conference championship teams from 2005-09.

A native of Augusta, Ga., Knight recorded 123 tackles, 25.0 tackles for a loss and 13.5 sacks in his career, earning All-MAC honors as a senior in 2009.

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