DeMontie E. Cross (born 1974) is the current director of player personnel for
TCU. He was formerly the defensive coordinator of the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in ...
football team.
Biography
Cross is a graduate of
Hazelwood East High School
Hazelwood East High School is one of three high schools in the Hazelwood School District, St. Louis County, Missouri, the others being Hazelwood West High School and Hazelwood Central High School. It is at 11300 Dunn Road in Spanish Lake, Missour ...
in
St. Louis County, Missouri and the
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou, MU, or Missouri) is a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. It is Missouri's largest university and the flagship of the four-campus University of Missouri System. MU was founded in ...
. While at Missouri, he played on the football team as a
free safety and was named second-team All-
Big Eight in 1995 and second-team All-
Big 12
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference headquartered in Irving, Texas, USA. It consists of ten full-member universities. It is a member of Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for all sports. Its f ...
in 1996. Cross has two children.
Coaching career
Cross began his college coaching career at his alma mater. He served as the outside linebackers coach from 1998 to 1999. In 2000, he served as the defensive backfield coach with the
Sam Houston State Bearkats
The Sam Houston State Bearkats are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Sam Houston State University, located in Huntsville, Texas. Sam Houston's colors are orange and white and their sports teams' nickname is the Bearkats. Sam Ho ...
. From 2001 to 2005, he was the outside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator of the
Iowa State Cyclones
The Iowa State Cyclones are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Iowa State University, located in Ames. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams (6 men's an ...
. Cross joined the staff of the
Buffalo Bills in 2006. He first served as a defensive and special teams assistant before being promoted assistant linebackers coach and special teams coordinator, serving in those positions for three seasons. Cross spent his final season with the Bills as the inside linebackers coach.
In 2016, Cross was selected by new Missouri head coach,
Barry Odom
Barry Stephen Odom (born November 26, 1976) is an American football coach and currently the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Odom spent 15 years with the Missouri Tigers program as a player, recruiter, assistant coach, and head ...
, to become the defensive coordinator. Mid-season, Cross was stripped of his play calling duties by Odom.
In 2018, Cross returned to TCU as director of player personnel.
References
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Missouri
Players of American football from Missouri
American football safeties
Missouri Tigers football players
Coaches of American football from Missouri
Wisconsin Badgers football coaches
Missouri Tigers football coaches
Sam Houston Bearkats football coaches
Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
Buffalo Bills coaches
TCU Horned Frogs football coaches
Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
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