John Hevesy (born May 2, 1971) is an

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coach and former player. A

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protégé, he had been a coach under him and with him since 2001. He was most recently the running game coordinator at

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Playing career

Hevesy played high school football at

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in Connecticut. He played college football at

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under Jack Cosgrove where he was a three-year starter from 1991 to 1993.

Coaching career

After Hevesy’s junior year at Maine, he spent the summer with the Hand High School football team. Then-Hand baseball coach Steve Filippone saw Hevesy hanging around during the team’s practices and told him that his interest in watching and assisting the team could lead him to becoming a future coach. He started his coaching career at Division—III Trinity as their offensive line coach. He had two stints at

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as an offensive line coach and tight ends coach and a graduate assistant job at

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before 2001. In 2001, he was hired by

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to be the offensive line coach at

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. This was his first stint with Meyer,

, and

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. He would be with Meyer from 2001-2008, with stints after Bowling Green at

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and

. In 2009, Mullen became the head coach at

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. Hevesy and Gonzales followed him where Hevesy would become the offensive line coach and running game coordinator. In 2013, Hevesy received a promotion to co-offensive coordinator. During the years that he was the co-offensive coordinator at Mississippi State, the total rushing yards per season went up from 38th in the country with 2,279 yards in 2012 (the first season before his promotion), to 11th in the country with 3,272 yards. Hevesy took the same position with Mullen when he left for

. He controlled the running game of the offense, and Gonzales, who also came to Florida, controlled the passing game.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hevesy, John 1971 births Living people People from Madison, Connecticut Players of American football from Connecticut American football offensive linemen Maine Black Bears football players Trinity Bantams football coaches Brown Bears football coaches Syracuse Orange football coaches Bowling Green Falcons football coaches Utah Utes football coaches Florida Gators football coaches Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches