Maurice Crum Jr. (born May 29, 1986) is a former
American football
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player
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and was formerly the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at
the University of Mississippi. Crum was formerly the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Western Kentucky University. He played for the
Sacramento Mountain Lions
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of the
United Football League. He was signed by the Redwoods as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2009. He played
college football at
Notre Dame where he was a starting linebacker and team captain.
Crum was previously on staff at
the University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...
under head coach
Charlie Weis
Charles Joseph Weis Sr. (born March 30, 1956) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator ...
from 2012-2014. He was on the staff at the
University of Notre Dame
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under head coach
Brian Kelly, as a defensive graduate assistant for the 2015 season. Crum served as a secondary coach in 2016 at
Indiana State University
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.
Personal life
He is married to Crysta Swayzer Crum, and has three sons, Maurice III, Allen and Noah.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
1986 births
Living people
American football linebackers
Indiana State Sycamores football coaches
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coaches
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
Ole Miss Rebels football coaches
Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
Sacramento Mountain Lions players
SMU Mustangs football coaches
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches
People from Riverview, Hillsborough County, Florida
Coaches of American football from Florida
Players of American football from Florida
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