Steve Casula (born September 7, 1987) is an

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coach and former player. He is currently the

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at the

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Coaching career

Student coach

During Casula's undergraduate studies, he began his coaching career. He spent 2006 as an assistant coach at

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. In 2007, Casula helped the newly reinstated program at Kennett High School in

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. During his junior and senior years, he worked as a student assistant coach under

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. He worked primarily with the offensive line.

Western Michigan

In 2010, Casula joined

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’s staff at

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as a graduate assistant. He worked with the offensive line for two seasons as a graduate assistant, before being promoted to tight ends and fullbacks coach for the 2012 season. He also served as the walk-on coordinator and academic coordinator. In Casula's lone season coaching the tight ends, the position improved from 17 receptions the previous year, to 46 receptions in 2012, despite five different players starting at the position.

Colgate

Casula spent the 2013 season on coach

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's final staff at Colgate. He coached the tight ends and H-backs for the Raiders.

Davenport

Casula was the first assistant coach hired in the history of Davenport Panthers football. Hired ahead of the 2014 season, he helped build the upstart NAIA football program from the ground up as the offensive coordinator. In 2016, the first season that Davenport played, Casula's offense helped pave the way for a winning inaugural season as the Panthers finished with a 6-5 record. Following the season, he was named the interim head coach. When he was not hired as the head coach, he departed.

Ferris State

In 2017 and 2018, Casula served as the offensive coordinator at

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power

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. In his first season on staff, he helped lead the Bulldogs to the fourth straight play-off appearance and an 11-2 record. In his second season, he helped guide Ferris State to a National Title appearance, eventually falling 49-47 to

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Michigan

In March of 2019, Casula was hired as an offensive analyst by

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and the

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. While there, he worked closely with offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, and earned a promotion to senior offensive analyst ahead of the 2020 season. In 2021, Casula helped the Wolverines reach the

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UMass

In December 2021, Casula was hired by Don Brown, the new head coach at UMass as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. This reunited the pair, after previously working together at Michigan from 2019-2020, where Brown was the defensive coordinator.

Personal life

Casula earned all-state honors as a senior at

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. He and his wife Stephanie have three children, Audrey, Paulie, and Tommy.

References

External links

UMass profile
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