Rutgers football adds former standout running back Dennis Thomas to coaching staff
Dennis Thomas, one of the best running backs to play for Rutgers, has been added to the coaching staff.
A former head coach in southern New Jersey at Salem High School and then most recently at Millville High School, Thomas was a four-year letter winner at Rutgers who then signed with the Kansas City Chiefs following college. He had 3,245 all-purpose yards in a career that spanned from 1998-2001.
His final season at Rutgers was the first under current head coach Greg Schiano.
Not surprisingly given his background as a star running back when Rutgers was in the Big East, Thomas will be joining the staff as an offensive assistant.
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Thomas will take on the role with the coaching staff after Jamel Mutunga left for the NFL. Earlier this spring, Mutunga joined the Indianapolis Colts as a “recipient of the inaugural Tony Dungy diversity coaching fellowship on the offensive side of the ball.”
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During his seven seasons at Millville, Thomas led the program to the state playoffs the past six seasons. They made the semifinals of the playoffs five times during that stretch of success.
