Perry Eliano is an American football coach who is the cornerbacks coach for the Toledo Rockets.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Cornerbacks coach |
| Team | Toledo Rockets |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 3, 1978 Killeen, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Stephen F. Austin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2002 | Stephen F. Austin (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | Central Arkansas (RB/WR) |
| 2005 | Sam Houston (Secondary) |
| 2006–2009 | Central Arkansas (Secondary) |
| 2010 | Central Arkansas (Associate Head Coach/Secondary) |
| 2011–2015 | UTSA (STC/SAF) |
| 2016–2017 | Bowling Green (Associate Head Coach/DC) |
| 2018–2019 | New Mexico (STC/CB) |
| 2020–2021 | Cincinnati (CB) |
| 2022–2023 | Ohio State (SAF) |
| 2024–present | Toledo (CB) |
College career
editEliano played for four years at Stephen F. Austin. He was named the team's Defensive Most Valuable Player after leading the team in tackles in the 1998 and 1999 season. In his senior year he recorded 99 tackles and helped the Lumberjacks to the Southland Conference championship and was additionally named all-conference following the season. He also was named the Ralph Todd Award winner which is awarded to the university's most outstanding male athlete.[1]
Coaching career
editEliano started his coaching career in 2001 at his alma mater Stephen F. Austin where he would be for two years as a graduate assistant. His next stop would be with Central Arkansas, coaching the running backs and wide receivers.[2] After two years with Central Arkansas, Eliano was hired as the secondary coach at Sam Houston.[3] Eliano then returned to Central Arkansas for four years as the secondary coach.[2] He was then promoted to their associated head coach.[4] He was then hired as the safeties and special teams coordinator at UTSA.[5] After five years with UTSA, Eliano was hired as the associate head coach and special teams coordinator at Bowling Green.[6][7] After two years with Bowling Green, Eliano's next stop was with New Mexico as the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach.[8] Eliano's next stop was with Cincinnati as their cornerbacks coach.[9][10] In his time with Cincinnati he helped defensive backs Sauce Gardner and Coby Bryant become All-Americans, as he was named the Football Scoop defensive backs coach of the year.[11] After two years with Cincinnati he was hired by Ohio State as their safeties coach.[12][13] On January 8, 2024, he was let go by Ohio State.[14] On July 1, 2024, Eliano was named the cornerbacks coach at Toledo.[15]
References
edit- ^ "PERRY ELIANO". UTSA University Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ a b "PERRY ELIANO". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Stark, Cody. "No. 3 — Whitten replaces Randleman". The Item. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "UTSA football adds to its staff". My San Antonio. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Bowling Green football to hire UTSA's Perry Eliano". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Perry Eliano Hired as Bowling Green DC". 247Sports. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Virgen, Steve. "Nuñez gets on task of hiring next UNM football coach". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Smith, J.T. "Perry Eliano is the new CB coach for the Bearcats". The Front Office News. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Report: Fickell adds Enos, Eliano to UC coaching staff". WKRC. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Barnett, Zach. "Perry Eliano & Colin Hitschler -- 2020 FootballScoop Defensive Backs Coaches of the Year". Football Scoop. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State To Hire Cincinnati's Perry Eliano As Safeties Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ Kaufmann and Rabinowitz, Joey and Bill. "Ohio State football to add Cincinnati coach Perry Eliano". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State Fires Safeties Coach Perry Eliano". Eleven Warriors. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Dimmitt, Zach. "Former Ohio State Assistant Coach Finds New Home". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 12, 2024.