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Mickey Fein Named Quarterbacks Coach and Passing Game Coordinator
March 4, 2008
EASTON, Pa. - Mickey Fein, formerly the offensive coordinator at Murray State and Tennessee-Martin, has been named quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator for the Lafayette College football program. Fein will serve as a top assistant coach on Frank Tavani's staff and will work closely with associate head coach Bob Heffner who has recently undertaken offensive coordinator duties. "We had a great pool of candidates and Mickey really emerged from that group," Tavani said. "He was standout player at Maine and spent time coaching at three different Division I FCS schools. We're happy to have an assistant coach with this level of experience join our staff." Fein spent the past two seasons at Murray State in Murray, Ky. as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Murray State finished second in the Ohio Valley Conference and 20th in the nation in total offense with 430.5 yards per game in 2007. The squad finished first in the OVC in passing yardage and first downs and featured freshman quarterback Jeff Ehrhardt who earned OVC Newcomer of the Year Honors after leading the league in total offense, touchdown passes and passing yards. In 2006, the Murray State offense finished third in the conference with 189.8 passing yards per game. Fein's offense generated 300 yards or more in five games, including a season-best 514 yards against Indiana State.
Fein came to MSU after spending three seasons (2003-05) at the University of Tennessee-Martin, where he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 2005, the Skyhawk offense finished the season ranked second in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring and rushing offense, and fourth in total offense. Under Fein's guidance, UT Martin running back Don Chapman led the OVC with an average of 126.9 rushing yards per game, and quarterback Brady Wahlberg finished the season third in total offense and fourth in passing yards per game (216.8).
Before arriving at Tennessee-Martin, Fein served as the wide receivers coach at his alma mater, the University of Maine in 2002. He helped lead the squad to an 11-3 record and a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference championship that season. Fein began his coaching career at Barnstable High School in Hyannis, Mass., where he was the team's offensive coordinator during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. As a player, Fein was the starting quarterback at the University of Maine for four seasons (1995-98). He was the team MVP in 1997 and 1998 and team captain in 1998. When he graduated in 1999, he held 17 school records. The Barnstable, Mass., native went on to play two seasons of professional football. In 2000 he played for the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League, and in 2001 Fein was the starting quarterback for the Norfolk Nighthawks of the AFL2. Fein earned a bachelor of science degree in Business Administration from Maine in 1999. He and his wife, Courtney, have two children, Jacklyn, 9, and Ty, 2. Fein replaces Mike Faragalli who left for the offensive coordinator position at Richmond after eight seasons as offensive coordinator at Lafayette. |
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