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12/09/2011 Football Announces Staff PromotionsBrian Scott Elevated to Associate Head Coach, Ron Whitcomb Adds Offensive Pass Game Coordinator, and Corey Hetherman To Defensive Run Game Coordinator
Ron Whitcomb is in his fourth year with the Old Dominion University football program where he continues to serve as the quarterbacks coach. In the Monarchs' first season of FCS play, Whitcomb tutored quarterback Thomas DeMarco, who went on to become the second leading quarterback in the FCS in rushing behind Florida A&M's Curtis Pulley and seventh among FCS student-athletes in scoring averaging 9.45 points per contest. DeMarco completed 137 of his 255 attempts throwing for 21 touchdown passes and making only four interceptions as the Monarchs finished at 9-2 as the winningest FCS start-up program in history. Along with the on-field accolades, as a group the quarterbacks earned an average G.P.A of 2.83 - a team high in Spring 2010. Whitcomb's tutelage of signal caller Thomas DeMarco continued in year two and resulted in the Monarch quarterback being named to the prestigious Walter Payton Award Watch List in the preseason and ending the 2010 campaign ranked seventh in the nation in total offense. Before joining the Old Dominion staff, Whitcomb was a four-year starter at the University of Maine where he played under Coach Wilder from 2003-2006. Whitcomb, departed as the Black Bears' all-time leader in completions (755), total offense (8,801) and touchdown passes (68). His 8,183 passing yards ranked second, as did his .592 completion percentage. One of three senior captains at Maine in 2006, Whitcomb was named the Atlantic-10 and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year as a redshirt freshman after passing for 2,428 yards and 21 touchdowns. The passing yardage was the most by a freshman in Atlantic-10 history and he also established a new school record with touchdown passes in 11 straight games. A standout off the field as well, Whitcomb was honored as the 2006-07 Atlantic-10 Student-Athlete of the Year. He earned his B.S. in Education from Maine in 2006 and a M.S. Ed. in Educational Leadership at Old Dominion University in 2009. For the last three seasons, Whitcomb has participated in the annual Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp at Lafayette College. The one-day clinic features nearly 275 college coaches who volunteer their time to teach aspiring football players the in-and-outs of the game and raise money for Lauren's First and Goal, a charitable organization created to support pediatric brain tumor research, support local pediatric cancer services. This past June, Whitcomb was one of almost 300 volunteer coaches from college and universities around the nation at the annual Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp at Lafayette College. The Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp welcomed high school student-athletes from 16 different states, who received offensive and defensive instruction from Whitcomb, fellow Monarch assistant coach Mike Zyskowski. This past summer, Lauren's First and Goal Football Camp helped raised more than $80,000 for pediatric brain tumor research, cancer services, and family support. The Whitcomb File:Birthdate: November 1Hometown: Rochester, NY High School: East Rochester High School College: Maine `06, Old Dominion `09 Recruiting Areas:North Carolina (Raleigh & West), 757 Associate, Arkansas, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, West VirginiaCoaching History:2011 - Old Dominion - Offensive Pass Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator2011 - Old Dominion - Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator 2007 - 2010 - Old Dominion - Quarterbacks
"I'm excited about Ron joining our staff because not only will he just be working with the quarterbacks, but doing it in a system that he was successful in. In addition, his being named the Atlantic-10 Student-Athlete of the Year in 2006 sets the tempo for the type of academic standards we have here at Old Dominion University. Ron has done a tremendous job coaching our quarterbacks for two seasons. Thomas DeMarco has been one of the best quarterbacks in the FCS in 2009 and 2010 under Coach Whitcomb's leadership." - Head Coach Bobby Wilder on Coach Whitcomb
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