Football
Oct 4 (Sat)
5:30 p.m.
- Title:
- Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach
- Email:
- matthew.thurin@colorado.edu
Matt Thurin is in his first year in the University of Colorado football program, as he serves as the offensive graduate assistant working with most aspects of the offense.?He joined the staff in March 2011, just in time for spring practice.
Thurin, 27, came to CU from the University of Akron, where he worked as a defensive graduate assistant, working primarily with the linebackers, for the 2008 through 2010 seasons.?The first two of those seasons were under then-head coach J.D. Brookhart, who is now CU’s tight ends and special teams coach, with the ’10 campaign under coach Rob Ianello.
He graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, Ohio) in 2007, where he majored in Early Childhood Education and was on the Dean’s List. At BWC, he played both football (defensive end) and baseball (outfield/first base).?He then earned his Master’s in Sports Science and Coaching from Akron in 2009.
He entered coaching at his alma mater, working as a student coach.? He worked with the defensive line and linebackers for the 2004 and 2005 seasons, and then with the defensive backs in 2006.? He then moved on to Walsh University (North Canton, Ohio) for the 2007 season, where he was the offensive grad assistant, coaching the tight ends and working with the offensive line.
He was born June 27, 1984 in Canton, Ohio, but considers Louisville, Ohio his hometown; he graduated from Louisville High School, where he lettered three times each in football and baseball, serving as a team captain for both teams.?He was an All-County and All-Conference performer in football.? His hobbies include music and watching most sports.
