Football
Nov 1 (Sat)
TBA
- Title:
- Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach
Timothy Chase "T.C." McCartney is in his second year as an offensive graduate assistant coach, joining the staff for the 2012 season. His primary duties are assisting Brian Lindgren with the quarterbacks, as well as having general overall duties with the entire offense.
McCartney, 24, is a legacy Buff even though he graduated from Louisiana State after five years with the Tigers under former CU assistant coach Les Miles. McCartney is the son of former CU quarterback Sal Aunese, who passed away on Sept. 23, 1989 during his junior season after fighting a heroic battle with stomach cancer. T.C. is also the grandson of the legendary Bill McCartney, the winningest football coach in Colorado history, as his mother, Kristi, is the only daughter of Bill and the late Lyndi McCartney.
He was a quarterback for four seasons (2007-10) at LSU and was a member of the Tigers' 2007 National Championship team. Also during his time as a player, LSU played in the Chick-fil-A Bowl (2008), the Capital One Bowl (2009) and the Cotton Bowl Classic (2010), as well as winning two Southeastern Conference Championships (2007, 2011). He was the recipient of the team's Jeff Boss Unsung Hero Award in 2010.
McCartney got his first taste of coaching at his alma mater as a graduate assistant. He had graduated from LSU in August 2011 with a bachelor's degree in Sports Administration and joined the staff for the 2011 season. His duties included assisting with the quarterbacks, special teams and the overall offense in general, as the Tigers spent much of the year ranked No. 1 before losing to SEC rival Alabama in the BCS national championship game.
He was born on April 24, 1989, graduating from Boulder's Fairview High School in 2007 where his uncle, Tom McCartney, was his football coach. His hobbies include playing basketball and golf. Throughout his playing career at Fairview and at LSU, McCartney wore No. 8, the same number as his father wore at Colorado. His younger brother, Derek, joined the Colorado football team as a grayshirt in January 2013.
