GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Kent Kinkade has
been named as an assistant coach for the Tusculum College football
team announced Pioneer head coach Frankie DeBusk.
Kinkade will coach the Tusculum offensive line as he replaces Don
Dover, who accepted a similar position at Birmingham Southern
College.
Kinkade, a native Indianapolis, Ind., comes to Tusculum after
serving the last three years on the coaching staff at Culver
Academy. While at the Culver, Ind. college preparatory school, he
served as offensive line coach, linebacker coach and defensive
coordinator. His 2006 defense yielded less than 14 points per game
and the 23 wins during his tenure at Culver are the most victories
in a three-year span since 1904.
Kinkade brings a wealth of NCAA Division II experience, serving 11
seasons on the gridiron staff at the University of Indianapolis
(1993-2003). His teams posted five winning seasons in his last
seven years with the Greyhounds. He served as offensive coordinator
and offensive backs coach during his last seasons at UIndy. His
2003 offense averaged 409.6 yards per game which was 30th in the
nation. Kinkade also orchestrated the No. 7 passing offense in the
country, averaging 322.6 yards per game.
From 1993-94, he coached the UIndy defensive line and mentored the
linebacker corps for the next three seasons. Two of his linebackers
earned NCAA II All-America recognition. Ted Liette earned
All-America honors in 1998, while Josh Gentry was honored in 1999.
Gentry was selected as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC) Linebacker of the Year, while also being tabbed
the most valuable player at the Snow Bowl (NCAA II All-Star Game).
The 1997 squad posted an 8-3 record and followed with an 8-2
worksheet the following season.
Kinkade coached the UIndy offensive line from 1997-2002. As a
position coach, he mentored five All-Conference selections,
including the school's first offensive line honoree Pete
Koulianos.
Prior to coming to Indianapolis, he coached four years (1988-1992)
at his alma mater Anderson University (Ind.). In 1992 he served as
defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach from 1989-91.
From 1986-88, he was a varsity assistant football coach at Lawrence
North High School in Indianapolis.
As a player, he was a three-year starter at Anderson, where he
earned All-Conference, All-District and All-America distinction as
a linebacker. He led AU to a pair of conference titles and one
appearance in the NAIA national playoffs. His teams finished
nationally ranked three times, including two final rankings in the
NAIA defensive top 10 in rushing defense, total defense and scoring
defense. He also earned Academic All-America recognition and was
named team captain.
The 1983 Anderson graduate earned his Bachelor's degree in
Mathematics with professional preparation in Secondary
Education.
He and his wife Susan, have two children; daughter Kelly is in her
final year at Taylor University before going on to law school; son
Keegan is in his second year at the United States Naval
Academy.
Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated
with the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member
of the South Atlantic Conference which is comprised of nine
colleges and universities in Tennessee, North Carolina and South
Carolina.
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