Joe Adam will coach the Syracuse offensive line.
Shafer Adds Adam to Orange Staff
2/13/2014 8:27:00 AM | Football
Syracuse head football coach Scott Shafer has added a coach with diverse experience and expertise to mentor the Orange offensive line. Joe Adam, who has spent the past seven years at Elmhurst College, including the 2013 season as head coach, boasts 17 years of collegiate coaching experience.
"It is a blessing to have this opportunity at Syracuse," Adam said. "I am a blue collar person and coach who fits the mold of Coach Shafer's vision for this program. I was fortunate to be part of two National Championship seasons as an assistant coach and will refer to those experiences as I put together the blue print for success for our offensive line. I am excited to be with familiar faces. We share common beliefs in attention to detail and in making student-athletes better people and players."
Adam was the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for five seasons at Elmhurst during current Syracuse quarterbacks coach Tim Lester's tenure as Elmhurst's head coach (2008-12). The 2012 Bluejays won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championship and earned their first NCAA playoff invitation in school history.
Prior to joining the Bluejays' coaching staff in 2007, Adam spent a year at Western Michigan University as a graduate assistant working with Shafer. Adam helped Western Michigan to a 7-4 record and their first bowl game in almost 20 years.
"Joe is a self-made man and coach," Shafer said. "He has come up through the coaching ranks the hard way, from lining fields to tracking academics to on-field coaching. He has a true appreciation for the entire process. Joe's ability to develop, coach and succeed with high values coincides with the core beliefs of our program. We welcome Joe and Lisa to the Syracuse family."
In his three seasons at Grand Valley State, Adam was a part of two NCAA Division II Championships in 2003 and 2005. He served one year under Brian Kelly, now head coach at the University of Notre Dame, and two seasons under Chuck Martin, the current head coach at Miami (OH).
Adam's first collegiate coaching position was as the line coach and recruiting coordinator at Harper Community College from 1997 through 2002. During his five years at Harper, the squad made appearances in four junior college bowl games.
He began his football coaching career at Niles West High School as the assistant defensive line coach and junior varsity defensive coordinator.
Adam and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Joe and Jessica.
"It is a blessing to have this opportunity at Syracuse," Adam said. "I am a blue collar person and coach who fits the mold of Coach Shafer's vision for this program. I was fortunate to be part of two National Championship seasons as an assistant coach and will refer to those experiences as I put together the blue print for success for our offensive line. I am excited to be with familiar faces. We share common beliefs in attention to detail and in making student-athletes better people and players."
Adam was the defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for five seasons at Elmhurst during current Syracuse quarterbacks coach Tim Lester's tenure as Elmhurst's head coach (2008-12). The 2012 Bluejays won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championship and earned their first NCAA playoff invitation in school history.
Prior to joining the Bluejays' coaching staff in 2007, Adam spent a year at Western Michigan University as a graduate assistant working with Shafer. Adam helped Western Michigan to a 7-4 record and their first bowl game in almost 20 years.
"Joe is a self-made man and coach," Shafer said. "He has come up through the coaching ranks the hard way, from lining fields to tracking academics to on-field coaching. He has a true appreciation for the entire process. Joe's ability to develop, coach and succeed with high values coincides with the core beliefs of our program. We welcome Joe and Lisa to the Syracuse family."
In his three seasons at Grand Valley State, Adam was a part of two NCAA Division II Championships in 2003 and 2005. He served one year under Brian Kelly, now head coach at the University of Notre Dame, and two seasons under Chuck Martin, the current head coach at Miami (OH).
Adam's first collegiate coaching position was as the line coach and recruiting coordinator at Harper Community College from 1997 through 2002. During his five years at Harper, the squad made appearances in four junior college bowl games.
He began his football coaching career at Niles West High School as the assistant defensive line coach and junior varsity defensive coordinator.
Adam and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Joe and Jessica.
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