Tim Cross will coach the defensive line for the Orange in 2005.
Robinson Names Tim Cross as Defensive Line Coach
1/20/2005 4:22:16 PM | Football
Syracuse University head football coach Greg Robinson named Tim Cross SU’s defensive line coach on January 20. Cross joins the Orange after nearly five years as an assistant strength coach at the University of Texas.
“As a player at Northern Colorado Tim was a leader on his team and was respected as an aggressive, tough, smart football player,” Robinson said. “He has worked his way through the coaching ranks at the high school level to the collegiate level. He has coached several fine prospects with whom he has had special relationships. At the University of Texas He was always studying to prepare himself for this opportunity. At Texas, he was revered by everyone from star players to walk-ons for his ability to get the most out of people.”
In his time at Texas, Cross assisted in the development and implementation of the strength and speed programs for the Longhorns’ football squad. He was responsible for creating training programs for a Doak Walker, a Butkus and a Nagurski Trophy winner. Cross has played a major role in the development of numerous All-Americans and All-Big XII student-athletes.
In five seasons in Austin, Cross was part of the strength and conditioning staff that helped Texas win at least nine games every season. Last season he worked closely with Robinson as Texas went 11-1 and won the Rose Bowl.
“It is an honor to come to such a storied program with such tradition and great names as Jim Brown, Larry Csonka, Ernie Davis,” Cross said. “I am thankful to Greg blessing me with this opportunity. I am energized to get started. We are hungry, the student-athletes are hungry, and we want to get the Carrier Dome rocking. I want to bring energy and enthusiasm and continue to build upon the talents that are already here. I like a physical brand of football. We will work hard, play hard and enjoy it.”
Prior to his arrival at Texas, Cross was the head football coach at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, Colo. from 1997-2000. He also spent one season as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at TJHS. As the head coach, Cross led the team to four consecutive league titles and had a 42-game conference winning streak. He coached 48 scholarship student-athletes during his five years, including every senior linebacker from the 1996 squad. Cross mentored 14 high school All-Americans, 20 all-state picks and 31 first-team all-conference players. Cross coached two straight Golden Helmet Award winners, which is presented to the high school football All-State honorees who are successful on and off the field.
Cross coached two future NFL first-round draft picks in his time at Thomas Jefferson. Daniel Graham played tight end at the University of Colorado and was the 21st pick of the 2002 draft by the New England Patriots. Andre Woolfolk played cornerback at the University of Oklahoma and was chosen by the Tennessee Titans with the 28th pick in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Cross also has experience as a physical education instructor at Academy Charter High School in Denver. He also served as head football coach at Heath Junior High School from 1992-94 and was a student assistant at Northern Colorado in 1989.
A graduate of Northern Colorado, Cross earned his bachelor’s in language arts and black studies with a minor in physical education and coaching in 1990. He was a four-year letterwinner for the Bears, earning All-North Central Conference honors as a linebacker. Cross is a member of both the American Football Coaches Association and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He is a certified specialist in sports conditioning by the International Sports Sciences Association.
Cross and his wife, Natalie, have three children, Mariah, Keion and Tiana.
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