Football
Adam Gristick
- Title:
- Quality Control (Defense)
- Email:
- apgristi@syr.edu
A starting linebacker and member of two Ohio Valley Conference championship teams for Dino Babers at Eastern Illinois, Adam Gristick is in his third season with the Orange. He came to Syracuse in 2016 as a defensive quality control coach and currently works as graduate assistant for defense.
Gristick played four seasons for Eastern Illinois (2011-14) and recorded 191 career tackles, including 20 for a loss, and three interceptions.
A team captain as a senior, Gristick was a three-year starter for the Panthers. As a sophomore in 2012, he made 42 tackles to help the Panthers to the OVC title and an FCS playoff appearance in their first year under Babers.
The following season, Gristick's production increased. He notched 64 tackles, including 10 in a season-opening win against FBS foe San Diego State. The victory over the Aztecs served as a springboard for the Panthers, who in Babers' second season with the school, went 12-2, captured a second straight OVC championship and reached the FCS quarterfinals.
In 2015, Gristick got his coaching start as a defensive quality control coach at Missouri State. His duties for the Bears included analyzing the passing tendencies of opponents in addition to other film work.
Gristick earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Eastern Illinois in 2015. Â
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Gristick played four seasons for Eastern Illinois (2011-14) and recorded 191 career tackles, including 20 for a loss, and three interceptions.
A team captain as a senior, Gristick was a three-year starter for the Panthers. As a sophomore in 2012, he made 42 tackles to help the Panthers to the OVC title and an FCS playoff appearance in their first year under Babers.
The following season, Gristick's production increased. He notched 64 tackles, including 10 in a season-opening win against FBS foe San Diego State. The victory over the Aztecs served as a springboard for the Panthers, who in Babers' second season with the school, went 12-2, captured a second straight OVC championship and reached the FCS quarterfinals.
In 2015, Gristick got his coaching start as a defensive quality control coach at Missouri State. His duties for the Bears included analyzing the passing tendencies of opponents in addition to other film work.
Gristick earned his bachelor's degree in exercise science from Eastern Illinois in 2015. Â
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