Deacs Add Tyler Santucci to Football Coaching Staff
12/3/2018 10:02:00 AM | Football
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest head football coach Dave Clawson today announced the addition of Tyler Santucci to the Wake Forest coaching staff. Santucci will serve as a defensive assistant coach with his specific role yet to be determined.
Santucci joins the Wake Forest staff after spending the 2018 season at Texas A&M and the 2017 season at Notre Dame. At both stops, Santucci worked with defensive coordinator Mike Elko, a former Wake Forest defensive coordinator.
Santucci was a graduate assistant coach at Wake Forest in 2014 and 2015.
"We are very excited to get Tyler back to Wake Forest," said Clawson. "He was very instrumental to our defensive success when he was here. Tyler has worked previously with both Coach (Lyle) Hemphill and Coach (Dave) Cohen and has both played and coached within our defensive system. Tyler's time with Mike Elko at Texas A&M and Notre Dame has been helpful in his development as a coach."
Before his stints at Notre Dame and Texas A&M, Santucci was the linebackers coach at Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.
Santucci initially came to Wake Forest in 2014 after spending the previous four seasons coaching at his alma mater, Stony Brook, where he worked with Hemphill, now Wake Forest's defensive coordinator.
Under Santucci's guidance, the Stony Brook defensive line helped the Seawolves rank in the top third of the conference in rushing defense, allowing only 130 yards per game on the ground. Santucci also assisted with the defensive play-calling.
In his first two seasons at Stony Brook, Santucci worked as a graduate assistant with the defensive line. His leadership helped Ryan Haber and Roosevelt Kirk earn All-Big South honors.
As a player for the Seawolves, Santucci earned second team All-America honors by the Associated Press after a senior season in which he led the defense with 93 tackles. The 2009 Big South Defensive Player of the Year, Santucci finished his career with 284 tackles, fourth all-time in school history. His 145 solo tackles are tied for the most in SBU history.
In December 2013, Santucci was one of four linebackers named to the Big South's All-Decade Team. He earned a sociology degree from Stony Brook in the spring of 2010.
Santucci joins the Wake Forest staff after spending the 2018 season at Texas A&M and the 2017 season at Notre Dame. At both stops, Santucci worked with defensive coordinator Mike Elko, a former Wake Forest defensive coordinator.
Santucci was a graduate assistant coach at Wake Forest in 2014 and 2015.
"We are very excited to get Tyler back to Wake Forest," said Clawson. "He was very instrumental to our defensive success when he was here. Tyler has worked previously with both Coach (Lyle) Hemphill and Coach (Dave) Cohen and has both played and coached within our defensive system. Tyler's time with Mike Elko at Texas A&M and Notre Dame has been helpful in his development as a coach."
Before his stints at Notre Dame and Texas A&M, Santucci was the linebackers coach at Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.
Santucci initially came to Wake Forest in 2014 after spending the previous four seasons coaching at his alma mater, Stony Brook, where he worked with Hemphill, now Wake Forest's defensive coordinator.
Under Santucci's guidance, the Stony Brook defensive line helped the Seawolves rank in the top third of the conference in rushing defense, allowing only 130 yards per game on the ground. Santucci also assisted with the defensive play-calling.
In his first two seasons at Stony Brook, Santucci worked as a graduate assistant with the defensive line. His leadership helped Ryan Haber and Roosevelt Kirk earn All-Big South honors.
As a player for the Seawolves, Santucci earned second team All-America honors by the Associated Press after a senior season in which he led the defense with 93 tackles. The 2009 Big South Defensive Player of the Year, Santucci finished his career with 284 tackles, fourth all-time in school history. His 145 solo tackles are tied for the most in SBU history.
In December 2013, Santucci was one of four linebackers named to the Big South's All-Decade Team. He earned a sociology degree from Stony Brook in the spring of 2010.
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