Starting From The Bottom | College Coaching Story

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The Story of the Coach
Aaron Ferguson has had an incredible career so far. As a high school athlete, he moved in the middle of his freshman year. Talk about tough, switching schools to the middle-of-nowhere at that. Aaron was recruited to play football and baseball out of college by several Division One programs. The multi-sport athlete settled on Tennessee.

In Knoxville, Aaron played Quarterback on the football team and also was a Starting Pitcher on the baseball team. Once he graduated, he decided to play professional baseball. He had a 14-year professional career and spent 11 of them as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. Aaron won 152 games and many awards throughout his career.

Aaron got a coaching offer for football and baseball at the high school he first attended in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. He couldn't resist returning to his hometown to coach the two sports he loved. Upon his return, he immediately assembled his playbooks and worked with his coaches to teach them his way of doing things.

As a strong runner and having a strong arm, Aaron was a balanced QB in high school. He decided that he would like to run a Spread Option in high school, and became very successful with it. The fast-paced offense allowed for a lot of scoring opportunities, with all of the athletes he had. The defense he chose was a 3-4 defense, which was built to stop the run. He played around with these playbooks each year to add different plays and even changed the style to match his players' skillsets.

After winning his second state title at Strongsville, he applied for several coaching positions in the college ranks. After several interviews at Army, Georgia State, Old Dominion, Idaho and New Mexico State, Aaron decided to accept an offer to become the first head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs in the FBS division.

Upon signing a five-year contract with Old Dominion, he received word that he was expected to win five games per year. Aaron is excited to get started at the college level.

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Aaron Ferguson's History
Record: 5-1
Conference Record: 0-0
vs. Top 25: 0-0
vs. Rivals: 0-0
Teams Coached: Old Dominion (HC)

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Old Dominion Monarchs
2013-2014:

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Conference Realignment

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Rankings/Conference Standings

NCAA Football Rankings - Coaches Poll - Updated: Sep 23, 2013
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama Crimson Tide	3	0	1500
2	2	Georgia Bulldogs	3	0	1437
3	3	Ohio State Buckeyes	4	0	1376
4	5	Oregon Ducks	3	0	1256
5	7	LSU Tigers	4	0	1140
6	8	Oklahoma Sooners	3	0	1083
7	10	Texas A&M Aggies	3	1	945
8	11	Oklahoma State Cowboys	3	0	918
9	12	South Carolina Gamecocks	2	1	829
10	4	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	3	1	814
11	13	Clemson Tigers	2	1	793
12	16	Kansas State Wildcats	4	0	786
13	15	Nebraska Cornhuskers	4	0	710
14	6	Florida Gators	2	1	625
15	9	Texas Longhorns	3	1	623
16	17	Stanford Cardinal	2	1	579
17	18	Michigan Wolverines	3	1	553
18	19	TCU Horned Frogs	2	1	485
19	20	Louisville Cardinals	3	1	446
20	21	UCLA Bruins	2	1	394
21	NR	Tennessee Volunteers	3	1	358
22	22	Florida State Seminoles	2	1	350
23	23	Utah Utes	4	0	349
24	25	Michigan State Spartans	4	0	336
25	NR	Fresno State Bulldogs	4	0	332

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NCAA Awards

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BCS Through The Years

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