Dave Kennedy

[OH HSKR FAN]

What did you think of the job he did as a S&C coach from 89-01?

I'd post a link but the admin must have copying and pasting disabled.

Kirk Herbstreit says, "To me in this day and age of college football, the strength coach position has become a high priority because the strength coach is with the players the most of anyone on the staff. His job is to create a winning attitude throught the physical and mental development of the players. Dave Kennedy sets the bar in the college football community.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by OH HSKR FAN

I'd post a link but the admin must have copying and pasting disabled.

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[BuckBojangles]

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.d...&Q_SEASON=2006



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• Helped produce 21 All-Americans
• Had 18 players go on to be NFL first-round selections

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One of the nation's top strength and conditioning coaches, Dave Kennedy returned to his roots in 2004 and is now in his second season as the Huskers' head strength coach.
An integral part of Coach Bill Callahan's staff, Kennedy was lured away from the University of Pittsburgh by Coach Bill Callahan, who had previously tried to hire Kennedy when Callahan was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
Kennedy got his start in the field at Nebraska, where he earned his degree and trained under Boyd Epley. Kennedy worked under his mentor from 1982 to 1988 and graduated from Nebraska with a degree in strength coaching in 1985.
After working on Epley’s staff for seven years, Kennedy was hired as the head football strength coach at Ohio State. At Ohio State, Kennedy helped bring the Buckeye program to national prominence. From 1989 to 2001, he worked with standouts such as Eddie George, Orlando Pace, Joey Galloway, Dan Wilkinson, David Boston, Andy Katzenmoyer, Shawn Springs, Robert Smith and Mike Vrabel, producing 21 All-America awards, 17 first-round draft picks, and winners of Heisman and Outland trophies as well as the Butkus, Biletnikoff, Thorpe and Lombardi Awards.
During his 14 years at Ohio State, Kennedy established himself as one of the premier strength coaches in the country. As ESPN GameDay sports reporter Kirk Herbstreit said, "To me in this day and age of college football, the strength coach position has become a high priority because the strength coach is with the players the most of anyone on the staff. His job is to create a winning attitude through the physical and mental development of the players. Dave Kennedy sets the bar in the college football community."
The Omaha native left Ohio State before the start of the 2002 season and joined Head Coach Walt Harris’ staff at Pittsburgh. At Pittsburgh, Kennedy helped wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald develop into a Heisman Trophy runner-up and the recipient of the 2003 Walter Camp Award and the 2003 Biletnikoff Award.
Kennedy received Ohio State’s Admiral’s Trophy prior to the 1993 Holiday Bowl. The Admiral’s Trophy, voted on by the players, goes to the person whose dedication, hard work and spirit most inspired the team.
Dave and his wife, Julie, have three sons, Ben, Nick and Eric. Julie was a former Husker Hostess for the football recruiting program.
The Kennedy File
Date and Place of Birth: Born Nov. 15, 1960, in Omaha, Neb.
Family: wife, Julie; sons, Ben (11), Nick (9), Eric (5)
Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, bachelor's degree in strength coaching, 1985
Strength Coaching Experience: 1982-85, Nebraska (student assistant strength coach); 1986-88, Nebraska (assistant strength coach); 1989-2001, Ohio State (head strength coach); 2002-2003, Pittsburgh (head strength coach); 2004-present, Nebraska (head strength coach)

[CleveBucks]

fwiw, Kennedy's reputation at the end of his OSU career was that he excelled at prepping skill players for the combine, but the OL under his supervsion seriously lacked power.

[gregorylee]

it is just my opinion but it seemed that the team when he was here kind of wore out toward the end of the season.

[Muck]

Originally Posted by CleveBucks

but the OL under his supervsion seriously lacked power.

To follow up on that a bit...

The Rams were dumbfounded at just how little upper body strength Orlando Pace had when he reported to camp after being their #1 selection in the draft.

I've heard similar stories regarding other Buckeye linemen upon first entering the NFL.

[STR]

Current Strength Coach Al Johnson does a great job with all players. If Kennedy was responsible for the Joey Galloway's of OSU then coach Kennedy could turn all receivers into Joey Galloway's but he can't it is called genetics.
Al Johnson builds great strength and teamwork into the players at OSU. Coach Kennedy was the man behind the curtain and begain to believe his own hype. Many of his workouts had no intensity or structure.

[CleveBucks]

Originally Posted by gregorylee

it is just my opinion but it seemed that the team when he was here kind of wore out toward the end of the season.

Good point. The Buckeyes under Johnson look a lot more well-conditioned. You don't see as many hands on hips and guys sucking wind near the end of the game.

[SanClementeBuck]

And, I understand Johnson brought some of that elusive "southern" speed with him and placed it inside the WHAC, and named it Butch.