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2012 FURMAN PALADINS p FOOTBALL MARK MOEHRING Safeties ing staff, Mark Moehring is part of solid contingent of former Vanderbilt coaches and staff who joined Paladin head coach Bruce Fowler in making the move to Greenville in the spring of 2011. One of the youngest members of Furman's football coach- tion coach, directs the Paladin safeties. Last year he oversaw a talented group of performers, including strong safety Nathan Wade, a second team All-Southern Conference honoree. An- other of Moehring's players, free safety Greg Worthy, was a 2012 preseason All-SoCon choice by league head coaches. Prior to coming to Furman, Moehring served three seasons Moehring, 26, who is now in his second season as a posi- Assistant Coaches as a defensive graduate assistant under Fowler at Vanderbilt. During his time as a member of the Commodore staff, he worked with three eventual NFL defensive backs, including Myron Lewis of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, D.J. Moore of the Chicago Bears, and Rashard Langford of the Kansas City Chiefs. He lettered in football, wrestling, and track in high school before first joining the Vanderbilt football program as a man- ager and volunteer in the video department as an undergradu- ate. neering science and economics in 2007 and in 2010 was award- ed a master's in education from Vanderbilt's Peabody College. He is married to Anne Marie Dudas, formerly of Memphis, The Minnetonka, Minn., native earned a degree in engi- Tenn. THE MARK MOEHRING FILE Full Name: Mark Richardson Moehring Birthdate: January 11, 1986, in Minnetonka, Minn. Education: Minnetonka (Minn.) High School ('04); Vander- bilt, B.S., Engineering Science & Economics ('07); Vanderbilt, M.A. Education ('10). Coaching Experience: Graduate Assistant, Vanderbilt (2008-10); Assistant, Furman (2011-Present) The Moehrings: Mark and Anne Marie SCOTT SMOUSE Offensive Line year as offensive line coach at Furman. Last fall he directed a Paladin offensive front that pro- duced a pair of All-Southern Conference performers in tackles Dakota Dozier and Ryan Lee, a free agent signee of the Pitts- burgh Steelers. The duo helped clear the way for Jerodis Wil- liams' 1,055-yard rushing campaign, the first by a Paladin since 2003. at Jacksonville State, where he coached a pair of All-Americans and seven All-Ohio Valley Conference performers who played a key role in Jacksonville State posting a 25-9 overall record and 18-5 OVC mark. In 2010 JSU went 9-3 and earned its first NCAA Football Prior to joining the Paladin program, he spent three years Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff berth since 2004. In- cluded in Jacksonville State's season was the program's first win over a SEC opponent — a 49-48 triumph over Mississippi. Prior to his stint at Jacksonville State, he coached the of- fensive line coach at East Gadsden (Fla.) High School in 2007. Smouse spent two seasons (2005-06) at East Mississippi Community College (EMCC). In his second season there he directed an offensive line that paved the way for the nation's top junior college rusher, LeGarrette Blount, who later signed with Oregon. Four of Smouse's offensive linemen earned post- season honors at EMCC, and nine players signed scholarships with four-year institutions. He coached for two seasons at LSU (2003-04), where he served as a graduate assistant working primarily with the of- 38 Scott Smouse, a Greensboro, N.C., native, is in his second fensive linemen, and was part of the Tigers' 2003 national championship team and 2004 Capital One Bowl. Before going to LSU he worked two seasons at Newberry (S.C.) College (2001-02) as offensive line and tight ends coach. Smouse earned a degree in history and secondary educa- tion in 2000 from Appalachian State. As a student assistant coach with the offensive line, he helped guide the Mountain- eers to Southern Conference titles in both 1995 & '99. He spent one season as a defensive graduate assistant at Duke (2000) before accepting his first full-time coaching job at Newberry. Smouse earned a master's degree in kinesiology from LSU THE SCOTT SMOUSE FILE Full Name: Scott Jeffrey Smouse Birthdate: July 17, 1976, in Marshall, Mich. Education: Grimsley (N.C.) High School ('95); Appalachian State, B.S. History & Secondary Education ('00); LSU, M.S., Kinesiology ('05). Coaching Experience: Student Assistant, Appalachian State (1995-99); Assistant, Duke (2000); Assistant, Newberry (2001-02); Graduate Assistant, LSU (2003-04); Assistant, East Mississippi CC (2005-06); Assistant, East Gadsden (Fla.) H.S. (2007); Assistant, Jacksonville State (2008-10); Assistant, Furman (2011-Present). The Smouse Family (l-r): Harrison, Carey, Tyler, and Scott in 2005. He and his wife, Carey, have two sons: Tyler and Harrison.