Andy LaRussa promoted to assistant head coach for WKU Football

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WKU head coach Tyson Helton leads his squad on to the field to play in-state adversary, the Louisville Cardinals on September 14, 2019 at Nissan Stadium. Louisville won 38-21.

Wyatt Sparkman, Sports Editor
January 20, 2022

WKU head coach Tyson Helton announced the promotion of Andy LaRussa to assistant head coach Thursday morning. 

This comes after Helton announced a multitude of promotions within the program on Dec. 9. LaRussa will retain the position of special teams coordinator while moving over from safety coach to tight ends coach. 

LaRussa has been WKU’s special team and safety coach for the past three seasons.

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