Football Assistant Milo Austin Selected for NFL & NCAA Coaches Academy

MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State football assistant coach Milo Austin has been selected to participate in the 2017 NFL and NCAA Coaches Academy. The event will take place Feb. 10-12 in Tampa, Fla.

The NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy provides current, full-time college football coaches at NCAA member schools the opportunity to expand their knowledge and insight into the world of college football coaching.

During the three-day academy, the NCAA leadership development staff and the National Football League Player Engagement are able to educate and train selected participants in a variety of areas that encourage effective coaching and improve student-athlete well being at both the college and professional levels. Topical education and conversation during the academy may include: effective communication with campus and community constituents; the importance of building culture focused on the overall success of the student-athletes both on and off the field; budget management of a football program; coaching strategies and philosophies.

"I am humbled to be selected as a participant in this year's NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy. This is a great opportunity to learn from some of the best minds in the game and bring that knowledge back to Morehead State," said Austin.

Austin just completed his second full season on the MSU coaching staff, and he is in charge of the slot receivers and tight ends and also serves as the program's director of operations.

Austin mentored Morehead State's all-time leading receiver Jake Raymond, who set the school's career records in catches and yards this past season. In addition, the Eagles' tight ends have combined for more than 400 yards and six touchdowns in his two seasons on staff.

He has also held coaching positions at Division I Cincinnati, Hampton and Montana State and Division II Glenville State (W.Va.) and Midwestern State (Tex.). He has also held positions with the St. Louis Rams, and Lanphier (Ill.) High School. He played collegiately at Salisbury (Md.) and West Virginia.

During the 2010 season, Austin was the director of player development at Cincinnati. He headed the "Cats in the Community" initiative and created the "CATS" Life Skills seminar program.

Austin began his playing career as a cornerback at Division III Salisbury, where he was named Atlantic Central Football Conference Freshman of the Year in 2001. He was also the Eastern College Athletic Conference Eastern Region Freshman of the Year. He finished his career at West Virginia, where he was a wide receiver on the 2004 Big East Conference Championship team.
 
Austin earned his bachelor's degree in athletic coaching education from West Virginia in 2006.