TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati football team added three coaches to its 2020 staff, Head Coach Luke Fickell announced Thursday.
Perry Eliano (cornerbacks), Dan Enos (associate head coach/running backs) and Greg Scruggs (defensive line) started with the Bearcats earlier this week and will be on the field this weekend for the start of the 15-practice spring session.
Scruggs spent the last two seasons as UC's director of player development, Eliano joined UC after two years at New Mexico and Enos, who coached quarterbacks at Cincinnati from 2004-05, spent the 2019 season as the offensive coordinator at Miami (FL).
"We are excited to bring two new coaches on board and move Greg Scruggs into a full-time coaching role," Fickell said. "We've been lucky enough to have a great deal of continuity in our staff over the past three seasons and it was important to find coaches who were the right fit for our program. Coach Scruggs played the position at the highest level, brings a ton of energy to everything we do and has been able to develop relationships with our players over the past year as our director of player development. Coach Eliano and Coach Enos are veteran teachers, recruiters and developers of talent who really fit what we are doing at UC. Everyone is ready to hit the field Saturday and get spring practice rolling."
Additionally, Fickell announced quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli would add the responsibility of passing game coordinator. Guidugli, a member of UC's James P, Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame, passed for a school-record 11,453 yards between 2001-04. He joined the coaching staff 2017 mentoring the running backs and moved over to quarterbacks in 2018.
UC will return to the practice field Saturday to open the spring campaign. The Bearcats will celebrate the end of spring practice on Friday, April 10, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. ET inside Nippert Stadium. The free football practice event is open to the public and all fans are welcome. More details will be released as they're finalized.
The Bearcats are coming off a second-straight 11-win season in 2019 along with an American Athletic Conference East Division Championship and the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl title. UC, which ended the season ranked 21st in all three major polls, won 11 games for only the fourth time in the program's 132 seasons and had back-to-back 11-win seasons for only the second time in school history.
PERRY ELIANO – ASSISTANT COACH/CORNERBACKS (Full Bio)
Perry Eliano joined the University of Cincinnati football staff in March 2020 as the cornerbacks coach. Eliano, who has spent nearly 20 seasons in the coaching ranks, came to UC after a two-year stint as the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach at New Mexico. He spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons at Bowling Green as the Falcons' associate head coach and defensive coordinator. Prior to BGSU, Eliano spent five seasons at UTSA, had two stints at Central Arkansas over seven seasons and coached at Sam Houston and his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin. A Killeen, Texas native, played safety for the Lumberjacks from 1996-99. He and his wife, Regenia, have two sons, Amari and Evan.
DAN ENOS – ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/RUNNING BACKS (Full Bio)
Dan Enos started his second stint at Cincinnati in 2020, as the associate head coach and running backs coach. Enos has been a play-caller for over a decade, was head coach at Central Michigan for five seasons and boasts more than two decades of experience coaching skill position players. He was on the coaching staff at UC mentoring the quarterbacks from 2004-05. He coached current UC quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli in 2004, helping the Bearcats hall of famer close a storied career as the school's all-time leading passer with 11,453 career yards, including 2,633 yards and 26 TDs in 2004. The nearly 30-year veteran of the coaching ranks spent the 2019 season at Miami (FL), serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He has also coached stints at Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan State, North Dakota State, Western Michigan, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Northern Michigan and Lakeland College. The Dearborn, Michigan, native played quarterback at Michigan State from 1987-90 and earned two degrees from MSU. Enos and wife Jane, have two children, Lia and Alex.
GREG SCRUGGS – ASSISTANT COACH/DEFENSIVE LINE (Full Bio)
Cincinnati native Greg Scruggs joined the UC staff in 2018 and moved to the full-time coaching staff in 2020, mentoring the defensive ends. A former standout player at St. Xavier HS, the University of Louisville and a two-time Super Bowl Champion, Scruggs spent 2018 and 2019 as the Bearcats' director of player development and NFL liaison. Prior to joining UC's staff in 2018, Scruggs worked with the NFL's Legends Development Program in player marketing and communications from 2017-18 following his retirement from professional football. Scruggs was selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, leading him on a five-year professional career which was cut short by injury. He played collegiately at Louisville from 2008-11, seeing time in 42 games at defensive tackle and defensive end over, earning 26 starts. The St. Xavier HS product played only one season of prep football, helping lead the 2007 Bombers to an OHSAA Division I State Championship. Scruggs has a son named Koven.
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New season tickets will be on sale in mid-May, group tickets, mini plans and flex plans will be available for purchase in mid-July and single-game tickets for both home and away games can be bought in early August.
Student season tickets are also on sale for $60 and guarantees seats for all six home games at Nippert Stadium, provides select free concession stand items on gameday and includes an exclusive student ticket holder Under Armour shirt.
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July 22: Mini & Flex Plan On-sale
Early August: Single Game On-sale (Home & Away)
Early August: Season Ticket Booklets Mailed Out
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Perry Eliano (cornerbacks), Dan Enos (associate head coach/running backs) and Greg Scruggs (defensive line) started with the Bearcats earlier this week and will be on the field this weekend for the start of the 15-practice spring session.
Scruggs spent the last two seasons as UC's director of player development, Eliano joined UC after two years at New Mexico and Enos, who coached quarterbacks at Cincinnati from 2004-05, spent the 2019 season as the offensive coordinator at Miami (FL).
"We are excited to bring two new coaches on board and move Greg Scruggs into a full-time coaching role," Fickell said. "We've been lucky enough to have a great deal of continuity in our staff over the past three seasons and it was important to find coaches who were the right fit for our program. Coach Scruggs played the position at the highest level, brings a ton of energy to everything we do and has been able to develop relationships with our players over the past year as our director of player development. Coach Eliano and Coach Enos are veteran teachers, recruiters and developers of talent who really fit what we are doing at UC. Everyone is ready to hit the field Saturday and get spring practice rolling."
Additionally, Fickell announced quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli would add the responsibility of passing game coordinator. Guidugli, a member of UC's James P, Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame, passed for a school-record 11,453 yards between 2001-04. He joined the coaching staff 2017 mentoring the running backs and moved over to quarterbacks in 2018.
UC will return to the practice field Saturday to open the spring campaign. The Bearcats will celebrate the end of spring practice on Friday, April 10, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. ET inside Nippert Stadium. The free football practice event is open to the public and all fans are welcome. More details will be released as they're finalized.
The Bearcats are coming off a second-straight 11-win season in 2019 along with an American Athletic Conference East Division Championship and the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl title. UC, which ended the season ranked 21st in all three major polls, won 11 games for only the fourth time in the program's 132 seasons and had back-to-back 11-win seasons for only the second time in school history.
PERRY ELIANO – ASSISTANT COACH/CORNERBACKS (Full Bio)
Perry Eliano joined the University of Cincinnati football staff in March 2020 as the cornerbacks coach. Eliano, who has spent nearly 20 seasons in the coaching ranks, came to UC after a two-year stint as the special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach at New Mexico. He spent the 2016 and 2017 seasons at Bowling Green as the Falcons' associate head coach and defensive coordinator. Prior to BGSU, Eliano spent five seasons at UTSA, had two stints at Central Arkansas over seven seasons and coached at Sam Houston and his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin. A Killeen, Texas native, played safety for the Lumberjacks from 1996-99. He and his wife, Regenia, have two sons, Amari and Evan.
DAN ENOS – ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/RUNNING BACKS (Full Bio)
Dan Enos started his second stint at Cincinnati in 2020, as the associate head coach and running backs coach. Enos has been a play-caller for over a decade, was head coach at Central Michigan for five seasons and boasts more than two decades of experience coaching skill position players. He was on the coaching staff at UC mentoring the quarterbacks from 2004-05. He coached current UC quarterbacks coach Gino Guidugli in 2004, helping the Bearcats hall of famer close a storied career as the school's all-time leading passer with 11,453 career yards, including 2,633 yards and 26 TDs in 2004. The nearly 30-year veteran of the coaching ranks spent the 2019 season at Miami (FL), serving as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He has also coached stints at Alabama, Arkansas, Michigan State, North Dakota State, Western Michigan, Missouri State, Southern Illinois, Northern Michigan and Lakeland College. The Dearborn, Michigan, native played quarterback at Michigan State from 1987-90 and earned two degrees from MSU. Enos and wife Jane, have two children, Lia and Alex.
GREG SCRUGGS – ASSISTANT COACH/DEFENSIVE LINE (Full Bio)
Cincinnati native Greg Scruggs joined the UC staff in 2018 and moved to the full-time coaching staff in 2020, mentoring the defensive ends. A former standout player at St. Xavier HS, the University of Louisville and a two-time Super Bowl Champion, Scruggs spent 2018 and 2019 as the Bearcats' director of player development and NFL liaison. Prior to joining UC's staff in 2018, Scruggs worked with the NFL's Legends Development Program in player marketing and communications from 2017-18 following his retirement from professional football. Scruggs was selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks, leading him on a five-year professional career which was cut short by injury. He played collegiately at Louisville from 2008-11, seeing time in 42 games at defensive tackle and defensive end over, earning 26 starts. The St. Xavier HS product played only one season of prep football, helping lead the 2007 Bombers to an OHSAA Division I State Championship. Scruggs has a son named Koven.
2020 FOOTBALL TICKETS
The renewal period for 2020 University of Cincinnati football season tickets runs from Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 through March 31, 2020. Fans who renew online early HERE will be eligible for some fantastic renewal-rewards prizes.
The Athletics Ticket Office is now accepting deposits for season tickets in the 2020 season. Any fan who was not a season ticket holder in 2019 should click here to place their deposit for the 2020 season. New season ticket holders who make a deposit will have access to season ticket locations ahead of the general public during the spring 2020 selection window. Deposits are only needed for fans who did not have season tickets in 2019.
New season tickets will be on sale in mid-May, group tickets, mini plans and flex plans will be available for purchase in mid-July and single-game tickets for both home and away games can be bought in early August.
Student season tickets are also on sale for $60 and guarantees seats for all six home games at Nippert Stadium, provides select free concession stand items on gameday and includes an exclusive student ticket holder Under Armour shirt.
KEY DATES & INFORMATION
Feb. 4 - Mar. 31: 2020 Renewal Period
April 2020: Upgrade/Deposit Calls
Mid-May: Season Tickets On-sale
June 30: Deadline for Commemorative Season Ticket Holder Booklet
Mid-July: Group Tickets On-sale
July 22: Mini & Flex Plan On-sale
Early August: Single Game On-sale (Home & Away)
Early August: Season Ticket Booklets Mailed Out
FOLLOW THE BEARCATS
For all the latest information on Cincinnati football, please visit GoBEARCATS.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow Cincinnati football (@GoBearcatsFB) and Coach Fickell (@CoachFick) on Twitter. You can also find the Bearcats on Instagram and Facebook.