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Charlottesville, VA Virginia head football coach Al Groh announced today that Brandon Hourigan has been named the Cavaliers’ Director of Football Training and Player Development. He replaces Matt Balis, who recently was named the head strength and conditioning coach at Mississippi State
Hourigan has been the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Richmond since May of 2005. He oversaw all fitness duties for the Spiders who won the 2008 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision title.
“This position is much more significant than most people could comprehend,” Groh said. “The director of football training and player development is one of the only two people who coach everybody on the team. This part of our program is where not only physical skills are trained and developed, but where team chemistry and unity take root. Brandon comes highly recommended by two of our staff members who have worked with him, and Mike London who knows what we need. The position is one of the most important we’ve got and we are very pleased Brandon is our guy.”
Prior to his appointment at Richmond, Hourigan was the assistant coordinator of speed, strength and conditioning at Northeastern University. He worked with the Huskies’ football, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s hockey, volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s track and field squads.
Hourigan has also worked as an assistant strength & conditioning coach on the collegiate level at Arizona (2001) and Clemson (1998-1999). He also served as a strength & conditioning intern for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL in 1999.
Hourigan graduated with a bachelor of science in physical education from Plymouth State College where he was a four-year letterwinner in football. At Clemson, he completed work toward a master’s of sciences in guidance and counseling.
Hourigan is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the United States Weight Lifting Association, and has both First Aid and CPR certification.
Hourigan and his wife, Amy, have a son, Brandon, Jr., and a daughter, Ava.