Tight ends Kellen Winslow and Jimmy Graham lead the way in Week 7
Terry Richardson enters his second season as the University of Miami's running backs coach and Florida Recruiting Coordinator.
Richardson, known for his aggressive run game and producing talented student-athletes, coached redshirt-sophomore Lamar Miller to one of the best seasons in Miami's storied history. Miller finished the 2011 campaign with 1,272 yards on the ground to mark the third-best season in Canes history behind Willis McGahee (1,753) and Edgerrin James (1,416). Under Richardson's guidance, Miller became the eighth player in program history to surpass the 1,000-yard mark in a season and had seven games with more than 100 rushing yards.
The Broward (Fla.) County native returned to South Florida after spending 12 seasons at Connecticut as the running backs coach.
Richardson groomed UConn running back Jordan Todman into one of the nation's best rushers. Todman, the 2010 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year, was second in the country in rushing at 143.09 and first in the BIG EAST. Under Richardson's tutelage, Todman earned second-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Foundation.
In 2010, UConn's rushing offense was ranked 31st in the nation at 179.92 yards per game. Todman amassed 1,695 yards on the ground to lead a trio of rushers.
Noticed for his dominant runners, Richardson was a nominee for the 2010 Broyles Award, honoring the nation's top college football assistant coaches.
In 2009, Richardson worked with two 1,000-yard rushers in Todman and All-BIG EAST Conference second-team pick Andre Dixon. UConn was just one of three NCAA FBS schools to boast a pair of 1,000-yard rushers.
The 2008 season saw running back Donald Brown become the nation's leading rusher as he was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-America pick by the Sporting News. He became UConn's first NFL first-round draft pick in 2009 as he was selected by the Indianapolis Colts.
Richardson is a 1994 graduate of Syracuse where he was a four-year letterwinner at running back and wore the fabled uniform number 44. The coveted jersey is awarded only to exceptional Orange rushers, including Jim Brown and 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. Richardson was Syracuse's leading rusher as a senior in 1993 and played in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game following his senior season. Richardson helped the Orange to three bowl berths during his career, the 1990 Aloha Bowl, 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl and 1993 Fiesta Bowl. Syracuse won all three games.
Richardson signed a free-agent contract with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals in 1994 and also spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles (1995), Kansas City Chiefs (1996) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1996-97). In 1998 he returned to his high school, Northeast, in Oakland Park, Fla. as offensive coordinator and running backs coach to start his coaching career.
RICHARDSON AT A GLANCE
Personal Info
Full Name
Terry Richardson
Age
41
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Education
Political Science, Syracuse University (1994)
Richardson's Coaching Career
2011
Running Backs, University of Miami
1999-2010
Running Backs, University of Connecticut
Bowl Games as a Coach
2011
Fiesta Bowl
2010
PapaJohns.com Bowl
2009
International Bowl
2007
Meineke Car Care Bowl
2004
Motor City Bowl
Coaching Accomplishments
2010 Broyles Award Nominee
Running back Donald Brown became the nation's leading rusher for the 2008 season as he was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-America pick by the Sporting News
In 2006, UConn ranked 13th nationally in rushing offense
NFL Career
1996-97
Pittsburgh Steelers
1996
Kansas City Chiefs
1995
Philadelphia Eagles
1994
Cincinatti Bengals
Honors as a Player
Four-year letterman as running back at Syracuse
Wore fabled uniform number 44, the coveted jersey awarded only to exceptional Orange rushers, including Jim Brown and 1961 HeismanTrophy winner Ernie Davis
Helped the Orange to three bowl berths during his career, the 1990 Aloha Bowl, 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl and 1993 Fiesta Bowl
