Release Date: 8/17/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: KEVIN O’NEAL JOINS THE MOUNTAINEER FOOTBALL STAFF AS RUNNING BACKS COACH

Mansfield- Kevin O’Neal has joined the Mansfield University football staff as a full-time assistant coach, head coach Jim Shiffer announced today.

O’Neal will serve as the running backs coach.

O’Neal comes to Mansfield from the National Football League Europe where he was the running backs and special teams coach for the Rhein Fire this season.

Prior to coaching with the Fire, O’Neal was the defensive backs and special teams coach for Midwestern State University for one season after three years of coaching the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe as passing game coordinator, wide receivers and special teams coach.

O’Neal played three seasons (1987-1989) for the University of the Pacific’s football team where he earned his BS in Communications/Public Relations.

After graduating from Utah State University and earning his MS in 1993, O’Neal was an academic counselor for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a season before joining the Texas Christian University as a graduate assistant.

Following a short stint with TCU, O’Neal became the coach of Bryan Adams High School and later went to coach First Baptist Academy in 1998.

In 2000 O’Neal was part of the National Football League Minority Internship program with the Dallas Cowboys.

Mansfield is coming off a school record 8-3 season and opens the 2004 campaign at California University of PA on August 28.