Alcorn State University announced four new assistant football coaches for the upcoming season and two staff promotions.
On the defensive side of the ball, Cedric Thomas was promoted to defensive coordinator and Kenry Tolbert was promoted to football operations and outside linebackers coach. New additions include Cedric Thornton who was named the linebackers coach and Kye Stewart being named the defensive line coach.
On the offensive side of the ball, Brian Hayes was named the quarterbacks coach and Elliott Wratten was named the tight ends/full back coach.
Tolbert [BIO]enters his second season with the Braves and will continue to assist the linebackers unit in his new role, while adding the duties of football operations and video coordinator.
Thomas [BIO] also enters into his second season with the Braves as he takes on the new role as defensive coordinator after being promoted from defensive back coach. Last season, his unit was ranked first in the FCS in pass defense. Thornton comes to the Braves after spending three seasons at Texas Southern University. At TSU he was named interim defensive coordinator in 2015, Thornton coached linebackers. Prior to Texas Southern Thornton was at Alabama State University he serves as the linebackers coach, he was promoted to defensive coordinator the following season. [BIO]
Stewart comes to Alcorn after spending two seasons at the University of Memphis as a graduate defensive assistant. [BIO]
Hayes comes to the Braves after spending one year at Norwich University where he served in the same capacity. Prior to Norwich, he spent one year at Hunters Lane High School in Tennessee as the offensive coordinator. Hayes spent five years as an assistant coach and four years as the offensive coordinator at Anna Maria College. [BIO]
Wratten comes to the Braves after spending seven years at Indiana University. In his last three years he served as
a graduate offensive assistant. [BIO]
