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AMP CAMPBELLSECONDARY| DEF. PASS GAME COORDTHIRD SEASONMICHIGAN STATE, 1999RECRUITING AREA(S)FLORIDA, LANSINGFormer Michigan State cornerback Amp Campbell was officially announced by Western MichiganUniversity as the Broncos’ cornerbacks coach on January 22, 2010, and begins his third season withthe program in 2012, now in charge of the entire secondary and serving as the defensive passinggame coordinator.Under Campbell’s tutelage, Aaron Winchester converted to cornerback and racked up 84 tackles,leading the team with nine PBUs en route to starting every game as a senior.Western Michigan had a pair of defensive backs rank in a tie for 15th in the country in interceptionsin 2010. Mario Armstrong and Lewis Toler had five apiece, accounting for two-thirds of WMU’s interceptiontotal. Toler, who was named Freshman All-America by Rivals.com, led the MAC in passesdefended with 14, the five interceptions (ranked second in the conference) and nine pass break ups.He also had three fumble recoveries, accounting for eight of WMU’s 30 take aways in 2010Campbell is no stranger to the state of Michigan as the Sarasota, Fla., native was a standout atMichigan State University in the late 1990’s. His playing career was interrupted in 1998 when he suffereda cervic-spinal injury against Oregon just two games into the 1998 campaign. Miraculously, hefought back from his injury to play in 1999, capping his courageous career in the 2000 Citrus Bowl.Campbell’s playing career also intertwined with Western Michigan as he returned an interception 43yards for a touchdown in the 1997 opener against the Broncos. His first game back from injury, alsoagainst Oregon, he recovered a fumble for a touchdown.Prior to arriving in Kalamazoo, Campbell was and assistant at Lane College in Jackson, Tenn. Therehe served as the defensive backs coach and assisted with special teams. He recruited the Florida,Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan areas. From 2007-08 he was an assistant at Riverview High Schoolin his hometown.Campbell resigned from his position of defensive backs coach and recruiting/special teams coordinatorat Ferris State in in February of 2005 to help take care of his mother who had suffered astroke. Prior to Big Rapids, Campbell was an assistant at Urbana University in Ohio during from Juneof 2002 to March of 2004. He also served as an admissions counselor and multicultural studentspecialist while at Urbana.Campell started all but one game as a Spartan from 1996 until his injury in 1998, amassing 104total tackles, five interceptions, three sacks and 15 TFLs. He also accumulated 30 PBUs with 14 in1996 and 15 in 1997. Campbell signed with the New Orleans Saints in April of 2000 and remainedwith the team until July of the same year.Campbell (36/DOB: 9-4-75) has a daughter, Kiera (15), and a son, Anthony (5). He holds membershipin both the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and the Black Coaches Association(BCA).STEVE CASULATIGHT ENDSFIRST SEASONDELAWARE, 2009RECRUITING AREA(S)W. MICHIGAN, UPPER PENINSULA, JUCOSteve Casula officially joined the WMU football program as its tight ends coach on Feb. 3, 2012.The Wilmington, Del., native was a student assistant for the Blue Hens for two seasons under headcoach K.C. Keeler where he worked primarily with the offensive line. Casula also worked as an assistantat a pair of high schools to begin his career. He was an assistant at Kennett High School duringthe 2007 season and an assistant at Delcastle during the 2006 campaign.Casula (24/DOB: 9-7-87), who earned his masters degree from Western Michigan, earned all-statehonors as a senior while a student at Delaware football power Salesianum High School and servedas the team captain during his final season.BOBBY ERHARDTRUNNING BACKS | SPEC. TEAMS COORDFIRST SEASONWESTFIELD STATE, 1988RECRUITING AREA(S)E. MICHIGAN, NE UNITED STATESRobert (Bobby) Erhardt officially became the Broncos’ running backs coach and special teams coordinatorin March of 2012.Erhardt spent the past two seasons at his alma mater, Westfield State University, where he served asthe special teams coordinator and offensive line coach. He began his coaching career in the stateof Michigan, serving as the inside linebacker coach at Saginaw Valley State in 1988, recruiting inthe metro Detroit area.Erhardt continued his winning ways with his second position as the linebacker coach at Cornell duringthe Big Red’s run to the 1990 Ivy League championship.After a two-year stint at UMass, Erhardt spent a pair of seasons at Penn State (1993-94), helping theNittany Lions to a Big Ten championship and 1995 Rose Bowl title, serving as a graduate assistantfor the offensive line.Erhardt has served as the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator at Buffalo (1995-98),defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Oberlin College (1999-2000), director of footballoperations at Rutgers (2001-03), where he worked with WMU head coach Bill Cubit, and as thespecial teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Holy Cross (2004).Erhardt (46/DOB: 1-26-66), a native of Massachusetts, coached at the high school level for fiveseasons before returning to his alma mater.He graduated from Westfield State in 1988 with a bachelors in mass communications. Erhardt andhis wife, the former Sandra M. Lapointe, have three children, Madelyn, Hanna and Jason.9