2008 ORANGE BOWL GUIDE - HokieSports

Curt Newsome is concluding
his second season as the offensive
line coach for the Hokies. Prior
to his arrival in Blacksburg, he
was an assistant coach at James
Madison University for seven
seasons.
A familiar face in the Virginia
high school ranks, he is also one
of the top recruiters in the region,
and helped sign prep All-American
Tyrod Taylor last February.
This year, he’s had to deal
with injuries from early in
preseason and throughout the
season, but has a line playing its
best ball right now, led by twotime
All-ACC tackle Duane Brown.
Last year, his young line came
along as the season progressed
and senior Brandon Frye was
taken in the NFL
Draft by the Houston
Texans.
Newsome served
as the offensive
line coach and
assistant head
coach his last three
seasons at James
Madison, helping
guide the Dukes
to the Division
I-AA national
championship in
2004. He joined the
JMU staff in March
1999 and worked as
the defensive line
coach his first three
seasons. In 2002,
he coached James
Madison’s offensive
tackles and tight
ends.
During his stint
at JMU, Newsome
coached All-
Americans on both
sides of the ball.
Defensive end Chris
Morant was the
Curt Newsome
Offensive Line Coach
Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of
the year in 1999 and was named
to two first-team All-America
squads and two second-team A-A
teams in 2000. He was a finalist
for the Buck Buchanan Award
as Division I-AA’s top defender
in 2000, when he set JMU’s
career record for sacks with 33.
Offensive guard Matt Magerko
received first-team Associated
Press All-America honors in 2004
when the Dukes won the I-AA
national title.
Prior to joining the JMU
staff, Newsome was head coach
in 1998 at Newport News’
Heritage High School, where he
was the AP’s Virginia Scholastic
Coach of the year. He coached
from 1987 to 1997 at Kecoughtan
High School and also coached at
both Phoebus and Ervinton high
schools.
Newsome received a
bachelor’s degree in physical
education from Emory & Henry in
1982. He and his wife, Melinda,
have a son, Curtis Wayne III, 19,
and a daughter, Elizabeth Ann,
12.
THE MEET COACHING THE COACHES
STAFF
PROFILE
Coach Curt Newsome
PERSONAL
Born: 10/29/58, Newport News, Va.
Hometown: Hampton, Va.
Wife: former Melinda Shepherd
Children: Curtis, Elizabeth
EDUCATION
High School: Phoebus High School
College: Emory & Henry (1982)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
Emory & Henry (1977-80)
COACHING EXPERIENCE
1982 Ervington High School (defensive coordinator)
1983-84 Ervington High School (head coach)
1985-86 Phoebus High School (defensive coordinator)
1987-97 Kecoughtan High School (head coach)
1998 Heritage High School (head coach)
1999-01 James Madison (defensive line)
2002 James Madison (tight ends/tackles)
2003-05 James Madison (assistant head coach/offensive line)
2006- Virginia Tech (offensive line)
BOWL/PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE
Coach
1999 Division I-AA Playoffs (James Madison)
2004 Division I-AA Playoffs (James Madison, National Champions)
2006 Chick-fil-A (Virginia Tech vs. Georgia)
2007 Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Kansas)
Coach Curt Newsome and his wife, Melinda, with Curtis and Elizabeth.
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