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Dean Paul's career coaching record
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2008
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5-5
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.500
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ONU
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2007
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7-3
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.700
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ONU
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2006
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6-4
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.600
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ONU
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2005
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8-2
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.800
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ONU
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2004
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*8-2
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.800
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ONU
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2003
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6-4
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.600
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TMC
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2002
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7-3
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.700
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TMC
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2001
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11-1
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.917
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TMC
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2000
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9-1
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.900
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TMC
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1999
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7-3
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.700
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TMC
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Totals
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74-28
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.725
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At ONU
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34-16
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.680
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Dean Paul is in his sixth season as head coach at Ohio Northern.
Paul energized the ONU football program in 2004, leading the Polar Bears to an 8-2 record and a No. 19 national ranking in his first season as head coach.
In his first four seasons at Ohio Northern, Paul has had the Polar Bears in the national rankings each season.
In 10 seasons as a head football coach at the NCAA Division III level, Paul has posted a 74-28 record, a winning percentage of .725.
Paul came to ONU after five highly successful seasons at Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky.
He guided the Saints to a 40-12 (.769) record over his five seasons and ranks eighth among the nation's leaders in winning percentage among active coaches.
In 2003, TMC won five of its last six games to finish 6-4, its fifth consecutive winning season under Paul.
Paul led Thomas More to the 2001 playoffs, where the Saints defeated MacMurray 34-30 in the first round before falling to Wittenberg in the second round.
Beginning with his first season in 1999, Paul led TMC to a 7-3 record after having posted just a 3-7 mark the previous year. The team's record was the sixth-best turnaround in Division III that season, an improvement of four games. Thomas More's seven wins marked the most by a first-year head coach in program history and the most by the team since 1995.
In 2000, the Saints went 9-1 and were ranked No. 28 by the American Football Coaches Association.
Paul guided his 2001 team to a perfect 10-0 regular-season record, the third in school history as the team outscored its opponents by an overwhelming 389-133 margin. TMC finished 11-1 and a final ranking of No. 18 by the AFCA. The 20-2 record over those two seasons is the best in TMC history, as is the Saints' 17-game winning streak during that time.
Under Paul's direction, Thomas More has had 17 All-America selections in his five seasons as head coach.
In the classroom, the team improved its overall grade point average from a 2.25 to a 2.68 in just the first three semesters under Paul. This past spring, the football team had a combined grade point average of 2.70, the highest in the 13-year history of the program, a span of 26 semesters.
In 2002, he also served as voting member on the AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll.
A four-year letterman at Mount Union, he was named All-Ohio Athletic Conference in 1988 and 1990 and served as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons.
He ranks eighth all-time at Mt. Union with 2,013 career rushing yards and scored 19 rushing touchdowns.
His first collegiate coaching job came when coached the running backs at Allegheny (Pa.) from 1991-92.
He also was an assistant coach at Tulane in 1993 and 1994, at Wooster from 1995-97 and at Fordham in 1998 before taking over as head coach at TMC in 1999.
A native of Garrettsville, OH, Dean Bradley Paul was born on November 14, 1967 and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management from Mount Union in 1990. He and his wife, Tonya, have a daughter, Kendra (14), and two sons, Bryce (8) and Brandon (6).
 Associate Head Coach Bob Rohan
(419) 772-2449
r-rohan@onu.edu
Bob Rohan is in his sixth season as an associate head coach at Ohio Northern.
Rohan will also be an instructor in ONU’s human performance and sport science department and will be the director of intramurals at Ohio Northern.
He coaches the running backs.
Rohan, who has 21 years of coaching experience, joins the Polar Bears after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at Ashland, where he coached quarterbacks and specialists.
He also had assistant coaching stints at Clarion (Pa.) from 1997-99, Frostburg State (Md.) from 1993-96, Catholic (D.C.) in 1992, Maryland in 1991 and at Bishop McNamara H.S. from 1987-90.
Most of his coaching experience has been on offense with quarterbacks, specialists and as a coordinator, but has coached on both side of the ball.
He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Maryland in 1992 and his master’s degree from Frostburg State in health and physical education in 1996.
Rohan played safety at Salisbury State (Md.) in 1985 and helped his squad to the regional finals that year.
As a freshman, he played quarterback for Shepherd (W.Va.) in 1983.
Rohan and his wife, Amy, have six children; Sarah, 15, Daniel, 13, Greg, 10, Matthew, 9, and twins Anna and Rachel, who are 5-years old.
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 Assistant Coach Glenn Scheutzow
(419) 772-3136
g-scheutzow@onu.edu
Glenn Scheutzow is in his fifth season as an assistant football coach at Ohio Northern.
He will coach the defensive line and as the special teams coordinator.
Scheutzow comes to Northern from Baldwin-Wallace, where he coached on defense the past six seasons.
He was also the coordinator of the strength and conditioning program for the football team at BW.
He is a 1999 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace. While at BW, Scheutzow was a four-year letterman who started 30 varsity games and was the Most Valuable Defensive Lineman in 1998.
Scheutzow brings an extensive background in strength and training.
He resides in Ada.
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 Assistant Coach Nick Hajjar
(419) 772-2770
n-hajjar@onu.edu
Nick Hajjar is in his fifth season as a full-time assistant coach at Ohio Northern after serving in 2004 as a graduate assistant. He will coach the receivers and serve as co-offensive coordinator.
He was a two-time All-American at Wooster and represented the Scots in the 2003 Aztec Bowl.
Nick, a Marion, Ohio, native, graduated from Wooster with a degree in biochemistry in the winter of 2003.
Hajjar ended his career with 14 interceptions, 196 tackles and 48 passes broken up.
He was also the school’s all-time leader in career punt return average (11.4) and was second in punt return yards (935) and kickoff return yards (1,458).
He resides in Marysville with his wife, Abbey.
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 Assistant Coach Troy Rothenbuhler
(419) 772-2455
t-rothenbuhler@onu.edu
Troy Rothenbuhler is in his first season as an assistant football coach at Ohio Northern.
Rothenbuhler serves as offensive coordinator and will coach the quarterbacks for the Polar Bears.
He comes to Ohio Northern after a 6-year stint as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University.
He served two seasons as the assistant head coach and one as the offensive coordinator (passing game). He also served as the recruiting coordinator from 2003-07.
Rothenbuhler also coached receivers, tight ends and defensive linemen and helped the Falcons earn bids to GMAC Bowl in 2004 and 2007 as well as the Motor City Bowl in 2003.
As recruiting coordinator, he helped BGSU forge a strong footprint in recruiting some of the top players in the state of Ohio and throughout the Midwest and southeastern United States.
He spent the 2002 season as offensive coordinator at Heidelberg after five seasons as an assistant coach at Arkansas State. During his tenure with the Indians, he coached both tight ends and receivers.
A 1995 graduate of Ohio State, Rothenbuhler was a graduate assistant for the Buckeyes in 1995 and 1996 where he worked with the quarterbacks and tight ends.
From 1992-94, he was a student assistant at OSU, assisting with the team’s wide receivers.
During his time with the Buckeyes, he worked with teams that appeared in one Rose Bowl, three Citrus Bowls and one Holiday Bowl.
He is a 1989 graduate of Oregon Clay High School.
Troy and his wife, Amy, a Campbell native, are the parents of one daughter, Madison (10) and a son, Jake (4).
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 Assistant Coach Devin Russell
(419) 772-2588
d-russell.2@onu.edu
Former Ohio Northern standout Devin Russell has returned to his alma mater and is in his first season as an assistant football coach at Ohio Northern.
He coaches the offensive line.
Russell returns to ONU after coaching stints at John Carroll and NCAA Division I-AA Morehead St.
He served as graduate assistant at Morehead State in 2008, coaching the offensive line.
Russell was also the assistant offensive line coach at John Carroll in 2006 and 2007.
The Worthington, Ohio, native earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Ohio Northern in the spring of 2006.
While at Ohio Northern, Russell was a three-year letterman and earned All-Ohio Athletic Conference honors as a junior in the fall of ’04.
He married Diane Arnos (PharmD ’07) in June and resides in Ada.
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 Assistant Coach Adam Gonzaga
a-gonzaga@onu.edu
Adam Gonzaga is in his first season as an assistant football coach at Ohio Northern.
He will coach the defensive backs and serve as co-defensive coordinator.
Gonzaga served as secondary coach at Bowling Green State in 2007 and 2008.
Prior to his stint at BGSU, Gonzaga spent 6 years at Navy from 2001-06, Greenville (Ill.) College in 1999 and 2000, Connecticut (1998), Lafayette (1997-98), Montana State (1996), Pacific (1993-95) and Stanford (1992).
Gonzaga is a 1992 graduate of Azusa Pacific with a B.A. in education.
He is married to the former Heidi James and they have two children, Alexis (13) and Addison (8). They reside in Ada.
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Assistant Coach Tim Reash
t-reash@onu.edu
Tim Reash is in his second season as a coach with Ohio Northern.
Reash is a 2008 graduate of Mount Union, where he was a member of the football team from 2003-2007.
He was part of two national championship teams and OAC Championship teams.
As a senior for the Purple Raiders, Reash was selected First Team All-OAC.
Reash graduated from MUC with a degree in history and currently resides in Ada.
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 Assistant Coach Armon Hatcher
a-hatcher@onu.edu
Armon Hatcher is in his first season as an assistant coach at ONU and will assist with the defensive backs.
He will also serve as the defensive coordinator for ONU’s Freshman squad.
Hatcher is in his first coaching stint after a highly successful football career at Oregon State and in the National Football League.
He was a four-year letterman at Oregon State from 1995-98, where he was an All-Pac 10 honoree as a defensive back. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Oregon State in 1999.
Hatcher was drafted in the 6th round by the Buffalo Bills in 1999, but was injured before the season.
He then signed a free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers, where was an active roster player in 2000 and 2001.
Hatcher also played in NFL Europe for th Amsterdam Admirals in 2001 and for the Frankfurt Galaxy in 2002.
After his playing career, he fou nded and owned CAP, a marketing company that employed 20-30 people from 2002-09.
Hatcher has a 1-year old son, Kyen, and resides in Ada.
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Assistant Coach Bob Copeland
Bob Copeland is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Ohio Northern and will assist with the offense and serve as the head coach of the ONU Freshman squad.
Prior to arriving at ONU, he coached high school football from 1968-2005 and is a member of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
He has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio in 1968 and a master’s degree from Miami in 1969.
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Assistant Coach Mike Shaffer
Mike Shaffer is in his third season as an assistant coach at Ohio Northern and will coach the tight ends.
He will also serve as co-offensive coordinator for the ONU Freshman squad.
Shaffer was a quarterback at ONU for two seasons before becoming a student assistant coach in 2007 and 2008.
He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio Northern in 2009.
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Assistant Coach Tony Roob
Tony Roob is in his first season as an assistant coach at Ohio Northern and will assist with the defense.
Roob has a long history of coaching football at the high school level, serving as an assistant coach at Bath, Saint Marys and Middletown High Schools in Ohio.
He currently teaches at Bath High School and is the head baseball coach at Bath.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Miami (Ohio) University, where he enjoyed a stanbdout career playing on the offensive line.
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Team Chaplain Pastor Randy Davis
Randy Davis is in his sixth season serving as Team Chaplain for the Ohio Northern football team.
He is also the pastor of the First Assembly of God Church in Lima. His goal is to communicate a spiritually relevant message to motivate the team to win on and off the field.
Prior to assisting ONU, Davis served as Team Chaplain for 1-AA football powerhouse Youngstown State University for two years (2001-02).
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