KINGSTONΒ Β – Queen’s Athletics & Recreation is proud to announce that Greg Marshall will serve as the Gaels defensive coordinator for the 2014 season.
Marshall, who most recently served as the defensive coordinator for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL), played nine seasons as a defensive lineman with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 1978 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after playing defensive tackle with Oregon State.
Greg has an extensive coaching career in the CFL in various defensive roles since starting out in 1994. He spent time with Saskatchewan, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Hamilton. Marshall got his first head coaching job with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2011.
“We’re thrilled to have a CFL coach of many years, Marshall, provide the Gaels with a solid foundation for our defensive core focusing on learning and development of student-athletes,” said head coachΒ Pat Sheahan.
With the move Marshall, who served as a guest coach during the Gaels spring camp earlier this year, replaces longtime defensive coordinator Pat Tracey who took a position with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League earlier this year.
The Gaels are set to open training camp onΒ August 17thΒ before welcoming the Concordia Stingers for an exhibition tilt onΒ August 24.
The Queen’s football Gaels begin their regular season on the road when they take on the Windsor Lancers onΒ Monday September 1, 2014. The Gaels then open up their home schedule onΒ Saturday September 6thΒ against the Ottawa Gee-Gees atΒ 1:00 p.m.Β at Richardson Stadium.Β
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