Bio

Working with Tennessee Tech's talented group of outside receivers will be assistant coach Ron Sigler, who joined the Golden Eagle coaching staff in 2010 and is now in his second season in Cookeville. A native of Mobile, Ala., and a graduate of UAB, Sigler played his collegiate career under Watson Brown at UAB and began his coaching career under the Golden Eagle mentor as a student assistant with the Blazers. He spent 11 years as an assistant coach at Midfield High School in Birmingham, Ala., prior to rejoining Brown as a member of the Golden Eagle staff.

Sigler played a role in Tim Benford's repeat performance as an all-OVC selection last season, and this year will mentor the all-America candidate as he bids to make a clean sweep of the Tech record book. In addition to the threat that Benford provides, Sigler is also working to develop an assortment of other Golden Eagle receivers who will play a major role in Tech's fast-paced attack in 2011. Among the returnees expected to have an impact at the X and Z positions are Carter Crutchfield, Demetrous Garrett, Josh WIlson and Cody Matthews.

Sigler, 36, was a standout athlete at McGill-Toolen High School in Mobile, competing in football, basketball and track & field. His college career was spent playing on Brown’s team at UAB from 1993 to 1996. Originally a runningback, he moved to the slot receiver and eventually played the H-back/tight end role in Brown’s system because of his athletic versatility

He earned his degree in psychology from UAB in 1997 and in 1999 he embarked upon his career in coaching as an assistant at Midfield High School. He spent the next 11 years as the offensive coordinator at Midfield, helping the team to eight area titles and the AHSAA playoffs in nine of the 11 years. The team won an average of nearly 10 games per year and his potent offense averaged 37 points per game.

Ron and his wife, Mary, have been married 12 years. They have one daughter, Yari, 8, and one son, Riley, 5.