Tony Trisciani settled in as new football coach as season approaches
(05/07/19 3:33pm)
Julie Trisciani didn't want to get her hopes up.
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Julie Trisciani didn't want to get her hopes up.
Pads were popping on Rudd Field as the Elon Football team competed in their third and final inter-squad scrimmage of the spring season Saturday April 27.
Olisaemeka (Oli) Udoh was drafted to the Minnesota Vikings with the 193rd pick in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Elon University Football hosted its first Pro Day in nine years Tuesday, March 19.
Hal Capps has been coaching high school football in the Carolinas for over 30 years and is now making the leap to the college level. Capps is the new director of high school relations for Elon University football and is responsible for recruiting future Elon football players. Capps has a message for the students he will be recruiting to Elon.
Updated: 3:51 p.m. with statement from Elon University
In Tony Trisciani's first official week as the new head coach of Elon University football, he has helped seal the deal with 11 future student-athletes.
Elon University football has named defensive coordinator Tony Trisciani as the new head coach. This announcement follows the resignation of Curt Cignetti on Friday afternoon. Trisciani joined the Phoenix under Cignetti in 2017.
Following the announcement on Dec. 14 from Elon University Athletics about the departure of football head coach Curt Cignetti after two seasons with the Phoenix, some players took to social media with their reactions.
Curt Cignetti has resigned as the head coach for Elon University football and has signed on as the new head coach for in-conference rival James Madison University. Cignetti went 14-9 in his two seasons with the Phoenix and led Elon to back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances for the first time in the program’s history. Cignetti’s landmark win in his time at Elon came over his new team when Elon went to Harrisonburg and beat the Dukes 27-24.
Walking out onto the field at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to play Wofford College, no one knew for sure whether or not this would be Elon University football’s last game of the season. The ramifications of the game were very simple: win and advance to play Kennesaw State University the following weekend. Lose – and it was the end of the road for this campaign. While fighting until the last whistle, the Phoenix fell to the Terriers 19-7 and marked the end of a season full of ups and downs for the program. But before Elon got to that point, they had a whirlwind of a season that deserves a rewind.
Elon freshman running back Jaylan Thomas rushes the ball up the middle after receiving the handoff from quarterback Daniel Thompson. Photo by Erik Webb.
Elon freshman kicker Skyler Davis splits the uprights with his PAT after Elon’s only touchdown of the FCS playoffs. Photo by Erik Webb.
Wofford junior linebacker Jireh Wilson tackles Elon junior tight end Matt Foster after Foster caught a pass from quarterback Daniel Thompson. Photo by Erik Webb.
Wofford College junior safety Mason Alstatt intercepts a pass from Elon quarterback Daniel Thompson during the third quarter. Photo by Erik Webb.
Elon senior linebacker and captain Warren Messer screams words of encouragement to his team late in the fourth quarter of Elon’s FCS playoff game against Wofford. Photo by Erik Webb.
Elon Head Coach Curt Cignetti points to the field as he tries to argue a ruling from a referee during Elon’s FCS playoff game against Wofford College. Photo by Erik Webb.
Elon freshman kicker Skyler Davis embraces senior running back Copeland Spell as the clock reaches 0:00 and Elon’s season comes to an end. Photo by Erik Webb.
Elon freshman wide receiver Avery Jones drags his toes as he catches a pass along the sidelines. Photo by Erik Webb.
Elon junior tight end Matt Foster rushes for extra yards after catching a pass from quarterback Daniel Thompson. Photo by Erik Webb.