| Show Update Utah Pioneers name coach OHN DOttavio was nam named d the JOHN Utah Pioneers' Pioneers head coach during a Jan 8 news conference at the University Park Hotel by general manager Roy Henline I I The year old DOttavio DOttavio hell hell he'll turn 45 on Super Bowl Sunday Sunday brings brings a wealth of coaching scouting and personnel service to the Pioneers in hi his first professional football head coaching exp experience A native of Morristown NJ the East Stroudsburg PA State product has spent more than 20 years in football at the professional college and high school levels DOttavio joins the Pioneers after spending pending the last six seasons in scouting and player personnel work for independent independent independent inde inde- pendent scouting groups and colleges based in the East professional coaching football experience includes includes includes in in- a season 1985 as offensive coordinator of the New Jersey Generals a season 1984 as receivers' receivers coach of the Generals and two seasons in player personnel and scouting with ith the New York Jets under Walt Michaels who is currently director of football operations Hes He's also been offensive coordinator at Edinboro PA State 83 1980 seasons Gettysburg PA College 80 1979 and Tufts Tuft's MA University 1978 He was also a graduate assistant and time full-time assistant coach at the University of Delaware 77 1976 Draft During the Jan 15 12 draft DOttavio will be looking looking looking look ing for corners and offensive year from now the draft will be easier because well we'll know sped specific fie needs Right now we need everything The bad news is the unknown in inthe inthe inthe the draft The good news is that the other nine teams are in inthe inthe inthe the same boat The key will be to get the 25 best athletes The 25 top players will carry you as a team Training Camp The Pioneers will go to camp with approximately 85 75 players plus punters and place In season the Pioneers will carry 43 active players five reserve players and a man five-man developmental roster dates have yet to be distributed by the Utah Nevada New Mexico a and d Oregon will open training camp in the Phoenix area Jan 27 and scrimmages between teams are expected Watch for upcoming updates and game sch schedules dules |
