Zbig Kepa
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Zbig Kepa is the current offensive coordinator
for the William & Mary Tribe football
team. The Tribe compete in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) competition and are located in Williamsburg
, Virginia
. Through the 2011 season
, Kepa will have served as the offensive coordinator for the Tribe for 19 seasons, making him one of the longest tenured coordinators at one school in the entire country.
Kepa, an Indiana
native, attended Bishop Noll Institute
and graduated in 1975. After a football career at Saint Joseph's College in his home state, he served as an assistant coach at his alma mater in 1980 and 1981. At the time, Kepa was pursuing a master's degree from Purdue University
. In 1982, he coached at Fenwick High School in Illinois
but returned to Saint Joseph's in 1983 for one more season as an assistant.
In 1984, Kepa began coaching at the College of William & Mary as an offensive assistant, specializing in wide receiver
s. He remained at this position until 1993, when he took over offensive coordinating duties.
Offensive coordinator
An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...
for the William & Mary Tribe football
William & Mary Tribe football
The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. As of 2010, Jimmye Laycock is in his 31st...
team. The Tribe compete in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) competition and are located in Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. Through the 2011 season
2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, began on September 1, 2011 and will conclude with the National Championship Game of the...
, Kepa will have served as the offensive coordinator for the Tribe for 19 seasons, making him one of the longest tenured coordinators at one school in the entire country.
Kepa, an Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
native, attended Bishop Noll Institute
Bishop Noll Institute
Bishop Noll Institute is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hammond, Indiana. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary.-Background:...
and graduated in 1975. After a football career at Saint Joseph's College in his home state, he served as an assistant coach at his alma mater in 1980 and 1981. At the time, Kepa was pursuing a master's degree from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
. In 1982, he coached at Fenwick High School in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
but returned to Saint Joseph's in 1983 for one more season as an assistant.
In 1984, Kepa began coaching at the College of William & Mary as an offensive assistant, specializing in wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
s. He remained at this position until 1993, when he took over offensive coordinating duties.