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2015 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / ASSISTANT COACHES
- NIU also finished ninth nationally in scoring, with an average of 40.8 points
per game - a number that included 44 rushing touchdowns.
- Huskies ranked fifth nationally in kickoff coverage, fourth in punt coverage.
At University of St. Francis:
- In seven years (2005-11) as head coach, he led that NAIA program to its
most successful season in school history, as USF won a school-record 10
games and claimed its first win over an NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
(FCS) team when it defeated Georgia State.
- The Saints advanced to the NAIA Playoffs for the first time in 24 years and
captured their first playoff victory.
- Also posted seven-win seasons in 2008 and 2010 and turned in a 27-19 record
over his last four seasons as head coach.
At Waynesburg College:
- Offense flourished establishing school records for rushing yards (2,315),
total offense (4,579) and passing yards (2,592), winning the first conference
title in school history and playing in the Division III national playoffs.
YEAR BY YEAR WITH MIKE UREMOVICH
Year(s) Team Position
1996-97 McCutcheon HS (Ind.) Defensive Backs
1998-99 Providence Catholic (Ill.) HS Wide receivers
2000 Benedictine Wide Receivers/
Special Teams
2001-02 Northern Illinois Graduate Assistant
2003-04 Waynesburg College Offensive Coordinator
2005-11 University of St. Francis Head Coach
2012 Northern Illinois Running Backs/
Special Teams
2013-pres. NC State
Offensive Line
CLAYTON WHITE
NC State ‘01
Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coor.
14th year in coaching
PLAYING EXPERIENCE:
College - A three-year starter at linebacker for the
Wolfpack from 1998-00 and a member of the special
teams unit during his collegiate playing days at
NC State. Ended his career with his name in the record book for several categories,
including career tackles for loss (33), single-season tackles for loss
(16) and tackles in a single game (23). Was named NC State’s special teams
MVP in 1997; Professional - Spent three seasons in the NFL, with the New
York Giants from 2001-02 and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from March
to August of 2003. Played every special teams snap during the 2001 season
with the Giants.
EDUCATION:
Earned a B.S. degree in sport management from NC State in 2001.
PERSONAL DATA:
Born in Dunn, N.C., on Dec. 2, 1977. He and his wife Kelly, have a son, Chase
(4) and a daughter, Macy (2).
BOWL EXPERIENCE:
As a coach - 2015 Belk Bowl, 2014 Bitcoin St. Petersburg, 2009 Sun Bowl,
2006 International Bowl; As a player - 1998 Micron PC Bowl, 2000 MicronPC.
com Bowl.
Big East pick. He became just the second Husky to rush for more than 1,000
yards in a freshman season.
- On special teams, UConn was ranked 17th in the country in kickoff returns in
2011. Punter Cole Wagner was named second team All-Big East Conference.
At Western Kentucky:
- Punt return team at ranked third in the Sun Belt Conference with 8.1 yards
per return.
- Helped coach the defense that led the Sun Belt in total yards allowed in conference
games.
At Stanford:
- The Cardinal was ranked as high as 14th in the national polls, posting an 8-4
regular season record in 2009.
- Sun Bowl appearance marked the school’s first bowl game since 2001.
At Western Michigan:
- In 2006, ranked sixth in the country in kickoff return defense at 16 yards per
return and 10th in the country in punt returns at 13.6.
- The 2006 defense led the nation with 24 interceptions and 3.5 sacks per
game, while ranking in a tie for second with 37 turnovers gained.
At Western Carolina:,
- Led all FCS schools in pass defense and ranked fifth in passing eff. defense.
YEAR BY YEAR WITH CLAYTON WHITE
Year(s) Team Position
2003 Sanderson (N.C.) HS Defensive Backs
2004-05 Western Carolina Defensive Backs/
Special Teams Assistant
2006 Western Michigan Defensive Backs/
Special Teams Assistant
2007-09 Stanford Defensive Backs
2010 Western Kentucky DBs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator
2011-12 Connecticut Running Backs/
Special Teams Coordinator
2013-pres. NC State
Safeties/Co Special Teams Coor.
JASON VELTKAMP
Carroll College ‘94
Head Strength & Conditioning
Coach
Jason Veltkamp oversees all of the strength and conditioning
efforts for Wolfpack football. The 18-year
veteran came to NC State after spending five seasons
in the same capacity at Arkansas. Veltkamp has
worked with dozens of NFL draft picks in his career.
Prior to arriving at Arkansas in 2008, Veltkamp spent four years (2004-
07) as the head strength and conditioning coach for football at Louisville.
From 2001-03, the Bozeman, Mont., native was the director of strength and
conditioning at the University of Utah after working as an assistant from
1999-2000.
A graduate of Carroll College, Veltkamp was a four-year starter for Bob Petrino,
Sr. He was a two-time all-conference performer in 1993 and 1994 and was
also a team captain of the 1994 team. Veltkamp earned his master’s degree
in exercise science from Utah State in 1998.
Veltkamp’s wife, Kristen, attended physical therapy school at Duke, graduating
in 1998. The couple has two sons, Caden (11) and Colton (8).
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS:
At NC State:
- Coached the team’s leading tackler, Hakim Jones, in 2014.
At Connecticut:
- Team tied for the national lead with three punt returns for TD, led the Big
East with a 12.5 punt return average, a mark that ranked 18th nationally.
- UConn tailback Lyle McCombs earned Freshman All-America honors from
the Football Writers Association of America and was a second-team All-
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