TOWSON, Md. (AP) -Rob Ambrose was hired as the football coach at Towson on Saturday, signing a five-year contract with his alma mater after serving for seven seasons as an assistant at Connecticut.
Ambrose, a 1993 graduate of Towson, was offensive coordinator at UConn for the past four seasons. He becomes the fourth head coach in the 40-year history of Towson football.
“Rob was on our list from the very beginning,” athletic director Mike Hermann said. “We had an outstanding field and discussed this opportunity with many well-respected coaches. At the end, it became clear that Rob Ambrose was the best choice to lead our program.”
Ambrose started his coaching career at Towson before he graduated.
After an injury ended his playing career during his senior season, he joined the coaching staff as a student assistant and coached the wide receivers.
there, he joined the staff at UConn. He started as quarterbacks coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2005.
In his seven seasons at UConn, Ambrose helped the Huskies to a 48-36 record.
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