Temple University Athletics
Football's Landry Recognized as AFCA 35 Under 35
12.8.21 | Football
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the selections for its 2022 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. This year's class, including Temple quarterback coach Jake Landry, was chosen from a field of over 200 high-quality applicants.
Landry came to Temple from Northern Illinois in 2109 as an offensive analyst. He was promoted to quarterback coach this spring. During the 2021 season, Landry was responsible for bringing along three young quarterbacks. Redshirt freshman D'Wan Mathis started seven games and true freshman Justin Lynch started the other five, while redshirt freshman Marian Valenti was the only other quarterback to take snaps this season.
The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.
To be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after January 1, 1987, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time assistant or head coach. Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams, or position-specific topic of the applicant's choosing back in the summer.
Landry came to Temple from Northern Illinois in 2109 as an offensive analyst. He was promoted to quarterback coach this spring. During the 2021 season, Landry was responsible for bringing along three young quarterbacks. Redshirt freshman D'Wan Mathis started seven games and true freshman Justin Lynch started the other five, while redshirt freshman Marian Valenti was the only other quarterback to take snaps this season.
The AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute is a prestigious program aimed at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession. Selected participants are invited to attend the one-day institute that features a curriculum of interactive lectures focused on topics specifically tailored to emphasize leadership in the coaching profession, ethics, influential responsibilities, career progression, and family balance.
To be eligible, applicants had to be born on or after January 1, 1987, and must be currently serving as a high school head coach, two-year college full-time assistant or head coach, or NAIA/NCAA (all divisions) full-time assistant or head coach. Applicants were required to submit a resume, five references, and a 1,600-word article or five-minute live instructional video on an offensive, defensive, special teams, or position-specific topic of the applicant's choosing back in the summer.
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