Caldwell University Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Mark A. Corino has announced the hiring of Daryle Weiss to lead the new sprint football program in its inaugural season in the Collegiate Sprint Football League in Fall 2017. In addition to his coaching duties, Weiss will serve as an athletics administrator overseeing the department's recruiting efforts. He will be the primary recruiting contact in the athletics department and assist with the overall organization and management of the athletic recruiting process.
Weiss brings over 20 years of teaching and coaching experience on the collegiate and high school levels. His experience ranges from Montclair Immaculate Conception as the freshman head coach to offensive/defensive line coordinator at Pope John XXIII. Weiss coached in his hometown at James Caldwell High School as the offensive and defensive line coach before taking the head football coach position at Rockland High School inMaine and Westbrook High School in 2007. Weiss moved to the college level with Bates College and most recently with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
"I want to thank President Blattner, Mr. Corino and the entire interview committee for giving me the opportunity to lead the Caldwell University Sprint Football Program," said Weiss. "This is a dream come true for me and my family. To return home to build a football program at Caldwell University is amazing. I am humbled, honored and excited by the support everyone associated with CU has shown for our football program. I can't wait to see our student-athletes represent our university in the classroom, community and on the field in 2017."
The Caldwell native most recently worked at as the Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach for the football program at RPI. In his first season, he transformed the offense to increase their offensive totals from the previous season. The Engineers were second in the Liberty League in scoring with 28.2 points per game. The rushing offense ranked third in the conference at 235.5 yards per game, while the total offense was second with 378.5 yards per game. This past season, Weiss' scoring offense again ranked third in the conference while the Engineers' total offense posted a league-leading 375.5 yards per contest. The rushing offense again ranked third, while the passing offense improved to second with 212 yards per game.
Weiss graduated from New Jersey City University with a degree in special education and served as a special education teacher from 1999 to 2008. Weiss has been married for 18 years to his wife Kelly and they have two children, Marshall and Abigail.
The Cougars will join as the ninth member of the CSFL that includes Army West Point, Chestnut Hill College,Cornell University, Franklin Pierce University, Mansfield University, the U.S. Naval Academy, Post University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Sprint football is a full-contact, intercollegiate, varsity sport and has the same rules as regular college football, except that all players must weigh 172 pounds or less.
