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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Russell T. Whitt
| name = Russell T. Whitt
| image =RWhittTCUPG.png
| image = RWhittTCUPG.png
| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Coach Whitt following Texas Tech's victory over TCU in 2016
| caption = Coach Whitt following Texas Tech's victory over TCU in 2016
| current_title = Director, Strength and Conditioning Coach
| sport = [[American football|Football]]
| current_team = [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]]<ref name="2024 Tulane Hire"/>
| current_title =Head Strength and Conditioning Coach<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitt|first1=Rusty|title=Rusty Whitt|url=http://www.texastech.com/coaches.aspx?rc=739|website=Texas Tech Athletics|accessdate=2 March 2017}}</ref>
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| current_conference = [[American Athletic Conference|AAC]]
| current_team = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]]
| current_record =
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| current_conference = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1971|7|6}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|7|6}}
| birth_place = [[Azle, Texas]]
| birth_place = [[Azle, Texas]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
* [[Abilene Christian]]
* [[Abilene Christian]] (BS, Political Science)
* [[University of Texas, Austin]]
* [[University of Texas, Austin]] (MA, Kinesiology)
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}}
}}
| player_years1 = 1990–1994
| player_years1 = 1990–1994
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| player_positions = [[Safety (American football position)|Safety]]
| player_positions = [[Safety (American football position)|Safety]]
| coach_years1 = 1995–1996
| coach_years1 = 1995–1996
| coach_team1 = [[Midwestern State Mustangs football]] (grad. asst.)
| coach_team1 = [[Midwestern State Mustangs football|Midwestern State]] (grad. asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1996–1997
| coach_years2 = 1996–1997
| coach_team2 = [[Texas Longhorns football]] (grad. asst.)
| coach_team2 = [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] (grad. asst.)
| coach_years3 = 1997
| coach_years3 = 1997
| coach_team3 = [[United States Olympic Training Center|U.S. Olympic Training Center]] (speed & agility coord.)
| coach_team3 = [[United States Olympic Training Center|U.S. Olympic Training Center]] (speed & agility coord.)
| coach_years4 = 1997–1998
| coach_years4 = 1997–1998
| coach_team4 = [[William & Mary Tribe football]] (asst. strength and conditioning)
| coach_team4 = [[William & Mary Tribe football|William & Mary]] (asst. strength and conditioning)
| coach_years5 = 1998
| coach_years5 = 1998
| coach_team5 = [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] (asst. strength and conditioning)
| coach_team5 = [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]] (asst. strength and conditioning)
| coach_years6 = 1998–2003
| coach_years6 = 1998–2003
| coach_team6 = [[Sam Houston State Bearkats football|Sam Houston State]] (strength and conditioning)
| coach_team6 = [[Sam Houston State Bearkats football|Sam Houston State]] (head strength and conditioning)
| coach_years7 = 2009–2010
| coach_years7 = 2009–2010
| coach_team7 = [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] (asst. coordinator, strength and conditioning)
| coach_team7 = [[Rice Owls football|Rice]] (asst. coordinator, strength and conditioning)
| coach_years8 = 2010–2016
| coach_years8 = 2010–2015
| coach_team8 = [[Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana–Lafayette]] (strength and conditioning)
| coach_team8 = {{nowrap|[[Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana–Lafayette]] (head strength and conditioning)}}
| coach_years9 = 2016–present
| coach_years9 = 2016–2018
| coach_team9 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] (strength and conditioning)
| coach_team9 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] (head strength and conditioning)
| coach_years10 = 2019
| coach_team10 = [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] (asst. strength and conditioning)
| coach_years11 = 2020–2023
| coach_team11 = [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]] (head strength and conditioning)
| coach_years12 = 2024–present
| coach_team12 = [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] (director, strength and conditioning)
| awards = {{Plainlist|
| awards = {{Plainlist|
* [[Combat Infantryman's Badge]] (2007)
* [[Combat Infantryman's Badge]] (2007)
* [[Iraqi Campaign Medals]] (×2)
* [[Iraq Campaign Medal]] (×2)
* [[United States Army Commendation Medal with Valor]]
* [[Commendation Medal#Army|US Army Commendation Medal]] with [["V" Device]]
}}
}}
}}
}}


'''Russell T. Whitt''' (born July 6, 1971) is the current [[strength and conditioning coach]] for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football]] football team in [[Lubbock, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texastech.com/coaches.aspx?rc=739|title=Texas Tech Athletics|work=texastech.com}}</ref> He previously served in the same capacity at University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2010 to 2016. Also "learned everything I know from Adam Hymel."
'''Russell T. Whitt''' (born July 6, 1971) is the head [[strength and conditioning coach]] for the [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane Green Wave]] football team in [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]].<ref name="2024 Tulane Hire"/> He previously served as the head S&C coach with the [[Troy Trojans football|Troy Trojans]] football team in [[Troy, Alabama|Troy, AL]] from 2020 to 2023.<ref name="2020 Troy Hire"/> He previously served as an assistant S&C coach with the [[Army Black Knights football|Army Black Knights]] football team at the [[United States Military Academy]] in [[West Point, New York|West Point, NY]] in 2019<ref name="2019 Army Hire"/> and as the head S&C coach for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Red Raiders]] football team in [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] from 2016 to 2018<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texastech.com/coaches.aspx?rc=739|title=Texas Tech Athletics|work=texastech.com}}</ref> and the [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns]] football team in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette, LA]] from 2010 to 2016.


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
Whitt played safety and linebacker for [[Abilene Christian University]] in Abilene, Texas, where he earned a bachelors of science degree in police science and administration.
Whitt played safety and linebacker for [[Abilene Christian University]] in Abilene, Texas, from 1990 to 1994. He graduated in 1994, earning a bachelors of science degree in police science and administration.


==Military career==
==Coaching career==
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From 2003 to 2009, Whitt was a communication sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group of the [[United States Army]]. He was awarded the combat infantryman's badge (2007), two Iraqi campaign medals, and the Army commendation medal with valor.


===Midwestern State Mustangs===
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Whitt left his job at Sam Houston State to join the Army, but continued his work in strength and conditioning to enhance training tactics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDK8cZQfV90|title=ESPN College Gameday Rusty Whitt Veterans Day Salute|first=|last=Ragin' Cajuns Athletics|date=15 November 2012|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>
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From August 1995–96, Whitt began his career as a graduate assistant football coach and strength and conditioning coach at [[Midwestern State Mustangs|Midwestern State University]], where he developed strength programs for football, men's soccer, volleyball, and men's and women's basketball. He introduced a comprehensive speed, flexibility, and agility development program for football and soccer, and tested his skills as a linebackers, and defensive ends coach.


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===Texas Longhorns===
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In 2016, Whitt was named as a finalist for the Armed Forces Merit Bowl Award.<ref>http://www.texastech.com/news/2016/10/24/football-whitt-named-finalist-for-armed-forces-merit-award.aspx</ref>
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Whitt was a graduate assistant in the [[Texas Longhorns|University of Texas]] Department of Strength and Conditioning for varsity football, baseball and men's basketball from June 1996 – May 1997, where the Longhorns were inaugural Big XXII Champions (Football 1996), and played in the [[Fiesta Bowl]] in 1997.
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Whitt earned his Masters of Education in Kinesiology while at Texas in 1997.


===The US Olympic Training Center===
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==Coaching career==
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Whitt coordinated speed and agility development for the 1997 Team USA men's and women's volleyball, and assisted in program development for all sports, including USA basketball, and wrestling.

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===Texas Tech Red Raiders===
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In January 2016, Whitt became the head strength and conditioning coach for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]], under head football coach [[Kliff Kingsbury]] <ref>http://www.strengthperformancedaily.com/single-post/2016/08/19/Kingsbury-credits-new-strength-coach-for-making-Red-Raiders-mentally-tougher</ref> At Tech, Whitt introduced a program called "4th Quarter Combatives," which applies mixed martial arts themed conditioning to football training. Whitt has introduced "velocity based training" using technology to measure bar speed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastech.com/news/2017/3/3/football-meet-head-of-strength-conditioning-rusty-whitt.aspx|title=Meet Head of Strength & Conditioning Rusty Whitt|work=texastech.com}}</ref>


===University of Louisiana, Lafayette===
===The College of William and Mary Tribe===
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Whitt was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for [[William & Mary Tribe football|The College of William & Mary]] football team for the [[1997 William & Mary Tribe football team|1997 season]] as well as being designated as the head strength coach for Olympic Sports.
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In October 2010, Coach Whitt was hired as the strength and conditioning coach to oversee 12 NCAA sports at University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Whitt developed a plan for a $750,000 equipment and infrastructure overhaul for ULL athletics and provided the design for a 12,250 square-foot performance center which was completed in September 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ragincajuns.com/sports/2016/9/9/ATHL_0103134344.aspx?id=853|title=The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns – Student Athlete Performance Center|work=ragincajuns.com}}</ref>


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===University of Louisville Cardinals===
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===Rice===
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Whitt was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the [[Louisville Cardinals football|University of Louisville]] football team for the [[1998 Louisville Cardinals football team|1998 season]], as well as the speed and agility coordinator for the freshmen football athletes.
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Three months after completing a six-year stint in the Army, Whitt returned to coaching as the assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning at Rice University.


===Sam Houston State Bearkats===
===Sam Houston State Bearkats===
In the five years Whitt spent with the [[Sam Houston State Bearkats]], he was the head strength and conditioning coach for eleven Division I varsity sports (Football IAA).
In the five years Whitt spent with the [[Sam Houston State Bearkats]] (1998−2003), he was the head strength and conditioning coach for eleven Division I varsity sports. He also served as an instructor in the school's kinesiology department as well as assisted in the design of a new weight facility.


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===Rice Owls===
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===The University of Louisville Cardinals===
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Three months after completing a six-year stint in the Army, Whitt returned to coaching as the assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning at [[Rice Owls football|Rice University]]. While only there for the [[2009 Rice Owls football season|2009 season]], he developed training and recovery programs for the Owls' football, baseball, swimming, and track & field teams.<ref name="2019 Army Hire"/>
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Whitt was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for Conference USA Football teams, and the speed and agility coordinator for freshmen football athletes.


===Louisiana−Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns===
===The College of William and Mary Griffin===
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In October 2010, Coach Whitt was hired as the strength and conditioning coach to oversee 12 NCAA sports at the [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns|University of Louisiana, Lafayette]]. Whitt developed a plan for a $750,000 equipment and infrastructure overhaul for ULL athletics and provided the design for a 12,250 square-foot performance center which was completed in September 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ragincajuns.com/sports/2016/9/9/ATHL_0103134344.aspx?id=853|title=The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns – Student Athlete Performance Center|work=ragincajuns.com}}</ref>
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Whitt was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for football, and was designated as the head strength coach for Olympic Sports.


===The US Olympic Training Center===
===Texas Tech Red Raiders===
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In January 2016, Whitt was hired as the new head strength and conditioning coach for the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]] by head football coach [[Kliff Kingsbury]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strengthperformancedaily.com/single-post/2016/08/19/Kingsbury-credits-new-strength-coach-for-making-Red-Raiders-mentally-tougher|title=Kingsbury credits new strength coach for making Red Raiders mentally tougher - Strength and Conditioning Coach News, Videos, Photos, Jobs, Events|website=Strength and Conditioning Coach News, Videos, Photos, Jobs, Events}}</ref> At Tech, Whitt introduced a program called "4th Quarter Combatives," which applied mixed martial arts themed conditioning to football training. Whitt also introduced "velocity based training" using technology to measure bar speed for Olympic lifts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastech.com/news/2017/3/3/football-meet-head-of-strength-conditioning-rusty-whitt.aspx|title=Meet Head of Strength & Conditioning Rusty Whitt|work=texastech.com}}</ref> While at Texas Tech, Whitt oversaw three full-time assistants as well as a graduate assistant.<ref name="2019 Army Hire"/> He was let go along with the rest of the Texas Tech staff following the [[2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|2018 season]] when new coach [[Matt Wells (American football coach)|Matt Wells]] took over.
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Whitt coordinated speed and agility development for the 1997 Team USA men’s and women’s volleyball, and assisted in program development for all sports, including USA basketball, and wrestling.


===Texas Longhorns===
===Army Black Knights===
On February 19, 2019, the [[United States Military Academy]] Athletic Department announced the hire of Whitt as an assistant football strength and conditioning coach under head football coach [[Jeff Monken]] and head football strength and conditioning coach Conor Hughes.<ref name="2019 Army Hire">{{cite web |url=https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2019/2/19/athletics-football-announces-strength-and-conditioning-changes.aspx |title=Football Announces Strength Staff Changes |publisher=[[United States Military Academy|USMA]] Athletic Department |date=February 19, 2019 |access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> He spent one season with the Black Knights before moving on to take another head S&C position.
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Whitt was a graduate assistant in the Department of Strength and Conditioning for varsity football, baseball and men’s basketball from June 1997 – May 1997, where the Longhorns were inaugural Big XXII Champions (Football 1996), and played in the [[Fiesta Bowl]] in 1997.
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Whitt earned his Masters of Education in Kinesiology in 1997.


===Midwestern State Mustangs===
===Troy Trojans===
On February 8, 2020, [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]] head football coach [[Chip Lindsey]] announced the hire of Whitt as the head football strength and conditioning coach.<ref name="2020 Troy Hire">{{cite web |url=https://troytrojans.com/news/2020/1/8/rusty-whitt-tabbed-troy-football-strength-conditioning-head-coach.aspx |title=Rusty Whitt Tabbed Troy Football Strength & Conditioning Head Coach |publisher=[[Troy University|Troy]] Athletic Department |date=January 8, 2020 |accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref>
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From August 1995–96, Whitt began his career as a graduate assistant football coach and strength and conditioning coach at Midwestern State University, where he developed strength programs for football, men’s soccer, volleyball, and men’s and women’s basketball. He introduced a comprehensive speed, flexibility, and agility development program for football and soccer, and tested his skills as a linebackers, and defensive ends coach.

===Tulane Green Wave===
On December 24, 2023, Whitt rejoined former Troy head football coach [[Jon Sumrall]]'s lineup at [[Tulane Green Wave football|Tulane]] as the director of strength and conditioning.<ref name="2024 Tulane Hire">{{cite web|url=https://footballscoop.com/news/sources-jon-sumrall-tulane-land-strength-coach-rusty-whitt|title=Sources: Jon Sumrall, Tulane land strength coach|website=Footballscoop|date=December 24, 2023|access-date=October 20, 2024}}</ref>

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==Military career==
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From 2003 to 2009, Whitt was a communication sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group of the [[United States Army]]. He was awarded the combat infantryman's badge (2007), two Iraqi campaign medals, and the Army commendation medal with valor.

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Whitt left his job at Sam Houston State to join the Army, but continued his work in strength and conditioning to enhance training,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDK8cZQfV90|title=ESPN College Gameday Rusty Whitt Veterans Day Salute|last=Ragin' Cajuns Athletics|date=15 November 2012|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> most notably developing and initiating a comprehensive pre-deployment conditioning program for his Special Forces team prior to their two deployments.<ref name="2019 Army Hire"/>

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In 2016, Whitt was named as a finalist for the Armed Forces Merit Bowl Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastech.com/news/2016/10/24/football-whitt-named-finalist-for-armed-forces-merit-award.aspx|title=Whitt Named Finalist for Armed Forces Merit Award - Texas Tech University|website=Texas Tech University}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://ragincajuns.com/sports/athletic-performance/roster/russell-whitt/1560 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns profile]
*[https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rusty-whitt/739 Texas Tech Red Raiders profile]
*[https://goarmywestpoint.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rusty-whitt/866 Army Black Knights profile]
*[https://troytrojans.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/rusty-whitt/1508 Troy Trojans profile]
*[https://tulanegreenwave.com/staff-directory/rusty-whitt/5873 Tulane Green Wave profile]


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Latest revision as of 06:00, 20 October 2024

Russell T. Whitt
Coach Whitt following Texas Tech's victory over TCU in 2016
Current position
TitleDirector, Strength and Conditioning Coach
TeamTulane[1]
ConferenceAAC
Biographical details
Born (1971-07-06) July 6, 1971 (age 53)
Azle, Texas
Alma mater
Playing career
1990–1994Abilene Christian
Position(s)Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996Midwestern State (grad. asst.)
1996–1997Texas (grad. asst.)
1997U.S. Olympic Training Center (speed & agility coord.)
1997–1998William & Mary (asst. strength and conditioning)
1998Louisville (asst. strength and conditioning)
1998–2003Sam Houston State (head strength and conditioning)
2009–2010Rice (asst. coordinator, strength and conditioning)
2010–2015Louisiana–Lafayette (head strength and conditioning)
2016–2018Texas Tech (head strength and conditioning)
2019Army (asst. strength and conditioning)
2020–2023Troy (head strength and conditioning)
2024–presentTulane (director, strength and conditioning)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Russell T. Whitt (born July 6, 1971) is the head strength and conditioning coach for the Tulane Green Wave football team in New Orleans, LA.[1] He previously served as the head S&C coach with the Troy Trojans football team in Troy, AL from 2020 to 2023.[2] He previously served as an assistant S&C coach with the Army Black Knights football team at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY in 2019[3] and as the head S&C coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in Lubbock, TX from 2016 to 2018[4] and the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team in Lafayette, LA from 2010 to 2016.

Playing career

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Whitt played safety and linebacker for Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, from 1990 to 1994. He graduated in 1994, earning a bachelors of science degree in police science and administration.

Coaching career

[edit]

Midwestern State Mustangs

[edit]

From August 1995–96, Whitt began his career as a graduate assistant football coach and strength and conditioning coach at Midwestern State University, where he developed strength programs for football, men's soccer, volleyball, and men's and women's basketball. He introduced a comprehensive speed, flexibility, and agility development program for football and soccer, and tested his skills as a linebackers, and defensive ends coach.

Texas Longhorns

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Whitt was a graduate assistant in the University of Texas Department of Strength and Conditioning for varsity football, baseball and men's basketball from June 1996 – May 1997, where the Longhorns were inaugural Big XXII Champions (Football 1996), and played in the Fiesta Bowl in 1997.

Whitt earned his Masters of Education in Kinesiology while at Texas in 1997.

The US Olympic Training Center

[edit]

Whitt coordinated speed and agility development for the 1997 Team USA men's and women's volleyball, and assisted in program development for all sports, including USA basketball, and wrestling.

The College of William and Mary Tribe

[edit]

Whitt was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for The College of William & Mary football team for the 1997 season as well as being designated as the head strength coach for Olympic Sports.

University of Louisville Cardinals

[edit]

Whitt was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the University of Louisville football team for the 1998 season, as well as the speed and agility coordinator for the freshmen football athletes.

Sam Houston State Bearkats

[edit]

In the five years Whitt spent with the Sam Houston State Bearkats (1998−2003), he was the head strength and conditioning coach for eleven Division I varsity sports. He also served as an instructor in the school's kinesiology department as well as assisted in the design of a new weight facility.

Rice Owls

[edit]

Three months after completing a six-year stint in the Army, Whitt returned to coaching as the assistant coordinator of strength and conditioning at Rice University. While only there for the 2009 season, he developed training and recovery programs for the Owls' football, baseball, swimming, and track & field teams.[3]

Louisiana−Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

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In October 2010, Coach Whitt was hired as the strength and conditioning coach to oversee 12 NCAA sports at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. Whitt developed a plan for a $750,000 equipment and infrastructure overhaul for ULL athletics and provided the design for a 12,250 square-foot performance center which was completed in September 2015.[5]

Texas Tech Red Raiders

[edit]

In January 2016, Whitt was hired as the new head strength and conditioning coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders by head football coach Kliff Kingsbury[6] At Tech, Whitt introduced a program called "4th Quarter Combatives," which applied mixed martial arts themed conditioning to football training. Whitt also introduced "velocity based training" using technology to measure bar speed for Olympic lifts.[7] While at Texas Tech, Whitt oversaw three full-time assistants as well as a graduate assistant.[3] He was let go along with the rest of the Texas Tech staff following the 2018 season when new coach Matt Wells took over.

Army Black Knights

[edit]

On February 19, 2019, the United States Military Academy Athletic Department announced the hire of Whitt as an assistant football strength and conditioning coach under head football coach Jeff Monken and head football strength and conditioning coach Conor Hughes.[3] He spent one season with the Black Knights before moving on to take another head S&C position.

Troy Trojans

[edit]

On February 8, 2020, Troy head football coach Chip Lindsey announced the hire of Whitt as the head football strength and conditioning coach.[2]

Tulane Green Wave

[edit]

On December 24, 2023, Whitt rejoined former Troy head football coach Jon Sumrall's lineup at Tulane as the director of strength and conditioning.[1]

Military career

[edit]

From 2003 to 2009, Whitt was a communication sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group of the United States Army. He was awarded the combat infantryman's badge (2007), two Iraqi campaign medals, and the Army commendation medal with valor.

Whitt left his job at Sam Houston State to join the Army, but continued his work in strength and conditioning to enhance training,[8] most notably developing and initiating a comprehensive pre-deployment conditioning program for his Special Forces team prior to their two deployments.[3]

In 2016, Whitt was named as a finalist for the Armed Forces Merit Bowl Award.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sources: Jon Sumrall, Tulane land strength coach". Footballscoop. December 24, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Rusty Whitt Tabbed Troy Football Strength & Conditioning Head Coach". Troy Athletic Department. January 8, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Football Announces Strength Staff Changes". USMA Athletic Department. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Texas Tech Athletics". texastech.com.
  5. ^ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns – Student Athlete Performance Center". ragincajuns.com.
  6. ^ "Kingsbury credits new strength coach for making Red Raiders mentally tougher - Strength and Conditioning Coach News, Videos, Photos, Jobs, Events". Strength and Conditioning Coach News, Videos, Photos, Jobs, Events.
  7. ^ "Meet Head of Strength & Conditioning Rusty Whitt". texastech.com.
  8. ^ Ragin' Cajuns Athletics (November 15, 2012). "ESPN College Gameday Rusty Whitt Veterans Day Salute" – via YouTube.
  9. ^ "Whitt Named Finalist for Armed Forces Merit Award - Texas Tech University". Texas Tech University.
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