Sounds to me like he's taking the Shane Elder position, while also operating as a Recruiting Coordinator of sorts. A very good hire IMO. Jeffery is all class, and definitely brings the local recruiting ties some were distraught weren't part of coaching staff hires.
Wilson names Tony Jeffery as assistant athletics director for football
Courtesy: UTSA Athletics
Release: 03/02/2016
Courtesy UTSA Athletics
SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head coach Frank Wilson announced Wednesday that he has named Tony Jeffery as assistant athletics director for football.
He will be responsible for coordinating team travel, housing and meal programs for student-athletes and on-campus recruiting visits, assisting with summer camps, overseeing the program’s compliance paperwork, organizing community service outings and serving as the program's NFL liaison.
Jeffery previously was an assistant coach at UTSA for two separate stints and a total of five years.
Originally hired in January 2010, Jeffery oversaw the program's wide receivers during the practice season that fall and for the first three seasons.
During his first tenure, the Roadrunners won a combined 19 games, including an 8-4 record in 2012 and a 7-5 mark in 2013. His receivers hauled in more 1,500 yards in each year, including 2,004 in 2013. He tutored two-time honorable mention all-conference performer Kam Jones, who finished his career as UTSA's all-time leader in receiving yards (1,478).
Jeffery also oversaw UTSA's special teams during the inaugural season in 2011. His units averaged 23.4 yards per kickoff return, made 11 field goals and blocked six kicks in 10 games.
Jeffery served as outside receivers coach at Houston for the 2014 campaign, where he helped lead the Cougars to an 8-5 record and a 35-34 victory against Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl.
He returned to the Alamo City for the 2015 season, where his position group combined for 1,618 receiving yards on 145 catches. Kerry Thomas Jr. set the program's single-season record for receptions with 52 and turned in the third-most yards in school history with 541 en route to honorable mention all-conference accolades.
Jeffery served as a quality control coach at Texas from 2006-09. During his four-year tenure on the Forty Acres, the Longhorns qualified for four consecutive bowl games and finished ranked in the top 10 three times.
He was a four-year letterwinner at wide receiver at Texas from 2001-04, where he caught 57 passes for 714 yards (12.5 ypc) and six touchdowns and carried 25 times for 127 yards and a score in his career. The Klein Forest High School product also was a special teams standout, as he blocked four punts, returning two for TDs, and served as the holder.
Jeffery started all 12 games as a senior in 2004, hauling in 33 passes for 437 yards — both team highs — and three TDs and rushing seven times for 47 yards and a score to help UT to a 11-1 record capped by a 38-37 Rose Bowl victory against Michigan. He had eight receptions for 91 yards and a TD as a junior and earned the Whatever It Takes (W.I.T.) Award after helping the Longhorns to a 10-3 season.
As a sophomore, Jeffery caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a score, as Texas posted an 11-2 record and a Cotton Bowl win against LSU. In 2001 as a redshirt freshman, he shared UT’s Most Improved Offensive Player Award after tallying 74 receiving yards and a TD on five catches to help the Longhorns to an 11-2 ledger and a victory over Washington in the Holiday Bowl.
Jeffery and his wife, Connie, have a son, Justus.
Wilson names Tony Jeffery as assistant athletics director for football
Courtesy: UTSA Athletics
Release: 03/02/2016
Courtesy UTSA Athletics
SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head coach Frank Wilson announced Wednesday that he has named Tony Jeffery as assistant athletics director for football.
He will be responsible for coordinating team travel, housing and meal programs for student-athletes and on-campus recruiting visits, assisting with summer camps, overseeing the program’s compliance paperwork, organizing community service outings and serving as the program's NFL liaison.
Jeffery previously was an assistant coach at UTSA for two separate stints and a total of five years.
Originally hired in January 2010, Jeffery oversaw the program's wide receivers during the practice season that fall and for the first three seasons.
During his first tenure, the Roadrunners won a combined 19 games, including an 8-4 record in 2012 and a 7-5 mark in 2013. His receivers hauled in more 1,500 yards in each year, including 2,004 in 2013. He tutored two-time honorable mention all-conference performer Kam Jones, who finished his career as UTSA's all-time leader in receiving yards (1,478).
Jeffery also oversaw UTSA's special teams during the inaugural season in 2011. His units averaged 23.4 yards per kickoff return, made 11 field goals and blocked six kicks in 10 games.
Jeffery served as outside receivers coach at Houston for the 2014 campaign, where he helped lead the Cougars to an 8-5 record and a 35-34 victory against Pittsburgh in the Armed Forces Bowl.
He returned to the Alamo City for the 2015 season, where his position group combined for 1,618 receiving yards on 145 catches. Kerry Thomas Jr. set the program's single-season record for receptions with 52 and turned in the third-most yards in school history with 541 en route to honorable mention all-conference accolades.
Jeffery served as a quality control coach at Texas from 2006-09. During his four-year tenure on the Forty Acres, the Longhorns qualified for four consecutive bowl games and finished ranked in the top 10 three times.
He was a four-year letterwinner at wide receiver at Texas from 2001-04, where he caught 57 passes for 714 yards (12.5 ypc) and six touchdowns and carried 25 times for 127 yards and a score in his career. The Klein Forest High School product also was a special teams standout, as he blocked four punts, returning two for TDs, and served as the holder.
Jeffery started all 12 games as a senior in 2004, hauling in 33 passes for 437 yards — both team highs — and three TDs and rushing seven times for 47 yards and a score to help UT to a 11-1 record capped by a 38-37 Rose Bowl victory against Michigan. He had eight receptions for 91 yards and a TD as a junior and earned the Whatever It Takes (W.I.T.) Award after helping the Longhorns to a 10-3 season.
As a sophomore, Jeffery caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a score, as Texas posted an 11-2 record and a Cotton Bowl win against LSU. In 2001 as a redshirt freshman, he shared UT’s Most Improved Offensive Player Award after tallying 74 receiving yards and a TD on five catches to help the Longhorns to an 11-2 ledger and a victory over Washington in the Holiday Bowl.
Jeffery and his wife, Connie, have a son, Justus.
