Speir adds two to football staff

Left: Shawn Quinn, Right: De'Rail Sims     (Photo Courtesy WCU Sports)

Head football coach Mark Speir announced the addition of two coaches to fill coaching vacancies in his staff.

Former Charleston Southern defensive coordinator Shawn Quinn and Carson-Newman running backs coach De'Rail Sims will join the
Catamount football program.

"We are excited about the addition of both Shawn Quinn and De'Rail Sims to our football staff here at Western Carolina University," said Speir. "Both of these men bring a tremendous amount of energy, passion and knowledge of the game to our program." He added, "Shawn has been at all levels of football - from BCS schools on down - and has had success with every program he's worked with. He is noted as an exceptional recruiter and brings a lot of positive energy and new ideas to our staff and program. He's been able to raise the level of performance defensively at every stop in his career. And De'Rail is a very high-energy football coach and an excellent recruiter. He is a young coach who has been part of an exceptional football program at Carson-Newman."

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Courtesy WCU Sports Information