USD Football 2002

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Assistant Coaches

JOE ROSIELLO - Defensive Line/Special Teams Coordinator, 3rd Year Joe Rosiello begins his third season with the Toreros where he will again coach the defensive line. For the second straight year he will be the program's Special Teams Coordinator. He brings a wealth of coaching experience with his most recent stop before USO being at the Coast Guard Academy where he was defensive line coach for two seasons. He also gained coaching experience at Holy Cross in 1997, assisting the linebackers; he coached the offensive line at Fordham in I996; and he was a student assistant for the offensive line at Boston University in 1995 . A 1996 graduate of Boston University where he earned his B.S. degree in Physical Education (Human Movement), Joe played two seasons at BU in I991-92 as a defensive lineman. From Brooklyn, New York, he attended Stuyvesant High School where he earned two varsity letters in football and graduated in 1991.

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THAD PORLAS - Quarterbacks/2nd Year Thad Porlas begins his second season with the Toreros. This year he moves to the offensive side of the ball where he will coach the quarterbacks; last year he directed the inverts on defense. A native San Diegan, Thad and his wife Sue have three children: Dane, Kalani and Cheynna. Porlas came to USO from Mesa College where he coached four seasons with receivers and kick returners. Prior to that, he spent six years (1992-97) at Point Lorna High School coaching receivers and defensive backs -- during that stretch Point Lorna advanced to the CIF playoffs each season. No stranger to USO, Thad played football for the Toreros for two seasons (1982-83) as a wide receiver. He graduated with his B.A. in Business Administration, and later earned two M.S. degrees in Education/Mathematics and Special Education. The past twelve years he has taught for the San Diego City Schools with Special Education.

RICHARD SANCHEZ - Running Backs, 1st Year Richard Sanchez begins his first year with the Toreros where he will coach the running backs. He brings a wea lth of coaching experience with him. The last two years he was at San Diego State in the role ofoffensive graduate assistant working with the offensive line and returners. Prior to that he was the Athletic Di rector and Head Football Coach at San Diego High School for two years. Between 1993-97 he coached at Montc lair HS in San Bernardino County, and at Las Cruces HS in Las Cruces, New Mexico. A 1993 graduate of New Mexico State (B.A. in Physical Education), Richard also played for the Aggies between '89-90 as a wide receiver. After graduation he played one year ofsemi-pro ball with the San Bernardino Blitz as a wide receiver in 1994. A San Diego native, Richard played two years at Southwestern College in Chu la Vista, and graduated from Sweetwater HS in 1986. Richard and his wife, Maria, have one daughter, Kristiana.

KYLE SLUSSER - Inverts/1st Year Kyle Slusser begins his first year on the staff where he will be in charge of the inverts on the defensive side of the ball. No stranger to USO, Slusser played for the Toreros the past five campaigns. This past season he was selected the team's Defensive Player of the Year; was a First Team All -Pioneer Football League pick; and was named a Honorable Mention I-AA Mid-Major All-American by The Football Gazette. He leaves USO as the program's all -time leader in interceptions with 15; he also shares the single-game mark of 3 picks. Among USO I-AA players, he ranks fourth all -time with 261 total tack les. Duri ng the 1998 & 1999 seasons he earned 2nd Team AII -PFL honors. From Alta Lorna, California, Kyle prepped at Alta Lorna HS where he was a four-sport letterman. He graduated from USO this past year with a major in Sociology.

CHARLIE STANSBURY - Tight Ends, 1st Year Charlie Stansbury begins his first year with the Torero coaching staff where he will be in charge of the tight ends. Charlie was part of the Torero program as a player since 1998, but battled injuries throughout his collegiate career. During the 1999 season he caught five passes for 38 yards with a long reception of 18 yards. This past year he graduated from USO with a degree in Communications, and a minor in Sociology. Prior to USO Charlie attended Paso Robles High School where he lettered in both football and baseball. During his senior year in football , he was team MVP, All -Los Padres League, All-County, All – CIF and a scho lar-ath lete. The football team advanced to the playoffs during both his sen ior and sophomore campaigns.