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| Matt Dyson |
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Linebackers
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| Fourth season:
University of Michigan
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| Matt Dyson will be moving to his native position as the linbackers coach this year at George Mason University. During his first two seasons, Coach Dyson helped to produce All-Conference players Mike Smith and Adam Zacharzuk, as well as Phil Turner, who earned honorable mention. Jeff Remick and senior Pat Marcantuono will lead this year's young line-backing corps. Marshall transfer Dimitri O'fiesh, along with newcomers Roland Venable, Mike Moss, Antoine Harris and Tom Julkowski complete a talented group. He looks forward to a great performances season from this year's defense.
Coach Dyson did his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, where he earned a B.A. in Sports Management and Communications. He was also a member of the football team, which won the Big Ten Championship three times during the five years that Coach Dyson was with the team. As a four-year starter for the University of Michigan Wolverines, he was twice selected to the All Big-Ten Conference First Team and once to the Second Team. In 1992, on the way to winning a Rose Bowl rematch versus the University of Washington, he achieved All-American status. In 1994, he was selected as the Defensive MVP of the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, California. In 1995, the Oakland Raiders drafted him in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. He was twice selected Rookie of the Week and once named Most Likely to Excel. He played two years for the Raiders before retiring due to injury.
Before joining the coaching staff at George Mason University, Coach Dyson was the defensive and offensive line coach, as well as the assistant defensive coordinator for the Falls Church High School Football Team in Falls Church, Virginia. For the past six years, Coach Dyson has been the head coach of the Falls Church Track and Field Team.
Coach Dyson grew up in Southern Maryland. At La Plata High School, he was a four-sport standout athlete in football, basketball, soccer, and track and field. He played the running back and defensive end positions on the football team and garnered All-American honors. Coach Dyson lives in Reston, Virginia with his wife, Sara. He continues to coach track and field at Falls Church High School and conducts speed training and conditioning sessions during the off-season for the George Mason Football Team.
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