Old Dominion Monarchs add former Delaware State assistant

COACH JOHN ALLEN

NORFOLK, Virginia -- John Allen, a veteran coach who spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at Delaware State, was hired to coach receivers at Old Dominion, the school announced Thursday.

Allen was head coach at Division II Lock Haven from 2011-14 and coached the Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe for one season. In addition, he worked as the player development coordinator at Penn State, as offensive coordinator of NFL Europe’s Amsterdam Admirals and as an assistant at Lock Haven and Bucknell.

“Coach Allen has great experience as a head coach and wide receivers coach in NFL Europe and at Lock Haven University as well as time spent at Penn State. I am confident coach Allen will get our wide receivers competing at a high level in 2018,” ODU coach Bobby Wilder said in a statement.

Allen, who played at James Madison from 1991- 94, replaces ...

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