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James Ward
02/09/2012 Nevada Football Hires Larry Lewis as Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs CoachAult completes restructuring of coaching staff 02/06/2012 Bradeson Promoted To Defensive CoordinatorVeteran coach takes over the defense as part of coaching staff restructuring 11/10/2011 The Wolf Pack Coaches Show Nov. 10, 2011The Wolf Pack Coaches Show for November 10, 2011. Guests include Chris Ault, James Ward and Corbin Louks. James Ward returns to Nevada for his fourth season after nurturing and developing a young Wolf Pack secondary the past three seasons. Though Nevada loses Doyle Miller, an underrated corner who started as a senior in 2010, Ward will have some good experience to work with at the two cornerback positions. Isaiah Frey, a second-team All-WAC selection as a junior last year, is back for his senior season and will lock down one of those starting jobs. That gives Ward and the Pack some good experience to choose from at the other starting position as well as a nickel back. Among the primary candidates are juniors Thaddeus Brown and Khalid Wooten with Charles Garrett, a promising redshirt freshman, leading a host of newcomers. Last year, Nevada saw the performance of its secondary improve by leaps and bounds. After a 2009 season in which Nevada was ninth in the conference in pass defense, Nevada moved up to fifth in 2010. The Pack also reduced the number of passing touchdowns allowed from 33 TDs in 13 games in 2009 to 15 TDs in 14 games in 2010. In 2008, the Wolf Pack secondary more than doubled its interception total from the year before. At Colorado State, Ward coached all-conference defensive back Dexter Wynn, now with the NFL's Houston Texans, and four other All-MWC players. He helped the Rams to a pair of bowl game appearances - the 2003 San Francisco Bowl and the 2005 San Diego Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl. Ward previously worked at Idaho State from 1999-2003, including the last couple of years as the Bengals' defensive coordinator. In 2003, Ward helped Idaho State to a Big Sky Conference championship and was named the AFLAC Assistant Coach of the Year. During the 2002 season, the Bengals led the Big Sky in scoring defense and boasted a school-record with 10 All-Conference players. During three of Ward's seasons at Idaho State, the school had the conference's interception leader. He began his coaching career in 1995 at the University of Puget Sound before moving on to Washington State in 1997 as a graduate assistant. He also worked part of the 2007 season with the NFL's Houston Texans as a coaching intern. The File on James Ward Born: Aug. 3, 1972 Recruiting Area: Southern California: Inland Empire. |
 
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