Joe Casamento
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Rob Kramer
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Casey Brown
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Blaise Faggiano
Camp Director - Utica Email: [email protected] Blaise Faggiano was named head coach of the Utica University Football Team in the winter of 2007, and enters his fourteenth season at the helm in Fall 2021. In 13 seasons at UU, he has guided the Pioneers to a 60-65 overall record. He has also coached over 90 student-athletes to Empire 8 All-Conference status. He has a 28-16 record in non-conference play. His teams have appeared in three ECAC Bowl contests, and the program notched their first postseason win with a win over Ithaca College in the 2018 Scotty Whitelaw Bowl game held at Cornell University. During his tenure he has guided 14 players to All-Region recognition, 11 consecutive National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes, two Empire 8 Conference Player of the Year honorees, two E8 Rookies of the Year, two E8 Special Teams Players of the Year and five Pioneers have earned the highest honor of being named All-American (Jeremy Meier ’12, Zach Hunnewell ’14, Thomas Woodburn ’15, Nick Woodman ‘15, Maki Medici '21). He graduated from Ithaca College, where he was a member of the football team and helped guide the Bombers to a Division III National Championship in 1991. After earning his undergraduate degree in 1993, he accepted a graduate assistant coaching position at the University at Albany, where he earned a master’s degree in liberal arts. Faggiano returned to Ithaca College in 1995, and was part of a coaching staff that led the Bombers to postseason appearances in three out of four seasons. Coach Faggiano is the founder of T-N-T Football Camps and an active member on the AFCA and Division III Football Councils. |