“We are devastated to discover of Mentor Reed’s passing,” said EMU Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. “Fred was the greatest model of a husband, father, good friend, and mentor. Our hearts go out to his spouse, La’Shannon, his young children, Amar’e and Khamara, and anyone who was lucky ample to have known him. He will be dearly skipped.”
Reed’s 27-12 months coaching vocation bundled 25 seasons in the faculty ranks and two yrs in the National Football League. His resume functions eight bowl video games and a few conference championships, and he coached 4 All-People,13 to start with-crew all-meeting choices, and made 11 NFL prospective clients.
“Make sure you continue to keep Mentor Reed’s household in your views and prayers all through this unbelievably difficult time,” Head Football Mentor Chris Creighton added. “It is unattainable to seize what he implies to all of us ideal now.”
Grief counselors are being manufactured available to EMU pupils-athletes, coaches, and workers. Also, information about options to recall Coach Reed will be communicated as quickly as they are out there.
Reed arrived to Ypsilanti in 2016 after shelling out three decades at Syracuse College. A veteran coach with expertise at the collegiate and specialist concentrations, he shifted from cornerbacks to safeties in 2020 alongside with including the Defensive Pass Video game Coordinator role.
Reed’s attempts as the team’s defensive passing game coordinator were critical for the team’s total good results throughout the 2021 campaign. EMU pressured 18 turnovers in 2021, and scored points off of 15 (11 touchdowns, 4 discipline ambitions). EMU scored 89 factors off those turnovers, three periods as a immediate consequence of the participate in, and 12 moments in its subsequent offensive possession.
2018 saw the EMU protection at the time yet again at the prime of the Mid-American Conference, as the Eagles authorized just 150.2 passing yards for every sport, good for tops in the league and 3rd-greatest in the NCAA.
The protection in 2017 permitted just 3.8 points per match above the course of the closing 15 minutes. Even better at household, the Eagles did not give up a fourth quarter issue inside “The Factory”. Nationally, EMU ranked fourth in the fewest factors specified up in the fourth quarter. The protection also posted a few returns for touchdowns, the most by an EMU squad given that 1994.
The Eagles noticed a impressive improvement in its first year with Reed, finishing in a tie for the most improved system in the Soccer Bowl Subdivision (FBS). EMU authorized 86.5 yards for every match significantly less in 2016 (432.7 per game) than it did in 2015 (519.2 per video game) to rank 83rd in the region and seventh in the MAC.
Reed used three several years operating with the defensive backs at Syracuse from 2013-15.
Reed experienced two coaching stints at Ohio College. He spent three yrs as the cornerbacks and punt return mentor in advance of coming to Syracuse, through which the Bobcats won one particular Mid-American Meeting East Division championship and played in three bowl video games, which includes the 2010 New Orleans Bowl, 2011 Idaho Potato Bowl and 2012 Independence Bowl.
Reed was the secondary coach at the University at Buffalo in 2008 when the Bulls gained the MAC championship and played in the Intercontinental Bowl. His 2008 protection led the nation in forced fumbles and his 2009 unit rated 43rd in full defense, which was the greatest end for a Bulls protection in 10 several years. In 2009, Reed was promoted to defensive coordinator and he also coached the secondary. That period, the Bulls’ defense led the MAC in opponent fourth down conversion proportion (27.3 per cent), concluded third in full defense (342.7) and 1st downs allowed (232), fourth in rushing protection (131.8) and fourth in move protection efficiency (120.).
In 2006 and 2007, Reed was a defensive assistant for the Detroit Lions doing the job with the safeties, like Kenoy Kennedy, Terrence Holt, Daniel Bullocks and Gerald Alexander.
Prior to his first stint at Ohio, Reed used two seasons as the defensive coordinator and linebackers mentor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He assisted lead the Mavericks to a Best 25 rating in the two the 2003 and 2004 time and a North Central Convention Championship in 2004. His defense led the meeting in takeaways in each 2003 and 2004 and rated next in the meeting in overall protection in 2004. Prior to remaining elevated to defensive coordinator, Reed spent 3 seasons as special teams coordinator and defensive secondary mentor at UNO. In 2000, the Mavericks led the NCC in go effectiveness protection en route to profitable the meeting championship.
Reed spent a few seasons as recruiting coordinator and linebackers mentor at Michigan Tech. In 1999, he helped guide the Huskies to a 6-5 mark – their 1st successful season in five several years. He started off his career as a secondary mentor at South Dakota in 1994. He also coached the secondary for a season at Minnesota Morris (1996).
Reed was a 1994 graduate of Colorado Mesa College with a bachelor’s degree in recreation administration. He performed absolutely free security for the Mavericks from 1991-92. He earned his master’s in sports administration from the United States Sports Academy in 2002.
He is survived by his spouse, La’Shannon, and their two young children, Amar’e Reed and Khamara. Amar’e formerly introduced that he would be signing up for the EMU football plan for the forthcoming 2022 year.