Jeff Tuttle/Wichita Eagle
Ron Prince led the Wildcats to a 7-6 record and a bowl game in 2006, his first year as a head coach at any level. Prince was the University of Virginia offensive coordinator (2003-2005) and line coach (2001-2005) prior to being introduced as the Wildcat head coach on December 5, 2005. During his five-year tenure in Charlottesville he helped produce 18 All-ACC honorees, including six NFL draft picks.
Ron was born in 1969, in Omaha, Nebraska but was raised by parents Ernest and Georgeanne Prince in Junction City, Kansas. He is married to the former Zoé Ahern of Valhalla, N.Y. and they have three sons, Deuce (6), James (4), and John (1), and a daughter, Grace (3). Contact email: rprince@k-state.edu
EDUCATION
Appalachian State University, B.A., History, 1992
Dodge City Community College, 1988-1989 (National Dean's List)
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1990-1991, Appalachian State University, offensive tackle (Southern Conference Champions '91)
1988-1989, Dodge City Community College, all-conference offensive tackle
PREVIOUS COACHING EXPERIENCE
2003-05 Offensive Coordinator, University of Virginia
2001-05 Offensive Line Coach, University of Virginia
1998-00 Offensive Line Coach, Cornell University
1999-00 Running Game Coordinator, Cornell University
1995-97 Offensive Line Coach, James Madison University
1994 Offensive Line Coach, South Carolina State University
1993 OL, TEs and Strength & Conditioning Coach, Alabama A&M University
1992 Volunteer Assistant with OTs and TEs, Dodge City Community College
MISCELLANY
Served as an NFL Minority Fellowship intern with the offensive lines of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1996, the Washington Redskins in 1997, the Atlanta Falcons in 1999 and the New York Giants in 2000.
