![]() This will be the first time in the Super Bowl era that two former college teammates have coached against each other in the NFL postseason. "I'm really excited both of them made it into the playoffs," Laycock said. "I'm not really excited they're facing each other, to be honest with you. It's very, very conflicting for me to be watching that game, I can assure you that." Much of the national attention will be on the Steelers-Bills matchup. This will be the fifth time Tomlin and McDermott have coached against each other with the latter holding a 3-1 advantage. They have never before met in the postseason. ![]() "I can text them or reach out to them and they respond back as soon as they can," London said. "That's the type of individuals they are because of the relationships they've developed here. I'm just grateful to be a representative of this place now as Coach Laycock was and those before him." Non-alums who served on Laycock's staff are Ted Monago (assistant director of college scouting, Los Angeles Rams), Danny Smith (special teams coordinator, Steelers) and Quinn. W&M alums in the playoffs are Mike Tomlin '95 (head coach, Steelers), Sean McDermott '98 (head coach, Bills), Joe Brady '13 (interim offensive coordinator, Bills), DJ Mangas '12 (offensive analyst, Bills), David Corley '02 (assistant quarterbacks coach, Steelers), Kevin Rogers '74 (senior assistant, Cleveland Browns), DeAndre Houston-Carson '16 (safety, Houston Texans), Colby Sorsdal '22 (offensive lineman, Detroit Lions), Owen Wright '21 (running back, Baltimore Ravens) and Zach Orth '14 (senior team operations coordinator, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), "This brings William & Mary on a national stage in terms of the type of student-athletes the program has been able to share," he said. "They've gone out and done really good things." Mike London, who became the Tribe's head coach after Laycock's retirement in 2019, seconds that. "A lot of our former players, wherever they wanted to channel their energy, they've been successful. That's what happened to these guys who went into coaching football. It probably says we did things right here for a long period of time." "It says a lot about the tradition of William & Mary football," said Jimmye Laycock, who coached and/or employed all 13 of the Tribe playoff representatives. "And it's a reflection of the young men who have come through William & Mary over the years. presidents. It also has carved a reputation for showing up on NFL rosters and coaching staffs. ![]() William & Mary is known worldwide for having educated CEOs, lawyers, scientists and three U.S. Nine Tribe alums are on a roster or coaching staff of one of the 14 playoff teams. That includes head coaches Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills, whose teams will go head-to-head Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y.Īlso, four assistant coaches in the postseason served on Jimmye Laycock's staff at William & Mary. That includes Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, a former head coach with the Atlanta Falcons whose name has been mentioned with some current vacancies. Let's face it, January can be a gloomy month. It's cold, the post-holiday blues are upon us, and it's cold. But there's a ray of sunshine: The NFL playoffs are here. And William & Mary is very much involved.
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