April 12, 2004

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Paul McGonagle, former offensive coordinator at Bentley College, has been named offensive coordinator at Stony Brook University, head coach Sam Kornhauser announced. McGonagle takes over the Stony Brook offense after leading a Bentley attack that helped the team to its first ever Northeast-10 Conference title and an appearance in the 2003 NCAA Division II playoffs.

"We are very excited to add Paul McGonagle to our staff as the offensive coordinator," said Kornhauser. "He comes to Stony Brook with impressive credentials at every level of college football and will continue to employ a spread offense that has been very successful for us the last few years."

Last year, McGonagle's spread offense helped Bentley lead Division II in scoring offense at 46.4 points per game. The Falcons ranked 10th in passing offense (298 ypg.) and 12th in total offense (454.1 ypg) in 2003. Bentley's quarterback led the nation in touchdown passes and finished the regular season as the conference's top passer while its running back set a school record with seven consecutive 100-yard games. McGonagle's offense scored 50 or more points on five occasions and racked up 36 points against 2003 National Champ Grand Valley State.

"My family and I are very excited about moving to Long Island and joining the Seawolves family," said McGonagle. "I look forward to the opportunity to work for Coach Kornhauser and the tradition of Stony Brook football."

Prior to Bentley, McGonagle was an assistant coach at the Division I-AA level for four years. He began his career as the tight ends/running backs coach at Northeastern University in 1999, a position he held for one year before moving on to Division I-AA powerhouse Eastern Kentucky for two seasons. At Eastern Kentucky, he was the tight ends/assistant offensive line coach in his first season. The next season saw him take over as the running backs coach and help the running game rank No. 1 in the Ohio Valley Conference and ninth in the nation. Following his two-year stint at Eastern Kentucky, McGonagle moved on to take over as running backs coach at Bucknell University, a position he held for one season before arriving at Bentley.

McGonagle is a 1999 graduate of Kentucky where he was a teammate of NFL number-one draft pick Tim Couch. He earned his bachelors degree in Sports Management and later went on to receive a masters degree in Sports Administration from Eastern Kentucky in 2001. He and his wife, Jaime, have a one-year old daughter, Sophia, and are expecting their second child in September.