offensive coordinator. The Orange begin Spring practice on March 20 and conclude with the Spring game on April 15.
A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Earley joins the Syracuse staff after spending one year as the assistant to the offensive coordinator and the quarterback coach at Auburn University. Earley worked with the Tiger's offensive coaching staff and the AU unit that ranked 37th in total offense and 30th in scoring offense nationally.
White, who was named to SU's staff in January, 2006, has 20 years of college football coaching experience, including the past 11 at Wisconsin. White was the Badgers offensive coordinator from 1999 through 2005, and coached the UW running backs from 1995 through 2005.
Earley's 20 years of collegiate coaching experience spans the country, including his tenure at Washington State (1992-94) where he served as the recruiting coordinator and was responsible for football operations at Washington State University for head coach Mike Price. During that time, the Cougars won the 1992 Copper Bowl and led the Pac 10 in total offense. He was also the Mike Price Football Camp Director. He has served as an offensive coordinator and quarterback coach for 13 years, including stints at Ohio University, Nevada, Idaho and Cal Poly.
In 2004, Earley was the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Ohio University after serving in the same role at Nevada from 2000 through 2003. Under Earley's direction, the Nevada offense featured a balanced attack that produced one of only nine offenses nationally that averaged more than 200 yards both running and passing in 2001. The Wolfpack ranked ninth in the nation in offense that year. He coached the nation's leading rusher in 2001 and leading receiver in 2002. Nevada finished 12th nationally in total offense (434 yards per game) and 11th in passing (296 yards per game) in 2002.
In 1997, Earley was named the quarterback coach at Idaho. He added offensive coordinator duties for the 1998 and 1999 seasons. During his tenure, the Vandals won the 1998 Humanitarian Bowl to cap a 9-3 Big West Conference Championship season. From 1994-96, he was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Cal Poly where his teams set or tied 28 offensive records during that time and were listed among the nation's leaders on a number of occasions.
Earley began his collegiate coaching career in 1986-87 at as the offensive line coach at Western Washington. From there he moved to Weber State, where he coached the offensive line for one season. He returned to Western Washington as the offensive coordinator and quarterback coach, serving in that role from 1989-91. During those three seasons, the Vikings set or tied 18 offensive records and ranked ninth nationally in total offense.
A three-year letterman at Pacific Lutheran, Earley earned his bachelor of arts degree in education from the Tacoma, Wash., school in 1980. He earned a master's degree in education with a sport psychology emphasis at Western Washington in 1988.
