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UWSP football adds Kulig, Smith as defensive coaches

By Taylor Hale
April 19, 2021
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STEVENS POINT – UW-Stevens Point head football coach Greg Breitbach recently announced the hiring of Jake Kulig as the Pointers defensive line coach and Lenny Smith as linebackers coach for the 2021 season.
Kulig comes to UWSP after a year at Mary-Hardin Baylor. The Cru were 2-0 this season with Kulig on staff working with the defensive line and special teams with wins over Belhaven and Southwestern by a combined 93-7 score.
Prior to arriving at UMHB, he spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Susquehanna University.  There, he worked with outside linebackers and the defensive line.  With the River Hawks, he coached two all-conference players and a pair of Team Defensive Rookies of the Year.  While at UMHB, he helped the defense rank first in the Centennial Conference two of his three years.
Kulig was a three-year letterwinner for St. John Fisher as a defensive lineman.  He helped the Cardinals to three-straight ECAC Bowl appearance and a berth into the quarterfinals of the NCAA DIII Championship in 2013.  St. John Fisher went 34-12 during his time on the team.  Kulig had 39 tackles, including two sacks, in 25 career games.
He is currently pursuing his master of science in sport administration at UMHB.  Kulig earned his bachelor of arts in communications from St. John Fisher in 2016.
Smith arrives at UWSP after two seasons at Villanova as a defensive assistant.  There, his specialty was coaching defensive backs and linebackers.
Prior to Villanova, Smith coached a season at SUNY Cortland where he worked with linebackers and long snappers.  His first two years of coaching were at Muhlenberg College.  There, he specialized in coaching inside linebackers and long snappers.
During his time at MC, he assisted with player development and prepared practice plans for the team’s linebackers.  His coaching duties included teaching the skills, techniques and strategies of a 3-4 defense while assisting with weekly game preparation.  Smith signaled defensive calls during practices and games.  He also coordinated and scheduled JV games.
Smith was a two-year starter at inside linebacker for Muhlenberg, where he earned all-conference honors and was a team captain in 2016.
Smith earned his undergraduate degree in media and communications from Muhlenberg in 2016.
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