As Safeties Coach Jordan Peterson Included to Kansas Football Staff

Kansas Athletics and Kansas Football declared Jordan Peterson has been added to the staff as the securities mentor. During his 10-year training profession, Peterson has instructed in five bowl games.

“We are pleased to have Jordan join our staff at Kansas,” said lead trainer Les Miles. “He is a fantastic educator and has solid selecting ties in Texas, a region that is indispensable to us. A rising star in the training calling and a genuine family man, Jordan is an incredible fit for what we are searching for in our program.”

Peterson lands at Kansas subsequent to filling in as the protective facilitator/securities mentor at New Mexico in 2019, where he directed the whole guard and held all obligations related with tutoring the Lobos’ safeguards. Peterson was contracted to mentor the New Mexico safeguards in 2017, preceding being elevated to guarded facilitator and protections mentor in 2019.

In his initial two seasons at New Mexico, Peterson guided the securities unit to lead the group in handles, with Jake Rothschiller and Stanley Barnwell Jr., recording 76 handles in 2018.

Before his time at New Mexico, Peterson instructed at Fresno State for five seasons, from 2012-16, helping the Bulldogs to three back to back bowl games and a 2014 Mountain West Championship game appearance and a 2013 Mountain West title.

He served an assortment of positions with Fresno State, training both the auxiliary and outside linebackers. He likewise has filled in as enrolling organizer and an extraordinary groups mentor.

Peterson exceeded expectations in his job of optional mentor at Fresno State, training that position in 2012 when Fresno State went 9-4 and positioned second broadly in pass guard and fourth in pass productivity protection. He likewise guided wellbeing Phillip Thomas to Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year praises in 2012.

Peterson got his beginning in training as an alumni right hand mentor at Texas A&M in 2010 and 2011. That followed a four-year playing profession with the Aggies, where he made 81 handles and separated 15 passes.

He likewise constrained two bungles, recuperated one bumble and took out four passes. He returned one of those passes 48 yards for a touchdown against New Mexico. He was a double cross All-Big 12 Academic First Team determination, and he was a CoSIDA Academic All-Region choice in 2008.

Peterson got his four year college education in sport the board from Texas A&M in 2009 alongside his lord’s in training educational plan and guidance in 2010. He moved on from Lexington High School in Central Texas, where he earned first-group all-state praises as a cautious back and good notice respects as a quarterback his senior year. He was named Texas Prep Xtra Central Texas MVP.

He and his significant other Missy have two girls, Ellie and Emory.