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Current position | |
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Title | Assistant Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Analyst |
Team | Bucknell |
Conference | Patriot |
Biographical details | |
Born | January 26, 2001 |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2019–2023 | Wisconsin (SA) |
2023–2024 | IPPP (OL) |
2023 | Oberlin (OL) |
2024–present | Bucknell (OL/RGA) |
Ashley Ann Cornwell (born January 26, 2001) is an American football coach. She is an assistant football coach working with the offensive line at Bucknell University.[1] Cornwell became the first female football coach for the Bucknell Football team and in the Patriot League in February of 2024.[2][3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]Oberlin
[edit]In 2023, Cornwell was the offensive line coach at Oberlin College.[5]
NFL International Player Pathway Program
[edit]As an offensive line coach, Cornwell has coached two classes for the NFL International Player Pathway Program, and was the first female football coach for the program. As of April 2024, one offensive lineman, Travis Clayton was drafted by the Buffalo Bills.[6] An additional three offensive lineman,Patrick Murtagh(TE), and Louis Rees-Zammit(RB) have signed free agent contracts.[7][8]
Wisconsin
[edit]Cornwell became the first female football coach at the University of Wisconsin, in the Big Ten Conference, in the NCAA Division I, and in Power Five NCAA football as a student assistant coach with the Wisconsin Badgers starting in 2019. Cornwell worked with the special teams units, the offensive line, the tight ends, and the defensive line while at Wisconsin.[9][10]
Bill Walsh Fellowships
[edit]Cornwell participated in the Bill Walsh Minority Fellowship Program in 2022 as an Offensive Line Intern with the Tennessee Titans, which made her the first female football coach in the organizations' history.[11][12][13] Cornwell was followed by Lori Locust who was the first full-time female football coach in the organization's history. [14][15][16] In 2023, Cornwell completed another internship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coaching the offensive line.[17] Cornwell recently completed another Bill Walsh Fellowship in 2024, coaching the Tight Ends for the Washington Commanders.[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ashley Cornwell - Football Coach".
- ^ "Ashley Cornwell Joins Bucknell Football Staff as Defensive Assistant Coach".
- ^ "Bucknell names first female assistant football coach". March 28, 2024.
- ^ "Ashley Cornwell joins Bucknell football staff as defensive assistant coach". March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Pont Announces Coaching Staff". May 10, 2023.
- ^ "The unlikeliest rookie: How Bills discovered English rugby player Travis Clayton". The Buffalo News. August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "International Player Pathway Program Adds Eight Players to NFL Rosters for 2023 Season | NFL Football Operations". May 4, 2023.
- ^ "WIScholar graduate takes on coaching roles with college and NFL teams". October 9, 2023.
- ^ Bartholomew, Colton (June 27, 2022). "How Wisconsin football assistant Ashley Cornwell bucks doubt on path to NFL coaching career". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "WIScholar graduate takes on coaching roles with college and NFL teams". October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Former Running Back Among Training Camp Staff Additions". June 21, 2022.
- ^ "Titans Announce Multiple Training Camp Staff Additions". Tennessee Titans (Press release). Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Hogan, Michael (June 21, 2022). "UW student assistant to join NFL coaching staff for training camp through Bill Walsh fellowship". Badger247. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ Hernandez, Victoria (February 4, 2023). "Titans hire Lori Locust as defensive assistant, franchise's first full-time female coach". USA Today. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "UW student assistant to join NFL coaching staff for training camp through Bill Walsh fellowship".
- ^ "Titans hire first-ever full-time female assistant coach". February 6, 2023.
- ^ "WIScholar graduate takes on coaching roles with college and NFL teams". October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Washington Commanders announce 2024 Bill Walsh Fellowship Diversity Coaching Fellows for training camp". Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Bill Walsh fellows soak up Commanders training camp experience". Retrieved August 22, 2024.