SFA Football Adds Assistant Coaches
8/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 18, 2006
NACOGDOCHES - Chris Truax and Aaron De La Torre have been hired as assistant coaches announced Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack head football coach Robert McFarland Friday afternoon. Truax will coach the Lumberjack running backs and De LaTorre will work as an assistant with the Lumberjack defensive line.
Truax comes to Nacogdoches after a successful four-year stop at Northwestern State, where he served as associate head coach and co-offensive coordinator. During his time in Natchitoches, Truax helped produce one of the more potent offenses in the SLC. In 2004, the Demons finished second in the league averaging more than 33 points per game, while racking up almost 410 yards of total offense per contest, on their way to a share of the SLC title.
In 12 seasons as an assistant coach, Truax has helped develop some of the top teams at the NCAA Division I-AA level. He helped McNeese State reach the 1997 Division I-AA National Championship game. At McNeese State, Truax coached three future NFL players, four All-Americans, six All-SLC picks and three Academic All-Americans. McNeese State compiled a 48-17 (.738) record with two conference championships, a trip to the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA National Championship game and a spot in the 1995 I-AA semifinals while Truax was on staff.
Aaron De LaTorre is entering his first season on the SFA coaching staff. He will assist Darren Drago in coaching the Lumberjack defensive linemen.
De LaTorre returns to his alma mater after a career in the NFL and NFL Europe, where he spent time with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. He also played one season for the Scottish Claymores.
De LaTorre was a four-year letterwinner on the Lumberjack defensive line. He was a member of two NCAA Division I-AA playoff teams, including the 1995 team that advanced to the I-AA semifinals. He wrapped up his career earning honorable mention all-conference honors as a senior.
Truax and De LaTorre replace Richard Daniels and Chris Smith who left SFA during the offseason to take coaching positions at the high school level.
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