FAU DT coach Payne will also be strength coach
By Marcus Nelson
If FAU wanted to bring in some added intensity to its strength and conditioning program it found the right guy.
FAU defensive tackles coach Rod Payne is the new strength coach replacing Matt Pleskovic.
Payne will keep his on-the-field coaching duties.
Anyone who has been to an FAU practice has seen - or at least, heard - Payne in action. Payne, who joined the staff last season, is a drill sergeant, in-you-face kind of coach who knows how to reach his players.
To the average fan, it may not seem like a big deal who the strength coach is, but it is an important position.
The strength coach is in charge of off-season workouts and is around the players more than their position coach.
The off-season conditioning program for the Owls just got a whole lot more intense, with Payne at the helm.
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