Draft:Ashley Cornwell

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Ashley Ann Cornwell (born January 26, 2001) is an American football coach. She is an assistant football coach working with the defensive backs 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 2023, two offensive lineman have been allocated to NFL teams. [6][7]

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.[8][9]

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.[10][11][12] Cornwell was followed by Lori Locust who was the first full-time female football coach in the organization's history. [13][14][15] In 2023, Cornwell completed another internship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, coaching the offensive line.[16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://bucknellbison.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/ashley-cornwell/1374
  2. ^ https://bucknellbison.com/news/2024/3/28/ashley-cornwell-joins-bucknell-football-staff-as-defensive-assistant-coach
  3. ^ https://www.dailyitem.com/sports/bucknell-names-first-female-assistant-football-coach/article_ccadac9e-ed48-11ee-a023-03e185166db4.html
  4. ^ https://www.standard-journal.com/sports/local/article_8aefb4ef-2fe7-52c4-a8dd-c912c8f24e5d.html
  5. ^ https://goyeo.com/news/2023/5/10/football-pont-announces-coaching-staff.aspx
  6. ^ https://operations.nfl.com/updates/football-ops/international-player-pathway-program-adds-eight-players-to-nfl-rosters-for-2023-season/
  7. ^ [1]
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ [2]
  10. ^ https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/news/tennessee-titans-training-camp-staff-additions
  11. ^ "Titans Announce Multiple Training Camp Staff Additions". Tennessee Titans (Press release). Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ https://247sports.com/college/wisconsin/article/wisconsin-badgers-football-ashley-cornwell-student-assistant-to-join-tennessee-titans-coaching-for-training-camp-bill-walsh-diversity-coaching-fellow-189045177/
  15. ^ https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/titans/titans-hire-first-ever-full-time-female-assistant-coach/article_b3667e4a-a5ce-11ed-bc16-efc3451a9eef.html
  16. ^ https://international.wisc.edu/wischolar-graduate-takes-on-coaching-roles-with-college-and-nfl-teams/