Temple University Athletics
Football Hires Burton as Safeties Coach
2.13.18 | Football
PHILADELPHIA – The Temple Owls have hired Nathan Burton as safeties coach. Burton comes to Temple following one season as the defensive quality control coach at North Carolina State.
Burton is no stranger to Temple head coach Geoff Collins. The two met when Burton was a walk-on at Georgia Tech in 1999 while Collins was graduate assistant with the Yellow Jackets.
"I've known Nathan as a player, a graduate assistant, and as a coach. He has always been an overachiever and a highly-motivated individual who will fit in perfectly on Broad Street," said Collins. "He's an amazing person, husband, father, and coach who has truly earned his way up the coaching ranks. He has put together some outstanding defenses in his young coaching career and will be a tremendous asset to our staff."
Prior to his time with NC State, Burton served as the defensive coordinator at West Alabama for three seasons. His prior coaching stops were at Shorter University (defensive coordinator, 2012-13), Tennessee-Martin (linebackers and secondary, 2010-11), Oklahoma State (graduate assistant, 2009), and Georgia Tech (graduate assistant, 2005-08).
A native of Lilburn, Ga., Burton earned a spot on Georgia Tech's roster as a walk-on freshman and earned a scholarship. He went on to become a four-year letterwinner as a Yellow Jackets' safety and was named the team's Lifter of the Year in 2004. After earning his B.S. in applied biology from Georgia Tech in 2005, Burton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Yellow Jackets.
Burton is no stranger to Temple head coach Geoff Collins. The two met when Burton was a walk-on at Georgia Tech in 1999 while Collins was graduate assistant with the Yellow Jackets.
"I've known Nathan as a player, a graduate assistant, and as a coach. He has always been an overachiever and a highly-motivated individual who will fit in perfectly on Broad Street," said Collins. "He's an amazing person, husband, father, and coach who has truly earned his way up the coaching ranks. He has put together some outstanding defenses in his young coaching career and will be a tremendous asset to our staff."
Prior to his time with NC State, Burton served as the defensive coordinator at West Alabama for three seasons. His prior coaching stops were at Shorter University (defensive coordinator, 2012-13), Tennessee-Martin (linebackers and secondary, 2010-11), Oklahoma State (graduate assistant, 2009), and Georgia Tech (graduate assistant, 2005-08).
A native of Lilburn, Ga., Burton earned a spot on Georgia Tech's roster as a walk-on freshman and earned a scholarship. He went on to become a four-year letterwinner as a Yellow Jackets' safety and was named the team's Lifter of the Year in 2004. After earning his B.S. in applied biology from Georgia Tech in 2005, Burton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Yellow Jackets.
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