26 Facts About Darrell Hazell

Darrell Ivan Hazell was born on April 14,1964 and is a former American football coach.

Darrell Hazell played on the football team as a starter for his final three years at the school.

Darrell Hazell held assistant coaching positions at Oberlin, Eastern Illinois, Penn, Western Michigan, Army, West Virginia, and Rutgers.

Darrell Hazell then served as the wide receivers coach at Ohio State under Jim Tressel from 2004 to 2010.

On November 28,2012, Darrell Hazell was named 2012 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year by the conference's coaches.

Darrell Hazell holds the lowest win percentage for a multiple-season coach in the program's history.

Darrell Hazell attended Cinnaminson High School in Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey.

At age 17, Darrell Hazell was unsure of his college intentions when he attended a college fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Darrell Hazell was approached by a man who insisted he consider a small school in Ohio, so Darrell Hazell found the closest booth of a small Ohio college and filled out an information card.

Three weeks later, Darrell Hazell received a phone call from Muskingum University head coach, Jeff Heacock, asking Darrell Hazell to come on a recruiting visit.

Darrell Hazell agreed to take a visit, scheduling a visit with Waynesburg College the same weekend.

In four hours, Darrell Hazell fell in love with, and ultimately chose Muskingum.

When Darrell Hazell enrolled at Muskingum in the fall of 1982, he lettered as a wide receiver.

Darrell Hazell had a breakout sophomore season in 1983, hauling in season records of 805 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns.

Darrell Hazell would go on to earn a letter each season for the Muskies as a member of the football team.

Darrell Hazell participated as a sprinter on the track team, where he was a multi-year letter winner.

Darrell Hazell was inducted into the Muskingum University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993.

Darrell Hazell began his coaching career as the running backs coach under head coach Don Hunsinger, at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio.

Darrell Hazell spent two seasons at Oberlin before accepting the position of running backs and wide receivers coach at Eastern Illinois University in 1988.

In 2001, Darrell Hazell accepted the wide receivers coach position at Rutgers University under new head coach, Greg Schiano.

In 2004, Darrell Hazell accepted the wide receivers coach position at Ohio State University.

Under head coach Jim Tressel, Darrell Hazell earned Tressel's trust and was promoted to Assistant Head Coach in addition to his wide receiver duties in 2005.

In December 2010, Darrell Hazell was named the head coach at Kent State University.

Darrell Hazell accepted the head coaching position at Purdue on December 5, but Purdue granted Darrell Hazell permission to coach Kent State in the bowl game, the first bowl appearance by the Flashes since the 1972 Tangerine Bowl.

On December 5,2012, Darrell Hazell was announced as the 35th head coach in Purdue University's history.

On February 17,2017, Darrell Hazell was hired as the wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings.