John Papuchis was born on April 23,1978 and is an American college football coach.
13 Facts About John Papuchis
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John Papuchis is the special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach for Florida State University, positions he has held since 2020.
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John Papuchis is a former defensive coordinator for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels football team and for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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John Papuchis graduated from Quince Orchard High School in 1996, where he was a three-sport athlete, including three years on the Varsity baseball team where he earned All-Montgomery County honors as a junior and senior.
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John Papuchis was the starting quarterback his senior year on the QO football team.
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John Papuchis received a Business Management Bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in 2001, followed by a Sports Administration Master's degree from the University of Kansas in 2003.
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John Papuchis' coaching career began at the high school level while he was still in college.
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In 2004, John Papuchis accepted a similar position at Louisiana State University, as a Defensive Intern and Graduate Assistant under Head Coach Nick Saban, with additional duties coaching the punters.
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In 2011, John Papuchis assumed the additional role as Nebraska's Recruiting Coordinator.
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On February 2,2015, it was announced that John Papuchis had accepted a position with the University of North Carolina as the team's linebacker coach.
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John Papuchis was let go the same day that Larry Fedora was fired, November 25,2018.
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In January 2019, John Papuchis was hired as the special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach with the Maryland Terrapins.
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On December 24,2019, John Papuchis was hired as the special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach for the Florida State University Seminoles.