LEXINGTON — Former University of Tennessee holder Patrick Ashford is joining Virginia Military Institute‘s coaching staff of the Southern Conference.
Ashford becomes the Keydets’ wide receivers coach. He spent the last three seasons serving as a graduate assistant at Vanderbilt and working with the Commodores’ tight ends.
Before arriving at Vanderbilt, Ashford was quarterbacks coach at Tennessee-Martin and an offensive assistant at Austin Peay.
Ashford appeared in 26 games for the Vols, serving as Tennessee’s holder during the 2014-15 seasons. As a holder against Missouri in 2014, Ashford completed a 31-yard pass to Alex Ellis for a touchdown on a fake field goal.
He played quarterback at Morristown West High School in Morristown, Tenn. and was a member of Carson-Newman’s football team as a back-up quarterback and holder in 2011 before transferring to UT.