Northwestern University Athletics
Adam Cushing Named Tight Ends/H-Backs Coach
6/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
June 28, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern Head Football Coach Randy Walker has announced that Adam Cushing is the Wildcats' new tight ends/h-backs coach, replacing Jack Glowik, who left Northwestern earlier this month to take a scouting position with the Miami Dolphins.
A native of Chicago, Cushing joined the Wildcat staff in 2004 after spending two years as an assistant coach at the University of La Verne in La Verne, Calif. He coached tight ends in 2002 and the offensive line in 2003. Cushing was NU's offensive graduate assistant last season.
Cushing is a former player at prep power Mt. Carmel High School, and went on to play at NCAA Division III University of Chicago.
At Chicago, Cushing was a three-year starter at tight end and was named to the all-University Athletic Association team three consecutive years (1999-2001). He helped the Maroons win UAA titles in 1998 and 2000. Cushing was a team captain his senior year. He finished his collegiate career with 72 receptions, good enough for 10th on U of C's career catches list.
A Dean's List honoree, Cushing graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Chicago in 2002. He completed work on his master's degree in general education at La Verne in 2004.
Cushing's older brother, Matt, was an Academic All-Big Ten tight end at Illinois and played four years for the Illini (1994-97). He has played the past six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
