Football Southern Conference

Elrod Named Wofford Offensive Line Coach

The Wofford College football program has announced the hiring of Tommy Elrod as offensive line coach.

Elrod served the last three seasons as a graduate assistant at Wake Forest, working with the Demon Deacon fullbacks and tight ends in 2001. He assisted with the offensive line in the 1999 and 2000 campaigns.

A native of Winter Park, Fla., Elrod lettered at quarterback his senior year at Wake Forest. He was a four-year Scholar-Athlete at the school and member of the ACC Honor Roll.

A 1997 cum laude graduate, Elrod received a degree in communications. He then spent two years as a business analyst with NationsBank in Charlotte before returning to his alma mater. He is also a Dec. 2001 graduate of the Wake Forest Babcock Graduate School of Management, where he received a full scholarship and a Master of Business Administration degree.

During his prep career, Elrod was an All-Conference selection and two-year starter at quarterback for Winter Park (Fla.). He played for longtime Head Coach Larry Gergley, helping lead his high school to a No. 2 ranking in the state. He also lettered in baseball and golf.