Former Great Dane Dave Plungas Added To Football Staff

ALBANY, N.Y. -- University at Albany head football coach Greg Gattuso has announced the addition of Dave Plungas to the Great Dane coaching staff for the 2015 season. Plungas will assist the defensive assistant coaches.

“It's nice to get a former player that was a good player here back that understands the Purple Family," said Gattuso. "I like his work ethic and I think he's a great fit for our defensive side.”

A 2013 graduate from UAlbany, Plungas was a member of the Danes' squad from 2008 to 2012. Plungas, a linebacker from Concord Township, Ohio, totaled 246 tackles in 43 games in his career. Plungas helped UAlbany win three Northeast Conference Championships (2008, 2011, 2012) and make the program's first NCAA FCS Playoffs in 2011.

Prior to his return to UAlbany, Plungas spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. There, he coached the linebackers and helped the Engineers to a 5-5 record in 2013 and 6-5 mark and an appearance in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl Game in 2014.