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Malloe joins coaching staff
Dan Worthington
Issue date: 6/27/02 Section: Sports
Coach Don Patterson recently signed another former Division I coach to his staff for the upcoming football season.
After hiring former Miami Hurricane Ron Holder this spring to coach the Leatherneck offensive line, Ikaika Malloe will be joining the Leathernecks from the University of Washington to coach the defensive line at WIU.
Coach Patterson believes hiring coaches from larger Division I schools helps WIU gain in recruiting.
"You are looking for ways to expand your recruiting base and obviously you have Rod Holder from the University of Miami who won the National Title and certainly he has close contacts at Miami just as Ikaika has close contacts in Washington," Patterson said.
Malloe played as a Huskie from 1993-96, where he walked on as a freshman to eventually earn a scholarship. He lettered four straight years as a free safety, strong safety and an outside linebacker.
As a freshman, he was given the Bob Jarvis award for being the team's most inspirational player. He was also voted the team's hardest hitter in 1994, 1995 and 1996. During is sophomore season, he led his team with six interceptions.
"He will bring a mental and physical toughness - a mental toughness because he walked onto Washington and not only earned a scholarship but lettered four years," Patterson said. In 1998 and 1999, Malloe was the Huskies' assistant defensive line coach. He was mentored by one of the nation's best defensive line coaches in college football in Randy Hart.
"In Ikaika's case, he learned from a guy I think is one of the better defensive line coaches in college football. Ikaika will teach our players just as (Hart) teaches the Washington players and I think that will be good productive learning for them," Patterson said.
Malloe has spent the last two seasons in Washington as the defensive coordinator before recently deciding to make the move to WIU. Malloe has also participated in a Rose Bowl as a player and as a coach.
Patterson is confident Ikaika will earn instant respect from the players because of not only what he has done as a coach but also what he has accomplished as a player.
"There is only a couple of ways for a coach to earn their respect up front (from players)," Patterson said. "In Ikaika's case, you are talking about a guy that won an award as most inspirational player at Washington and the thing that will really impress the players is to be recognized as the hardest hitter on the team three consecutive years."
Malloe will be replacing former defensive line coach Corey Olson, who made the choice to move down to coach high school football.
"He moved on. He had always talked about being a high school coach," Patterson said. "Corey is in special ed and is used to working with kids and always saw himself as going that route."
After hiring former Miami Hurricane Ron Holder this spring to coach the Leatherneck offensive line, Ikaika Malloe will be joining the Leathernecks from the University of Washington to coach the defensive line at WIU.
Coach Patterson believes hiring coaches from larger Division I schools helps WIU gain in recruiting.
"You are looking for ways to expand your recruiting base and obviously you have Rod Holder from the University of Miami who won the National Title and certainly he has close contacts at Miami just as Ikaika has close contacts in Washington," Patterson said.
Malloe played as a Huskie from 1993-96, where he walked on as a freshman to eventually earn a scholarship. He lettered four straight years as a free safety, strong safety and an outside linebacker.
As a freshman, he was given the Bob Jarvis award for being the team's most inspirational player. He was also voted the team's hardest hitter in 1994, 1995 and 1996. During is sophomore season, he led his team with six interceptions.
"He will bring a mental and physical toughness - a mental toughness because he walked onto Washington and not only earned a scholarship but lettered four years," Patterson said. In 1998 and 1999, Malloe was the Huskies' assistant defensive line coach. He was mentored by one of the nation's best defensive line coaches in college football in Randy Hart.
"In Ikaika's case, he learned from a guy I think is one of the better defensive line coaches in college football. Ikaika will teach our players just as (Hart) teaches the Washington players and I think that will be good productive learning for them," Patterson said.
Malloe has spent the last two seasons in Washington as the defensive coordinator before recently deciding to make the move to WIU. Malloe has also participated in a Rose Bowl as a player and as a coach.
Patterson is confident Ikaika will earn instant respect from the players because of not only what he has done as a coach but also what he has accomplished as a player.
"There is only a couple of ways for a coach to earn their respect up front (from players)," Patterson said. "In Ikaika's case, you are talking about a guy that won an award as most inspirational player at Washington and the thing that will really impress the players is to be recognized as the hardest hitter on the team three consecutive years."
Malloe will be replacing former defensive line coach Corey Olson, who made the choice to move down to coach high school football.
"He moved on. He had always talked about being a high school coach," Patterson said. "Corey is in special ed and is used to working with kids and always saw himself as going that route."
