Kim McCloud joins Grizzly staff as a Defensive Analyst
8/18/2022 1:10:00 PM | Football
Montana head coach Bobby Hauck has added more experience from the highest levels of college football to his coaching staff with the addition of defensive analyst Kim McCloud.
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McCloud comes to Montana from Hawaii, where was the cornerbacks coach for the Rainbow Warriors since 2020. His resume lists nearly three decades of experience with ten different programs, including serving as the assistant head coach at Syracuse from 2016-18, with previous stops at Idaho, Nevada, and Baylor, among others.
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"Kim is a veteran coach with a lot of great experiences across the country. He brings a wealth of knowledge, and like Coach Phenicie on the offensive side, he'll be able to critique what we're doing and give us some great input as an analyst. He's also a great guy, and we're lucky he's chosen to join us here at Montana," said Hauck.
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McCloud has been a part of 13 postseason squads while coaching on both sides of the ball. He's mentored 24 all-conference players, including three All-American receivers and three Biletnikoff Award semifinalists.
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Prior to his time at Hawaii, he was the receivers coach and cornerbacks coach at Syracuse from 2016-19. He also served as the defensive coordinator, receivers coach, and assistant head coach at Bowling Green at different times in 2014 and 2015. He was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois from 2012-13 and was the secondary coach at Baylor and Akron between 2008 and 2011.
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He coached alongside current Montana defensive line coach Barry Sacks at Nevada from 2000 to 2007 and visited Missoula with the Idaho Vandals in the late 90s.
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"I remember coming here to play with Idaho in '99. We had a really good team and barely came away with a win. This is probably the loudest place I've ever coached. I've been to Auburn, I've been to (Texas) A&M, I've been to Oklahoma, but this place is loud. So, I knew the culture here is really good," said McCloud.
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"I've only been here a short time, but it's even better than I remember in terms of the player's work ethic and everything Coach Hauck has going with the program. I'm excited to be here at Montana and be part of this culture."
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As a player, McCloud starred at Hawaii as an All-WAC defensive back from 1987-90. He went on to sign as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers in 1991 before playing two seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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He graduated from Hawaii with a B.A. in Economics and Sociology in 1991. He and his wife Renee have two children, Kaleb and Rachel.
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McCloud comes to Montana from Hawaii, where was the cornerbacks coach for the Rainbow Warriors since 2020. His resume lists nearly three decades of experience with ten different programs, including serving as the assistant head coach at Syracuse from 2016-18, with previous stops at Idaho, Nevada, and Baylor, among others.
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"Kim is a veteran coach with a lot of great experiences across the country. He brings a wealth of knowledge, and like Coach Phenicie on the offensive side, he'll be able to critique what we're doing and give us some great input as an analyst. He's also a great guy, and we're lucky he's chosen to join us here at Montana," said Hauck.
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McCloud has been a part of 13 postseason squads while coaching on both sides of the ball. He's mentored 24 all-conference players, including three All-American receivers and three Biletnikoff Award semifinalists.
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Prior to his time at Hawaii, he was the receivers coach and cornerbacks coach at Syracuse from 2016-19. He also served as the defensive coordinator, receivers coach, and assistant head coach at Bowling Green at different times in 2014 and 2015. He was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois from 2012-13 and was the secondary coach at Baylor and Akron between 2008 and 2011.
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He coached alongside current Montana defensive line coach Barry Sacks at Nevada from 2000 to 2007 and visited Missoula with the Idaho Vandals in the late 90s.
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"I remember coming here to play with Idaho in '99. We had a really good team and barely came away with a win. This is probably the loudest place I've ever coached. I've been to Auburn, I've been to (Texas) A&M, I've been to Oklahoma, but this place is loud. So, I knew the culture here is really good," said McCloud.
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"I've only been here a short time, but it's even better than I remember in terms of the player's work ethic and everything Coach Hauck has going with the program. I'm excited to be here at Montana and be part of this culture."
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As a player, McCloud starred at Hawaii as an All-WAC defensive back from 1987-90. He went on to sign as a free agent with the San Diego Chargers in 1991 before playing two seasons in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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He graduated from Hawaii with a B.A. in Economics and Sociology in 1991. He and his wife Renee have two children, Kaleb and Rachel.
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