Mike Evans enters his seventh season as the offensive line coach on the Vulcans’ coaching staff. His offensive line units have ranked among the PSAC elite in recent years, while clearing lanes for some of the league’s top running backs.
During last year’s 12-2 campaign, Evans coached a squad that allowed just 1.21 sacks per game and helped Cal U average 189.5 rushing yards per game. The Vulcans featured the same starting offensive line in 13 of the 14 games and featured three All-PSAC West performers.
In his Cal U coaching career, he mentored two-time AP All-American Tim McCutcheon and several All-PSAC West selections.
Over the last five seasons, the Cal U offensive line has surrendered only an average of 1.2 sacks per game, while rushing for 12,519 yards in only 59 games (212.2 yards per game).
As a player, Evans was a three-year starter at tackle and guard at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., after transferring from the University of Akron. He was named an All-American by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette and as a senior he played in the Snow Bowl, a Division II all-star game.
Evans earned a free-agent contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1998 before being invited to mini-camp by the New Orleans Saints the following year.
After starting his coaching career at Berkshire High School in Burton, Ohio, Evans worked with Saginaw Valley State University in University Center, Mich., for four seasons prior to joining the Vulcan coaching staff.
Evans and his wife Jennifer reside in McMurray, Pa., with their son, Mike Jr.
