Football
Tate, Drew
Drew Tate
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- Quarterbacks
Tate enters his first season as an assistant coach at UT Martin as the team’s quarterback coach after previously serving in a similar positions in the Fan Controlled Football League, The Spring League and Canadian Football League.
Prior to joining UT Martin, he served as a multi-positional coach for the Wild Aces of the FCF where he coached former Skyhawk running back LaDarius Galloway in the spring of 2021. He also held a similar role with the Alphas of The Spring League in 2020 working with receivers, running backs and tight ends.
Before joining the Alphas, he served as the quarterback coach for the BC Lions of the CFL in 2019. With the Lions he directed a quarterback group during the 2019 campaign which completed 68 percent of its pass attempts and eclipsed 4,500 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Previous coaching stops also included a brief stint as a defensive analyst at Coastal Carolina from 2018.
Following his collegiate career, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2007 before latching on in the CFL where he spent 11 seasons. His professional playing career featured stops with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks. He played in 147 games and threw for over 5,000 passing yards and 35 touchdowns in his career while winning a Grey Cup in 2014.
The former Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year played at Iowa from 2003-06 while serving as a three-year starter at quarterback. He left the Hawkeyes ranked second in school history in career touchdown passes (61), completions (665), attempts (1,090) and passing yards (8,292) while sitting third in wins by a starting quarterback with 21. Some of his heroics included a last-second, 56-yard game-winning touchdown to win the 2004 Capital One Bowl against LSU.
A native of Baytown, Texas, Tate was a four-time first-team conference all-star at Robert E. Lee High School. He established Texas high school records for pass completions and attempts while ranking second in passing yards (12,183) and third in touchdowns (113).
Tate graduated from Iowa in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness.
Prior to joining UT Martin, he served as a multi-positional coach for the Wild Aces of the FCF where he coached former Skyhawk running back LaDarius Galloway in the spring of 2021. He also held a similar role with the Alphas of The Spring League in 2020 working with receivers, running backs and tight ends.
Before joining the Alphas, he served as the quarterback coach for the BC Lions of the CFL in 2019. With the Lions he directed a quarterback group during the 2019 campaign which completed 68 percent of its pass attempts and eclipsed 4,500 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Previous coaching stops also included a brief stint as a defensive analyst at Coastal Carolina from 2018.
Following his collegiate career, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2007 before latching on in the CFL where he spent 11 seasons. His professional playing career featured stops with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Calgary Stampeders and Ottawa Redblacks. He played in 147 games and threw for over 5,000 passing yards and 35 touchdowns in his career while winning a Grey Cup in 2014.
The former Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year played at Iowa from 2003-06 while serving as a three-year starter at quarterback. He left the Hawkeyes ranked second in school history in career touchdown passes (61), completions (665), attempts (1,090) and passing yards (8,292) while sitting third in wins by a starting quarterback with 21. Some of his heroics included a last-second, 56-yard game-winning touchdown to win the 2004 Capital One Bowl against LSU.
A native of Baytown, Texas, Tate was a four-time first-team conference all-star at Robert E. Lee High School. He established Texas high school records for pass completions and attempts while ranking second in passing yards (12,183) and third in touchdowns (113).
Tate graduated from Iowa in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness.
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