One of the top edge rushers of the last couple of decades for the Washington Huskies, Zion Tupuola-Fetui, aka “ZFT”, has landed his first coaching opportunity at the University of Idaho. He will be joining the staff of head coach Thomas Ford Jr. as a defensive assistant coach.
Ford said in a press release from the Idaho Vandals, “We are really excited to bring Zion on our staff. We spent time together when he played at Washington, where he had a phenomenal career. I am excited to see him have that same success in the future coaching profession. He will bring great knowledge of pass rush, and his experience will help both of our defensive line coaches and, most importantly, our players.”
ZFT and Ford overlapped when Ford was part of the Husky Football staff as an Offensive Quality Coordinator, and ZFT was sacking quarterbacks. Ford is a Seattle native and has deep ties to the area, as he coached high school football in Tacoma, WA, before moving to the college ranks.
Zion Tupuola-Fetui is a forever Husky and played all of his college years at Washington
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