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May 29, 2007


Adams Returns to Ferrum as Defensive Coordinator

FERRUM, Va. - Former Ferrum College Assistant Football Coach Cleive Adams, who left in the summer of 2005 to become Assistant Coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, will return to his alma mater.

Adams coached seven seasons at Ferrum, from 1988-2004.  He helped the Panthers win USA South Athletic Conference football titles in 2001 and 2002, both shared.  Adams began as a defensive secondary coach then moved to defensive line prior to the 2002 season.  During the 2004 season, his last before joining the W&L staff, Adams served as Ferrum's defensive coordinator and special teams coach.

Adams had a major impact on W&L's defensive unit the past two seasons, particularly the defensive line.  Last season, Washington and Lee led the Old Dominion Athletic Conference total defense, scoring defense, pass efficiency defense, red zone defense, opponent 4th down conversions, and turnover margin.  A defensive lineman coached by Adams the past two years earned the Virginia Division II-III Defensive Lineman of the Year Award, a prestigious honor given annually by the Touchdown Club of Richmond.

Washington and Lee won the ODAC football crown last season, its first since 1985, and made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs.  The Generals went 14-7 overall the past two seasons, including a 9-3 league mark in the ODAC.

Adams graduated from Ferrum in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in recreation and leisure, and a minor in psychology.  As a student-athlete, he lettered in football on Ferrum's 1988 South Region championship team.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information office at (540) 365-4306.

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