Assistant CoachKen Gordon is the defensive coordinator and linebacker coach for the Hornets. He comes to ESU from Minnesota State where he was the defensive coordinator the past two seasons. The Mavericks were ranked second in the NCC in total defense during the 2005 season.
Prior to MSU, Gordon spent two years at Pierce ( Calif.) College as defensive coordinator. The Brahma Bulls led the Western States Conference in total defense in his final season there.
He began his coaching career at Northwest Missouri State and was a member of the Bearcat coaching staff that won NCAA Division II National Championships in 1998 and 1999.
Gordon played linebacker at NWMSU in 1995 and 1996 and was a first-team All-MIAA performer as a senior.