March 10, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-Navy head football coach Ken Niumatalolo announced Monday that Mike Judge has joined the coaching staff and will coach the fullbacks. Judge comes to Navy from Harvard, where he served as the wide receivers coach.

"Mike is a young, energetic coach who has a lot of experience for his age," said Niumatalolo. "He ran the option offense in college at Springfield and gained a great deal of coachinig experience working with Bill Belichick and the New England coaching staff."

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to coach at a great institution like the United States Naval Academy," said Judge. "I am excited to join Coach Niumatalolo and the outstanding staff he has assembled and I look forward to working with some of the best and brightest student-athletes in the country."

Judge has spent time around some of the premier football coaches in the country, serving as the quality control coach with the New England Patriots in 2005 and 2006. He spent his first year in New England working with current New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini as a defensive assistant and spent the following season under the direction of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Judge also spent four years as an intern on the Patriots staff, having a hand in three Super Bowl championships.

Judge enjoyed an outstanding playing career as a triple-option quarterback at Springfield College, where he was a four-year letterwinner in both football and baseball. He helped the Pride to two conference championships, two NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, an ECAC Division III North championship and a combined four-year record of 30-10. He graduated from Springfield in 2005.