Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason has completed his coaching staff in Nashville with the addition of Tony Ball.
Ball will take over as the Commodores new wide receivers coach after the departure of Aaron Moorehead to the Philadelphia Eagles.
You probably remember Ball from his nine years in Athens as Mark Richt’s running backs (2006-08) and receivers (2009-15) coach, where he produced some elite NFL talent, including A.J. Green.
“Tony Ball is a quality man who brings a wealth of experience and coaching success to our staff. We’ve attracted one of the nation’s top receivers coaches in Tony,” Mason said in a released statement. “Tony has been part of several successful programs, including Georgia, LSU and Virginia Tech. With Tony, we are getting a coach with a long track record of bringing the best out in his student-athletes.”
Ball left Georgia in 2015 for the position of running backs coach at LSU. After LSU, Ball worked as running backs coach at Louisiana Tech and then most recently as passing game coordinator and receivers coach at UTSA.
Before coming to Athens, he was wide receivers coach at Virginia Tech for eight seasons.
Georgia plays Vanderbilt on October 3rd in Athens.
