We have another update in the great ‘Mel Tucker coaching staff watch’ of 2020. As MSU Football’s new head coach rounds out his staff, he has recruited a Spartan great into the fold in Courtney Hawkins. Hawkins will join the team as the Wide Receivers Coach. He was most recently acting as the head football coach and athletic director at Flint Beecher, his alma mater.
Hawkins played under George Perles from 1988 to 1991 before spending nine years in the NFL playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here is Tucker’s statement on the hire:
“Courtney Hawkins was a phenomenal player here at Michigan State who went on to have a very successful career in the NFL,” Tucker said. “He’s shown tremendous leadership serving as both the athletic director and head football coach at Flint Beecher High School. I’m really excited to get him here on campus.”
Hawkins was named to the All-Big Ten team twice while with Michigan State and is currently sixth in program history in receiving yards. Hawkins is the fourth official coach joining the program, following Chris Kapilovic (Offensive Line), Ron Burton (Defensive Line), and Mike Tressel (unannounced position).
