York University Lions head football coach
Warren Craney announced on Wednesday that
Kamau Peterson has been named the full-time offensive coordinator of the Lions football program.
He was previously announced as the interim offensive coordinator in December. As part of the changes to the coaching staff, the team is also searching for a full-time defensive assistant to join the team. The ideal candidate will take over the defensive coordinator duties from Craney, who has held the role alongside his head coaching duties since 2012.
The full posting for the full-time defensive assistant position can be found
here.
Peterson is no stranger to the Lions football team and has been with the program full time since 2014, first serving as the receivers coach before becoming the associate offensive coordinator. He also served as a guest coach during training camp in 2012 and 2013 and is the team's strength and conditioning coach.
In addition to his role with the Lions, Peterson was part of the Team Canada coaching staff for three years as the receivers coach for the junior national team, winning the gold medal at the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) U19 world championships in 2012 and a silver in 2014.
Prior to becoming a coach, Peterson had a lengthy playing career of his own. A sixth overall pick of the Calgary Stampeders in the 2001 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft, he played receiver for four teams over nine seasons in the league. He twice recorded 1,000+ receiving yards in his career and in 2008 was named a CFL West all-star and earned the most outstanding Canadian award while with the Edmonton Eskimos. He won the 89
th Grey Cup in 2001 as a rookie with the Stampeders, and also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Prior to beginning his professional playing career, Peterson was a multi-sport athlete in the NCAA with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats.
Ryan Karhut will remain in his role as the special teams coordinator, a position he has held for the last two seasons.
