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A veteran of the collegiate coaching ranks, Eddie Williamson is in his ninth season at TCU as the offensive line coach. He was given the additional title of assistant head coach in 2002. Williamson has coached 11 All-Mountain West Conference selections over the last four seasons. Four of his former TCU linemen are active in the National Football League. In 2008, center Blake Schlueter was a first-team All-MWC pick and a seventh-round choice by the Denver Broncos in the NFL Draft. Tackles Marshall Newhouse and Marcus Cannon earned second-team and honorable-mention honors, respectively. They helped TCU lead the nation in time of possession (35:10) while setting school records for points scored (437) and touchdowns (56). Schlueter was a second-team All-MWC performer in 2007 with Newhouse an honorable-mention choice. Tackle Herb Taylor was a two-time first-team All-MWC selection (2005-06) before the Kansas City Chiefs made him a sixth-round draft pick. Michael Toudouze, also a tackle, was first-team All-MWC and a fifth-round selection of the Indianapolis Colts. He earned a Super Bowl championship ring as a rookie (2006). Anthony Alabi was a fifth-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in 2005. With four new starters on the offensive line in 2006, TCU allowed just 13 sacks. It was the lowest total in the MWC and tied for the sixth-best mark nationally. In 2005, with three new starters, the Frogs surrendered the league's second-fewest sacks. With Williamson's troops paving the way, TCU has produced a pair of 1,000-yard rushers in the last eight seasons. Williamson came to TCU from Wake Forest, where he served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. He joined the WFU staff in January 2000. Williamson also served as an assistant coach at Texas Southern, Baylor, North Carolina, Wake Forest, South Carolina, Georgia, Duke and Furman. Williamson also has experience as a head coach, serving in that role at VMI from 1985-88. A part of 16 bowl teams, Williamson's college coaching career began soon after graduating from Davidson College in 1974. A native of Pendleton, S.C., Williamson was a standout linebacker at Davidson (1971-73). He graduated in 1974 and went on to earn his master's degree from Furman in 1976. Williamson and his wife, Patty, have three children: Eddie III, Carrie Beth and Tricia. |
 
 
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