Guido Falbo Position: Centers & Guards Coach/Recruiting Coord. Experience: Sixth Season Alma Mater: Central Connecticut State, 1997

Guido Falbo moved to Centers and Guards Coach in 2009 after working mostly with running backs.

Falbo is entering his sixth season on the coaching staff. In his first two years, Falbo coached UMass' tight ends. Falbo assumed his new roles in January 2006 and helped UMass to one of the top recruiting classes in the nation each of the last two years. In the summer of 2007, Falbo worked as a guest coach with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders where UMass alums Shannon James and Keron Williams are starters.

In 2006, Falbo worked with one of the all-time greatest I-AA/FCS tailbacks in Steve Baylark. The Arizona Cardinals' signee and All-American became the third I-AA/FCS player to gain 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. He finished with 5,332 career rushing yards, second all-time to Marcel Shipp. Baylark was named an A-10 First-Team tailback for the third year in a row.

From 2004-05 Falbo developed tight ends Mike Douglas, Chris Hopkins and Ian Jorgensen.

Falbo came to UMass after spending two seasons at the University of Rhode Island (2002-03). He served as the wide receivers coach at Rhode Island for two years, and added the responsibility of recruiting coordinator in 2003. Prior to that, Falbo spent one year at St. Lawrence University, where he served as defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and head strength and conditioning coach.

In 2000, Falbo was a graduate assistant coach at Syracuse University, working with the offense. During the 1999 season, he worked at Western Connecticut State, where he served as the linebackers coach and helped the Colonials to a 10-2 record, the Freedom Conference title and the second NCAA playoff berth in school history.

Previously, Falbo spent a year as a graduate assistant coach working with the secondary at California (Pa.), served one season as the outside linebackers coach at Princeton, and spent a year as the secondary coach at Maine Maritime Academy.

Falbo is a 1997 graduate of Central Connecticut State University. During his days as an undergraduate, he was a three-year starter at strong safety for the Blue Devils from 1993-1995. He also served as a student assistant coach for Central Connecticut State in the spring of 1996, following the completion of his playing career.

A native of Norwalk, Conn., Falbo is married to Stephanie. The couple welcomed their first child Stephen Justin on Dec. 21, 2006, just after to the National Championship game in Chattanooga.

Falbo's Collegiate Coaching File

Years       School                   Assignment
1996        Maine Maritime           Secondary
1997        Princeton                Outside Linebackers
1998        California (Pa.)         Graduate Assistant / Secondary
1999        Western Connecticut      Linebackers
2000        Syracuse                 Graduate Assistant
2001        St. Lawrence             Defensive Coordinator
2002        Rhode Island             Wide Receivers
2003        Rhode Island             Recruiting Coordinator / Wide Receivers
2004-       Massachusetts            Tight Ends / Running Backs / Recruiting Coord.