Michael Huyghue ’83 Named Head Sprint Football Coach

ITHACA, N.Y. – Michael Huyghue '83, one of football's most prominent and pioneering figures over more than three decades, has been named the Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football at Cornell University. Huyghue becomes just the fourth head coach of the program since 1957.

"I am thrilled that Michael has accepted this position and will continue to serve as a coach and mentor to our sprint football student-athletes," said Nicki Moore, the Meakem Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education at Cornell. "Despite the many pulls on his time, at heart he is a loyal and true Cornellian who stepped up to serve when asked. We were so impressed when he shared his vision for the program and how to get there. His multiple and varied roles as a caretaker of the sport perfectly positions him to provide the type of leadership this position demands."

"I started coaching on the Sprint team because my son joined the team a few years ago. I quickly fell in love with the program and stayed on after he graduated," Huyghue said. "I want these student-athletes to not only excel in the classroom, as they do, but by also winning on the football field as well. And so, I am determined to reshape and lead this program with the goal of winning in mind."

Huyghue has been the Big Red's defensive coordinator dating back to 2021 while serving as a tenure-tracked visiting professor at Cornell's Law School and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.