Three more coaches join Bulldog staff; fill all vacancies

Three more coaches have been added to the Holmes Community College football coaching staff, and they have hit the ground running in preparation for the upcoming football season.

Terry Ursin, Jr. will be the defensive coordinator along with strength and conditioning while Floyd White will coach the defensive backs and special teams and Jesse Ward will coach running backs.

Ursin came to Holmes from Rhodes College in Memphis, where he coached several positions on both sides of the football during his tenure including special teams, linebackers, defensive line and wide receivers. Ursin coached first team All-SCAC players in each of his seasons, including back-to-back conference defensive players of the year and all-region selections (2007-2008). Ursin coached the conference sack leader in three of the past six seasons, as well as the leading tackler in two of the last four. During his time coaching the Rhodes linebackers, the Rhodes defense had unprecedented success, finishing fifth in the county in total defense in 2006 and appearing in the top 25 for total defense two more times. Under Ursin, the Rhodes defense achieved a high standard of excellence, while maintaining some of the highest academic standards in the country.

Before arriving at Rhodes, Ursin served as defensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coordinator at Kirby High School in Memphis for one season (2002), where he also taught history. That same year, Ursin also had a short stint in the Arena2 Football League with Memphis Xplorers.

Ursin served four seasons at Munford High School (1998-2001), where he coached linebackers, wide receivers, and was the strength and conditioning coach.

Ursin began his career as the defensive line coach at Rhodes (1997).

A native of New Orleans and a graduate of Jesuit High School, Ursin graduated from Rhodes with a B.A. in History within the Department of Education in May of 1997.

Ursin played his college football at Rhodes College in Memphis, where he was a 4-year letterman for the Lynx, a 3-year starter on the defensive line, and a team captain.

Floyd White

White was born on January 1, 1978 in Colorado Springs, and he graduated from Pampa (TX) High School in 1996, receiving National All- West Region Honors in football and was a Bronze Medalist at the Texas State Track Meet.

He went on to play football at the Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). While at ENMU, he was a 3-year starter and 2-year team captain. He was a captain of the 1999 Lone Stare Conference South Division Championship team (2nd in school history). During his playing time at ENMU, he was a part of two top-10 nationally ranked defenses. He also won numerous academic awards as a student-athlete including the National Burger King Scholar Athlete of the week.

He graduated with a degree in Biology, and then completed his Master's Degree in Sport Administration. While working on his masters, he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at ENMU and was a staff member of the Lone Star Conference South Division Champions. In 2003, he took over at Alamogordo High School (NM) as a co-Defensive Coordinator. At Alamogordo High School, his defense finished in the Top-10 in the state in Total Defense. After moving to Reagan High School (Austin TX), his defense finished first in the district in total defense two of three years.

In 2007, Coach White joined the staff at Iowa State University as the defensive graduate assistant. During his time at ISU, he helped mentor the linebacker corps including 5th round draft pick (Alvin Bowen). In 2008, he moved to Anderson High School (Austin TX) as a Secondary Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator. He helped coordinate a defense that was in the Top-10 in the Central Texas Area in Total Defense. During his time at Anderson the football program had a number of firsts: first district Championship, first playoff appearance, and first playoff victory.

Jesse Ward

Prior to coming to Holmes, Ward attended Mississippi College, where he played on the offensive line for the Choctaws. In 2011, he graduated from MC with a BSBA in Accounting. In 2009, Ward helped the Choctaws finish the year with a 9-3 record, win their first American Southwest Conference Championship since 1998, and advance to the second round in Choctaws first-ever trip to NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Ward is a native of Louisville, Mississippi. He graduated from Winston Acadamy, where he played football for the Patriots.