Dan Hernandez enters his second season as an assistant coach at Towson, working with the tight ends and fullbacks.
In his first season with the Tigers, Hernandez worked with an experienced group that featured seniors Emmanuel Holder, Dreon Johnson and Tannery Vallely.
Known for their blocking, the group managed to catch 16 passes and a touchdown.
This season, Hernandez will be tasked with working with a unit that lacks experience. Only one player, tight end Joe Green, has seen significant action at Towson.
Hernandez came to Towson after spending the previous three seasons on staff at Northwestern University. He spent the prior two season as an offensive graduate assistant.
In his final two seasons with the Wildcats, Hernandez helped to develop NU’s offensive line and superback position. The Wildcats would finish the 2015 season with a 10-3 record and earn a trip to the Outback Bowl. NU would finish the year ranked No. 23 in the final Associated Press poll.
Hernandez spent the 2013 season as an offensive quality control assistant, aiding offensive coordinator Mick McCall with opponent preparation and film study, as well as play-call scripting and other in-game tasks.
He arrived in Evanston after spending the previous four years at Florida International University. He began as a football operations assistant before spending two years as the Panthers assistant director of football operations. He helped FIU to a Sun Belt Conference championship and a trip to the Little Caesar’s Bowl in 2010.
In his final season, Hernandez became an offensive graduate assistant.
Hernandez graduated from Upper Iowa University in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in criminology.
He was a two-year team captain for the Peacocks and was a three-time selection to the Northern Sun Conference All-Academic team.
Hernandez earned his master’s in public administration from FIU in 2011. He would later earn a master’s in sports administration from Northwestern in 2016.
