Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers
- Email:
- antonio.carter@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.2160
Antonio Carter, the wide receivers coach for the Appachalian State University football team in 2008, has been named an assistant football coach at Eastern Michigan University, new Head Coach Ron English has announced. Antonio, who will coach the Eagles’ wide receivers, joins his brother, Tim, as a new member of the EMU staff.
The 28-year-old Carter is a 2004 graduate of the University of Alabama where he was an outstanding wide receiver for the Crimson Tide, rolling up 106 career receptions for 2,396 yards and five touchdowns in three years (1999-2001) as a letterman. He redshirted in 2002 and 2003 after suffering a leg injury and received a sixth year of eligibility because of the injury. The 1999 Alabama squad was the Southeastern Conference champion and earned a spot in the Orange Bowl game.
Carter began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at UTEP for the 2005 and 2006 seasons under veteran Head Coach Mike Price. He then returned to his alma mater, Alabama, as a graduate assistant under Head Coach Nick Saban before becoming a full-time assistant football coach at Appalachian State last season.
During his playing and coaching career, Carter helped lead teams to five post-season Bowl games, the 2000 Orange Bowl, the 2001 Independence Bowl and the 2004 Music City Bowl as a player as well as a coach in the 2005 GMAC Bowl and the 2007 Independence Bowl.
A native of Tallahassee, Fla., Carter has three children: Danae (9), Loryn (5) and Denim (4).
The Antonio Carter File
Name: Antonio DeWayne Carter
Born: Oct. 15, 1980 - Tallahassee, Fla.
High School: Rickards High School - Graduated in 1999
College: University of Alabama - Bachelor’s degree in human environmental sciences - 2004
Family: Single
Coaching Experience
Year School Position Highlights
2008 Appalachian State University Asst. Coach-Split ends Conference champs
2007 University of Alabama Graduate Asst. Coach Independence Bowl
2006 University of Texas-El Paso Graduate Asst. Coach
2005 University of Texas-El Paso Graduate Asst. Coach GMAC Bowl
