ryan mccarthy

Earlier today, and just four days before their 2012 season opener against Colgate, UAlbany announced that the Great Danes' offensive coordinator Ryan McCarthy has been promoted to associate head football coach. McCarthy is in his 11th season with the UAlbany football program and fifth as offensive coordinator.

There’s an old Chinese proverb about a bamboo tree, which University at Albany coach Bob Ford equates to his running game. The story goes that you must water the bamboo seeds without any results for quite some time and eventually, the tree will explode out of the ground, growing very quickly.