KiJuan Ware Position: Running Backs Coach Experience: Second Season Alma Mater: Springfield '97

KiJuan Ware enters his second season as running backs coach at Miami University. He was appointed to his position on January 4, 2009.

In 2008, Ware served under Haywood at Notre Dame as an offensive intern. He was responsible for film breakdowns, scouting reports, playbooks and various other duties. Ware first worked with Haywood when he served as an instructor at Notre Dame's summer camp.

Prior to joining the Fighting Irish staff, Ware was an assistant football coach at Georgetown University where he coached the wide receivers in 2006 and `07 and also was the team's recruiting coordinator in 2007. From 2004-05, he was an assistant coach at Dartmouth College where he tutored the wide receivers in 2005 and the defensive backs in 2004.

Ware received his first collegiate coaching job at his alma mater, Springfield College, and was an assistant coach from 2002-03. He spent five years as a teacher and the offensive coordinator at Weaver High School in Hartford, Connecticut.

Ware graduated from Springfield College in 1997 with a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and computer science. While at Springfield, Ware was a quarterback on the football team and was a pitcher and first baseman on the baseball team. In 2004, Ware earned a master's degree from Springfield in physical education and athletic administration.

Ware was awarded a Fullbright Scholarship in 2000 and studied in Japan and, in 2006, was one of 15 selected participants for the NCAA football Coaching Academy. In June of 2010, Ware participated in the Expert Coaches Football Academy in Anaheim, California, in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention. The Expert Coaches Football Academy, instituted in 2004, is an effort to assist minority coaches with career advancement, networking and exposure opportunities at NCAA colleges and universities.

KiJuan, his wife, Michelle, and their daughter, Kalyx, reside in Oxford.