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BGSU football announces changes to coaching staff

Bob Ligashesky was hired as the special teams coordinator. Cato June will be the run game coordinator and outside linebackers coach.
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Bowling Green head coach Scot Loeffler looks up at the scoreboard during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Notre Dame, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame won 52-0. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bowling Green State University football has announced changes to the defensive side of the football.

Eric Lewis, the current cornerbacks coach for the Falcons, was promoted to defensive coordinator.

Meanwhile, Bob Ligashesky was hired for the role of special teams coordinator and safeties coach. 

Cato June, who played at the University of Michigan and in the NFL, will be BG's run game coordinator and outside linebackers coach. 

Lewis, who was hired by head coach Scot Loeffler previously served as defensive coordinator at both Eastern Michigan and Weber State. 

Ligashesky is no stranger to Bowling Green, having served as an assistant coach from 1991-99. 

He has worked on seven NFL staffs, as well as stints for two Power Five programs, Pittsburgh and Illinois.

June spent last season with UMass as their outside linebackers coach. He played 89 games in the NFL, racking up over 500 tackles over his career with the Colts, Buccaneers and Bears.

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