Todd Stroud, who boasts over 25 years of experience as a collegiate coach, will work with the Zips' defensive line and also serve in a strength and conditioning capacity.

Stroud spent the previous two seasons at Colorado State where he coached the defensive line in 2011, and served as tight ends/fullbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2010. He arrived at CSU after three seasons (2007-09) as head coach for strength and conditioning at his alma mater Florida State, and was assistant head coach/defensive line coach at North Carolina State from 2004-07, working under then Wolfpack head coach and current Akron associate head coach/defensive coordinator, Chuck Amato.

He served as strength and conditioning coach at Memphis (1997-99), Auburn (1993) and Samford (1987-93), and was head coach at West Alabama (1994-96) and coached the defensive line at Samford (1987-93) and at UCF (1986).

Stroud has an undergraduate degree from Florida State and a graduate degree from Alabama-Birmingham. He played nose guard for the Seminoles from 1983-85 and was captain of the 1985 squad. Stroud and his wife, Marianne, have three daughters and one son.