TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State head football coach Curt Mallory announced the addition of Darrell Funk and Edward Warinner to the coaching staff on Friday afternoon.
 
Funk returns to the Indiana State coaching staff and will serve as the Assistant Head Coach/Run Game Coordinator while also working with the offensive line. Warinner will take over the safeties coaching position.
 
With the departure of Brad Wilson, Mallory also announced that David Elson will take over as the Indiana State defensive coordinator heading into the 2025 season.
 
Funk coached at Indiana State in 2017 as the offensive line coach and is a 35-year veteran of the coaching ranks, including 10 seasons as a coordinator
 
Funk has coached offensive line for 27 seasons, including overseeing the offensive fronts at schools like Michigan, Purdue, San Diego State, Colorado State and Ball State in addition to BYU
 
In 2022 the BYU offensive line ranked No 1 (PFF, 92.0) in pass protection grades overall and ranked No. 10 in the NCAA statistics for the least sacks allowed at one per game on average. Funk mentored 2022 All-American left tackle Blake Freeland and the offensive front was named College Football News All-Independent Offensive Line of the Ye.ar
 
In 2021, left guard Clark Barrington earned All-America honors as BYU's offensive line was named to the Joe Moore Award midseason watch list for top offensive lines in the country. BYU finished the year with a top-25 ranking in 32 different offensive statistical categories. Helped BYU center James Empey earn an opportunity to play in the NFL following the 2021 season
 
At UTSA, he helped tackle Josh Dunlop and guard Spencer Burford earn All-Conference USA honorable mention in 2019 and was part of the roadrunners producing the No. 3 rushing game in program history with 320 yards against UTEP while running back Sincere McCormick went on to earn Freshman All-America honors running for 983 yards and eight touchdowns and break the program's single-season all-purpose yardage mark with 1,177 yards.
 
As the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Indiana State in 2017, his line helped pave the way for All-Missouri Valley Conference honorable mention running back LeMonte Booker, who rushed for 941 yards.
 
As Purdue's offensive line coach in 2016, he helped a pair of his linemen—Jason King and Jordan Roos—earn All-Big Ten honorable mention accolades
 
As Akron's run game coordinator and offensive line coach in 2015, helped the Zips earn their first bowl victory in school history while mentoring offensive tackle Isaiah Williams to third-team All-Mid-American Conference honors.
 
Coached the offensive line at Michigan from 2011-14, where his line produced the Big Ten Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year in three of his four seasons in Ann Arbor. Center David Molk won the award in 2011, while offensive tackle Taylor Lewan received the honor in 2012 and 2013. Molk won the Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center in 2011 while earning Consensus All-America recognition before going to the NFL. Lewan became Michigan's first two-time All-American since Jake Long in 2006-07 and a semifinalist for the Lombardi award before being selected as a first-round NFL draft pick.
 
Funk also tutored tackle Michael Schofield and guards Graham Glasgow and Patrick Omameh in Ann Arbor on their way to NFL careers, with Schofield and Glasgow each being third-round draft picks. Funk's lines at Michigan produced three 1,000-yard rushers, including Denard Robinson and Fitzgerald Toussaint in 2011, who became the first pair of 1,000-yard rushers for the Wolverines since 1975 (Gordon Bell and Rob Lytle)—Michigan finished 11-2 and earned a Sugar Bowl victory that season, while ranking second in the Big Ten in rushing offense (221.8 yards per game), third in total offense (404.7 ypg) and third in sacks allowed.
 
In 2010, Funk's line at San Diego State finished No. 5 nationally in fewest sacks allowed while helping the Aztecs finish the season ranked 12th nationally in passing offense and 16th in total offense (456.7 ypg). In two years in San Diego, he helped SDSU go from 2-10 the year before his arrival to earning the program's first bowl bid in 12 seasons and achieving its first bowl victory since 1969. Funk mentored left tackle Tommie Draheim before he went to the NFL while his line helped future NFL running back Ronnie Hillman rush for 1,532 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2010.
 
In his lone year at Ball State in 2008, Funk's offensive line ranked No. 4 nationally in fewest sacks allowed protecting the quarterback while producing holes in the run game that saw running back MiQuale Lewis rush for 1,736 yards and 22 touchdowns. His group's outstanding play helped Ball State rank No. 17 in total offense producing 442.5 yards per game, while the Cardinals achieved a 12-2 record, the MAC West Division title and a trip to the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Alabama. He helped develop four future NFL linemen at Ball State in Robert Brewster, Dan Gerberry, Andre Ramsey and Mike Switzer.
 
A Colorado State alumnus, Funk spent five seasons with the Rams under head coach Sonny Lubick (2003-07), including the final four working with the offensive line, where he recruited and assisted in the development of nine different linemen who became future NFL players, including Erik Pears (Bills), Mike Brisiel (Texans, Raiders), Clint Oldenburg (Washington), Albert Bimper (Colts), Josh Day (Vikings), Shelley Smith (Texans, Dolphins), Cole Pemberton (Texans), Tim Walter (Bears) and Adrian Martinez (Seahawks)
Coaching CSU's special teams and tight ends in his first season with CSU in 2003, Funk tutored tight end Joel Dreessen before he was drafted and played eight years in the NFL with the Jets, Texans and Broncos.
 
Warinner joins the Sycamores by way of stops at Pittsburgh and Miami (Ohio) were he served as a graduate assistant coach working with the linebackers and defensive line.
 
In his recent stint with the Panthers, Warinner assisted in coaching the linebackers working with All-American Kyle Louis and All-ACC performer Rasheem Biles. He also worked with the special teams unit and assisted in recruiting and visits.
 
Warinner arrived in Pittsburgh after spending the 2022 season at Miami University, where he was a defensive graduate assistant for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) program and helped the RedHawks advance to the Bahamas Bowl. Miami boasted the MAC's No. 1 rushing defense and scoring defense in 2022.
 
A former collegiate player himself, Warinner lettered as a graduate linebacker for Miami in 2021. The RedHawks concluded that season with a 27-14 triumph over North Texas in the 2021 Frisco Football Classic.
 
Warinner previously lettered at Michigan (2020) and Michigan State (2019) as a linebacker and special teams contributor. He was a member of the 2019 Spartans squad that defeated Wake Forest, 27-21, in the Pinstripe Bowl.
 
A native of Powell, Ohio, Warinner was a standout at Olentangy Liberty High School, earning Associated Press All-Ohio Division I (second team) honors as a linebacker. He additionally was an All-Metro selection by The Columbus Dispatch.
 
Warinner earned his bachelor's degree in general studies from the University of Michigan in 2021. His father, Ed, is a longtime college coach who currently serves as the associate head coach, run game coordinator and offensive line coach at Florida Atlantic University.
 
The new additions to the Indiana State coaching staff join the previously announced John Bear (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), David Elson (defensive coordinator/linebackers), Jalen Banks (running backs), Tito Overton (wide receivers), and Austin Flyger (defensive line).
 
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Season ticket membership renewals and new season ticket memberships remain on sale online for the upcoming 2024 season. Season tickets for the six ISU home football games will start at $60 for adults and $30 for youth. Faculty, staff, seniors, and members of the I-Club can purchase tickets for $55.
 
Additionally, anyone who renews or buys a reserved seat in Section F will have the option to rent a seat chairback for the season. Chairback rentals are available for $20. Access to Touchdown Corner is available with Varsity Club status starting at just $125. Contact the Sycamore Athletic Fund at 812-237-6134 for more information.
 
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