Turner Pugh is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Indiana State football program, working with the Sycamore wide receivers.
Pugh led the Sycamore wide receivers to a solid season in 2011, including the naming of Donald Spencer to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team. Spencer led ISU with six receiving touchdowns this season, totaling 459 yards on 31 catches. Spencer heated up as the season wore on, catching a touchdown pass in three straight games to close out the season, and in four of ISU's last five contests. The Ypsilanti, Mich., product racked up 168 receiving yards in the season finale against Southern Illinois on Nov. 19, coming on five catches with a pair of touchdowns. His 168 receiving yards in the final game of the season were the most by a Sycamore this season and the first time a receiver has gone over 150 yards since the 2005 campaign.
Pugh previously worked at Fordham where he was the Rams' running backs coach as well and was in charge of the offensive quality control.
Pugh served as an offensive intern in 2009 at Georgia State University as the Panthers prepared for their first season of varsity football. At George State, he assisted in drills working with the wide receivers as well as assisting in organizing and entertaining recruits on their official visit.
Prior to George State, Pugh was the wide receivers coach at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, in 2008. His duties included instructing the wide receivers on techniques and fundamentals as well as serving as the special teams coordinator. Pugh also assisted in the development of the Marietta passing game and was responsible for recruiting the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Texas and Florida.
Pugh spent the 2007 season as a recruiting assistant at Indiana University, where he also helped coach the wide receivers and assisted in opponent film breakdown and practice preparation. While with the Hoosiers, he assisted in the organization of official recruiting visits as well as the logging of recruiting phone calls and film.
A 2004 graduate of Northern Illinois University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing, Pugh was a three-year letter winner as a wide out and special teams player with the Huskies. He began his coaching career as a student intern with the Northern Illinois in 2004. Pugh also worked for four years as a corporate account manager for CDW.
A native of Elgin, Illinois, Pugh was a three-year starter on the varsity at Larkin High School. He was a three-time All-Area selection and two-time All-Conference pick as well as being named All-State at wide receiver and appearing in the North/South Illinois All-Star Game.
