Bio

James Colzie III has been named the new head coach of the Saint Mary's Huskies football program.  Colzie comes to Saint Mary's from the University of British Columbia where he spent last season as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. He also held the positions of defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at Simon Fraser University in 2013-14.

Colzie began his coaching career at Florida International University as the cornerbacks coach and assistant special teams coach from 2000-03. He was then Florida State's defensive graduate assistant and cornerbacks coach in 2004-06. He held the position of special teams/defensive backs coach with Valdosta State University in 2007-08 and helped lead them to a national championship. From 2008-12 he was assistant head coach, defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator with the University of West Georgia. He was recruiting coordinator, special teams coordinator/defensive backs coach and kinesiology instructor with Southern Arkansas University in 2012-13 and defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach and special team coordinator with Coffeyville Community College in 2014-15.

Colzie's playing career began at Florida State University where he played under legendary coach Bobby Bowden for four seasons and won a National Championship in 1993. He was a starting corner at FSU in 1996 and 1997.

Colzie has a wealth of recruiting experience and has also developed a number of players for the NFL and CFL, including Patrick Robinson and Antonio Cromartie, who were both drafted by the NFL in the first round, and three defensive players chosen in the 2014 CFL draft from Simon Fraser University: Casey Chin (3rd Round – BC Lions), Derek Jones (4th Round – Winnipeg Blue Bombers), and Dylan Roper (6th Round – BC Lions). He's also developed a number of prominent players in the CFL, including: Maurice Leggett (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), Pat Watkins (Edmonton Eskimos), and Don Unamba (Saskatchewan Rough Riders).