Craig Agee begins his eighth year coaching wide receivers at Tuskegee University.
In 2017, five different receivers caught touchdown passes with two wide outs hauling in at least three TDs.
In 2015, the Golden Tigers led the conference in scoring at 28.46 points per game and averaged 163.15 yards per game through the air. Agee coached a pair of receivers who recorded 24 or more receptions last year, including Marquel Gardner with 25 and Desmond Reece with 24. He also coached Travis Hawkins, who finished the year in double digits in catches with 15; while nine different receivers caught a pass last year.
Agee coached Gardner to second-team all-conference honors, while he also earned a Third Team All-American nod for his
performance throughout the year (25 rec - 414 yds - 5 tds).
In his first season with the Golden Tigers, the offense ranked as one of the best in the conference in several categories, including total offense in which they finished as they best in the conference at 385.8 yards per game. They also finished tops in the conference in passing efficiency at 143.6 and first downs per game at 19.0 per game. The Golden Tigers also finished first in third down efficiency (41.7%) and in the top three in the conference in passing offense at 212.6 yards per game.
Tuskegee finished in the top 100 nationally in several offensive categories in the 2014 season. They finished 44th in scoring offense (34.8 ppg), 50th in third down conversion percentage (0.417), tied for 88th in fourth down conversion percentage (0.444), tied for 81st in first downs (228), 90th in total offense (385.8 ypg), 95th in passing offense (211.9 ypg), and 98th in time of possession (29:35).
Agee also coached Marquel Gardner finished fifth in the SIAC with 687 receiving yards (57.2 ypg), while the receivers helped Kevin Lacey finish second in the SIAC in passing efficiency (142.4).
During the 2014 season, Devonzea Gaines was named an Honorable Mention All-Super Region by BSN.
Agee arrived at Tuskegee after a stint coaching in the Pacific Northwest, coaching at Lewis and Clark where he served in a defensive role for the team. He joined the team in 2013 as a defensive assistant coach, and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator in charge of defensive backs starting in the spring of 2014.
Agee grew up in Taylorsville, Miss., where he was a three-sport athlete at Taylorsville High School where earned state titles in both football and track.
Agee attended Jacksonville State University where he played two seasons as a wide receiver, before finishing out his career at cornerback. He was also part of the punt return teams all four seasons. In two seasons at receiver, Agee accumulated over 700 yards, where he led the conference and entire nation in punt returns in 2004. He four seasons as a punt returner, he recorded over 1000 yards, earning All-Conference and All-America honors.
Agee graduated from Jacksonville State University with both his Bachelors and Masters of Science in Sports Psychology.
Agee and his wife Megan are the proud parents of three daughters; Zykierrea, Tierra, and Jahzara.
