EASTON, Pa. – T.J. DiMuzio and Lewis Walker are the latest additions to the Lafayette football coaching staff, joining head coach John Troxell's staff prior the 2022 season.
 
DiMuzio will take over as the Leopards' offensive coordinator while also mentoring the quarterbacks. He spent the last eight seasons at Monmouth University under Kevin Callahan, joining as the wide receivers coach in 2014 before being promoted to the pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in the winter of 2019.
 
"I am really excited that T.J. will be our quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator. He has a great vision and an incredible offensive mind," said Troxell, the Fred M. Kirby II '42 Head Football Coach. "T.J. is one of the top young offensive coaches in the country and he will help bring an exciting brand of football to College Hill."
 
His two seasons as the Monmouth quarterbacks coach saw him mentor Tony Muskett to consecutive All-Big South First-Team honors. In 2021, Muskett and the Hawks averaged 32 points per game while Muskett threw for a league-best 2,651 yards and 25 touchdown passes. That followed a rookie year in which he earned HERO Sports' Freshman All-America status, finished fifth in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award and was named the Big South Offensive Freshman of the Year.
 
In his six seasons coaching wide receivers, DiMuzio coached an All-Big South First-Team selection in every season, including consensus All-American Reggie White, Jr. who set Monmouth and Big South records for career receptions and yardage while earning three consecutive all-league honors.
In addition to White, DiMuzio coached former NFL tight end Neal Sterling (2014) who starred for the Hawks at wide receiver and became Monmouth's second NFL draftee. 

Prior to Monmouth, DiMuzio served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Widener University while also working as the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. He led an offense that ranked first in the MAC in total offense, scoring offense, passing offense, third-down conversions, first downs and completion percentage. DiMuzio coached an All-American wide receiver and a conference rookie of the year.
 
Before Widener, DiMuzio spent four seasons at Bowling Green University first as a defensive graduate assistant working with the defensive ends in 2009-10. In 2011, he was elevated to director of player personnel and also served as the assistant special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
 
DiMuzio coached the tight ends at Hofstra University in 2007, preceding a two-year coaching stop at his alma mater, the University of Delaware. He coached the wide receivers in 2008 and running backs in 2007. During that two-year span, DiMuzio coached All-American and Walter Payton Award finalist Omar Cuff in 2007 and All-Colonial Athletic Association wide receiver Aaron Love, who set Delaware's all-time reception record in 2008. In 2007, Delaware went 11-3 and played in the FCS National Championship game.

In 2006, he graduated from Delaware where he played quarterback and was a member of the 2003 national championship team. He worked as a student assistant at Delaware during the 2005 season. The Pennington, New Jersey native earned a master's degree in athletic administration from Bowling Green in 2012.
 
Walker was charged with coaching Monmouth's secondary the last five seasons, one of three coaching stops at the FCS level. He will coach the Leopards' defensive backs and will serve as the co-defensive coordinator with Mike Saint Germain.
 
Walker mentored at least two All-Big South selections in the defensive backfield, including at least one first-team choice, in each of his seasons in West Long Branch.
 
"Lewis is going to be a great coach and mentor to our players. As our co-defensive coordinator he will bring a wealth of knowledge and help build a top defensive unit not only in the Patriot League but also the country," Troxell said. "His previous playing and coaching experience in the secondary will be so valuable in developing our players to an elite level."

Prior to his arrival at Monmouth, Walker spent two campaigns at Columbia University as the safeties coach and defensive assistant where he also worked with the kick and punt return units.
 
Walker got his coaching start at Cooper Hills High School in Jordan, Utah as the secondary coach and special teams coordinator.
 
During his playing career, Walker was a defensive back for two seasons at the University of Hawaii, appearing in 24 games before transferring to Utah University. While with the Utes he appeared in 12 games, helping the team to an 8-5 record and a Sun Bowl victory in 2011. A native of Salt Lake City, he graduated from Utah in the fall of 2013 after earning a bachelor's degree in communications.