Mario McIntyre joins the Eastern staff as a defensive assistant who will work primarily with the defensive line.
He comes to Eastern after a successful playing career in the MAC as a defensive end at Stevenson. As a team captain for the Mustangs in 2021, he set a Stevenson single-season sack record with a MAC-high 12.5. He also started as a redshirt junior in 2019 and had a team high 11.5 tackles for loss.
After graduating from Stevenson, McIntyre spent seven months playing professionally and coaching in Serbia with the Kragujevic Wild Boars in the Central European Football League. He served as a player/coach for a defense that allowed a league-best 11 points per game and had the opportunity to teach techniques and tactics to players of multiple ages and skill levels. He played both defensive end and fullback and scored a touchdown on both sides of the ball.
McIntyre was named to the NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-America Team in 2021 and will sit for his certification as an NSCA Specialist in May.
