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Thomas Kelley

Thomas Kelley

Nickname: Tom
Title: Director, Athletics/Head Football Coach
Phone: 508-626-4614
Email: tkelley@framingham.edu

Tom Kelley is in his 14th year as Director of Athletics at Framingham State University and has been involved with the athletics department for the past 30 years.  Since taking over as Athletic Director in 1994, Tom has changed the look of the coaching staff in every program and was instrumental in the addition of women's lacrosse as a varsity sport. 

A 1976 graduate of Framingham State College, Kelley was a four-year starter at defensive tackle for the Rams.  He returned to Framingham State in 1978 as an assistant football coach and assumed the head coaching job in 1982. Kelley served as head coach from 1982-1985 and returned to coaching again in 2001 as an assistant coach. 

Kelley returned to coaching again after the 2006 football season when he once again took over as head coach of the Rams football program and led them to a 2-7 record in his first season back on the sideline. In 2008 Kelley guided the Rams to a 5-5 mark, which was the Rams best finish since the 1986 season.  Kelley also saw the Rams first single season 1,000 yard rusher in the 36 years of Framingham State football.

Kelley holds a master's degree in psychology counseling from Boston State College and lives in Milford with his wife Jackie.

Aynsley Rosenbaum

Aynsley Rosenbaum

Title: Offensive Coordinator
Email: arosenbaum@framingham.edu

Aynsley Rosenbaum is beginning his fourth year as the Rams offensive coordinator.  Under his guidance the Rams offense has continued to improve in each of his three seasons.  In 2010 the Rams broke 10 individual offensive records and established a new single season team points record. The 2010 Rams scored 374 points, averaging 34.0 points per game, and surpassed the old mark of 233 which was established in 1990.  The 2010 Rams ranked first in the NEFC in passing offense and pass efficiency and ranked second in scoring offense, total offense, first downs and third down conversions.

In his three seasons Rosenbaum has coached the first three single season 1,000 yard rushers in school history, including the NEFC Bogan Division Rookie of the Year, as well as the first single season 1,000 yard receiver.  In total, 12 players have been selected NEFC All-Division on the offensive side of the ball in the last three years including two all-division quarterbacks.

Before coaching the Rams, Rosenbaum spent seven seasons with the Arlington Catholic High School football program where they won three Catholic Central Titles and made two trips to the post-season.  At Arlington Catholic Rosenbaum coached three All-Scholastic quarterback and two All-State receivers.

Rosenbaum was a running back and kick return man for the Rams from 1995-97.  He led the Rams in rushing in 1995 and 1996.  He currently shares the FSU record for longest kickoff return with an 88 yard return against Mass. Maritime during the 1996 season.  Rosenbaum, who graduated with a degree in sociology from Framingham State, averaged 19.3 yards per return during his career. 

He is currently a Humanities and English as a Second Language teacher at Arlington Middle School in Lawrence and resides in Andover with his wife Melissa.

Jeff Moore

Jeff Moore

Title: Defensive Coordinator

Jeff Moore is entering his first season with the Framingham State University football program and will serve as the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. 

Moore spent the 2010 season as the head varsity football coach at Lowell High School. Prior to that Moore was the head varsity football coach at Dracut High school, where he led The Middies to their first Super Bowl championship (2008) in twenty years. His Dracut defense shut out Marshfield 27-0.  

As head coach at Dracut he was named 2008 Lowell Sun Coach of the Year, 2008 New England Patriots Coach of the Week, and 2009 MVC Coach of the Year. He was also the Head Football Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coach at The Prestigious Groton School in 2007. His overall record was 28-17 including two playoff appearances and one State Championship.  Prior to his head coaching days, Moore served as an assistant coach at Lowell High from 1992-99, North Andover High (OC) 2000-03, and Dracut High (DC) 2004-07

Coach Moore is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where he played football for the Chiefs. After leaving UMass Lowell, Moore played for the Merrimack Valley Outlaws and Gr. Lowell Nor’Easters. 

Moore holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Western New England College and is employed as a Police Officer in the City of Lowell.  He currently resides in Nashua, NH with his wife, Kerry, and daughter Kayleigh.

Gavin Fitts

Gavin Fitts

Title: Special Teams/Defensive Backs
Email: gfitts@framimgham.edu

Gavin Fitts is entering his third season with the Framingham State football program and will serve as special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach.  Fitts spent the previous three seasons as the head varsity football coach at the Dexter School in Brookline, where he continues to teach mathematics and coach ice hockey and baseball.  A 2002 graduate of Hamilton College, he played both football and baseball for the Continentals.  Fitts holds a master’s degree in coaching and physical education from Boston University.  He currently resides in Charlestown with his wife, Whitney, daughter, Chandler, and their two dogs.

Patrick Kelley

Patrick Kelley

Title: Defensive Assistant
Email: pkelley7@framingham.edu

Patrick Kelley is entering his fifth season with the Rams and will be working with the defensive line.  Prior to joining the Ram’s coaching staff, Kelley attended UMass Amherst from 1999-2003 and graduated with a B.S. in Exercise Science. From 2003-2007, Coach Kelley played semi-professional football for the Woonsocket Sentinels of the NEFL.  Kelley, a 2008 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, grew up in Milford, MA and currently resides there. 

Bryan Ibbitson

Bryan Ibbitson

Title: Offensive Line

Bryan Ibbitson is in second season with the Rams coaching staff and will be working with the offensive line.  Ibbitson was a four year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines during his career as a Ram.  Ibbitson graduated from Framingham State in 2009 with a degree in history.  He currently works as a middle school teacher and resides in Lawrence. 

Rasheed Rancher

Rasheed Rancher

Title: Wide Recievers
Jason Riffe

Jason Riffe

Title: Linebackers
Troy Askew

Troy Askew

Title: Defensive Assistant
Email: taskew@framingham.edu

Troy Askew is in his fifth season with the Rams and his third as an assistant with the defense and special teams. Previously, he worked primarily with the quarterbacks and running backs.  Askew has coached the offensive line, defensive line and special teams at Madison Park Vocational Technical High School, which is part of the Boston Public School System.  Coach Askew is currently a Boston School Police Officer and is pursuing his degree in Criminal Justice at UMass Boston.  Coach Askew has two children, Bryana and Troy, Jr.

Kurt Leone

Kurt Leone

Title: Student Assistant Coach