July 7, 2000

Matt Jennings, who has worked on the professional level in the NFL and on the college level at the University of Tennessee, has joined the Wake Forest University athletic staff as assistant strength and conditioning coach.

Jennings comes to Winston-Salem after a one-year stint with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he served as head intern on the strength and conditioning staff. Previously, Jennings worked in 1997 and 1998 as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Tennessee.

Jennings, a native of Eden (NC), is a 1996 University of North Carolina graduate. He played football for the Tarheels from 1992 to 1994.