Beginning his fourth year on the Southeastern Louisiana University football staff is Sean O’Sullivan. The Atlanta, Ga., native coaches the teams’ tight ends and serves as video coordinator.
Southeastern averaged 467.0 yards and 40.2 points per game on the way to the 2014 Southland Conference championship with the help of O’Sullivan’s tight end corps. Senior Jeremy Meyers caught two touchdown passes, while junior Juwaan Rogers was one of the team’s top blockers.
The 2013 Lions featured a pair of capable tight ends under O’Sullivan’s wing in Meyers and Taylor Jenkins. While Jenkins was the team’s best blocking option at tight end, Meyers was a key receiving threat.
Meyers, an honorable mention All-Southland Conference, finished the season with 15 catches for 255 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown in a 58-31 win at Central Arkansas.
Under O’Sullivan’s guidance in 2012, a pair of converted defensive players - Meyers and Jenkins - each found a home on the offensive side of the ball.
Meyers, who spent time at quarterback, safety and linebacker in his Southeastern career, asserted himself as a reliable receiver finishing with 21 receptions along with a team-high three touchdowns. Meyers would finish as a second-team selection on the All-Louisiana football team while earning honorable mention All-Southland Conference notice.
With Meyers catching passes, Jenkins asserted himself as a reliable blocker starting in nine games as a redshirt freshman after starting his career at defensive end. Jenkins made the most of his receptions (3) as his late TD catch helped Southeastern rally past nationally-ranked McNeese State, 25-24.
Prior to his appointment at Southeastern, O’Sullivan spent two years on the staff at Mars Hill (N.C.) College where he was the Lions’ offensive line coach.
With O’Sullivan coaching the offensive line, MHC posted an 8-3 record in 2011, claimed the South Atlantic Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs. O’Sullivan’s offensive line paved the way for two-time All-American Jonas Randolph to rush for 2,170 yards and 18 TDs on the season while earning the Harlon Hill Trophy - the Division II equivilent of the Heisman Trophy.
Right tackle Tyler Hodgson earned first-team All-SAC honors for the Lions with left tackle Nick Allison earning second-team honors.
O’Sullivan began his coaching career in 2009 at Delta State, where he was a graduate assistant under current Southeastern head coach Ron Roberts. While at DSU, O’Sullivan coached tight ends and managed the Statesmen equipment room.
O’Sullivan was a student assistant at Mars Hill, where he played as a senior after spending three years at West Georgia from 2004-07. He is a 2009 graduate of Mars Hill.
