Tony Dews Hometown: Lynchburg, Va. Last College: Liberty University '96 Position: Wide Receivers Coach At Arizona: First year, 16th year in coaching

Dews was named to the staff Dec. 7, 2011, after serving as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Pittsburgh under Todd Graham in 2010.

He coaches Arizona's receivers.

Dews coached with Rich Rodriguez at Michigan for three years (2008-10), and at West Virginia for one season (2007), and has coached at six other schools in his career.

He began his coaching career at Bainbridge, Ga., High School as offensive line coach in 1997. He moved to the collegiate ranks as a graduate assistant at West Virginia from 1999-2001, then with a first full-time position at Millersville University outside Lancaster, Pa., in 1998, working with the defensive line.

He then coached the offensive line at California (Pa.) University in 2002, and the defensive line at Holy Cross in 2003 before joining the staff at Central Michigan.

He coached tight ends in Mount Pleasant in 2004 and 2005, serving as CMU's special teams coordinator the final year. He coached linebackers and was associate special teams coordinator at UNLV in 2006 before joining Rodriguez' staff at WVU the following year.

Dews graduated from Liberty University in 1996 and earned a master's degree from West Virginia in 2001. He was an all-Virginia tight end and the Flames leading receiver his final two years at Liberty.

Dews has coached for teams that made four bowl appearances.

He and his wife, Tamika, have four daughters - Savannah, Sierra, Sydney and Sienna.

Dews' Coaching History
2011	 Pittsburgh, tight ends, recruiting coordinator
2008-10	 Michigan, receivers
2007	 West Virginia, receviers
2006	 Nevada-Las Vegas, LBs, Assoc STC
2004-05	 Central Michigan, TEs, STC ('05)
2003	 Holy Cross, defensive line
2002	 California (Pa.) University, offensive line
1999-2001West Virginia, grad assistant (OL/DB)
1998	 Millersville University, defensive line
1997	 Bainbridge, Ga., HS, offensive line
Dews in the Bowls
2011	BBVA Compass (Pitt)
2010	Gator, Michigan assistant
2007	Fiesta, West Virginia assistant
2000	Music City, West Virginia assistant
TONY DEWS FILE
High School	Centreville HS, Clifton, Va.
College	        Liberty, 1996
Master's	West Virginia, 2001
Playing Career	Liberty, 1992-95, tight end
Family	        Wife, Tamika, daughters Savannah, Sierra, Sydney and Sienna
Recruits:       Los Angeles, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Arizona