Fresno State Athletics
Football
- Title:
- Assistant Athletics Director - Chief of Staff - Football
- Email:
- lmajor@csufresno.edu
Lou Major was hired on Jan. 29, 2014 as the director of football operations for the Bulldog football team. He was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director, Chief of Staff for football during the summer of 2016.
Major, a 1999 graduate of Fresno State and former Bulldog football player, returned to the San Joaquin Valley in 2014 after spending the previous five seasons at Boise State under former Bronco head coach Chris Peterson.
From 2009-10 he served as the Broncos’ assistant director of player personnel, assisting with on-campus recruiting efforts, summer youth camps and the department’s academic support team. He has also served as an adjunct instructor in the communication department at Boise State.
In his last three years at Boise State, Major was the team’s director of football operations where his primary responsibilities included serving as the team’s academic liaison, coordinating team travel, overseeing player development and assisting with summer camps and recruiting visits.
Before joining the Bronco staff, Major spent one season at Occidental College, where he served as recruiting coordinator. In addition to his season at Occidental, he served as an assistant coach at Phoenix College, where he worked with special teams and running backs. He was also the defensive quality control coach, player personnel assistant and the assistant director of communications with the Arizona Rattlers.
Prior to arriving at Boise State, Major served as an adjunct instructor at Long Beach State, Cerritos College and Fullerton College.
A 1999 graduate of Fresno State with a degree in speech communication, Major was a three-year letterman for the Bulldogs, playing from 1994-96. He was the recipient of the Dean Jones Fighting Spirit Award during the 1995 season.
Upon graduating from Fresno State, Major went on to earn his master’s degree in communication studies from Long Beach State in 1999.
