McDonald, 33, begins his fifth year as coach of the Bulldog defensive ends and is also the recruiting coordinator. He came to Yale after a season of work as outside linebacker coach at the University of New Hampshire. McDonald is a Florida native who earned a varsity football letter in 1991 at Western Connecticut State and then three track and field letters at South Florida (1993-95). He transferred to the Sunshine State school after a gridiron injury. The offensive lineman turned thrower was named to the Metro Conference Commissioner's List for Academic Excellence at South Florida before becoming a coach. He served in three different roles for three seasons as an assistant football coach at Division II Quincy (Ill.) University, including the defensive and recruiting coordinator positions. That came after three campaigns as an assistant coach at Ridgewood (Fla.) High School. McDonald received his master's degree in Educational Leadership from Quincy University in 2004. McDonald, who was born in East Hartford, Conn., but spent most of his life in Florida, also was head track and field coach at Ridgewood from 1995-96. McDonald and his wife, Rebecca, live in New Haven. Contact Coach McDonald: jeffrey.mcdonald@yale.edu

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