Jon Wholley Hometown: Southington, Conn. Position: Linebackers Birthdate: 08/18/1981 Alma Mater: Connecticut '04

Jonathan Wholley, a 2004 graduate of the University of Connecticut who earned a master's degree from UConn in 2008, is entering his second season at UConn in 2011. This season, Wholley will work with the linkbackers after working with the tight ends in 2010.

Wholley was an assistant football coach at Fordham for the 2009 season where he worked with the running backs and had recently added recruiting coordinator duties. The Rams led the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in total offense at 488.82 yards per game.

A Southington, Conn., native, Wholley was a member of the UConn football team from 2001-04 as a running back and joined the team as a walk-on. He later earned a scholarship and was a member of the 2004 Motor City Bowl championship team.

He earned his undergraduate degree in political science from UConn in December of 2004.

Following graduation, he was an assistant coach at Central Connecticut for the 2005 season and worked with the tight ends. The Blue Devils had a 7-4 record and were Northeast Conference co-champions.

Wholley then returned to UConn as a graduate assistant coach for the 2006-08 seasons working on the offensive side of the bowl. He was part of the coaching staff that led the Huskies to a share of the 2007 BIG EAST Championship and an appearance in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl.

He earned his master's of education in kinesiology from UConn in December of 2008.