Yale

Nick Kray,who was an offensive and special teams assistant at Villanova fortwo years, is Yale’s second-year director of footballoperations.

Kray wentto Villanova from his alma mater, Eastern Illinois University,where he was the defensive ends and defensive quality coach duringthe 2008 and 2009 seasons. He was part of the Panthers 2009 OhioValley Championship and helped coach All-America defensive endPierre Walters. Kray's other duties at Eastern Illinois includedassisting with the special teams, coordinating the scout team,overseeing the scouting and film breakdown of opponents andrecruiting the southwest suburbs of Chicago.

Kray, a 2008 EIU graduate, earned a physical education degreewith a minor in drivers education and health studies. He was amember of two Ohio Valley Conference championship squads and threeFCS playoff teams. He was co-captain in 2006 and team captain in2007.

Kray is single and resides in New Haven.