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John Hendrick brings more than 30 years of coaching and playing experience to Alabama State. This is his second stint with the Hornets, serving as special teams / defensive ends coach in 2012-13. Last season, Hendrick coached special teams at SWAC member Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The coaching veteran spent the 2011 season as special teams/defensive line coach at Tulane, after spending the 2008-09 seasons at the University of South Florida in a similar capacity.  Hendrick was the defensive coordinator at South Carolina State (2007), and before that was  the head coach at Benedict College (2003-06). Hendrick, a Pittsburgh graduate, began his coaching career as an outside linebackers coach at Delaware State (1983) before spending two seasons at his alma mater (1984-85) coaching the offensive line before serving in the same capacity at Southern (1986). After two seasons coaching the offensive line at Texas A&M (1987-88), he then spent two seasons at LSU (1989-90) coaching tackles and tight ends. He entered the NFL coaching ranks in 1991 coaching the defensive line and special teams as part of the NFL Fellowship Program. After two seasons at Temple (1993-94) as Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line, Hendrick once again coached in the NFL Fellowship Program with the Philadelphia Eagles before an eight-year stint at Mississippi State (1995-2002), coaching defensive line and special teams.