Christopher Newport University

Turner Pugh is in his second season on the staff of Art Link, coaching the wide receivers for the Captains.  He is now in his tenth season of coaching collegiate football. 

Pugh spent the 2013 through 2015 seasons with Division III powerhouse North Central College, where he was responsible for coaching the running backs while also assisting in the passing game plan weekly. Pugh served as wide receivers coach at Indiana State in 2011 and worked at Fordham in 2010, where he was the Rams' running backs coach and was in charge of the offensive quality control.  

Pugh served as an offensive intern in 2009 at Georgia State University under the legendary Bill Curry as the Panthers prepared for their first season of FCS football. At George State, he assisted in drills working with the wide receivers as well as assisting in organizing and entertaining recruits on their official visit. Prior to George State, Pugh was the wide receivers coach at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, in 2008. His duties included instructing the wide receivers on techniques and fundamentals as well as serving as the special team’s coordinator. Pugh also assisted in the development of the Marietta passing game and was responsible for recruiting the states of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, Texas and Florida.

Pugh spent the 2007 season as a recruiting assistant at Indiana University, where he also helped coach the wide receivers and assisted in opponent film breakdown and practice preparation. While with the Hoosiers, he assisted in the organization of official recruiting visits as well as the logging of recruiting phone calls and film. A 2004 graduate of Northern Illinois University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Pugh was a three-year letter winner as a Wide Receiver and special team’s player with the Huskies.