Recruiting Areas: NYS Sections 2, 7 and 10; Pennsylvania
Steve Cushing joined the Cortland coaching staff in 2021 and will work the team's linebackers. He previous served as an assistant coach at Wilkes University for two seasons, where he coached safeties and also held roles as the team's defensive pass-game coordinator and co-recruiting coordinator. The Colonels went 8-3 during the 2019 season for their highest win total in 13 years and made their first postseason appearance since 2010.
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Cushing played four years at Misericordia University as a safety and outside linebacker while being named to the Middle Atlantic Conference Academic Honor Roll. He spent the summer of 2018 as a coach at Goshen High School, where he assisted with on-field running drills for linebackers, running backs and special teams. Cushing also has experience with Youth Football in Warwick and Goshen, developing and implementing practice plans and defensive schemes and teaching proper tackling techniques.
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Cushing graduated from Misericordia in 2018 with a degree in business with a specialization in marketing.
