Inside Look - E.J. Whitlow - Miami University RedHawks

Inside Look - E.J. Whitlow

10/14/2020 10:59:00 AM | Football

E.J. Whitlow is in his third year as the defensive line coach for the RedHawks.

Whitlow has shown a knack of producing All-MAC talent since his arrival to Oxford. In just two years, Whitlow has engineered three All-MAC honorees. In 2018 Doug Costin earned second team All-MAC. A year later, Costin was one of the best players in the entire conference, earning first team accolades. Kameron Butler was named second team All-MAC in 2019 as Whitlow's front four become one of the most feared units in the conference.

In 2019 Miami recorded 38 sacks, 28 of those coming from the defensive line. Miami's pass rush made national news in a contest versus Akron as the RedHawks recorded 12 sacks in the game. Six of those sacks came from freshman Ivan Pace, who matched an NCAA record for sacks in a game.

Over the past two years Miami is second in the MAC with 67 sacks after Miami record 29 sacks in Whitlow's first season.