Duncan McLaurin enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Campbell. McLaurin is the Camels' special teams coordinator and works with the tight ends. He recruits the eastern half of the 910 area code of North Carolina.
Already assisting with the unit for much of his time at Campbell, McLaurin will now pilot the Fighting Camels' special teams in 2015.
Under McLaurin's guidance in 2015, Austin Fleming was one of the Camels' top offensive threats, posting 383 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns on the way to honorable mention All-PFL recognition.
Hunter Somerville was also named one of 135 national semifinalists for the 2015 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. The senior was also one of a record five Camels named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.
Campbell posted its second straight season with 2,000 yards rushing and passing in 2014. CU tight ends combined for 314 receiving yards, including 229 by Austin Fleming.
Hunter Somerville was named First Team Academic All-PFL, as well as CoSIDA Academic All-District.
In 2013, McLaurin's first coaching the CU tight ends, the Camels set 21 offensive team records, including including rushing yards (2,800), passing yards (2,436), and total offense (5,236).
During his first season at Campbell, the Camels finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in Pioneer Football League play, enjoying their highest win total and first winning season since restarting the program in 2008.
McLaurin coached the Campbell defensive backs in 2012, as the Camels broke up 35 and intercepted five passes.
The Dillon, S.C. native came to Campbell from Dillon High School, where he worked as an assistant coach.
At Dillon he coached the wide receivers while working for his former prep coach, Jackie Hayes. The Wildcats reached the championship game of the state playoffs and ended the year with a 14-1 record in 2011. He worked as the physical education teacher for the seventh and eighth grades, coordinated the Rosetta Stone programs for English for Speakers of Other Languages and coached the junior varsity basketball team.
Prior to his time at Dillon High, McLaurin worked for Dillon Christian School in Dillon, S.C. from 2008-10 as the school’s athletic director. While at Dillon Christian his coaching responsibilities included being assistant varsity football coach, the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, head basketball coach and head golf coach. The football team won two state championships and had a combined 24-2 record during his tenure. During his time at Dillon Christian he also spent time as the director of the physical education program for grades 1-9.
McLaurin played college football at Clemson from 2003-05 as a walk-on receiver. He received a letter in 2005 on a team that defeated Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl. He was part of the 2004 team that finished 9-4 and defeated Tennessee in the Chick-Fil-A-Bowl. His position coach at Clemson was Dabo Swinney, who is the current head coach of the Tigers.
The Dillon, S.C. native earned his bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in communications studies in 2006.
