Campbell University

Landon Mariani begins his 10th year at Campbell and fourth as offensive coordinator.

In his three seasons as offensive coordinator, Mariani has orchestrated the top three passing seasons in Campbell history, throwing for more than 2,000 yards in each. Mariani also coached quarterbacks for each of the program's nine seasons.

Campbell led the PFL in rushing in 2015 with 1,956 yards, led by First Team All-PFL performer De'Shawn Jones. Jones, who enters his senior season in 2016, topped the PFL in rushing with 1,072 yards, adding eight touchdowns a year ago, when he ran for 100-plus yards four times. Jones, who is already Campbell's all-time rushing leader (1,991), reset his own CU single game school record with 201 yards in a three TD performance at Davidson.

Jones was one of seven Camels named All-PFL, with senior fullback Dalton Dillon and redshirt sophomore Brian Stryffeler both taking second team honors.

Aaron Blockmon (WR), Austin Fleming (TE), Josh Hutto (OL) and Laurin O'Briant (OL) also earned honorable mention nods.

In his first season as the Camels’ offensive coordinator, the program set 21 offensive team records, including rushing yards (2,800), passing yards (2,436), and total offense (5,236).

Senior Kurt Odom became Campbell's first football All-America selection, earning Third Team honors from the Sports Network. Odom was also named First Team All-PFL while seven Camels took home honorable mention nods, including three on the offensive unit.

In May 2014, CU quarterback Brian Hudson signed a contract with the Canadian Football League's Calgary Stampeders.

The quarterback from Stafford, Va. played his lone season at Campbell in 2013 after transferring from Liberty. Hudson set Campbell single-season records for rushing yards, rushing attempts, pass completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns, passing yards per game, total offense and all-purpose yards, earning Honorable Mention All-PFL accolades.

Hudson ranked sixth in the PFL in rushing and total offense, setting a school for rushing yards by a quarterback with 168 against Morehead State, and posting Campbell's longest run from scrimmage, 80 yards, against Jacksonville. The PFL Academic Honor Roll member also recorded 340 yards passing against Marist and 33 completions against Mercer, both school records.

Hudson became Campbell's second football player to sign a professional contract, following quarterback Daniel Polk, who played for the Stuttgart Scorpions in Germany in 2011.

In 2014, Mariani coached a record number of All-PFL selections for the Camels, including Will Sawyer (first team offensive line), Dalton Dillon (first team fullback), Jabri Ridenhour (honorable mention wide receiver), Dalton Brown (honorable mention offensive line), Josh Hutto (honorable mention offensive line) and Dakota Wolf (honorable mention quarterback).

Dalton Dillon, Will Sawyer, Hunter Somerville and Dakota Wolf were all named First Team Academic All-PFL, while Ben Bolling was named to the Second Team.

Under Mariani's guidance, Dakota Wolf ended his career as Campbell's all-time leader in rushing touchdowns, pass attempts, pass completions, yards of total offense, touchdowns responsible for and total touchdowns scored following the 2014 season.

Mariani was elevated to offensive coordinator in December of 2012 after serving as the program’s passing game and special teams coordinator for five years.

In 2012, Mariani’s quarterbacks set program records both through the air and on the ground. Dakota Wolf led the team in rushing with 617 yards, setting a new school quarterback record and ranking third on the all-time list. Braden Smith also produced Campbell’s first 300-plus yard passing game, throwing for a CU record 336 yards in the team’s season opener.

A former player and coach at the University of North Carolina, Mariani’s passing game posted a banner year in 2011, setting modern day program records in passing yards, completions, attempts, touchdowns, completions percentage, pass efficiency and passing yards per game.

In his first season under center, Braden Smith set single season school records for yards passing, completions, attempts and touchdown passes, earning a pair of Pioneer Football League Player of the Week accolades in 2011.

The first of Smith’s back to back weekly league honors came after Campbell defeated San Diego 48-24 behind his four touchdowns. Smith rushed for three scores, also accounting for one through the air as the Rockwall, Texas native converted 16 pass attempts.

Smith’s second PFL Player of the Week honor came after Campbell’s triple overtime thriller at Davidson, with the signal caller leading the Camels back from a 17-3 four quarter deficit. Smith led the Camels to a pair of scoring drives late in regulation before scoring again in the third overtime.

Mariani’s work with the CU quarterbacks also played major dividends in 2010. Daniel Polk led the team and ranked third in the conference with 12 rushing scores. Polk also threw for eight more touchdowns, totaled 558 rushing yards and passed for 1,263 yards. He became the first CU player to top 1,800 yards in total offense in consecutive seasons. Overall, the Campbell quarterbacks completed 126 passes for 1,263 yards and eight scores. The position also ran for 604 yards and 12 touchdowns in Campbell’s dual threat offense.

Mariani’s quarterbacks completed 137 passes for 1,674 yards and threw nine touchdown passes on the 2009 season for the Fighting Camels. CU quarterbacks also accounted for over 500 yards rushing and another four scores on the ground. The Campbell passing attack set a school record with 283 passing yards against Methodist. Matt Vollono set a new Campbell individual record with four passing scores. Among his four passing touchdowns was a school-record 85 yard pass to Carl Blain.

Mariani joined the Camels after two seasons at Coastal Carolina where he coached the tight ends and assisted with video coordination. During his final season with the Chanticleers he coached tight end Rodney Burgess to First Team All-Big South honors after an 18 catch, 300 yard season. Burgess was also selected to The State’s South Carolina All-State Team and was an Honorable Mention All-American selection by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette in his final campaign under Mariani’s tutelage. Coastal won two Big South Championships during Mariani’s tenure and earned a spot in the NCAA FCS Playoffs in 2006.

Prior to his two years at Coastal, Mariani spend one year at his alma mater as the offensive video assistant. A 2004 graduate of North Carolina, Mariani was a quarterback for four seasons with the Tar Heels, including the 2001 squad that defeated Auburn in the Peach Bowl. Mariani was the Tar Heels’ signal caller his final three seasons and after walking on to the team he was awarded a scholarship his senior year. Mariani was also named one of the game captains on Senior Day against Duke.

A three-sport standout at Freedom High School in Morganton, N.C., Mariani earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science from UNC in 2004.

Mariani is married to the former Katie Finnigan of Raleigh, N.C. The couple resides in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. and have a daughter, Elle, and a son, Finn.