Tom Colombo - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers
Third season
Villanova '93

Tom Colombo enters his third season as a member of Coach Gallup's full-time staff, and his second as the team's offensive coordinator. It is no coincidence that the Huskies have started breaking a slew of records since Colombo took over the offense. NU's total of 572 points in his stint as coordinator are the team's most ever in consecutive seasons. A former star quarterback at Villanova and Brockton High, Colombo is no stranger to the area or to directing offenses, spending his entire coaching career in that role. He has had a good mentor, his father, legendary Brockton coach Armond Colombo. Tom, who had a brief stay at NU in '93 as a grad assistant, arrived for full-time duty in 1997 after a one-year stay as offensive coordinator at Fairfield where he helped launch the school's new football program.

Before NU: Began coaching career with Northeastern in 1993, assisting the offense and directing the defensive scout team...assisted NU baseball team in NCAA Tournament season of 1994...moved on to Albright College for the 1994 and '95 seasons in the position of offensive coordinator...also served as strength and conditioning coach...Albright won 1995 ECAC Southwest Division III Bowl Championship...accepted coordinator job at Fairfield in January 1996.

Playing career: A three-year starting quarterback and four-year letterman at Villanova from 1989-92...led team to 1991 Yankee Conference title and playoff appearances in '91 and '92...Villanova's second all-time leading passer with total of 5825 career yards...named second team All-Conference in 1991 after throwing for 2679 yards, the second-best season total in school history...recorded 2018 passing yards in final year...career-best game was 389-yard performance versus Delaware in '89...earned McLaughlin Award as a senior for contribution to the football program... standout high school passer, setting Brockton High records for touchdowns in a season and career...received All-State honors in baseball for three straight years.

Personal: Born July 20, 1968...earned bachelor of arts degree at Villanova in 1993...brothers also played college football, Peter at Holy Cross and Chuck for Joe Restic at Harvard...resides in Brockton with wife Juliann.

Recruiting: Massachusetts.