Munir Prince (muh-NEAR) returns for his fourth season overall on the Bears coaching staff and his first working with the MSU cornerbacks.
Prince helped develop a balanced and versatile stable of running backs that combined for over 4,000 yards of total offense the last three seasons. Most notably, Jason Randall and Calan Crowder teamed up to run for 2,255 yards and 19 touchdowns since the start of the 2015 season. Last fall, the Bears ranked third among all MVFC teams in team rushing per game (185.1 ypg.) during league play.
In his first campaign with the Bears, Prince oversaw a running back group that included three different regulars who totaled more than 300 ground yards for the 2015 season. Randall posted a pair of 77-yard games, while Crowder registered a Bears’ season-high 164-yard day against Chadron State.
Prince arrived in Springfield after a brief stint as an assistant coach at Drake University, where he coached the Bulldogs’ interior receivers. Previously, he worked as an account executive for Drake IMG Sports Marketing for one year before joining the DU coaching staff.
Prince earned two degrees from Missouri, finishing his bachelor’s degree in business management in 2010, before completing an MBA program while assisting Gary Pinkel’s coaching staff as an offensive quality control graduate assistant.
As a player, Prince was a part of two Big 12 North Division championship teams and three bowl-qualifying squads during his own playing career as a defensive back for the Tigers.
A St. Louis native, Prince began his collegiate career at Notre Dame, playing in 20 total games as a running back and defensive back during the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
