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Kevin Sherman spent five seasons as the Demon Deacons' wide receivers coach. In addition to those duties, Sherman also began to play a bigger role in the implementation of Wake Forest's overall passing game beginning with the 2003 season.
During his time with the Deacons, Sherman worked closely with All-ACC performers John Stone and Fabian Davis, both of whom have enjoyed successful professional careers with the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively.
Sherman also oversaw the development of Jason Anderson. Anderson set a school record for most receiving yards by a freshman and eventually left in 2004 as Wake Forest's career leader in yards per reception.
As a sophomore and a junior, Anderson caught 12 of the team's 16 receiving touchdowns during that period. He left Wake Forest with his name littered throughout the Wake Forest record book. He ranks first all-time in career average per reception (18.0 ypc), sixth in receiving touchdowns (16), fifth in 100-yard receiving games (5), seventh in receiving yards (2,066) and 11th in receptions (115).
Sherman also aided in the development of Nate Morton, a converted quarterback, who led the Deacons in receptions and receiving yards in 2004 and 2005.
When Sherman came to Wake Forest as part of Jim Grobe's staff in 2000, he returned to the state where he began his coaching career. Sherman was one of eight Ohio assistant coaches who accompanied Grobe to Winston-Salem in December 2000.
At Ohio, Sherman was responsible for the split end and Z-back positions, which saw increasing action in the Bobcats Pro-I offense. Sherman helped guide the career of Z-back Raynald Ray, who compiled 925 receiving yards during his career. Ray's 466 receiving yards in 1999 were the most by a Bobcat in seven seasons. As a group, the 1999 receiving corps grabbed more receptions (72) than any group since 1994, while the 2000 unit totaled the highest number of receiving yards (1,046) in seven years.
Prior to his stint at Ohio University, Sherman coached at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). In his four seasons with the Keydets, he coached in several capacities under three different head coaches. Beginning as the running backs coach, he later became the quarterbacks and receivers coach and coordinator for the passing game.
A 1992 graduate of Ferrum (VA) College, Sherman served as captain of the Panther football team and was chosen as the team's Most Valuable Player as a senior in 1990. During the 1991 season, he served as a student assistant football coach before becoming an assistant football coach at Methodist (NC) College in 1992.
A native of Radford, Va., Sherman is married to the former Jennifer Williams. The couple has two children, a son, James, and a daughter, Nioka.
