DAVIS, Calif. – UC Davis head football coach Dan Hawkins officially announced the promotion of Kevin Burke to an assistant coach overseeing the Aggie running backs. Burke previously served on the staff as the offensive quality control coach.

Burke came to Davis after two different stints as an assistant coach at his alma mater Mount Union where he most recently served as the quarterbacks coach.

Burke spent three seasons as an assistant football coach at Case Western Reserve University after his first two-year stint as an assistant coach for the Purple Raiders.

Burke was the quarterback of the Raiders 2012 national championship team and then became the first player to win the Gagliardi Trophy in back-to-back years as the top all-around player in NCAA Division III Football. He holds the school record for total offensive yards in a season with 5,011 in 2014 and his 14,572 career yards of total offense is second-best in school history.

He inherits a running back room that features 2022 Big Sky Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Ulonzo Gilliam, Jr. The Aggies return 1,774 yards of rushing, including 901 yards on the ground from Gilliam, Jr., and 255 from Lan Larison. Former running backs coach Mark Speckman left the program to take the offensive coordinator job at Clarion University.
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Mount Union.

Burke moved to Davis with his girlfriend Sharlie and the couple has enjoyed exploring Northern California and playing with his nephew Ryder. In his downtime, Burke plays golf, Call of Duty, listens to Leon Bridges and Luke Combs and helped lead his recreational softball team to the 2019 and 2020 Softball League Championship.