Central Michigan University Athletics
Receivers Coach Mose Rison Retires
1/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
Mose Rison, one of the all-time great Central Michigan football players who went on to coach for 30-plus years with college and NFL programs, recently retired from the Chippewas staff.
Rison has served as the assistant head coach and wide receivers coach since John Bonamego took over the program in 2015. Since he returned to CMU as an assistant coach in 2012, he has worked with some of the program's best receivers, including Titus Davis, Cody Wilson and Corey Willis, all who had 1,000 receiving-yard seasons.
Rison, a Flint native and member of the 1974 Division II national championship team, played at CMU from 1974-77. He had 2,838 rushing yards and was CMU's most valuable player in 1977. Rison earned his bachelor's degree from CMU in 1978 and his master's degree in 1983.
"Mose was my position coach when I played here," CMU coach John Bonamego said. "He's always been a dedicated teacher of the game and a loyal ambassador for CMU. We certainly wish him the best."
Bonamego said a search for a wide receivers coach is underway.
Rison served as an assistant at CMU for Herb Deromedi from 1981 to 1988 before going on to be an assistant coach at Navy (1989-90), Rutgers (1991-95), and Stanford (1996-2001).
Rison spent two seasons in the National Football League, coaching the New York Jets' receivers in 2001 and 2002. He was part of a staff that helped lead the Jets to the AFC wild card in 2001 and an AFC East championship in 2002.
In 2006, Rison served as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina Central. While mentoring a freshman quarterback, he helped install an offensive system that produced a school-record 30.9 points per game as the Eagles finished 11-1 and won the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title.
Rison was named head coach in 2007 and led NCCU's transition from NCAA Division II to the Football Championship Subdivision level. He was 16-22 in three-plus seasons as NCCU's head coach.
