EDINBORO, Pa. (April 7, 2015) – Edinboro University head football coach Scott Browning today announced the appointment of Vinny Marino is a member of the football staff. Marino will serve as offensive coordinator. He replaces Mike Miller, who left earlier this year to take a coaching position with the NFL in its developmental league.
 
"We look forward to working with Vinny," related Browning. "I'm really excited about what he will bring to the program. We researched Vinny and everyone was very positive in regards to his football background. I firmly believe our football team offensively has to find its identity and I think that working hand-in-hand with Vinny we will do that. He recruiting background will also prove invaluable."
 
Marino brings over 20 years of experience to the Edinboro staff after working on the staff at Boston College a year ago. He worked in strength and conditioning, along with assisting with offensive quality control and special teams quality control. The Eagles finished with a 7-5 record and played in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The kickoff return unit ranked ninth in the country in return average at 24.6 yards.
Prior to Boston College Marino was the offensive coordinator at Georgetown for two seasons in 2012 and '13. He ran a multiple spread offensive system and option-oriented run game for the Hoyas. Georgetown ranked first in the Patriot League in red zone scoring in 2013 and were also first in fewest turnovers. He also coached the quarterbacks.

Marino spent six years (2006-11) as the offensive coordinator at Columbia, helping the Lions rank among the top half in the Ivy League in 2009 and '10. He coached five All-Ivy League quarterbacks in his six campaigns, including Sean Brackett, who in 2010 became the first Columbia quarterback to be named All-Ivy League first team since 1994. Brackett threw for 2,072 yards and 19 touchdowns, ranking fourth all-time in the Columbia single-season record books. He led the Ivy League in passing efficiency and ranked 28th in Football Championship Subdivision. He also ran for 516 yards with 3 TDs.

Under Marinos' tutelage the Lions produced such products as quarterback Craig Hormann, who signed with the Cleveland Browns as a free agent in 2008, four-time All-American Andrew Kennedy at tight end, and Austin Knowlin, the school's all-time leading receiver.

In 2009, the Columbia offense finished in the top three in the Ivy League in rushing offense (second), total offense (third) and points per game (third) for the first time since 1994. Senior wide receiver Austin Knowlin and sophomore offensive lineman Jeff Adams subsequently were named to the All-Ivy League first team.
A former quarterback at the University of Connecticut, Marino played a major role in Hormann's development into an All-Ivy League quarterback. He would earn second team All-Ivy League honors in 2006 and honorable mention honors in 2007. Hormann threw for 2,505 yards in 2007, the fourth-highest total in school history.
 
A member of the UConn football team from 1988-91, he earned two letters with the Huskies and was a member of the 1989 team that won the Yankee Conference championship.
 
Marino began his collegiate coaching career in 1992, following his graduation from UConn, as wide receivers coach at Bowdoin. He helped to develop Bowdoin's Peter Nye, who signed with the New York Giants, one of four NFL free agents with whom Marino has worked. The others are Connecticut's Keron Henry (New Orleans), and Dwuane Jones (Cleveland) and Ryan Tolhurst (Carolina), both of whom attended Richmond.
 
In 1993 Marino moved on to Western Carolina as a graduate assistant, working with the defensive backs and then remaining there through 1995, working with the quarterbacks for two seasons.
 
From 1996-98 Marino coached at Holy Cross, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 1998 and coaching the running backs and working with special teams in 1996 and 1997. Next came a stop at Richmond, where he coached the quarterbacks and wide receivers in 1999. He helped develop wide receiver Muneer Moore, who was chosen in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos, along with Dwuane Jones, who signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.
 
Marino served as an assistant coach in charge of running backs and special teams at Rhode Island from 2000-01. After winning just nine games the previous four years he helped the 2001 Rams post an 8-3 record, their first winning season since 1985. Rhode Island was ranked 19th in the nation.
 
He returned to his alma mater in 2002 as the wide receivers coach and later assumed the role of recruiting coordinator in 2005 under head coach Randy Edsall. The Huskies were 9-3 in 2003 and 8-4 in 2004. The 2004 edition defeated Toledo 39-10 in the Motor City Bowl. It was the first season for the Huskies in the Big East and the third as a Division I-A squad.
 
Keron Henry was UConn's top wide receiver in 2004. He would finish as the Big East's fourth-leading receiver, and then was signed by the New Orleans Saints following the conclusion of his career. The 2003 receiving corps in 2003 included high CFL draft pick, O'Neil Wilson, who immediately became a starter with the Montreal Alouettes. Marino was named as one of the Top 10 Football recruiters in the Big East by Rivals.com in 2005.
 
A native of Southbridge, Mass., Marino earned his bachelor's degree in Education from Connecticut in 1992, and later completed work on his master's degree in Physical Education from Western Carolina in 1996.