Savon Huggins

Biography

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS Huggins comes to Happy Valley following a four-year stint as running backs coach at Boston College. In 2025, sophomore Turbo Richard rushed for a career-best 749 yards and nine touchdowns while adding 30 receptions for 213 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games. Senior Jordan McDonald appeared in all 12 games for Huggins and the Eagles, totaling 397 yards and four touchdowns on the ground, and two touchdowns as a pass catcher. Under Huggins’ guidance, the Eagles offense rushed for 2,163 yards with a 4.1 yards per carry average and 24 rushing touchdowns in 2024, amassing 166 yards per game. In 2024, Kye Robichaux, who went on to play for the Detroit Lions, led the team in rushing yards with 744 while notching 10 touchdowns on the ground, the most by a BC running back since all-time leading rusher A.J. Dillon in 2019. Huggins also tutored running back Treshaun Ward in 2024, who rushed for 406 yards and added 288 receiving yards. Ward went on to play with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. Jordan McDonald added 53 carries for 361 yards and three touchdowns, while true freshman Turbo Richard ran for 278 yards on 55 carries with two touchdowns. Robichaux ran for 198 yards and 2 TDs in the win over Syracuse, while McDonald had 133 yards with a score for BC against the Orange. In 2023, Eagles running backs rushed for 2,584 yards with a 4.71 yards per carry average, contributing to the second-ranked rushing attack in the ACC at 198.8 yards per game. Robichaux