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Ernesto Purnsley

Ernesto Purnsley

Assistant Coach - Running Backs

Sacred Heart UniversityNCAA D1Football
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Purnsley concluded his second season as assistant coach for Sacred Heart football in 2025. He works primarily with running backs. Purnsley brings a wealth of coaching knowledge to the staff, having spent 23 years on the sidelines. A native of North Carolina, he played collegiately at Catawba College, where he was a wide receiver and quarterback. He earned a degree in physical education from Catawba in 1990. At Sacred Heart, he was part of the 2024 and 2025 Yankee Conference Cup Championship Teams and currently coaches Mitchell Summers, who had a breakout rookie campaign and was named Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American. Before joining Sacred Heart, Purnsley served as Head Coach of Guangzhou Power in the China Arena Football League, coached with the Iowa Barnstormers, Philadelphia Soul, and Chicago Rush in Arena Football, and spent time at Murray State, Charleston Southern, and Southern Illinois.

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