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Mike Faragalli returned to the Norfolk State football coaching staff during the spring of 2016. After serving as tight ends coach for the 2016 season, Faragalli now coaches the NSU quarterbacks.

Faragalli was one of Scott’s first hires upon being named head coach at NSU following the 2014 season. But Faragalli accepted a position in March of 2015 as offensive coordinator and assistant head coach of offense at Columbia University, where he spent the 2015 season.

Faragalli has more than 30 years of coaching experience. His extensive resume includes experience as both an assistant and head coach. At the collegiate level, he has served as an assistant coach at Rhode Island (1981), Wisconsin (1982), William & Mary (1983-84), Bowling Green (1991-94 and 1996-99), Lafayette (2000-07), Richmond (2008-09), Virginia (2010-12), Virginia State (2013), CNU (2014) and Columbia (2015). His professional stops have all come in the Canadian Football League, including a stint as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in 1995.

In his one season working with the Columbia offense, Faragalli tutored two All-Ivy League selections in running back Cameron Molina and right tackle Billy Lawrence. Lawrence paved the way for Molina, who led the league in rushing during conference games.

In 2014 at CNU, Faragalli served as the Captains' quarterbacks coach, special teams coach and primary play-caller. CNU averaged 35 points and more than 420 yards per game en route to an 8-4 record and the USA South Conference title. The Captains also won a first-round game in the NCAA Division III playoffs.

In 2013, Faragalli served as quarterbacks coach for Scott at Virginia State. The Trojans went 9-1 overall, including 7-0 in CIAA play, and won the conference's Northern Division crown that season.

Faragalli was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Richmond under head coach Mike London when the Spiders won the FCS national championship in 2008 and the CAA championship in 2009. He went with London to the University of Virginia in 2010 and served as Cavaliers' running backs coach for three seasons.  

Faragalli was offensive coordinator for eight seasons at Lafayette, helping the Leopards win three Patriot League championships. Faragalli sandwiched two four-year stints as the offensive coordinator at Bowling Green around one season as the head coach of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts in 1995. Faragalli has a wealth of CFL experience, serving as the offensive coordinator with three different clubs from 1985-1990. He spent one season in Montreal and two in Hamilton - winning the 1986 Grey Cup championship with Hamilton - and three in Edmonton. 

Faragalli served as receivers coach during his stints at Rhode Island, Wisconsin and William & Mary. Faragalli is a native of Philadelphia and a 1980 graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he played defensive back. 

Faragalli earned his bachelor’s degree in secondary education. He and his wife, Kathy, have four children, Joseph, Phillip, Theresa and Laura.