Football Coaching Staff

The 2008 season will be Jeremy Richardson's first season as Head Football Coach. He was an assistant coach for the Wolves under Tom Minnick for the 2007 season.

Coach Richardson was a wide receivers coach at Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, FL for one season where they won the 2006 3A State Football Championship. Prior to that, he spent two seasons at Northern Michigan University as a graduate assistant where he worked with tight ends, offensive line, and wide receivers. He also coached one season at Fairmont State College as a student assistant tight ends coach.

Jeremy Richardson was a three sport athlete at Bloomington High School where he played football, basketball, and ran track. He then went on to play football at Joliet Junior College for the 1997 and 1998 seasons where he earned N4C all-conference honors his sophomore season. After Joliet, he went to Fairmont State College where he was a two year starter as a tight end. Jeremy was a two time all-conference recipient in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Jeremy earned his master's degree in training and development from Northern Michigan University in 2006. He received his bachelor's degree from Aurora University and his associate degree from Joliet Junior College.

Jeremy and his wife Latisha reside in Joliet, IL. They have three children, Nya, Jeremy, and Jemigh.

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Wayne Racine is entering his first season at Joliet Junior College as the defensive coordinator.

Prior to coming to JJC, Coach Racine was at Marian College where he coached the offensive line. He has also coached at Concordia University, St. Xavier University, and the College of DuPage. In the high school ranks, he worked with Oak Lawn High School and Saint Francis DeSales.

During his coaching career, Racine has coached two All-Americans and seven all-conference players.

Wayne resides in Chicago, IL.

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Darryl Richardson
Wide Receivers Coach

The 2008 football season marks the ninth year that Darryl Richardson has been an assistant coach at Joliet Junior College. Richardson has coached tailbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends during his coaching career at Joliet.

Richardson was a wide receivers coach at the College of DuPage under former Joliet Junior College head coach Bob MacDougall. Darryl coached at DuPage from 1991 through the 1997 season. Besides coaching at DuPage and now Joliet Junior College, Richardson coached for the Tulsa Talons in the Arena Football League in 2000.

In addition to his wealth of coaching experience, Richardson brings to the table an abundance of accolades from his playing days on the gridiron.

Richardson earned Illinois High School Association All-State honors as a star player at

Wheaton North High School. By rushing for more than 1,000 yards twice in his prep career, he helped Wheaton North to two state championships (1979 and 1981).

Following high school, Richardson was a three-year starting running back at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. In his sophomore year, he rushed for 1,204 yards. That same year, Darryl helped the Huskies finish with a 10-2 record and win the California Bowl with a victory over highly touted Cal State-Fullerton. He earned all-conference honors in the prestigious Mid-American Conference (MAC) and was an honorable mention All-American in his playing days at Northern Illinois.

Richardson received his bachelor of arts degree in communications from Northern Illinois University. He signed a free agent contract with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League in 1986. One year later, he played with the Cincinnati Bengals. After a brief stint in the Canadian Football League (CFL), Richardson retired as a player.

Darryl is employed with Compass Mortgage, Inc. as a mortgage consultant. He resides in Carol Stream, IL.

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Steve Gonzalez will be coaching his third season at Joliet Junior College in 2008.

Steve was the head football coach at Romeoville High School during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

Steve was a star linebacker who played at Romeoville High School under Coach Bill Wienke. Coach Gonzalez was a three-year starter for the Spartans and received 1st team all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons.

After graduating high school, Gonzalez went on and played football at the College of DuPage. He was a linebacker for the Chaparrals and was on the 1995-1996 team which went undefeated that season. Steve played for former Joliet Junior College head football coach Bob MacDougall and current head football coach Tom Minnick while at College of DuPage.

After playing football for two years at DuPage, Steve went on and played for Aurora University under Coach Jim Scott. Steve was a starter at defensive end for two years.

Steve is employed at Romeoville High School teaching physical education and driver’s education. He and his wife Carrie reside in Joliet, IL. They have three children, Steve Jr., Natalie, and Nathan.

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