Deondri Clark begins his first season as Defensive Coordinator for the MDCC Trojans.

He comes to Moorhead with experience at every level of coaching and administration, including serving as Director of Operations / Chief of Staff for the Alabama State football program beginning in 2022. Coach Clark also served as head coach at Fort Valley State where he finished with a 19-14 record (48-27 career record). Coach Clark has served in a variety of roles including an educator at the high school level and a lecturer at the university level.
 
With coaching stints at Lane and Morgan State as the defensive line coach at both institutions, he is ready to tune up the Trojan defense. During his time at Fort Valley State from 2007 to 2008, he also served as the interim athletic director. He also served in roles at Benedict and as a graduate assistant at Central Michigan.
 
Coach Clark's accomplishments throughout his tenure include:

• Improving the academic performance of football student-athletes.
• Identifying student-athletes with specific learning-related issues and programming successful individual study support.
• Implementing Sankofa, a father/son reclamation initiative to encourage parent/student-athlete involvement and support
• Spear-headed a joint admissions/athletic recruiting process, helping the University to have a historical all-time record high in enrollment
• Developed a cultural and educational module for away games to provide a complete educational experience for student-athletes.

He also served as the head coach at Shaw for three years where he compiled a 29-13 record with a 2004 conference championship. He was named Coach of the Year by three different organizations.
 
A four-year letter-winner at Florida State University, Clark participated in the Fiesta, Cotton, Blockbuster, and Orange Bowls throughout his career. He helped the team win the first of 13 consecutive ACC championships and the team finished 42-7 overall during his career.