Appalachian State University has added a new special teams coordinator to its football coaching staff.
New Mountaineers head coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced the hiring of Erik Link to the post on Wednesday. Link is the fifth hire made by Drinkwitz.
Link and Drinkwitz were both quality control assistants as members of an Auburn University staff that helped the Tigers win a national title, compiling a 14-0 record in 2010. Link contributed to another BCS championship game appearance as a special teams/offensive analyst with Auburn in 2013. In those two Southeastern Conference title seasons, plus a stint as Montana State’s special teams coordinator and tight ends coach from 2011-12, Link was part of four consecutive conference championships.