Tom Kaufman 🇺🇸
@CoachTomKaufman
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Gilmour Academy Head Football Coach #GoGA Husband & Dad
Gates Mills, OH
Joined June 2012
I am so fired up!!! Let’s get to work!!!.
FB: Welcome home, Tom Kaufman '03!. Kaufman is the new defensive coordinator for @JCUFootball. Kaufman is back home after several stops at D-I schools as a coordinator. Kaufman was a captain for JCU in 2001. Full story ⤵️.📰 #ManOfCarroll ⚡️
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🗣 BOWL ELIGIBLE!!! UNDENIABLE PROGRESS!!! 🎳 ⚡️JUST THE BEGINNING!!!.
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Everyone has it in them. The difference is most people quit in the face of adversity. Those who press on always reap the rewards!.
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WHEN you choose Kent State, you are choosing to join a FAMILY that. ⚡️Competes for Championships.⚡️Schedules the best competition.⚡️Owns the Wagon Wheel.⚡️Won the Frisco Bowl.⚡️Has a lot of FUN.⚡️Holds each other ACCOUNTABLE.⚡️Is on the RISE ⬆️⬆️⬆️
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On our way to @FriscoBowlGame with this awesome group of men. Thank you guys for pushing me every day! Most fun I’ve ever had coaching. 💯
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⚡️1 year ago we had 40 days to put a class together. We MADE NO EXCUSES, we grinded, we evaluated, we put together the 5th ranked class in the MAC. This year we signed the highest rated class in the HISTORY of Kent State Football. Congrats to everyone who has joined the family‼️.
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🌩🌩Somewhere in Northeast Ohio, circa 2030🌩🌩. Child: Daddy, how did ⚡️Kent State Football⚡️become a powerhouse?. Father: Well son, it started with a vision. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
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If you choose Kent State you WILL be coached with PASSION AND LOVE FOR THE GAME!
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Had the linebackers and specialists over for a cookout. I am blessed to coach these guys!
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We have a team full of guys that fight. They fight all the time, no matter what’s thrown at them. They just fight. I’ve never been more proud as a coach. Congrats to our seniors. You guys are awesome. ❤️.
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🏆 THIS WHOLE TRIP HAS BEEN SURREAL. THANK YOU @FriscoBowlGame, THANK YOU @TheOC_CoachLew, THANK YOU D STAFF, THANK YOU PLAYERS, THANK YOU @StephanieK808. NEXT YEAR = DETROIT. ⚡️.
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🎂Wishing the Happiest 1st Birthday🎂 to our little man Jack! You are the greatest blessing we’ve ever received and we love you more than you’ll ever know (until you’re a daddy yourself one day)!
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Always remember, life is a series of ups and downs. Never too high, never too low. There’s no level of adversity that you can’t handle. Be yourself, work hard, and have a purpose. You determine your worth. You write your story. 💯.
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So fired up that the Wheel stays home on our 7th win in a row!!!
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The Dome was rocking today! Great win! Thanks to all the fans who brought the JUICE!!!.
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First camp of the year in the books!!! Thank you to the ⚡️525⚡️campers who showed up and balled out!!! The future is 🔥 around here!!!.
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#AlphaSquad22 truth be told you went on the clock a long time ago when the work began and no one was watching. now it’s time to turn it up. .
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What I’m thankful for on this Sunday:. ⚡️My family & friends.⚡️The leadership of our head coach.⚡️The dedication, strength & courage of our players.⚡️The guys I get to work with every day, the best D Staff in the country.⚡️The fact that we’ll be back soon.
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So awesome to share a meal together with all of our newest family members! Love these guys and love this staff!
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🎁🎂 A very Happy Birthday to my wife @StephanieK808, the most beautiful woman I’ve ever known! You push me to be better everyday, and you’re the best friend I’ve ever had. Now you’re the best Momma in the world too! I love you! 🎂🎁
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Just finished a home visit with one of the most prized recruits I've ever worked with. Strong family, great character, huge talent!.
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I 😍 Kent State!!! ⚡️This town 🌇, the campus🏫, the academics📚, our head coach🐺, this staff that I’m blessed to be a part of🏆, our strength staff💪🏼, this TEAM🏈, our 2019 recruiting class🎯. can’t wait for fall camp!!! #FlashFAST #WeAreComing.
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🚨🚨YES! YES! YES! A fast, physical and fearless safety just joined the family!!! ANOTHER LOCAL DUDE makes the best decision and STAYS HOME!!! 💥⚡️🔥 Recruiting is on fire around here!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️.
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Thank you to all of our GA’s and every single member of the scout offense for giving us an awesome look all week. The future is bright.
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Defense been WORKING all spring so we went out and had a little FUN today @tpa_paintball 💥🔫🏴☠️🛡#MOB
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⚡️Always a great day to be a FLASH!!! Looking for guys who are gonna bleed OUR colors! ⚡️
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I’m so proud of every single member of the @GALancerFB FAMILY. You defined FIGHT & set a high standard for future teams. Thank you seniors. It’s funny how everything happens for a reason. Most fun I’ve had in years. You did more for me than I could ever do for you. 💙 #GoGA 💙.
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IT'S GREAT TO BE ORANGE!!! NO PLACE I'D RATHER BE!!! UNBELIEVABLE THINGS HAPPENING HERE!!!.
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We are here to serve. Thank you to the people from the ⚡️kron-Canton Regional Foodbank, you guys rocked. @ACRFoodbank @KentStFootball
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FIRST DAY OF SPRING PRACTICE TODAY LET'S GO MOC NATION BRING THE JUICE AND SHOW ME DON'T TELL ME!!!!! 🐦🚂💨.
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So thankful for every aspect of this profession. The relationships, recruiting, and coaching. I have the best job in the world and I never take that for granted!.
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Two phenomenal coaches that had a huge impact on my career, neither of whom I could ever repay. Thank you for your patience, knowledge and time, you made me a better coach and a better man.
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I coach because the game of football is everything to me and it was taught to me by these men. These men changed my life. They toughened me up. They taught me the fundamentals of life. They taught me love. I owe these men everything.
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Can’t wait to build off of this. There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
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Something SPECIAL happening in Northeast Ohio ⚡️⚡️ HUGE WIN for the #FlashFAST Family!!! Always great to defend your home field!!! Amazing crowd today!!!!!.
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After a long day of being #FlashFast, jump into the Cryotherapy chamber 👀 in our training room to recover! #PlayerDevelopment
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If I was a kid again, I'd wanna grow up to be a Syracuse WR. 😳😳😳
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🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊#HappyCoach.
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It's an honor & privilege to coach & play for Syracuse. Some young men making excellent LIFE decisions this weekend! #OrangeIsTheNewFast 🍊.
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⚡️⚡️⚡️NOW THAT’S A BIG TIME WIN FOR THE #FlashFAST FAMILY!!! BUILDING THIS THING INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Those who CHOOSE will be champions!!!.
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Northeast Ohio. my HOME, Kent State’s HOME, & your HOME if you’re into Wagon Wheels🔆, Bowl Championships🏆, Tough Non-Conference Schedules 🗓 & a team of Fun, Accountable, Smart, & Tough people. Willowick = my HOMEtown. ⚡️Proud to call NE Ohio HOME⚡️ every single day of my life.
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Me after splitting & stacking firewood on a beautiful evening, with my sons helping: “what’s better than this my dude?”. My 6-year old son: “I’ll tell you what’s better, you getting me my own chainsaw to run.”. Top 5 Dad Moment thus far. #LittleEyesAreWatching . @SaveYourSons.
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🚨💥🚨GREAT news today for the #FlashFAST family as another local PLAYMAKER makes a great decision to come to KENT STATE!!! Toughness, quickness, ball skills and speed!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️.
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What a day‼️ @TheOC_CoachLew’s first win, a huge win in the home opener, and 2️⃣ commits on defense!!! The future has never been brighter for the #FlashFast Family!!!⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️.
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The gift to gab can’t always save you. At some point it’s put up or shut up. Tonight we found out. Dominant game. Never in question. There’s only one program in NE Ohio. #TheyKnow.
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The 2nd home of #Cuse Football, the NFL Hall of Fame. Only 3 schools have more men in there. 💯
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#Syracuse is RBU. Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Larry Csonka stack up against the all time greats ANYWHERE!
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Another solid week in the books. Our players have never given more. Our connection has never been stronger. And the Wheel is still right where it belongs. #AlphaSquad22
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At the airport yesterday my flight leaves out of what gate? 44. Good sign. Up and at it early on this beautiful NE Ohio morning! #Cuse 🍊.
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Thank you to everyone at BG for the opportunity. First class all the way. Excited to get to work at Syracuse! #CuseNation #DomeDudes.
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We took this photo right before we left for the @FriscoBowlGame. Could never imagine how much time we would spend away from each other in 2020. Can’t wait to get back to work with these guys. #A1phas #BTA
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Think big, dream big, work big = get big! A positive mindset and an appreciation for hard work and sacrifice will make your dreams come true! So excited to have our family back today!.
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THAT'S HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊.
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🚨🚨🚨 THIS IS BIG!!! This is going to be the best opportunity you’ll have this whole summer. Register. Train. Compete. EARN!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️.
⚡️🚨⚡️🚨⚡️. Register NOW! EARN IT!. More schools will continue to be added!!. ⚡️🚨⚡️🚨⚡️
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⚡️⚡️⚡️It’s a pretty damn good time to be a Golden Flash. Never been this much excitement and momentum around this program. The support from the recent grads is humbling and exciting!!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️.
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Very grateful on this New Year’s Eve. Never forget your why. The smallest things are always the best things. @StephanieK808
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Always the best having the Linebackers over for some BBQ‼️ Shoutout to @KJOHNS_ @AJMorris16 @berrong_ty & @shane10slattery for schooling everyone on how to play ladders 🏆 #FAMILY #FlashFAST
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I know every coach tweets this stuff out, but these young men we’ve added in the last few weeks are ridiculous! You can see the vision coming together one step at a time. I’ve never been more excited and convicted as a coach that we are heading toward great things! #FlashFAST⚡️.
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So proud of this TEAM!!! Fighters fight no matter what! IT'S GREAT TO BE A MOC!!! #MocSpeed 🐦💨.
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Can’t wait to add this outstanding group of young men to our family tomorrow!!!
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So proud of this TEAM! Guys making plays all over the field! The future is bright!!!.
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So proud of our seniors for leading this team to 1 of the best seasons in Gilmour Football history. Incredible job! Despite many challenges, we always overcame!. 🔵 School Record 12 wins.🔵 School’s 1st Ever Regional Final.🔵 Undefeated at home.🔵 Undefeated vs rivals. 💙 you all.
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All of Northeast Ohio, much to offer:. ☀️ Summer, Fall, Winter & Spring.🏟 Professional sports.🐟 Great fishing & hunting.🏛 World class museums.🏥 World class hospitals.🌳 Beautiful parks.🚤 Lake Erie. And only found in Kent, Ohio:. 🔆 The Wagon Wheel.🏆 The Frisco Bowl trophy.
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Proud of the way our guys WORKED today. No blaming, no excuses. They just WORKED.
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Huge weekend at #Cuse! Great group of future #DomeDudes plus @Cuse_MBB gets a huge win over Wake!!! #OrangeIsTheNewFast 🍊🍊🍊.
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Happy Valentines Day to my beautiful wife. Thank you for everything you do, and thank you for being an amazing mom too! @StephanieK808
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Congrats to Zaire and Eric, ACC Players of the Week! Big things happening. Now onto the next one.
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Congrats to this group and all the teammates who helped them earn this recognition!!!
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Big time weekend capped off with an awesome home visit with a 🔒⬇️ corner!! It's not a grind, it's a FIND!! No better place than #CuseNation🍊.
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Thank you to #CuseTwitterArmy & all of #CuseNation, we need everyone to help finalize this class & jump start the path to championships!.
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Welcome to the family @luke_floriea2, John and @WFloriea! One of the most competitive families I’ve had the pleasure of recruiting! Local stud staying home!!!.
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Stopped by a local powerhouse where a committed student-athlete plays. Their HC said people have been asking about the commit but he doesn’t allow other coaches to talk to committed guys. That’s how you build trust. Not surprising they compete for championships every year. 💯💪🏼🤔.
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So excited about the commitment we got yesterday! #DomeDudes jumping on board, can't wait to see who's next!!!!!🍊🍊🍊 #Cuse.
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