Wabash College Athletics

Marcus Adams joined the Wabash College football staff as the defensive line coach in March 2023. He came to the Little Giants from Black Hills State University, where he served as defensive line coach for the 2022 season.
 
Adams brings extensive experience as both a coach and player. Before working at Black Hills State, he was the quality control coach for the defensive line at Eastern Kentucky University, and served as defensive line coach at North Canyon and Horizon High Schools in Arizona. Adams was a scout for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League for two seasons after working from 2012 to 2014 as the assistant general manager and defensive coordinator for the Regina Riot in Saskatchewan. Adams began coaching at the University of Ottawa in Canada in 2012.
 
Adams played on the defensive line for nine seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL, helping the team win the Grey Cup in 2007 as one of three Grey Cup appearances during his career. He was inducted into the Roughriders Plaza of Honour in 2010. Adams also played one season for the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League and was a member of the ArenaBowl XIX championship team.
 
Adams was a two-time All-American at Eastern Kentucky University. He earned First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 2001 and 2002 and was a Second Team All-OVC selection in 2000. He graduated from EKU in 2002.
 
Adams graduated from Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, earning all-state honors as a member of the Giants’ 1996 state runner-up team.
 
Adams and his wife, Dianca, live in Indianapolis with their three children, Marcus (MJ), Brynlee, and Jelani.