Seton Hill University Athletics

Justin Higgins joins the Seton Hill coaching staff for his first season in 2017 as the defensive backs coach/special teams coordinator.  He comes to Seton Hill from Morrisville State College where he spent the past seven seasons as defensive coordinator.

At Morrisville, Higgins coached the linebackers over his final four seasons while he coached the defensive backs his first three seasons in addition to being defensive coordinator.  Justin also served as special teams coordinator.  His roles also included being the academic, video and travel coordinator.

Prior to Morrisville, Justin spent two seasons at Utica College where he was a defensive assistant and special teams coordinator.  He coached the outside linebackers in his first season while coaching the safeties as co-defensive coordinator his second season. 

Higgins spent the 2005 season as head football coach at Richfield Springs Central High School.  He spent one season at Morrisville before taking the head coaching job.

Justin began his coaching career as a student assistant at Ithaca College before becoming a graduate assistant at Kean University where he coached wide receivers for one season and defensive backs for another.  He also spent one season as assistant defensive backs coach at Lehigh.

Higgins graduated with a bachelors of arts degree in politics from Ithaca and then earned his masters degree in classroom instruction from Kean University.