Charlie Skalaski is in his first season with the Jaguars after being named assistant to the head coach/offensive assistant on January 24, 2012. Skalaski previously served nine seasons (2003-11) as an assistant at Liberty University in a variety of capacities.
Charlie Skalaski is in his first season with the Jaguars after being named assistant to the head coach/offensive assistant on January 24, 2012. Skalaski previously served nine seasons (2003-11) as an assistant at Liberty University in a variety of capacities.
After coaching the tight ends for Liberty in 2003, Skalaski served eight seasons as wide receivers coach while also serving as the program’s director of football development from 2003-05. He was named recruiting coordinator in 2006 while continuing his role with the wide receivers.
In 2005, Skalaski was instrumental in the development of sophomores Brandon Turner and Wynton Jackson. Turner was named all-conference for the second consecutive season in 2006 while Jackson earned all-conference honors as a return specialist. The Flames’ receivers combined for 19 touchdowns in 2007 and the club set the school and conference scoring record (469 points, 42.6 avg.) while ranking No. 3 nationally in scoring offense.
In 2008, Skalaski had to replace two all-conference receivers who had been starters the previous three years. The receiving corps increased its numbers in terms of yards, touchdowns, receptions and yards per catch in helping the Flames to their first-ever 10 win season. Dominic Bolden enjoyed one of the finest seasons of any receiver in the country in 2008 with 56 receptions for 1,056 yards, nine touchdowns receiving and two rushing. The duo of Bolden and Jonathan Crawford combined for 1,769 receiving yards to become the second-most productive tandem in program history. Bolden and Crawford were both named all-conference, the first time in school history that the Flames had two receivers named all-conference in the same season.
Under Skalaski’s tutelage, wide receiver Chris Summers earned All-America honors in back-to-back seasons and led the conference in 2011 with 64 receptions for 1,014 yards and seven touchdowns. He finished his career as the school’s all-time career record holder in receptions (188), receiving yards (2,712) and touchdown receptions (26).
Prior to joining the Liberty staff, Skalaski spent more than 20 years in corporate business in both sales and managerial roles. He worked for Steelcase Inc., an international company which is the world's largest manufacturer of high quality office environments and furniture. During his tenure, Skalaski held various sales and management positions, culminating with his promotion in 1998 to sales manager of Steelcase's largest field office, located in New York City. Before his days at Steelcase, Skalaski worked for the Xerox Corporation, earning the organization's highest sales recognition in the President's Club.
Skalaski began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Florida where he spent three years learning under Mike Shanahan and Steve Spurrier, assistant coaches for the Gators during that time. He also spent time as a volunteer assistant for two seasons (2001-02) with Ridgewood High School in New Jersey.
A native of Miami, Skalaski played defensive back at Florida and was a member of three bowl teams: the 1974 Sugar Bowl, 1975 Gator Bowl and 1976 Sun Bowl. He earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Florida in 1978 and was awarded a prestigious U.S. Department of Justice internship. He also was inducted into Florida Blue Key, the university's highest leadership and honorary society. He went on to earn his master's degree in public administration in 1980 from Florida.
Skalaski and his wife, Ann, have three children – Sarah, Charlie IV, and Jacob (Jake).
COACHING BACKGROUND: Liberty 2003-11, Jacksonville Jaguars 2012.
