Rumor is official, he is on the staff at App State.
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Ponce has spent the past six seasons (2007-12) as the wide receivers coach at Florida International, where he worked under Satterfield for the two seasons that Appalachian’s head coach served as FIU’s offensive coordinator (2010-11).
Ponce coached six of the top 10 receivers in FIU history during his six seasons with the Golden Panthers. His most notable pupil at FIU was three-time all-American T.Y. Hilton, who went on to be a third-round NFL Draft pick and catch 50 passes for 861 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie for the Indianapolis Colts in 2012.
Ponce was also renowned for his recruiting ability during his time at FIU and was honored by ESPN.com as the Sun Belt Conference’s top recruiter in 2010. During his six seasons at FIU, the Golden Panthers’ recruiting classes ranked among the top three in the Sun Belt five times, according to Rivals.com.
Prior to FIU, Ponce was one of the top high-school coaches in football-rich south Florida, serving as the head coach and offensive coordinator at tradition-laden Miami Senior H.S. from 2004-06 and head coach at Coral Reef H.S. from 2002-03. He began his coaching career with stints as an assistant at La Progresiva Presbyterian School (offensive coordinator - 1992), Coral Gables H.S. (quarterbacks/wide receivers - 1993-96), Miami Northwestern H.S. (quarterbacks - 1998), Miami Central H.S. (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks - 1999-2000) and Miami Killian H.S. (offensive coordinator - 2001). As a high-school coach, he mentored Willis McGahee (Miami Central), who went on to be an all-America running back at the University of Miami and two-time NFL Pro Bowler.
“Coach Ponce is a terrific coach that, thanks to our time together at FIU, has run our offense and knows what we’re trying to do, especially in the passing game,” Satterfield said. “Additionally, his recruiting prowess, especially in south Florida, will be a great asset to our program going forward.”
“I am very excited and grateful for the opportunity that Coach Satterfield has given me to join the Appalachian State family,” Ponce said. “There is a lot of tradition with the program at Appalachian State and I am excited and blessed to be a part of it. I’m looking forward to getting started with the coaches and players right away.” ]
