ELMHURST, Ill. - Elmhurst head football coach Joe Adam has announced his first two coaching staff changes: promoting assistant coach Kyle Derickson to the role of offensive coordinator and naming former Bluejay Mike Heffernan as the team's offensive line coach.

Derickson has spent the last five seasons as a full-time assistant coach. He's coached the wide receivers each year and also served as the team's co-special teams coordinator.

Prior to arriving at Elmhurst, Derickson spent three seasonsas an assistant coach at Barrington High School and also coached at Ben Davis High School in Indiana. A 2003 graduate of Butler University, Derickson served as team captain during the 2002 season and earned first-team all-conference honors as a wide receiver during the 2001 campaign.

Heffernan returns to Elmhurst after spending the past four seasons at the College of Saint Scholastica. Heffernan served as the team's offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and strength and conditioning coach. In his time at Saint Scholastica, the team won conference championships and advanced to the NCAA Playoffs during the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

Heffernan also coached the offensive line at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2008. He also served as a graduate assistant coach at Northern State University. He played for two seasons at Elmhurst, earning all-conference honors as a defensive lineman during the 2006 season. After completing his playing career at Elmhurst, Heffernan began his coaching career by serving as a student assistant coach at Elmhurst during the 2007 season.