Lenny Vandermade Lenny Vandermade ( born January 3 , 1981 ) is an American football coach . High school career . Vandermade prepped at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana , California . He was a 1998 Super Prep All - American , USA Today All - USA honorable mention , Prep Star Dream Team Top 100 , Super Prep All - Farwest , Prep Star All - Western , Long Beach Press - Telegram Best in the West honorable mention , Orange County Register Fab 15 second team , Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 , Cal - Hi Sports All - State first team , All - CIF Southern Section first team , All - CIF Division I first team , Los Angeles Times All - Orange County , Orange County Register All - Orange County first team and All - South Coast League first team as a senior at Mater Dei . He did not allow a sack in 1998 as a left offensive tackle . On defense , he had 26 tackles with 2 sacks . Mater Dei went 13 - 1 , won the CIF Division I championship and was ranked No . 2 nationally by USA Today . As a 1997 junior , he made the Cal - Hi Sports All - State Underclass first team , All - CIF Southern Section second team , All - CIF Division I first team , Los Angeles Times All - Orange County first team , Orange County Register All - Orange County second team and All - South Coast League first team . He made the Cal - Hi Sports All - State Sophomore first team and All - South Coast League second team as a 1996 sophomore as Mater Dei went 14 - 0 , won the CIF Division I title and was named national champion by USA Today . He earned at least a 90 % blocking grade in all of his games as a junior and senior . He also posted 78 career tackles ( 7 were sacks ) . A 3 - year starter , Mater Dei went 40 - 2 during that time . Fellow Trojans Matt Grootegoed , Matt Leinart and Will Collins also prepped at Mater Dei . College career . Vandermade played college football at the University of Southern California . 2003 : The steady , reliable Vandermade started at left offensive guard as a senior in 2003 , his fourth season as a line starter . He was slowed during the early part of 2003 spring practice while recovering from a biceps injury . He won USC ' s Co - Lifter of the Year award . 2002 : Vandermade started for his third season on the offensive line , this time at left guard as a junior in 2002 ( he also has seen action at center in his career ) . He tore his right biceps tendon at Stanford , which required surgery and sidelined him the rest of the 2002 season . 2001 : Vandermade started for his second season at center as just a sophomore in 2001 . He started 8 games ( all but Oregon , Washington , Arizona State and Notre Dame ) and appeared in 11 contests ( he did not play at Washington ) . He also saw some action at guard in 2001 . He was on the " Watch List " for the 2001 Dave Rimington Trophy , given to the nation ' s top center . 2000 : As just a redshirt freshman in 2000 , Vandermade did an exceptional job while starting all season , the first 5 games at left offensive guard ( for an injured Trevor Roberts ) and then the final 7 contests at center ( for an injured Eric Denmon ) . He was named to the 2000 Freshman All - American first teams by The Sporting News and Football News . Professional career . Vandermade played for the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Europe affiliate Hamburg Sea Devils . He was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens . Coaching career . In 2008 , Vandermade was the tight ends coach at the University of San Diego . He was also previously a graduate assistant coach at San Diego State University . He is currently working in the University of Southern California football office in an administrative role .