Chris Beatty Christopher Beatty ( born June 19 , 1973 in Topeka , Kansas ) is an American football assistant coach . Beatty was formerly the running back s and slot receivers coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team . Beatty was formerly a professional football player in the Canadian Football League and a school - record holder at East Tennessee State University as a wide receiver . Early life . Christopher Beatty was born in 1973 in Topeka , Kansas , but grew up in Centreville , Virginia . Beatty attended Chantilly High School in Chantilly , Virginia , where he graduated in 1991 . Upon his graduation , Beatty attended East Tennessee State . From 1991 to 1994 , he was a starter at wide receiver where he earned All - conference honors his senior season . He ended his career as the school ' s all - time leader in receiving yards . Professional playing career . Following his graduation of ETSU with a bachelor ' s degree in 1995 , Beatty was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens but did not make the team . He moved on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League with the Baltimore Stallions . In 1997 , Beatty played for the CFL ' s Hamilton Tiger - Cats before retiring from his playing career . Coaching career . High school . Chris Beatty began his coaching career in 1998 with North Stafford High School in Virginia as the school ' s head coach . Beatty coached the Wolverines football team until 2000 , when he moved on to Salem High School in Virginia Beach , Virginia . Beatty moved on from Salem after the 2002 season . From 2003 to 2005 , Beatty coached Landstown High School in Virginia Beach . During his three - year tenure , Beatty led the team to three straight state championship games and a 40 - 2 record . The team won the state championship in 2004 , led by future college football and NFL player Percy Harvin . During his tenure at the high school ranks , Beatty compiled a 78 - 18 record at three different high schools . Beatty was named the 2004 Virginia High School League AAA Coach of the Year for his state championship team with Landstown High . Also during his prep tenure , he coordinated offenses that produced the top four passers in Virginia High School history and led the only two teams in state history to have a 3 , 000 - yard passer , a 1 , 000 - yard receiver , and a 1 , 000 - yard rusher in the same season . Hampton University . Chris Beatty left Landstown High School for the offensive coordinator and quarterback coaching position at Virginia ' s Hampton University in 2006 . Beatty only stayed at Hampton for the 2006 season , but his team produced a 10 - 2 record and a position in the FCS playoffs . The team also won the Mideastern Athletic Conference championship with a 6 - 1 conference record . The 2006 team also produced a player drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft and six players who signed contracts with National Football League teams , four being offensive players coached by Beatty . Northern Illinois University . Following his 2006 stint at Hampton University , Beatty was offered and accepted the position as Northern Illinois ' running backs coach for the 2007 season . Beatty ' s Huskies had previously had a player rush for over 1 , 000 yards in the previous eight seasons before his arrival , including the school leader and third - round NFL Draft selection , Garrett Wolfe , who departed the team the season before Beatty ' s arrival . In Beatty ' s only season at NIU , the Huskies posted a 2 - 10 record . However , sophomore running back Justin Anderson rushed for 1 , 245 yards and 8 touchdowns in the season under Beatty . The 1 , 000 - yard performance extended the school ' s record to nine consecutive seasons . West Virginia University . After his season at Northern Illinois University as the team ' s running backs coach , Beatty was offered the same position at West Virginia University for new head coach Bill Stewart . Beatty accepted the offer and entered the spring coaching the running backs , led by sophomore Noel Devine , and the slot receivers , led by sophomore Jock Sanders . Prior to the season ' s beginning , Beatty was successful in recruiting high school juniors , Logan Heastie and Tajh Boyd . Heastie , a five - star recruit and often considered the # 1 receiver in the 2009 class , and Boyd , a four - star quarterback recruit , were from the Virginia - area where Beatty was assigned to recruit from and committed to the Mountaineers before the team ' s spring practices for 2008 began . Shortly after the commitment from Boyd and Heastie , Beatty recruited Dominic Davenport , the # 4 recruit from Virginia as a defensive end . The commitment marked Beatty for recruiting the # 1 , # 3 , and # 4 prospects in Virginia in Boyd , Heastie and Davenport , respectively . However , Boyd decommitted following West Virginia ' s slow start to the season and two early losses to ECU and Colorado . West Virginia finished the season 9 - 4 . Both Heastie and Davenport later left WVU without making so much as a dent in the depth chart . At the end of the 2010 season , Beatty was let go from the West Virginia coaching staff . Vanderbilt University . In January 2011 Beatty was hired as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt University by new head coach James Franklin . University of Illinois . On January 3 , 2012 it was announced that Beatty was hired as assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign by new head coach Tim Beckman . On January 5 , 2013 , it was announced that Beatty would not be retained for the coming season .