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Darveau was named offensive line coach on the USF staff in January of 2019. He brought 12 years of coaching experience to the Bulls after working the previous four seasons at Valdosta State (2015-18), the last three under head coach Kerwin Bell who also joined the USF staff in 2019 as the Bulls’ offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. The pair helped lead the Blazers to the 2018 NCAA Division II championship with the nation’s No. 1 ranked scoring offense in the division (52.0 ppg).
 
Darveau helped lead the Blazers to a 36-10 record, three Division II playoff appearances and conference and national championships during his four seasons. The Blazers posted a 49-47 victory over Ferris State in the 2018 Division II National Championship game, the program’s first title since 2012. The 2018 VSU offense led the nation in scoring (52.0 ppg), ranked second in first downs (341) and was fourth in total offense (523.9 ypg), red-zone offense (.901) and pass efficiency (167.37). The Blazers scored 728 points on the year, the most in NCAA Division II history, as they posted 7,334 yards (3,676 rushing/3,658 passing) and 7.9 yards per play on the year. Senior offensive linemen Jeremy King was the runner-up for the Gene Upshaw Award, presented to the most outstanding Division II lineman, and three offensive linemen earned first team all-region and all-conference honors.
 
Darveau began his coaching career in 2008 at Southwest Minnesota State, where he served as a tight ends and running backs graduate assistant coach for two seasons (2008-09) while earning a master’s degree in business administration. He was promoted to offensive line coach/run game coordinator at SMSU in 2010, serving in that role for three seasons (2010-12) before being promoted again to offensive coordinator (2013). The program reached its first-ever bowl game in 2013 and during his tenure players posted over 40 program offensive records and seven league records.
 
Prior to joining the Valdosta State program, Darveau spent the 2014 season as an offensive quality control coach at the University of Florida, helping the Gators’ offense to 12 new offensive records and a Birmingham Bowl victory.
 
During his career, Darveau has developed 12 all-conference players and guided numerous All-Americans, personally developing three.
 
Darveau, from Hilton Head Island, S.C., earned a bachelor of science degree in sociology from Louisville, where he lettered in the 2004 and 2005 seasons as a 6-7, 322-pound offensive tackle on teams coached by Bobby Petrino. He started seven games as a junior and 12 as a senior as the Cardinals posted a 20-4 record over the two seasons. Prior to Louisville, Darveau spent two seasons at Kentucky, redshirting one, and a season at Dodge City Community College. Following his collegiate career, he went on to play with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe and the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League.