Collier attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he played football as a linebacker from 1984 to 1987. He was also an academic All- North Central Conference selection. Under head coach Dick MacPherson, Collier began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University in 1988.
Collier attended the University of Northern Colorado, where he played football as a linebacker from 1984 to 1987.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Collier
Collier
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attend
attended
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Northern
Northern
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Colorado
Colorado
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
play
played
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
football
football
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
linebacker
linebacker
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1984
1984
NUM
CD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1987
1987
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was also an academic All- North Central Conference selection.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
academic
academic
ADJ
JJ
det
all
All
DET
DT
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos|Number=Sing
Central
Central
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Conference
Conference
PROPN
NNP
root
Number=Sing
selection
selection
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Under head coach Dick MacPherson, Collier began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Syracuse University in 1988.
case
under
Under
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
head
head
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
coach
coach
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Dick
Dick
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
MacPherson
MacPherson
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Collier
Collier
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
coaching
coaching
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
career
career
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
graduate
graduate
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
assistant
assistant
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Syracuse
Syracuse
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1988
1988
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.