In 2008, Cecchini coached junior wide receiver Andre Roberts to first team All-America honors. Roberts broke his own record for catches in a season from 78 last season to 95 in 2008. He also broke the school record for the most catches in a career (208), receiving yards in a career (2,951), and receiving yards in a single-season (1,334).

In national rankings, Roberts finished No. 2 in both receptions per game and total receiving yards and finished fourth in the country in receiving yards per game, ninth in scoring and 14th in all-purpose running.
In the SoCon, Roberts’ 95 catches and 208 career receptions earned him a No. 3 spot all-time in both categories. His 14 touchdowns caught in 2008 is also the third highest all-time in the SoCon, while his 29 touchdowns caught in a career is the second highest all-time in the SoCon. His season total of 1,334 yards is fourth all-time in the SoCon, as well as his 461 yards in punt returns.

Cecchini also coached the first pair of receivers since 1983 and second in school history to earn over 100 yards receiving in the same game in Roberts and Scott Flanagan.

Under Cecchini’s leadership, the Bulldog offense wrapped up the 2007 season finishing fourth in the nation in scoring, while breaking several team and individual records along the way.

The Citadel offense started off the season 2-0 for the first time since 1997, with the second win a 76-0 victory over Webber International. This score marked the most poinst scored in a Citadel game in modern day. Cecchini also led the Bulldogs to the school record for the most yards gained in a single game when they racked up 641 yards against Furman on Oct. 13 in the 54-51 overtime victory.

The Cecchini led offense also broke the school’s season record for the most points scored, most passing yards and most passing touchdowns.
Sophomore wide receiver Andre Roberts also broke the school’s record for the most receptions in a season, while earning third team All-America honors.

In his first season directing the Bulldog offense, The Citadel finished third in the Southern Conference in total offense and second in passing offense. Cecchini came to The Citadel after spending three seasons as Harvard’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Harvard enjoyed one of the most prolific offenses in college football when Cecchini was in Cambridge. He oversaw a unit that averaged 33.9 points and 414.2 yards per game in 2004 as the Crimson scored at least 30 points in nine of its 10 games. Harvard’s balanced offense averaged 209.1 rushing yards and 205.1 passing yards during the Crimson’s undefeated season.

In his first season directing Harvard’s offense, the Crimson averaged 461.8 yards per game and ranked fourth among Division I-AA teams. Harvard was 17th nationally in rushing offense and 24th in passing and scoring.

Cecchini came to one of the nation’s top offenses from another after spending nine years at Lehigh University where he worked under current Citadel Head Coach Kevin Higgins as offensive coordinator from 2000-02. During that time, Lehigh averaged more than 350 yards of offense and more than 26 points per game.

In his three years directing Lehigh’s offense, the Mountain Hawks amassed a combined record of 31-6, captured two Patriot League championships and twice advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. Cecchini served as Lehigh’s assistant head coach during the 2001 and 2002 seasons.

Before entering the coaching ranks, Cecchini was an All-American receiver at Lehigh. As a senior in 1993, he was a first team All-America selection by both Associated Press and The Sports Network. During that season, he established school and Patriot League records for receptions (88), receiving yards (1,318), and TD catches (15), and led the nation in both receptions and receiving yards per game.

Cecchini received a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Lehigh in 1994 and - after a tryout in the Canadian Football League - joined the Mountain Hawk coaching staff that fall.
Cecchini and his wife, Tammy, reside in Charleston, S.C., with two sons, Evan (5) and Will (2).