Tim Foster is entering his second season as Wide Receivers and Tight Ends Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2019 and also holds the position of Passing Game Coordinator and NFL Liason.
Under Foster, TJ Smith tied a program record with three TD's in a single game and Smith's 1,059 yards receiving in 2018 ranks as the third most in program history. Smith was named a Second Team All-Conference performer for his efforts. Also becoming an all-conference player under Foster was freshman TE Drake Starks who stared as both a blocker and receiver in his first year. Starks was a Second Team All-Conference performer and finished second on the Bears with five touchdown catches.Â
Foster came to LR after an outstanding three-year stint as an Assistant Coach at Reinhardt (2015-17), an NAIA school in Waleska, Ga. In his last year, the Eagles went 12-1 on the year and earned a berth in the NAIA National Championship game.  Reinhardt led the nation in rushing (359.8 ypg) and ranked fifth in scoring offense at 47.0 points per contest.
In 2016, Reinhardt went 13-1 on the year and advanced to the national semifinals while ranking first in scoring offense (51.4 ppg) and rushing offense (360.0 ypg).  All told, Foster served as Wide Receivers, Tight Ends, Z-Backs, Field Goal Team and Return Coach and Video Coordinator for the Eagles. Reinhardt also won three straight Mid-South Conference Championships.
Prior to Reinhardt, Foster coached at Maryville College in Tennessee for two years as Defensive Assistant and Linebackers Coach and Video Coordinator. Foster was part of the 2013 USA South Conference Championship squad.
Foster was a two-sport athlete at Maryville – playing tight end and wide receiver and was a member of the men’s basketball team – before earning his bachelor’s degree in communications in 2012.
Foster and his wife, Amanda, have two sons, Jaxon and Levi.
WHAT LR HEAD COACH DREW CRONIC SAYS:
"I am excited to have Tim Foster join the Bear family. He was on my staff at Reinhardt and is an outstanding young football coach and recruiter. He has a great understanding of our offensive system and will do a wonderful job organizing our recruiting efforts."
