JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?֒M!4`I82Y KP9⹽Ɩfby=}Of[MH@Ƞ+폛z #먂 h]@Y'~ <}-]!9b?M.r"F9fY'j+:w .#:T!@_4t=2p*ۦҖH.'m 5Zm3| A@j~oB9tGAAʑҫ'[7c擊Ђɭi<=[]!X T-mm5ijsdOv\YLPY4)3IK@h34@=F=:#9l<1ݏNlYrwRXjSF]lvn~9F2āS\% E '@O]fYoc&rz}UR1*͜xa rC\ڼ~ftP%V yɠgrFJͺ`i:zp{Y0q@lwWC’6]J#vV&97h@H 84h&iAbL@ %rN)6ZMuޤϥ&NO#KljIJ 8#FpG5a<kq <'9 iq\,N1pǭvKlW?i8Ms - *05;MIB(c c4]8u"ңU$WmC֣FA@ 8 <P>Kent earlier earned high marks as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alabama under then-head coach Ray Perkins in 1985 and 1986 when the Crimson Tide's weight program was regarded as one of the nation's finest.&nbsp; The athletes he helped develop during that span include premier linebackers Cornelius Bennett (Buffalo Bills) and Derrick Thomas (Kansas City), as well as Derrick Mckey of the NBA.</P> <P>Johnston launched his coaching career in 1978 at Teague (Texas) High School as an assistant coach before signing on at Northwestern (La.) State in 1979.&nbsp; He next moved to Northeast Louisiana as strength coach in 1980 before returning to the prep ranks as a graduate assistant for two seasons (1983-1984) before being named strength and conditioning coach in 1985.&nbsp; When Perkins became head coach at Tampa Bay in 1987, Johnston joined the Buccaneer staff as a strength coach and tight end coach.</P> <P>A graduate of Stephen F. Austin University, he played defensive back in football en route to earning his bachelor's degree in physical education and history.&nbsp; He secured his master's degree in physical education from Alabama in 1984