Springfield College 4/10/12: Springfield College Announces 2012 Commencement Speakers. Tim Murphy, head football coach at Harvard University, and Charles H. Rucks, Esq., a well-known community leader, will deliver commencement addresses at the Springfield College 2012 Commencement ceremonies. Murphy will address undergraduates on Sunday, May 13, at 9:30 a.m., at the MassMutual Center in downtown Springfield. The Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football, Murphy has led the Harvard Crimson to 10 consecutive winning seasons. His 120 wins at Harvard are the most in the program's history. Known by his peers as one of the game’s finest teachers and motivators, in 2012 Murphy is in his 19th year as Harvard’s head coach and serves as president of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Murphy, of Wayland, Mass., earned a bachelor of science degree in 1978 and a master of education the following year from Springfield College. He was a four-year starter on the Springfield College football team, earning a small college All-New England linebacker award as a senior. He did additional postgraduate work at Boston University.