Coach Hevesy is a protege of former University of Florida Head Coach, Dan Mullen. He played high school football at Daniel Hand High School in Connecticut. Hevesy then went on to play College Football at the University of Maine under Jack Cosgrove.

While at College, Hevesy caught the coaching bug and immediately began his coaching career. He has been coaching at the collegiate level for the last 30 years and has won 2 BCS National Championships.