Tulane hires former ND OC Long as new OC

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Tulane University football head coach Willie Fritz announced the addition of Chip Long as the Green Wave's new offensive coordinator today.

Long joins the Green Wave staff after he spent the 2020 campaign serving as an offensive analyst at the University of Tennessee. Prior to his time at Tennessee, Long spent the previous three seasons as the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Notre Dame (2017-19), where he helped lead the Fighting Irish to a 32-6 record in that span and three final top 20 national poll rankings. The Birmingham, Alabama, native was a finalist for the 2018 Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach.

"We could not be more thrilled to welcome Chip Long to our staff," Fritz said. "Chip is one of the best offensive minds in college football today and his track record as a coordinator at some of the nation's top collegiate programs speak for itself. We look forward to having him take our offense to even greater heights."

In addition to his three-year tenure at Notre Dame, Long also has coached at Louisville (2006-07), Arkansas (2008-09), Illinois (2010-11), Arizona State (2012-15) and Memphis (2016).

Throughout his 15-year coaching career, Long has coached 11 players that have been selected in the National Football League Draft. In addition, Long has coached in 11 bowl games.

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