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What High School Coaches Made The Jump To College?
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:35 pm
Malzahn
Briles
Who else?
Briles
Who else?
22
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:44 pm to LuckyTiger
Didn’t one of the Curtis brothers go to Ball State?
All I got.
All I got.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:48 pm to LuckyTiger
Sanchez at UNLV.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:48 pm to LuckyTiger
Dodge went to UNT
didn't New Mexico or UNLV or Nevada get a HS coach like 4-5 years ago?
if you're including Malzhan (who only was an OC), you have to include Morris
didn't New Mexico or UNLV or Nevada get a HS coach like 4-5 years ago?
if you're including Malzhan (who only was an OC), you have to include Morris
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:49 pm to OleVaught14
quote:
Freeze
going from HS to a QC/positional coach is super common. we can literally name thousands of guys who made that jump
i think OP meant HC/coordinator
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:53 pm to LuckyTiger
Too many to list. I’d say about half of college coaches did high school for at least a year early on.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:53 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
i think OP meant HC/coordinator
So then not Briles... He went HS to Texas Tech RB coach.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 5:57 pm to OleVaught14
good catch
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:00 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
if you're including Malzhan (who only was an OC), you have to include Morris
Yeah we’ll include Morris.
They don’t have to make a straight jump to college HC. Say well established high school HC who jumps to college and becomes college HC.
So I guess that includes Frank Wilson.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:02 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
i think OP meant HC/coordinator
There you go let’s go with this.
So scratch Frank.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:03 pm to Coach7
quote:
Too many to list. I’d say about half of college coaches did high school for at least a year early on.
We don’t want guys that coached high school for a year or two.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:05 pm to LuckyTiger
So I guess it’s fairly limited for a well established high school HC to make the jump to college HC.
I think Darren Barbier did it going from Hahnville to Nichols. Don’t think it worked out well.
I think Darren Barbier did it going from Hahnville to Nichols. Don’t think it worked out well.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:07 pm to LuckyTiger
Chad Morris (HS head coach to Tulsa OC)
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:09 pm to OleVaught14
Off topic slightly but Doug Pederson is the only guy I can think of jumping from HS head coach to a NFL staff
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:16 pm to LuckyTiger
Bill Clark.
106-11 at Prattville High School after taking over for a coach that went 31-25.
Won CUSA last year, made the conference championship game again this season (UAB only had 1 bowl appearance in their history before he arrived. He's now taken them to 3 in a row.)
106-11 at Prattville High School after taking over for a coach that went 31-25.
Won CUSA last year, made the conference championship game again this season (UAB only had 1 bowl appearance in their history before he arrived. He's now taken them to 3 in a row.)
This post was edited on 1/4/20 at 6:27 pm
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:28 pm to LuckyTiger
Left out the most (in)famous example of all:
Gerry Faust, went straight from Cinncinatti Moeller HS to the most prestigious college gig of all.
It didnt work out.
Gerry Faust, went straight from Cinncinatti Moeller HS to the most prestigious college gig of all.
It didnt work out.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 6:57 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:
didn't New Mexico or UNLV or Nevada get a HS coach like 4-5 years ago?
Unlv hired Bishop Gorman's coach (from snoop dog's son's reality show not the one from Tate's QB1). He at least got the Fertitas to pay for a nice football complex at unlv before they fired him.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 7:15 pm to pvilleguru
quote:
Bill Clark
Probably the most overlooked, under the radar guy out there.
Posted on 1/4/20 at 8:11 pm to LuckyTiger
Joey King from Cartersville jumped to Coastal Carolina
Mickey Conn from Greyson jumped to be on Dabo's staff at Clemson
Jimmy Smith was the head coach at Cedar Grove left to be on Georgia State's staff
Jess Simpson jumped to GSU to Miami to the Falcons
Dell McGee was the head coach at Carver Columbus before being hired at Georgia Southern
Tee Martin coached high school a couple of years
Steve Pardue coached at Lagrange before being hired at UK
Erk Russell was the head coach at Grady High School and won a state championship
Wally Butts was a head coach at Male High School before being hired to be the head coach at UGA
Those are just a few from the state of Georgia.
Edit: Chris Weinke was the head coach at a private school for several years in Florida before being hired at UT
Mickey Conn from Greyson jumped to be on Dabo's staff at Clemson
Jimmy Smith was the head coach at Cedar Grove left to be on Georgia State's staff
Jess Simpson jumped to GSU to Miami to the Falcons
Dell McGee was the head coach at Carver Columbus before being hired at Georgia Southern
Tee Martin coached high school a couple of years
Steve Pardue coached at Lagrange before being hired at UK
Erk Russell was the head coach at Grady High School and won a state championship
Wally Butts was a head coach at Male High School before being hired to be the head coach at UGA
Those are just a few from the state of Georgia.
Edit: Chris Weinke was the head coach at a private school for several years in Florida before being hired at UT
This post was edited on 1/4/20 at 8:12 pm
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