He is a known coach in the industry after winning season one of NBC's STRONG, a reality show that partners 10 contestants with 10 elite personal trainers. In his two seasons at Tulsa, Hanson had 7 offensive linemen earn All-American Athletic Conference honors. East Carolina quarterback Dominique Davis was the 2010 Conference USA Newcomer of the Year and set school records for career completions and TD passes. COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) (Dec. 27, 2020) University of South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer has named seven assistants who will be part of his initial coaching staff in 2021, pen The Midshipmen won a school-record 11 games, finished 18thin both polls and shared the AAC West Division title in 2015, their first season in the AAC. Sound familiar? The Cougars played in the 2015 Sun Bowl and 2016 and 2017 Holiday Bowls. He was named one of the nation's Top 25 recruiters by Rivals in 2019. We accomplished some great things there and I will always cherish my time as a Sooner., Lincoln Riley is the perfect choice for our new head coach, USC President Carol L. Folt said. Manning had been thefavorite from the beginning and it seemslike it has been solidified: SOURCE: OU assistant coach Roy Manning is expected to join the USC coaching staff. The Tigers captured the SEC East Division titles in 2013 and 2014 and won the Cotton Bowl in 2013 and Citrus Bowl in 2014. ?? There will be a few more coming in the next few days. His first name is pronounced Kyle. Our time is now.". But not 100 percent pic.twitter.com/VIKMjQQrjE, Big Thank You to @CoachGrinch & @CoachSimmonsOU for stopping by campus. In his. He replaces short-livedrunning back coach Tashard Choice, who quickly left for Texas. Nichol has a solid connection with Riley; the two coacheswere student assistant coaches together at Texas Tech in 2003-05, and spent two seasons as full-time assistants (2012-13) at East Carolina. The Sooners ranked 24thnationally in rushing defense in 2021 (123.8) and advanced to the Alamo Bowl. Grinch received his bachelor's degree in sports managementfrom Mount Union in 2002. Head coach Lincoln Riley's initial USC football staff will be coming together quickly over the next several days. In 2020 while winning the Big 12 title and playing in the Cotton Bowl, OU wasfourth in the nation in opponent third-down conversion percentage (27.9), seventh in sacks (3.4) and ninth in both pass efficiency defense (112.9) and rushing defense (105.1) while allowing just 21.7 points per game. East Carolina appeared in the national Top 10 in such categories as passing and scoring offense, third down conversion percentage and red zone scoring efficiency. This is for our current players, our former players, our alumni, our fans, and our entire university community. He coached running backs at Cornell in 1999, where also held was an assistant athletics director and chief of staff. McDonald has picked up a lot of momentum over the last few days and on Sunday night he penned a goodbyeletter to Utah. We look forward to seeing you again soon! It is not confirmed where Nichol will coach, but he will presumably coach inside receivers; Riley had two receivers coaches at Oklahoma. Carden set ECU season marks for passing yards (4,736 in 2014) and completion percentage (.705 in 2013) and was the Conference USA MVP in 2013 followed by the American Conferences Offensive Player of the Year in 2014. Guard Kenyon Green wasa two-time All-American first teamer (2020-2021), center Bryce Foster and offensive tackle Reuben Fatheree II made Freshman All-American first team and A&M was 22ndnationally in tackles for loss allowed. UM defensive linemen posted 23 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in 2019 and followed that with 13.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Source: Tulsa OL coach Zach Hanson is joining Lincoln Rileys staff at USC. As we can see, Odom was already outrecruiting as a Trojan back in early December. The Wildcats played in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, 2009 Holiday Bowl and 2010 Alamo Bowl. Odom, an Oklahoma native, is a former Sooners running back, who was part of the 2000 national championship team. He served as an NFL Minority Fellowship intern with the Buffalo Bills in the summer of 1999. He played 37 games at offensive tackle for Kansas State and earned first-team All-Big 12 in 2011. Cornerback Tre Brown was an NFL Draft fourth round pick in 2021 and cornerback Parnell Motley was an All-Big 12 first team selection in 2019. Scott Salwasser joined the Gamecock staff in January 2020 after spending the 2019 season as the head football strength & conditioning coach at Texas . They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and competed as members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. National media is now backing up the report: SOURCE: Can confirm that USC has a lot of interest in Utah running backs coach Kiel McDonald for the Trojans RB coach vacancy, as @ESPNRittenberg reported earlier. In 2017, he coached Nebraska's cornerbacks, nickelbacks and dimebacks as well as helping with the Cornhuskers' pass defense coordination. He then spent 2002 as the passing game coordinator, quarterback coach and receivers coach at Cisco (Tex.) USC has its new head coach after a two-and-a-half-month search, delivering a resounding kaboom to a process that had been impressively quiet with no leaks coming from the school before the news broke Sunday that the Trojans had hired Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley. The departure of defensive line coach Jamar Cain opens up some potential staff shifting as it appear that Manning has been offering edge prospects. His Pirate wide receivers Justin Hardy and Zay Jones became the most productive pass catchers in FBS history. So, obviously, there's gonna be a lot of candidates out there, whether they're here at USC or not, we'll visit with.". Donte Williams, who has more than a dozen years of experience coaching defensive backs and is regarded as one of the nation's top recruiters, remains on the USC staff in 2022 as defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator after serving as the Trojans' interim head coach in 2021. We are ecstatic to announce Lincoln Riley as our new head coach and welcome his wife Caitlin and their daughters Sloan and Stella to the Trojan Family, said Bohn. Named head coach on January 11, 2010, Pete Carroll became the eighth head coach in Seahawks history after one of the most successful runs in USC . He became an offensive graduate assistant at Texas Tech in 2006, then joined the Red Raiders fulltime staff as the wide receivers coach in 2007 and the inside wide receivers coach in 2008 and 2009. Defensive lineman Russell Wren was a fourth round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. Quarterback Baker Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy that season, along with the Maxwell, Davey OBrien, Manning, Walter Camp Player of the Year and AP Player of the Year Awards, and was the No. The official list of participants for the 2020 NFL Combine included USC football players Michael Pittman (WR) and Austin Jackson (OT). Linebacker Kenneth Murray was an All-Big 12 first team selection in 2019 and an NFL first round pick in 2020. He recently served as the interim defensive coordinator in Oklahoma's Alamo bowl win. Due a $12 million buyout from USC, Helton quickly landed on his feet and was named head coach at Georgia Southern on November 2nd, 2020. The PAC 12 is wide open and Lincoln will put USC back on the map. He was the youngest FBS head coach (33) at the time of his hiring. He coached Tyler Smith, who was a Freshman All-American and an All-American Athletic Conference first team pick in 2020. 1 pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Below is a rundown of the Gamecocks on-field. Our time is now.. In 2013, WSU was fourth in the nation in passing offence (368.0) and set a Pac-12 record with 470 completions while playing in the New Mexico Bowl. He coachedTyler Smith, who was a Freshman All-American and an All-American Athletic Conference first team pick in 2020. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Williams, 39, was the cornerbacks coach at Arizona in 2016. In December of 2020, he added the title of associate head coach. He is the lead recruiter for USC running back signee Raleek Brown. The Cougars won 4 Western Athletic Conference titles and played in the Cotton, Copper, Holiday and Aloha Bowls. USC (3:30) #7 Stephen Carr 2 yard run TD, Arizona State (10:39) #1 DeaMonte Trayanum 25 yard run TD, USC (6:10) #30 Markese Stepp 1 yard run TD, Arizona State (4:48) #5 Jayden Daniels to #3 Rachaad White 55 yard pass TD, Arizona State (6:47) #1 DeaMonte Trayanum 17 yard run TD, Arizona State (11:23) #45 Cristian Zendejas 38 yard field goal Arizona State 2714, USC (1:20) #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London 21 yard pass TD, Arizona State #1 DeaMonte Trayanum 12 Runs 84 yds 2TD, USC #30 Markese Stepp 14 Runs 53 yds 1TD, USC (10:36) #30 Markese Stepp 1 yard run TD, Arizona (8:50) #17 Grant Gunnell to #10 Jamarye Joiner 34 yard pass TD, USC (2:04) #48 Parker Lewis 30 yard field goal USC 107, Arizona (5:07) #43 Lucas Havrisik 24 yard field goal Tied 1010, USC (2:33) #7 Stephen Carr 3 yard run TD, Arizona (0:12) #43 Lucas Havrisik 32 yard field goal USC 1713, USC (9:57) #48 Parker Lewis 28 yard field goal USC 2013, Arizona (9:45) #17 Grant Gunnell to #11 Tayvian Cunningham 75 yard pass TD, Arizona (7:49) #43 Lucas Havrisik 51 yard field goal Arizona 2320, USC (3:30) #9 Kedon Slovis to #84 Erik Krommenkoek 6 yard pass TD, Arizona (1:35) #17 Grant Gunnell to #86 Stanley Berryhill III 6 yard pass TD, USC (0:25) #29 Vavae Malepeai 8 yard run TD, USC #9 Kedon Slovis 30/43 325 yds 1TD, USC #7 Stephen Carr 12 Runs 82 yds 1TD, Arizona #11 Tayvian Cunningham 5 Rec 110 yds 1TD, Utah (9:07) #97 Jadon Redding kicks a 36 yard field goal Utah 30, USC (5:17) #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 35 yard field goal Tied 33, USC (14:04) #29 Vavae Malepeai runs for a 2 yard TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 103, Utah (11:53) #29 Nephi Sewell recovered a fumble for a 23 yard TD (#97 Jadon Redding kick) Tied 1010, USC (5:45) #9 Kedon Slovis to #84 Erik Krommenhoek for a 10 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 2410, Utah (0:49) #8 Jake Bentley to #45 Samson Nacua for a 7 yard pass TD (#97 Jadon Redding kick) USC 2417, USC (9:32) #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 44 yard field goal USC 2717, USC (4:47) #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 43 yard field goal USC 3017, USC (1:03) #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 47 yard field goal USC 3317, USC #9 Kedon Slovis 17/28 217 yds 2 touchdowns 1 interception, Utah #8 Jake Bentley 2 Att, 33 yds, 0 touchdown, USC (8:46) #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 7 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 70, USC (5:11) #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 22 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 140, USC (2:33) #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 4 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 210, USC (0:44) #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 2 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 280, USC (7:11) #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns for a 33 yard pass TD (#2 Parker Lewis kick) USC 350, WSU (0:28) #1 Travell Harris runs for a 5 yard TD (#40, USC (11:53) #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 48 yard field goal USC 386, WSU (1:37) #15 Gunner Cruz to #9 Renard Bell for a 6 yard pass TD (#40 Blake Mazza kick) USC 3813, USC #9 Kedon Slovis 25/32 287 yds 5 touchdowns, Washington State #3 Deon McIntosh 10 rushes 65 yds, Washington State #9 Renard Bell 11 receptions 76 yds 1 touchdown, UCLA (3:05) #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #36 Ethan Fernea for a 33 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) UCLA 70, UCLA (8:41) #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #10 Demetric Felton for a 21 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) UCLA 140, USC (7:34) #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London for a 65 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) UCLA 147, USC (3:26)- #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 42 yard field goal UCLA 1410, UCLA (0:20) #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #10 Demetric Felton for a 12 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) UCLA 2110, USC (10:25) #9 Kedon Slovis to #21 Tyler Vaughns for a 38 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) UCLA 2817, USC (4:00) #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 3 yard pass TD (2 point Conversation failed) UCLA 2823, UCLA (1:16) #1 Dorian Thompson-Robinson to #85 Greg Dulcich for a 69 yard pass TD (#2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kick) UCLA 3523, USC (11:40) #29 Vavae Malepeai runs for a 10 yard TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) UCLA 3530, USC (8:09) #9 Kedon Slovis to #15 Drake London for a 9 yard pass TD (2 Point Conversion failed) USC 3635, UCLA (0:52) #2 Nicholas Barr-Mira kicks a 43 yard field goal UCLA 3836, USC (0:16) #9 Kedon Slovis to #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 8 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) USC 4338, USC #9 Kedon Slovis 30/47 344 yds 5 touchdown 2 interception, USC #29 Vavae Malepeai 19 Att, 110 yds, 1 touchdown, USC #21 Tyler Vaughns 8 Rec, 128 yds, 1 touchdown, Oregon (13:49) #13 Anthony Brown to #30 Jaylon Reed for a 2 yard pass TD (#90 Henry Katleman kick) Oregon 70, USC (0:50) #9 Kedon Slovis #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 47 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) Oregon 147, Oregon (9:45) #12 Tyler Shough to #89 DJ Johnson for a 16 yard pass TD (#90 Henry Katleman kick) Oregon 217, USC (4:35) #30 Markese Stepp for a 1 yard TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) Oregon 2114, Oregon (7:20) #13 Anthony Brown to #26 Travis Dye for a 4 yard pass TD (#90 Henry Katleman kick) Oregon 2814, USC (2:28) #48 Parker Lewis kicks a 21 yard field goal Oregon 2817, Oregon (10:26) #90 Henry Katleman kicks a 40 yard field goal Oregon 3117, USC (6:16) #9 Kedon Slovis to #4 Bru McCoy for a 4 yard pass TD (#48 Parker Lewis kick) Oregon 3124, USC #9 Kedon Slovis 15/26 178 yds 3 touchdown 2 interception, USC #7 Stephen Carr 9 Att, 35 yds, 0 touchdown, Oregon #89 DJ Johnson 2 Rec, 27 yds, 1 touchdown, USC #8 Amon-Ra St. Brown 3 Rec, 65 yds, 1 touchdown, This page was last edited on 15 December 2022, at 18:49. The 2020 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. "Yeah, ya know, it's kind of crazy talking to those guys today. The most comprehensive coverage of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks Football on the web with highlights, scores, news, schedules, rosters, and more! Grinch was one of the first hire for Riley, who specifically announced that Grinch would be the team's defensive coordinator at his introductory press conference. Highest-paid college football coaches 2022-'23 Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Cowboys - $7.5 million Billy Napier, Florida Gators - $7.27 million Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Hawkeyes - $7 million Brent. Hanson spent time as the tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach to legendary Kansas State coach Bill Snyder in 2018. #FightOn https://t.co/Bfn7jseGNW. He was two games into his seventh season as the Trojans' coach. He was Washington State's defensive coordinator and secondary coach for 3 seasons (2015-17). Hardy caught an NCAA record 387 career passes for 4,541 yards (including a trio of 1,000-yard seasons). He served the previous 2 seasons (2013-14) at Michigan, coaching outside linebackers in 2013 and cornerbacks in 2014. Henson is expected to hold a co-OC title along with Riley. He is from Milpitas, Calif. and was born on April 22, 1983. He is a top 5 CFB coach.Lincoln will land any top QB recruit by reminding them of Baker & Kylers Heisman. Both Ross and Jackson signed with the Trojans. He was named USC's cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator in February of 2020. The Official Athletic Site of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, partner of WMT Digital. Nichol began his coaching career as a student coach in 2000 and 2001 at Texas Tech, his alma mater, working with the quarterbacks and wide receivers. He then played defensive back at Pasadena (Calif.) City College in 2002, Syracuse in 2003 and Idaho State in 2004 and 2005. In these cases, the average was taken. He spent the previous 5 seasons (2017-21) as Utah's running backs coach. Alex Grinch, regarded as one of the nation's top defensive coordinators and secondary coaches, was named USC's defensive coordinator and safeties coach in December of 2021. The Bruins special teams improved from 65thto 20thin the college football S&P+ rankings. HisTwitter bio has also been changed to "RB Coach at THE BLVD", To the Trench Mob and my Ute family, Thank You. He and his wife, Mackenzie, have 2 sons, Benjamin and Brock. Henson has been making numerous offer for USC and has spoken to Trojan recruits as well. University of South Carolina head football coach Shane Beamer tabbed . Lincoln Riley to LSU would have changed the SECLincoln Riley to USC would change college football, Massive newsImmediately makes USC relevant and the Pac 12 as wellheartbreak for SoonersLincoln is one of the best coaches in the sporthis first job is to OWN Southern California recruitingif he does that they will be National Title contender in the first 3 years. The Wildcats played in the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, 2009 Holiday Bowl and 2010 Alamo Bowl. I want to thank the administration, coaches and players at Oklahoma for five incredible years as their head coach. Said Riley: I am truly excited to come to USC and join the Trojan Family as its new head football coach. Offensive coordinator/QBs coach. 1 in the Pac-12 for the second consecutive year) by 247Sports. Kansas State also played in the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl. He began his career in athletics as an administrative and defensive graduate assistant at Missouri for the first half of 2005. This story will be continuously updated as new names pop up and coaches get locked in. The Wildcats, who won the Big 12 Championship in 2012, played in the 2013 Fiesta Bowl, 2013 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, 2015 Alamo Bowl and 2016 Liberty Bowl. He prepped at Kirby High in Memphis (Tenn.). The official Football Coach List for the University of Southern California Trojans The official Football Coach List for the University of Southern California Trojans Football Coaches - USC Athletics Skip To Main Content USC Athletics Main Navigation Menu Then in 2015, as SJSU played in the Cure Bowl, the Spartans were second nationally in pass defense (157.8) and 29thin passing TDs allowed (16). He earned a master's degree in educational leadership from Missouri in 2004. He began his coaching career as a cornerbacks coach at the junior college level, first at Los Angeles Harbor College in 2007, then El Camino College in 2008 and Mt. Brian Odom, who has a dual background in coaching linebackers and sports performance, joined the USC staff as the inside linebackers coach and associate head coach for defense in December of 2021. Riley will immediately transition to USC. The former BYU linebacker has also been out on the road recruiting for the Trojans. It looks like at least one of USC's assistant coaches is sticking around in Donte Williams. Coaching Coach Sport American Football Net Front Presence Matt DeFranks joins the podcast and the discussion about unlikely Blues surge Matt DeFranks joins the podcast and the discussion. In the COVID-impacted 2020 season, Oklahoma went 9-2 overall, won the Big 12 at 6-2, beat Florida in the Cotton Bowl and was sixth in the final AP poll. Hansons wife, Annie, is OUs recruiting director likely to go to USC also. Grinch, 41, spent the previous 3 seasons (2019-21) at Oklahoma as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach. The pieces are in place for us to build the program back to where it should be and the fans expect it to be. He also coached at Gunderson High in San Jose (Calif.) and was a strength coach at Marshall Performance and Fitness in San Jose. Grinch was born on May 29, 1980. The Trojans added 5 players via transfer. Hanson, 33, spent the past 2 seasons (2020-21) as the offensive line coach at Tulsa. He prepped at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas (Tex.). There are three spots locked in at the moment, and just eight of the 10. 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USC is expected to host several top football recruits on April 8th. He entered the portal on January 10. His squads had the top five passing seasons in school history and top four total offense marks. #Credo #RecruitServite @CoachTThom pic.twitter.com/TUbdDoVKPH. In 2018, he was the tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach at Kansas State, his alma mater. usc_trojans_football_printable_roster.pdf. He spent 6 seasons (2012-17) as the defensive line coach at the U.S. His older brother, Barry, was the head football coach at Missouri (2016-19) and now is Arkansas' defensive coordinator. The committee anticipates the adjustments, which were finalized Friday in Indianapolis, would modestly reduce the number of plays in the game, something the . STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING STAFF. Busy morning on campus. Williams was USC's associate head coach and cornerbacks coach under former head Clay Helton. His first coaching experience came in 2010 at Cincinnati, where he worked as a defensive assistant. From 2011-14, the Michigan defense ranked among the top 20 nationally in 3 of the 4 seasons in total defense, pass defense and scoring defenses. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We will work hard to develop a physical football team that is dominant on both lines of scrimmage, and has a dynamic balanced offense and a stout aggressive defense. Riley could look to the current staff to fill some of the positions, asked in his Monday scrum about retaining certain coaches. He spent 2010 and 2011 as East Carolina's outside receivers coach. Before that, he was the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Wyoming for 3 seasons (2009-11). ECU played in the 2010 Military Bowl. (Simon Park | Daily Trojan) He is known for caring about the development and character of his players and winning at the highest level. A lot of guys that I've coached with and know well. North Carolina is hiring former Gamecocks senior football analyst Freddie Kitchens to its staff as tight ends coach, Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports reported Monday morning. Manning was a linebacker at Michigan (2001-04), appearing in 37 games in his career (including 10 starts as a 2004 redshirt senior). He has a son, King. He is the son of Sao and Usu Nua. Riley was on the football and track teams at Muleshoe (Tex.) Salary Details for an Assistant Coach at University of Southern California Updated Feb 14, 2018 United States United States Any Experience Any Experience 0-1 Years 1-3 Years 4-6 Years 7-9 Years 10-14 Years 15+ Years Confident Total Pay $45,854 / yr Base Pay $45,854 / yr $45,854 / yr Total Pay $36K $58K Total Pay: Most Likely Range Possible Range The Sooners appeared in the Orange Bowl in 2018 and Peach Bowl in 2019, both CFP semifinals. USC compiled a 50 regular season record, and qualified for the Pac-12 Championship Game, which they lost to Oregon. The season opener at reigning national runner-up TCU and September games at Oregon and home against USC will throw Sanders and offensive coordinator Sean Lewis, the former head coach at Kent State . The Wildcats played in the FCS playoffs each season, including advancing to the quarterfinals 3 times (2005-06-08). Running back George Winn had the second-best rushing season in school history with 1,334 yards (102.6 per game) and 13 touchdowns, both conference bests. He earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences in 2010 and his master's degree in sociology in 2014, both from Kansas State. He was born on Feb. 13, 1988. The 38-year-old Riley posted a 55-10 overall record in his five years (2017-21) at Oklahoma for an impressive .846 winning percentage. 1 in the Pac-12) for the class of 2020 by 247Sports. "I am very excited to formally announce our coaching staff," said Riley. He was LSU's tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for 4 seasons (2005-08), including with the Tigers' 2007 national championship squad.