(2015-17)
He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2015-17.
His 2017 team offense ranked 10th in the nation and first in the conference in total offense, averaging 492.5 yards per game. Their 33.4 points per game led the conference and ranked 31st in the nation. They led the conference and ranked 20th nationally in passing at 292.2 yards per game. Their rushing attack ranked 31st in the country at 200.2 yards per game.
Five player earned 2017 all conference honors, including four first-team selections in quarterback Nick Stevens, wide receiver Michael Gallup and offensive linemen Jake Bennett and Zach Golditch. Stevens enjoyed a banner redshirt senior season in 2017, leading the conference and ranking 13th in the nation with 3,799 passing yards while completing 61.9 percent of his passes and throwing for 29 touchdowns. Gallup finished third in the nation with 100 receptions and his 1,413 receiving yards ranked fifth among all FBS receivers. Gallup earned consensus All-America honors in 2017 for his efforts.
In 2016, He guided one of the most productive offenses in school history, and the most potent in the red zone, en route to a second-straight bowl appearance. They scored on 53 of 56 trips inside the 20 (94.6 percent) to rank fourth in FBS. They also ranked 12th in passing efficiency (157.04), 28th in scoring offense (35.3), 30th in total offense (462.5) and 31st in rushing offense (217.8).
Six players from his offensive unit earned All-Conference recognition: Gallup (first team), guards Fred Zerblis (first team) and Paul Thurston (honorable mention), Bennett (second team), Stevens (honorable mention) and tackle Nick Callender (honorable mention).
They were especially productive in the second half of the 2016 season, averaging 47.8 points and 533.8 yards per game over the last six contests. His offensive line was a strength of the team, which allowed just 1.0 sack per game, 8th-best in the nation. They allowed just one sack in the final six games of the season.
Quarterback Nick Stevens ranked fifth in FBS (first in conference) with a 171.3 passer efficiency rating and the team ranked 12th in FBS with just seven interceptions thrown.
In his first season with the ??? in 2015, He helped lead them to a 7-6 record with an offense that ranked 47th nationally and third in the conference. The unit featured five All-conference honorees, including first team all-conference wide receiver Rashard Higgins and second team honoree Stevens. Following his junior season, Higgins was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
Their offensive line allowed just 1.31 sacks per game and 4.62 tackles for a loss per game, figures which ranked 22nd and 10th, respectively, in the nation. Stevens set passing records for a sophomore with 2,679 yards through the air and 21 touchdowns (fifth-most in school history), and they were one of only two FBS schools to have three running backs each record at least one game with 140 or more rushing yards (Dalyn Dawkins, Izzy Matthews and Jasen Oden, Jr.).
(2011-14)
He spent four seasons here, beginning in 2011 as offensive line coach and adding the title of running game coordinator in 2013. During his final season in 2014, He helped guide the offense that averaged 41.3 points per game, which ranked eighth nationally, and racked up 457.8 yards of total offense per game.
Against teams ranked in the Top 25, they compiled a 3-2 record while scoring 34.4 points per game. Additionally, the 2014 team’s offense ranked in the top 15 nationally in rushing offense (257.0; 11th in FBS), team passing efficiency (156.06; ninth in FBS), completion percentage (67.4 percent; seventh in FBS), fewest interceptions (6; ninth in FBS), third-down conversion percentage (49.7 percent; eighth in FBS) and fourth-down conversion percentage (80.0 percent; third in FBS). He helped develop Wynn that season, laying the foundation for the future first round pick.
He and the offensive staff also posted record-setting numbers in 2012 and 2013, including single-season total offense (6,547 in 2012 and 6,294 in 2013); average yards per game (484.2 in ‘13 and 467.64 in ‘12) and touchdowns in a season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ‘13).
He also coached three 2012 NFL draft choices – offensive tackle Cordy Glenn (second round, Buffalo Bills), center Ben Jones (fourth round, Houston Texans), and offensive tackle Justin Anderson (seventh round, Indianapolis Colts). He also coached offensive tackle John Theus, who was selected in the fifth round of the 2016 draft by San Francisco.
BACKGROUND
A two-time All-SEC and four-year starting guard at Alabama, he helped the Crimson Tide to the SEC Western Division title and berths in the SEC Championship Game in 1993, 1994 and 1996, with appearances in the Gator Bowl, Citrus Bowl (1996) and Outback Bowl (1997). He was named to Alabama’s Team of the Decade for the 1990s.
He was a Parade Magazine All-America selection as a senior at Neshoba Central High in Philadelphia, Miss. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in human performance from Alabama in 1998. He and his wife, the former Carrie Moon, have three children: Katie, Brooks and Charlie.
All-Americans Coached
WR Michael Gallup - Consensus
C Ben Jones – Sporting News, ESPN.com, Rivals
OL Kris King – Gardner-Webb ‘06 – Don Hansen Honorable Mention
OG Max Jean-Gilles – AP, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News
NFL Draft Picks Coached
WR Rashard Higgins (RD 5) –Cleveland
OT John Theus (RD 5) – San Francisco
OT Cordy Glenn (RD 2) – Buffalo
C Ben Jones (RD 4) –Houston
G Justin Anderson (RD 7)– Indianapolis
OT Matt McCants (RD 6) - New York Giants
OG Chester Adams (RD 7)– Chicago
OT Ken Shackleford (RD 6) - St. Louis Rams
OG Max Jean-Gilles (RD 4) – Philadelphia
He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 2015-17.
His 2017 team offense ranked 10th in the nation and first in the conference in total offense, averaging 492.5 yards per game. Their 33.4 points per game led the conference and ranked 31st in the nation. They led the conference and ranked 20th nationally in passing at 292.2 yards per game. Their rushing attack ranked 31st in the country at 200.2 yards per game.
Five player earned 2017 all conference honors, including four first-team selections in quarterback Nick Stevens, wide receiver Michael Gallup and offensive linemen Jake Bennett and Zach Golditch. Stevens enjoyed a banner redshirt senior season in 2017, leading the conference and ranking 13th in the nation with 3,799 passing yards while completing 61.9 percent of his passes and throwing for 29 touchdowns. Gallup finished third in the nation with 100 receptions and his 1,413 receiving yards ranked fifth among all FBS receivers. Gallup earned consensus All-America honors in 2017 for his efforts.
In 2016, He guided one of the most productive offenses in school history, and the most potent in the red zone, en route to a second-straight bowl appearance. They scored on 53 of 56 trips inside the 20 (94.6 percent) to rank fourth in FBS. They also ranked 12th in passing efficiency (157.04), 28th in scoring offense (35.3), 30th in total offense (462.5) and 31st in rushing offense (217.8).
Six players from his offensive unit earned All-Conference recognition: Gallup (first team), guards Fred Zerblis (first team) and Paul Thurston (honorable mention), Bennett (second team), Stevens (honorable mention) and tackle Nick Callender (honorable mention).
They were especially productive in the second half of the 2016 season, averaging 47.8 points and 533.8 yards per game over the last six contests. His offensive line was a strength of the team, which allowed just 1.0 sack per game, 8th-best in the nation. They allowed just one sack in the final six games of the season.
Quarterback Nick Stevens ranked fifth in FBS (first in conference) with a 171.3 passer efficiency rating and the team ranked 12th in FBS with just seven interceptions thrown.
In his first season with the ??? in 2015, He helped lead them to a 7-6 record with an offense that ranked 47th nationally and third in the conference. The unit featured five All-conference honorees, including first team all-conference wide receiver Rashard Higgins and second team honoree Stevens. Following his junior season, Higgins was drafted in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
Their offensive line allowed just 1.31 sacks per game and 4.62 tackles for a loss per game, figures which ranked 22nd and 10th, respectively, in the nation. Stevens set passing records for a sophomore with 2,679 yards through the air and 21 touchdowns (fifth-most in school history), and they were one of only two FBS schools to have three running backs each record at least one game with 140 or more rushing yards (Dalyn Dawkins, Izzy Matthews and Jasen Oden, Jr.).
(2011-14)
He spent four seasons here, beginning in 2011 as offensive line coach and adding the title of running game coordinator in 2013. During his final season in 2014, He helped guide the offense that averaged 41.3 points per game, which ranked eighth nationally, and racked up 457.8 yards of total offense per game.
Against teams ranked in the Top 25, they compiled a 3-2 record while scoring 34.4 points per game. Additionally, the 2014 team’s offense ranked in the top 15 nationally in rushing offense (257.0; 11th in FBS), team passing efficiency (156.06; ninth in FBS), completion percentage (67.4 percent; seventh in FBS), fewest interceptions (6; ninth in FBS), third-down conversion percentage (49.7 percent; eighth in FBS) and fourth-down conversion percentage (80.0 percent; third in FBS). He helped develop Wynn that season, laying the foundation for the future first round pick.
He and the offensive staff also posted record-setting numbers in 2012 and 2013, including single-season total offense (6,547 in 2012 and 6,294 in 2013); average yards per game (484.2 in ‘13 and 467.64 in ‘12) and touchdowns in a season (72 in 2012 and 58 in ‘13).
He also coached three 2012 NFL draft choices – offensive tackle Cordy Glenn (second round, Buffalo Bills), center Ben Jones (fourth round, Houston Texans), and offensive tackle Justin Anderson (seventh round, Indianapolis Colts). He also coached offensive tackle John Theus, who was selected in the fifth round of the 2016 draft by San Francisco.
BACKGROUND
A two-time All-SEC and four-year starting guard at Alabama, he helped the Crimson Tide to the SEC Western Division title and berths in the SEC Championship Game in 1993, 1994 and 1996, with appearances in the Gator Bowl, Citrus Bowl (1996) and Outback Bowl (1997). He was named to Alabama’s Team of the Decade for the 1990s.
He was a Parade Magazine All-America selection as a senior at Neshoba Central High in Philadelphia, Miss. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in human performance from Alabama in 1998. He and his wife, the former Carrie Moon, have three children: Katie, Brooks and Charlie.
All-Americans Coached
WR Michael Gallup - Consensus
C Ben Jones – Sporting News, ESPN.com, Rivals
OL Kris King – Gardner-Webb ‘06 – Don Hansen Honorable Mention
OG Max Jean-Gilles – AP, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News
NFL Draft Picks Coached
WR Rashard Higgins (RD 5) –Cleveland
OT John Theus (RD 5) – San Francisco
OT Cordy Glenn (RD 2) – Buffalo
C Ben Jones (RD 4) –Houston
G Justin Anderson (RD 7)– Indianapolis
OT Matt McCants (RD 6) - New York Giants
OG Chester Adams (RD 7)– Chicago
OT Ken Shackleford (RD 6) - St. Louis Rams
OG Max Jean-Gilles (RD 4) – Philadelphia
