Evaluate and communicate with prospective student-athletes. Mailing: Use PO Box above unless noted below or for shipping 1999: Houston - Running Backs He is in his second season as the Eagles head coach. 2012 Auburn (Dir of Scouting) 3-9. [2] Six coaches have led the Bulldogs to postseason bowl games: Wally Butts, Vince Dooley, Ray Goff, Jim Donnan, Mark Richt, and Kirby Smart. "The system is both multiple and aggressive. 2016 Football Writers First-Year Co-Coach of the Year Award 2015 Georgia Southern (TE Coach) 9-4. "He never hesitated," said Ellis, who accepted the offer as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Woods and his wife Kelly have two daughters, Madison and McKenzie. First Baptist, North Charleston, Berkeley and Ft. Dorchester are still looking for replacements. "Having experience in both the Big Ten and the Pac 12, TJ is known as one of the country's premier developers of offensive linemen. McConkey had 58 catches. I was going to be good with it. The Georgia Southern on-field football coaching staff was replaced for 2022 with the exception of Kevin Whitley, who started the 2021 season as cornerbacks coach, was interim head. Defensive coordinator Scot Sloan is co-defensive coordinator/safeties at Army. "They must have high character, the ability to develop our players both on and off the field, show care and concern for our student-athletes, hold them accountable to our standards and recruit at the highest level. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 2023 Football Coaching Staff. Turner replaces Art Craig who was placed on leave in the middle of last season. Georgia Southern's new football coach Clay Helton adds wide receivers coach to staff Nathan Dominitz Savannah Morning News 0:04 0:43 While Georgia Southern's new head coach Clay. In all, Turner's list of accomplishments is long. 2017 Georgia Southern Interim 2-4. Having gone against it personally, I know how hard it can be on opposing offenses. Twitter: @NathanDominitz. Aggies and Longhorns Tied in 247's 'Most Lethal' 2023 Rosters. The school announced on Tuesday afternoon that Georgia Southern staff member Milan Turner has been named the new head man for the Hawks. Georgia's coaching staff has undergone a bit of a facelift in the past couple of months. He was also the 2012 Region 3-AAA Coach of the Year and a 2008 Under Armour Coach who got to coach in a national all-star game. He had changed high schools to be closer to home. 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"Push ego aside; it's about winning, it's about our players. More:Georgia Southern bolsters receivers, QBs with coach Clay Helton's first recruiting class. Defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator, Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach, Sorting out Georgia Southern's deep, almost entirely new quarterback room led by Vantrease, Georgia Southern scrimmage showcases top quarterback, freshman receiver catching attention, Sign-up for our free, weekly newsletter on all things Georgia Southern sports, Jeremy Singleton brings instant impact at wide receiver for Georgia Southern football team, Defensive back Wylan Free's new family at Georgia Southern welcomes transfer to Statesboro, Anthony Beck taking the next step to punting football quicker for Georgia Southern. While at Humboldt State, he also served as the special teams coordinator. The warrant says LeCroy's blood-alcohol concentration was .197 at the time of the crash. Whitley was a highly success head coach at the high school level in the state before returning to Statesboro in 2019 for his first college coaching job. "Having served under Mel Tucker at Michigan State, Effrem knows what it takes to build an elite college football program. TicketSmarter - Official Secondary Ticketing Partner, The Breakdown: A Closer Look at the 2023 Football Schedule, Georgia Southern's 2023 Football Schedule Released, Black History Month Q&A With Marvin James, Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-on Tryouts Set for March 7. 2023 www.savannahnow.com. To shut out distractions, all the noise that can prevent a team from its primary focus of winning football games, Georgia Southern head coach Clay Helton and his staff board a submarine . The Georgia Southern on-field football coaching staff was replaced for 2022 with the exception of Kevin Whitley, who started the 2021 season as cornerbacks coach, was interim head coach for the final eight games, and was retained as assistant head coach/cornerbacks. Well, he is moving up in the coaching ranks, he has joined the Georgia Southern coaching staff as a graduate assistant, he announced on Twitter. Jones played running back, receiver, slotback and quarterback this season and also returns kicks. Georgia Southern has a football tradition that is known and respected around college football. Two-time Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award Finalist Dixon is the seventh assistant coach to. 2000: Memphis - Running Backs Commentary:Give Clay Helton an opening, and he will seal the deal for Georgia Southern football. 2016 Georgia Southern (RC/ST) 5-7. It was "different," Whitley said, being the interim head coach four games into his third season as cornerbacks coach. Nathan Dominitz is the Sports Content Editor of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com. Ronald Jones II (RB; 2nd round draft pick - Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2018) Furthermore, USU's offense set school records in passes completed (315) and attempted (504), while its 3,628 passing yards are the second-most. Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF players on . Meanwhile, running backs coach Effrem Reed is reportedly considering going back to Michigan State, where he was an offensive analyst in 2020-21, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. 2012: USC - Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks(Sun Bowl) The school announced on Tuesday afternoon that Georgia Southern staff member Milan Turner has been named the new head man for the Hawks. Offensive line coach Geep Wade is offensive line coach at Appalachian State. 7 nationally. On-field coaching experience: 8 years. He totaled16 catches for 123 yards and one touchdown in his three-year career with Minnesota. Hanahan becomes the 3rd school in the Lowcountry to hire a new head coach this offseason joining Northwood Academy and Colleton County. While Georgia Southern's new head coach Clay Helton is assembling his staff and added another position coach Monday, he might have to replace one of the new hires, according to a report. First, I would like to thank Coach Clay Helton and Georgia Southern University for the incredible opportunity I had to serve this year on the football staff, Turner said in a statement released by the school. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hanahan has their new head football coach. Eagle Nation, please help us welcome Coach Woods to Statesboro.". Commentary:Give Clay Helton an opening, and he will seal the deal for Georgia Southern football. Gage Whitten : Director of Football Equipment and Apparel : 706-542-0551 He was selected as team captain for the 2016 squad. "We look forward to Will building one of the top defenses in college football right here in Statesboro.. In 2020, he worked with the wide receivers and assisted with recruiting in his lone season at Florida State. Kirby Smart replaced Warren with Jahmile Addae, who comes to the Bulldogs from West Virginia after coaching the Mountaineers secondary for two seasons. He began his coaching in 2013 as the defensive backs coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State and was in a similar capacity at Humboldt State in 2014. Email him at ndominitz@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @NathanDominitz. Helton was hired in Nov. 2 and took full charge of the program after the season ended. He always speaks exactly what's on his mind. Turner replaces Art Craig who was placed on leave in the middle of last season. He made sweeping changes on Sunday, retaining just one member of the on-field coaching staff from 2021. Harris was an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection as a strong safety in 2009. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter . After a two-year run as the school's tight ends coach, where he coached Ricky Burgan to NAIA All-American honors, he spent a season coaching the offensive line at Citrus before going to New Mexico for two seasons to serve as a graduate assistant on the offensive line. He was a defensive graduate assistant for the Ragin Cajuns in 2019 and the director of player engagement in 2018. From the 2017 to 2018 season, Western Kentucky's rushing yards per game improved by 75.98, eighth-best nationally, and its yards per carry increased by 1.72, fifth-best nationally. 2004: Memphis - Receivers (GMAC Bowl) I appreciate that. 2018: USC - Head Coach (5-7) Inside linebackers coach Travis Cunningham is inside linebackers coach at Western Kentucky. Turner is a Double Eagle who earned both his undergraduate and Master's degrees from Georgia Southern. The four-year Division I football letterman, two-time All-conference Sun Belt player, first-team . Alijah-Vera Tucker (OL; 1st round draft pick [14th overall] - New York Jets; 2021) After a standout season under Davis, Turner earned an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, America's longest-running college football all-star game. Georgia Southern's new football coach Clay Helton is piecing together his coaching staff, and on Tuesday announced the addition of twoassistants very familiar with the Sun Belt Conference. Later Monday, Georgia Southern announced a newjob title for Kevin Whitley,who has been the Eagles' cornerback coach for three seasons and served as interim head coach for the final eight games of the 2021 season. Current EADA Report. They wanted me to try it. Kirby Smart is the current head coach of the bulldogs. He played in 44 games throughout his career and compiled nearly 1,000 all-purpose yards to go along with eight TDs. He graduated with a bachelors degree in psychology from Louisiana in 2015. Washington led the FBS in the fewest passing yards allowed (1,720), giving up a nation-low six touchdown passes while posting the third-best pass efficiency defense in the country. Marcus Davis, who played in theSoutheastern Conference at Auburn and has coaching stops at Florida State, Auburn and Hawaii, has been named as the wide receivers coach for the Georgia Southern football program. Published: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:59 PM PST. Georgia Southern University. STATESBORO Georgia Southern's new head football coach Clay Helton wasn't looking to clean house when he picked his coaching staff. 2003: Memphis - Receivers (New Orleans Bowl Champs) 2013 Georgia Southern Coaching Staff Football Coaches & Staff 2013 Georgia Southern Jeff Monken's Coaching Tree and History February 15, 2021 THS 64/100 Army's Last Game: L 24-21 West Virginia 9-3 | Season Record (Win Expectations: 9.1) 49-39 | Jeff Monken's Record with Army (0.557%) 88-55 | Jeff Monken's Career Record (0.615%) The current head coach is Clay Helton. TicketSmarter - Official Secondary Ticketing Partner, Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator/Secondary), Assistant Coach (Tight Ends/Inside Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator), Assistant Coach (Special Teams Coordinator), Assistant Coach (Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator), Assistant Athletics Director, Football Operations, Director of Player & Recruiting Relations, Senior Associate Athletics Director, Communications, Special Liaison to the Program/Lead Transportation Operator. He assisted the Tigers to two bowl games, the Music City Bowl and Outback Bowl, while back on The Plains. For his career, he has played in 47 games and blocked three kicks, recovered threes fumbles and forced one fumble. Ask Georgia Southern and SSU, Make it three former Huskies coaches as Clay Helton builds Georgia Southern football staff, Give Clay Helton an opening, and he will seal the deal for Georgia Southern football, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. So it was not totally foreign to me. Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports cited sources saying that Harris will bring with him from Washington defensive line coach Rip Rowan, a Marietta native who played at Austin Peay,to coach the same position with the Eagles, and analyst Aaron Schwanz to coach the linebackers. Harris was a defensive back on five University of Southern California bowl teams for coach Pete Carroll. QB competition: Sorting out Georgia Southern's deep, almost entirely new quarterback room led by Vantrease, Looking good early: Georgia Southern scrimmage showcases top quarterback, freshman receiver catching attention, Get Eagles news in your inbox: Sign-up for our free, weekly newsletter on all things Georgia Southern sports. "One thing I appreciate, he doesn't sugarcoat things," Helton said of Whitley. Thompson, a from Boiling Springs, S.C., becomes the 90th All-American in program history. He then worked at the University of Louisville, his alma mater, in 2018 as the tight ends coach and director of on-campus recruiting. All rights reserved. In 2021, he played a lead role in the development of Walker III, who was also named the Big Tens Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year and a unanimous first-team all-conference selection. Helton said Whitleyled the team with "class, dignity, toughness, discipline" as it went 2-6 in the final eight games. He is in his second season as the Eagles head coach. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Sims comes to Jackson State after two seasons at College Football National Champion Georgia as associate director of strength and conditioning. Two-time Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Year Ryan Aplin will be the Eagles' tight ends and inside receivers coach and the passing game coordinator, the program announced Tuesday. They had never met before Helton took the job, and he quickly learned how much Whitley loved Georgia Southern University. The new OC: Georgia Southern hires Western Kentucky assistant Bryan Ellis as offensive coordinator. gsfootball@georgiasouthern.edu Twitter GSCoachHelton Clay Helton, who led USC to a Rose Bowl title in 2016, was named the 11th full-time head coach in the Georgia Southern modern football era on Nov. 2, 2021. Before returning to his alma mater, he was the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Western Kentucky. You don't ever really know if you will or you won't, but you want to know you're at a place where you have a chance to get it done. "The production on defense at Washington over the past four years is among the very best in the nation," Helton, a former head coach at Southern Cal, a Pac-12 rival of Washington. Doug Samuels Dec 7, 2021 Four games into his fifth season leading the program, after initially taking over the program midway through the 2017 season, Georgia Southern fired Chad Lunsford early on in the 2021 season. TicketSmarter - Official Secondary Ticketing Partner, The Breakdown: A Closer Look at the 2023 Football Schedule, Georgia Southern's 2023 Football Schedule Released, Black History Month Q&A With Marvin James, Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-on Tryouts Set for March 7. "I am extremely thankful for Coach Clay Helton giving me the opportunity to come back to Georgia Southern University and be a part of such an elite staff and such an incredible football program with unparalleled tradition and success," Turner said. "He has also served as an assistant for Auburn, Florida State and Hawaii during his coaching career and has helped produce impressive receiving units wherever he has been. He was the team's fourth-leading rusher (316) and scored at least one touchdown in nine of 13 games. His entire playing and coaching career has been in the Southeast, and he has extremely strong relationships in our recruiting footprint. DeAngelo Williams (RB; 1st round draft pick [27th overall] - Carolina Panthers; 2006) In 2020, Harris helped coach the top defense in the Pac-12 in terms of total defense and passing yards allowed. 2013 Georiga Southern (WR Coach) 5-4. It's been great. From that point on, we've worked together very well. Whitley played professionally for four years in the Canadian Football League before embarking on highly successful coaching career at the high school level. Perhaps most importantly, the assistant head coach can serve as a sounding board, a trusted confidant providing needed perspective in decision making. Effrem was instrumental in the development of Kenneth Walker III, helping the running back through a very successful 2021 Heisman campaign. Reed could replace Peagler for the Spartans. "He fit with what I wanted moving forward, from the toughness, discipline that he brings, how he makes our team so united as one," Helton said. "I'm trying to be the second best coach in Georgia Southern history," says Helton. Marvell Tell III (CB; 5th round draft pick - Indianapolis Colts; 2019). With this in mind, we are proud to name coach Whitley our assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach for the upcoming season. From an assistant at Redan (1996-97) and North Springs (1998-2000), he proceeded to head coaching stints at North Springs (2001-02), Creekside (2003-08) and Stockbridge (2009-18). Twitter: @NathanDominitz. "First of all, there's no awkwardness because coach Helton has not allowed it to be that," said Whitley, 52. "He's very clear; he's always transparent. He can lead the team, and he can also fill in for its leader when Helton is unavailable for the high-profile job's off-the-field responsibilities at fan and university functions. Former USC coach Clay Helton will be the head coach at Georgia Southern after signing a five-year deal, sources told Yahoo Sports. It was a matter of trying to get everybody to play together, finish hard. Clay Helton, who led USC to a Rose Bowl title in 2016, was named the 11th full-time head coach in the Georgia Southern modern football era on Nov. 2, 2021. "He was an interim head coach as well, so he knows what that feels like to go from head coach to back to a position coach," Whitley said. "When you sit in a head coach's chair, you always want somebody you can bounce ideas off of, (somebody) that's been in this seat and knows what it feels like.". Turner had been working as the Director of High School Relations at Georgia Southern but has a great deal of experience as a head coach as well. The team has played more than 1,200 games over 118 seasons of Georgia football. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart issued a statement on the report and . Helton, 50, was a career assistant coach who twice was an interim head coach at Southern Cal before getting the tag removed and becoming "permanent" head coach. Rose Bowl Champions (2016) 2017 Georgia Southern University Football Coaches and Staff, Georgia Southern University PDF TJ Woods, who has 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, has been named the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Georgia Southern offense, as announced Tuesday by head coach Clay Helton. Furthermore, WKU allowed 16 fewer sacks in 2018 as compared to 2017, the 10th-best improvement in the nation. "Georgia Southern University is a program that is enriched withandknown for its great history, tradition and culture," he said in a statement. A four-year receiver at Auburn, Davis played a part in four bowl teams, including as a starter in the 2014 BCS National Championship game against Florida State. He taught business classes at Stockbridge, so when college recruiters such as Bryan Ellis came calling during the school day, they might find themselves sitting in a classroom rather than more typically in a coach's office or the gym. In 2019, Davis helped oversee player personnel and development for a squad ranked as high as No. Walkeris expected to be included in multiple All-America teams is up for national awards. Georgia Southern's new head football coach Clay Helton promised to complete his staff before the team meets in January. As a professional, Harris spent some time in the Seattle Seahawks camp and played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Prior to WKU, Aplin was North Alabamas offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2018 and 2019. The official Football Coach List for the Grambling State University Tigers Skip To Main . As a redshirt freshman in 2012, Reed recorded career highs in rushing yards (414), carries (86) and rushing touchdowns (5). The first-team offense includedAmare Jones, a senior transfer from Tulane, at flex. Former Georgia Southern football standout, Matt Dobson, is returning to the 'Boro to don the blue and white, but as a Blue Devil, not an Eagle. In 2004, Owens started two of the eight games he played in, caught eight passes for 69 yards, and made three special teams tackles. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hanahan has their new head football coach. Georgia Southern University Athletics Staff Directory Phone: 912-GSU-ATHL (478-2845) Email: gsathletics@georgiasouthern.edu Fax: 912-478-0095 Mailing: Use PO Box above unless noted below or for shipping Current EADA Report Ad Blocker Detected Thanks for visiting gseagles.com! Alma Mater: Georgia. Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech receivers coach Kerry Dixon has left the program to become an assistant quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens. Wide receivers coach Derrick Sherman is running backs coach at Tulane. I want to also thank Principal Tom Gallus, Athletic Director Kim Joseph, the search committee, and the Berkeley County Board of Education for this incredible opportunity to be a teacher and head football coach at Hanahan High School. Cody Kessler (QB; 3rd round draft pick - Cleveland Browns; 2016) Stacy Searels will return to the University of Georgia as offensive line coach after serving in a similar position at North Carolina the past three years, according to an announcement Monday by UGA head coach Kirby Smart. First quarter GS: Jalen White 2 run (Alex Raynor kick) 8:02 NU: Casey Thompson 8 run (Timmy Bleekrode kick) 4:17 GS: White 26 run (Raynor kick) 2:21 Second quarter NU: Brody Belt 21 pass from Thompson (Bleekrode kick) 13:40 NU: Anthony Grant 4 run (Bleekrode kick) 8:25 GS: Gerald Green 1 run (Raynor kick) 7:27 GS: Green 47 run (Raynor kick) 4:00 Despite a subpar 2022, the Aggies are among the top rosters in college football for next season. Email him at ndominitz@savannahnow.com. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Title Name Phone Email; Head Coach Provide . STATESBORO, Ga. Georgia Southern named Taylor Reed the running backs coach on Wednesday. Two of the most veteran coaches on last year's staff Mel Tucker and Jim Chaney, are no longer. Let's get going. A former player at Azusa Pacific (2001-02), as well as Iowa State and Citrus Junior College, where he earned NJCAA All-American, honors in 1999, Woods got his coaching start as a graduate assistant at Azusa Pacific in 2003. "Being a part of Eagle Nation is an unbelievable experience and we look forward to future success. It just worked out that way that every on-field position coach was replaced with one exception, Kevin Whitley. Talanoa Hufanga (S; 5th round draft pick - San Francisco 49ers; 2021) ", Nathan Dominitz is the Sports Content Editor of the Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com. We are excited for our family to be a part of this great community of Statesboro, and we can't wait to get to work.". STATESBORO - Long-time Georgia high school football coach Milan Turner has been announced as the Director of High School Relations for the Georgia Southern football program, as announced Wednesday by head coach Clay Helton. "I go from 8 miles from the house to three hours from the house. Milan will be a tremendous asset to our recruiting efforts." 2019 Georgia Southern Season 7-6. Helton's hire in early November allowed him time to evaluate players as well as the coaching staff through what he called "a very adverse situation" in the last month of the 3-9 campaign. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone Twitter; Tremaine Jackson: Head Football Coach football@valdosta.edu (229) 333-5970 (229) 333-5970: Trent Earley: Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line / Special Teams Coordinator football@valdosta.edu (229) 333-5970 (229) 333-5970 @CoachTEarley: Brandon Andersen Following the 2014 season, Owens went to South Alabama for three years as the tight ends coach in 2015 and the offensive line coach from 2016-17. A Tampa, Florida, native, Aplin was twice named the SBCPlayer of the Year in 2011 and 2012 when the Red Wolves won back-to-back league titles. Ask Georgia Southern and SSU. Instead, Whitley was retained with the title of assistant head coach and cornerbacks coach. He has strong recruiting ties to the Southeast having played and coached at Louisiana and we look forward to him leading a very talented running back group here at Georgia Southern.. He was also the former offensive coordinator for the University of Georgia, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oklahoma State University and Eastern Michigan University, as well as the former head coach at the University . Thompson played in nine games, starting two on defense at cornerback before getting hurt in the Coastal Carolina game. The opportunity to learn from and work alongside coach Helton and this excellent staff is a privilege and an honor, Harris said in a press release. He is the head football coach at Samford University, a position he has held since 2014.Hatcher served as the head football coach at Valdosta State University from 2000 to 2006, Georgia Southern University from 2007 to 2009, and Murray State University from 2010 to 2014. 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