With just a couple of weeks until the inaugural season kicks off, and with training camps underway, the United States Football League has unveiled the full coaching staffs for all eight teams.
Each staff will consist of six official coaching positions and two team assistants, in addition to the head coaches (whom you’ve already met!). Many of those coaches, who have experience coaching in leagues from the NFL to NCAA, CFL to NFL Europe, or UFL to AAF and everything in between, will handle multiple responsibilities for each 45-player roster.
“Just as the USFL provides opportunities for hundreds of players to continue playing the game they love, our League is also providing opportunities for dozens of coaches,” said Daryl Johnston, USFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations. “No matter where their football journey has taken them, all of our coaches have a passion for the game and the desire to share that passion with their players.”
Here are the coaching staffs for all eight teams. (USFL social media channels will announce future changes and additions.)
Skip Holtz: Head coach/offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Career coaching stops: College — UConn, South Carolina, East Carolina, South Florida, Louisiana Tech, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Florida State
Corey Chamblin: Defensive backs
Career coaching stops: CFL — Toronto, Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Calgary, Winnipeg; NFL Europe — Frankfurt
John Chavis: Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Career coaching stops: College — Arkansas, Tennessee, LSU, Texas A&M, Alabama A&M, Alabama State
Jonathan Himebauch: Offensive line
Career coaching stops: CFL — Calgary, Montreal, Edmonton, Toronto; College — San Diego State, UNLV, Wake Forest, Air Force; AAF — San Antonio; XFL — Tampa Bay
Bill Johnson: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons; College — LSU, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Louisiana Tech, Miami, McNeese State, Northwestern State
Mike Jones: Wide receivers
Career coaching stops: College — Southern University, Lincoln University
Larry Kirksey: Running backs
Career coaching stops: NFL — San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Houston Texans; College — Miami (OH), Kentucky, Kansas, Kentucky State, Pittsburgh, Alabama, Middle Tennessee, Texas A&M; XFL — Seattle; TSL – Sea Lions
Kevin Sumlin: Head coach/quarterbacks
Career coaching stops: College — Arizona, Texas A&M, Houston, Oklahoma, Purdue, Minnesota, Wyoming
David Beaty: Wide receivers
Career coaching stops: College — Rice, Kansas, Texas A&M, Texas
Tim Lewis: Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Career coaching stops: NFL — Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers; College — Texas A&M, SMU, Pittsburgh; AAF — Birmingham, Pittsburgh; XFL — St. Louis
Greg McMahon: Special teams/tight end
Career coaching stops: NFL — New Orleans Saints; College — Eastern Illinois, Minnesota, Illinois, North Alabama, Southern Illinois, Valdosta State, UNLV, East Carolina, LSU
Gordon Shaw: Offensive line
Career coaching stops: College — Colorado State-Pueblo, Houston, Texas State, Idaho, Hawaii, South Dakota, Minnesota Wyoming, Northern Colorado, Northern Arizona, Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge
Mark Snyder: Linebackers
Career coaching stops: College — Marshall, UCF, Youngstown State, Minnesota, Ohio State, South Florida, Texas A&M, Michigan State, Florida State
Ty Warren: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Detroit Lions
Team assistants: Brendan Donovan, defensive quality control; James Runnels, running backs
Jeff Fisher: Head coach
Career coaching stops: NFL — Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Neil Callaway: Offensive line
Career coaching stops: College — Wyoming, Auburn, Houston, Alabama, Georgia, UAB, Western Kentucky, USC, Purdue
Daniel Carrel: Defensive coordinator
Career coaching stops: College — West Liberty, Ohio State, Kentucky, Houston, New Mexico, UMass
Jeff Imamura: Defensive backs/special teams
Career coaching stops: NFL — Carolina Panthers, St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings; College — Vanderbilt, Saginaw Valley State, Northern Arizona, TCU
Eric Marty: Offensive coordinator
Career coaching stops: College — Grambling State, Reedley, East Los Angeles, Moorpark, Oklahoma Panhandle State
Kwahn Drake: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: College — Colorado, Eastern Illinois, Tulane, Memphis, Kansas
Team assistants: Tony Brown, defensive line; Mark Stewart, running backs
Mike Riley: Head coach
Career coaching stops: NFL — San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints; College — Oregon State, Nebraska, USC, Cal, Whitworth, Linfield, Northern Colorado; AAF — San Antonio; CFL — Winnipeg; WLAF — San Antonio; XFL — Seattle
Robert Diaco: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: College — UConn, Western Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan, Virginia, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Purdue, Louisiana Tech
Cris Dishman: Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Career coaching stops: NFL — Oakland Raiders, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers, Arizona Cardinals; College — Menlo, Baylor, McNeese State; CFL — Montreal; NFL Europe — Berlin; XFL — New York
Jay Locey: Tight ends/running backs
Career coaching stops: College — Linfield, Oregon State, Lewis and Clark
James Rodgers, Jr.: Wide receivers
Career coaching stops: College — Nebraska, Oregon State; AAF — San Antonio
Steve Smith: Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints; College — Virginia State, Albany State, Lincoln; NFL Europe — Frankfurt, Rhein; XFL — Seattle; AFL — Detroit
Ken Watson: Linebackers
Career coaching stops: College — Miles; AAF — San Antonio
Team assistants: Zerick Rollins, quality control/quarterbacks; Dominique Franks, quality control/defensive backs
Larry Fedora: Head coach
Career coaching stops: College — Austin, Baylor, Air Force, Middle Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma State, Southern Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas
Nathan Burton: Secondary
Career coaching stops: College — Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Tennessee-Martin, Shorter, West Alabama, North Carolina State, Temple
Noel Mazzone: Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Career coaching stops: NFL — New York Jets; College — New Mexico, Colorado State, TCU, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Auburn, Oregon State, North Carolina State, Arizona State, UCLA, Texas A&M, Arizona, UConn
Paul Spicer: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jonathan Tenuta: Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Career coaching stops: College — Virginia, Maryland, Vanderbilt, Marshall, K-State, SMU, Oklahoma, Ohio State, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, North Carolina State, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech
Jim Turner: Offensive line: NFL — Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals; College — Northeastern, Louisiana Tech, Harvard, Temple, Delaware, Boston College, Texas A&M
Patrick Washington: Wide receivers
Career coaching stops: College — Auburn, Louisiana, TCU, Baylor, Tennessee, Kansas State, Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Appalachian State
Team assistants: Matt Butterfield, special teams/tight ends; Greg Patrick, defensive line
Bart Andrus: Head coach
Career coaching stops: NFL — Tennessee Oilers/Titans; St. Louis Rams; College — Ottawa, Feather River, Rocky Mountain, BYU, Humboldt State, Montana State, Southern Utah; NFL Europe — Amsterdam; CFL — Toronto; UFL — Omaha; XFL — Team 9
Martin Bayless: Cornerbacks/special teams
Career coaching stops: NFL — Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Arizona Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts; College — North Carolina, California Redwoods; NFL Europe — Barcelona, Amsterdam; YCF; AAF — Birmingham; XFL — LA
Marcel Bellefeuille: Wide receivers
Career coaching stops: CFL — Saskatchewan, Montreal, Hamilton, Winnipeg, BC; College – Ottawa, Queen’s; UFL — Omaha
Jeff Jagodzinski: Offensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; College — Wisconsin-Whitewater, Northern Illinois, LSU, East Carolina, Boston College, Ave Maria, Georgia State; UFL — Omaha; XFL — Dallas; ELF — Panthers Wroclaw (Poland)
Brandon Maguire: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: College — Holy Cross, Northern Colorado, Montana Tech, Langston, Montana
Brad Miller: Defensive coordinator
Career coaching stops: NFL — Green Bay Packers; CFL — Edmonton, Montreal, Hamilton, Saskatchewan, College — Ottawa
Glenn Smith: Tight ends
Career coaching stops: NFL — Dallas Cowboys
Team assistants: Brock Olivo, offensive quality control/running backs; George Jackson, defensive quality control
Kirby Wilson: Head coach
Career coaching stops: NFL — New England Patriots, Washington, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, Las Vegas Raiders; College — Pasadena City, Los Angeles Southwest, Southern Illinois, Wyoming, USC, Iowa State
Rick Courtright: Defensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets; College — USC; UFL — Sacramento
Jarren Horton: Defensive coordinator/defensive backs
Career coaching stops: College — UConn; AAF — Atlanta
Marc Hull: Special teams/linebackers
Career coaching stops: College — Slippery Rock, Shippensburg, Kentucky Christian, West Los Angeles
Bill Khayat: Tight ends
Career coaching stops: NFL — Arizona Cardinals, Washington; College — Tennessee State, Brevard,
Scottsdale CC, UFL — Sacramento
Steven Loney: Offensive line/tight ends
Career coaching stops: NFL — Phoenix Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys; College — Iowa State, Missouri Western, Morehead State, The Citadel, Colorado State, UConn, Iowa State, Minnesota, Drake
John Tomlinson: Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Career coaching stops: NFL — Las Vegas Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts; College — Juniata, North Carolina Central
Team assistants: Will Johnson, running backs; Jack Nudo, defensive backs
Todd Haley: Head coach
Career coaching stops: NFL — Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bears, New York Jets
Frank Gansz, Jr.: Tight ends/special teams
Career coaching stops: NFL — Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders; CFL — Hamilton; College — SMU, UCLA, Houston; U.S. Military Academy; World League — NY/NJ
Trey Jackson: Linebackers
Career coaching stops: College — East Central, Central Missouri
Carnell Lake: Defensive backs
Career coaching stops: NFL — Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles
“Pepper” Johnson: Defensive coordinator/defensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — New England Patriots, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills; XFL — LA; AAF — Memphis
Pat Perles: Offensive line
Career coaching stops: NFL — Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs; CFL — Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Toronto
Bob Saunders: Offensive coordinator/wide receivers/running backs
Career coaching stops: NFL — Kansas City Chiefs, Washington, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, UFL — Virginia; XFL — DC
Team assistants: Steven Thompson, linebackers/defensive backs; Yale Van Dyne, wide receivers/running backs
