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Kirby Smart

Head Coach

In his first two seasons at Georgia, Kirby Smart's program won the SEC Championship, the Rose Bowl Game and played in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

Smart was hired December 6, 2015.

Smart became the youngest coach to win the title in an SEC Championship Game appearance. Smart was named 2017 Georgia Munger National Coach of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club, SEC Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and SEC Coaches and the Regional Coach of the Year by the AFCA.

A former standout defensive back and scholar-athlete at Georgia, Smart was one of the nation’s most respected defensive coordinators. During his time at Alabama, he coached players at three different positions, in addition to his coordinating duties. He was recognized as the 2012 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2009 Broyles Award winner as college football’s top assistant coach. He was also a finalist for the 2015 Broyles Award.

Prior to joining the Alabama staff in 2007, Smart spent the 2006 season as safeties coach with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. He served six years on the collegiate level as the running backs coach at Georgia (2005), defensive backs coach at LSU (2004), graduate assistant at Florida State (2002-03), defensive coordinator/linebackers coach (2001) and defensive backs coach (2000) at Valdosta State, and administrative assistant at UGA (1999).

Smart was the running backs coach on Georgia’s 2005 SEC Championship team. His unit averaged 162.2 rushing yards per game, third in the SEC. He coached Thomas Brown, Danny Ware, and Kregg Lumpkin—all future NFL players. In 2004 at LSU, he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (2nd round, N.Y. Giants) and Travis Daniels (4th round, Miami).

As a player, Smart was a four-year letterman at defensive back for Georgia, where he was a first team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, a mark that still ranks fifth in UGA annals, and led the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997, five in ‘98. He led the SEC in interceptions during his final season. Smart also scored two points as a collegian. He was the first player in UGA history -- and one of just two Bulldogs since the rule was introduced in 1988 -- to return a blocked PAT kick for two points, having brought one back 88 yards against New Mexico State in his freshman year of 1995.

The 2015 Alabama defense ranked first nationally in rushing defense, third in total defense, and third in scoring defense. .His 2014 Alabama defense ranked, passing fourth nationally against the run. The Crimson Tide ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense, while ranking 12th nationally in total defense. He helped junior safety Landon Collins earn unanimous first-team All-America honors while being selected as a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy, Thorpe Award and Lott Trophy.

Smart crafted another elite Alabama defense in 2013 after losing six more players to the NFL. The Crimson Tide ranked fourth nationally in scoring defense while ranking fifth in total defense, seventh in rushing defense and 11th in pass defense. Alabama was fourth nationally in red zone defense and fourth in fewest first downs allowed. He helped mold C.J. Mosley into the nation’s best linebacker and winner of the Butkus Award.

Smart retooled the Alabama defense in 2012, molding a unit that lost six starters to the NFL after the 2011 season. The Tide led the nation in total defense, scoring defense and rush defense while ranking seventh in pass defense and pass efficiency defense. The Tide defense featured two first team All-Americans in cornerback Dee Milliner and linebacker Mosley.

Smart’s rebuilding job in 2010 was impressive, as the Tide remained one of the nation’s elite defensive units while replacing nine starters. Alabama led the SEC and ranked third nationally in scoring defense and fifth in total defense.

The 2009 season was a special one for Smart, as he not only helped lead Alabama to the national championship but also took home the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the country. The UA defense again was regarded as one of the nation’s top units, leading the SEC and ranking second nationally in scoring defense pass efficiency defense, rush defense and total defense.

In the 2010 BCS National Championship game against Texas, the Tide recorded four interceptions and scored a defensive touchdown. Three players on Smart’s defense earned first-team All-America honors – linebacker Rolando McClain, cornerback Javier Arenas and nose guard Terrence Cody.

A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart received his BBA degree in Finance from UGA in 1998 and his M.S. in Physical Education from Florida State in 2003. The Bainbridge, Ga., native is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga., a 4-year letterwinner, and 2-year starter, on the Georgia women’s basketball team from 2000-2003. The couple met long after their undergraduate days at UGA, when Lycett -- then working in the UGAAA business office -- helped arrange Smart’s trip to interview for the Bulldogs’ running backs coaching job in 2005. They are now the proud parents of twins Weston and Julia (Feb. 8, 2008) and son Andrew (May 25, 2012).

Birthdate: December 23, 1973
Birthplace: Montgomery, Ala.
High School: Bainbridge ( Ga.) High School
College: Georgia, '98; Master's FSU, '03

Coaching Experience:

1999, Georgia (administrative assistant); 2000, Valdosta State (Def. Backs); 2001, Valdosta State (Def. Coord./Def. Backs); 2002-03, Florida State (Grad. Asst./Def. Backs); 2004, LSU (Def. Backs); 2005, Georgia (running backs); 2006, Miami Dolphins (Safeties); 2007, Alabama (Asst. HC/Def. Backs); 2008-13, '15, Alabama (Def. Coord./Inside LBs); 2014, Alabama (Asst. HC/Safeties); 2016-Present, Georgia (Head Coach)

Playing Experience: University of Georgia -- Four-year letterman at defensive back (1995-98)...1998 All-SEC first team...finance major and 1998 second team Academic All-America...13 career interceptions....Bainbridge (Ga.) High School -- Three sport letterman (football, baseball, basketball)...Class AAAA All-State as senior...16 career interceptions.

Cortez Hankton

Wide Receivers

Former NFL wide receiver Cortez Hankton joined the Georgia coaching staff in February, 2018, after serving three years coaching wide receivers at Vanderbilt.

During his three seasons at Vanderbilt, Hankton coached veteran Commodore receivers C.J. Duncan and Trent Sherfield along with Caleb Scott and Kalija Lipscomb. In 2017, Duncan and Sherfield combined for 102 receptions, 1,246 yards and 10 touchdowns. Sherfield ended his career among the program’s best in receptions (136) and 1,869 yards. In 2016 Duncan, Sherfield, Scott and Lipscomb combined for 129 catches and 1,715 yards. Lipscomb’s 27 receptions ranked No. 8 all time among Commodore freshman receivers. Sherfield also recorded 51 receptions in Hankton’s first season in Nashville (2015).

Prior to his tenure at Vanderbilt, Hankton coached receivers for three seasons at Dartmouth in the Ivy League (2012-14). During that time, he helped the Big Green to a 20-10 overall record, including an 8-2 mark in 2014.

In 2014, Hankton's receivers helped the Dartmouth offense average 31.3 points and 248.1 passing yards. His top receiver, Ryan McManus, earned All-Ivy League honors after catching 68 passes for 879 yards and eight touchdowns.

Hankton's produced an All-Ivy caliber receiver all three years at Dartmouth. In 2012, senior Michael Reilly earned first-team recognition with McManus receiving honorable mention. In 2013, Big Green receiver Bo Patterson was an Ivy League honorable mention recipient.

A graduate of Texas Southern, Hankton was signed as an undrafted rookie free agent in April, 2003, by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He proceeded to play in all 16 games as a rookie, catching 17 passes for 166 yards. In his four years with the Jaguars, he caught 34 passes for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both of which came in his sophomore campaign in 2004. Hankton signed with the Minnesota Vikings in 2007 and spent the entire 2008 season on injured reserve with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After his NFL career, he signed with the New York Sentinels of the United Football League. The next year he played for the Florida Tuskers and head coach Jay Gruden, earning a nomination for the league's Offensive Player of the Year. The Tuskers then moved to Virginia as the Destroyers for the 2011 season, and Hankton was a part of head coach Marty Schottenheimer's squad that won the UFL championship.

Prior to joining the Dartmouth staff in 2012, Hankton spent three months working as a volunteer assistant with the University of Central Florida. In that role, he helped formulate recruiting priorities and travel plans, plus evaluated prospective student-athletes and broke down film of recruits. From 2008-10, Hankton spent time training draft-eligible athletes for the NFL combines with Tom Shaw Performance Training Camps. In early 2010, he also served as non-paid receiver coach at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando.

Hankton received his bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Southern in 2002, where he set school season and career records for receiving yards. A four-year starter and two-year captain, he was Texas Southern's team MVP and an All-Southwestern Athletic Conference recipient as a junior and senior. Hankton culminated his collegiate career by being named as a Division I-AA third-team All-America by the Associated Press.

Off the field in 2011, Hankton created Black Ice Concept, an organization that strives to increase minority presence in winter sports by obtaining sponsorships and funding to subsidize expenses for the athletes. He has demonstrated his commitment to academics many times over as well, including the creation of the Cortez Hankton Scholarship Fund for exemplary student-athletes in 2003 and his work with Read Across America through the NFL and the National Education Association. From 2016-17, Hankton volunetered with “Walk for Wishes,” a fund raising program for Make-A-Wish Middle Tennessee.

A native of New Orleans, Hankton is the son of Cortez Sr. and Sherome Hankton, both officers in the New Orleans Police Department. Hankton was a standout athlete and multi-year starter at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans.

Hankton and his wife, the former Shon Holder, were married in July, 2014. They are the parents of Cortez “Trip” Hankton III.

Dan Lanning

Defensive Coordinator - Outside Linebackers

Dan Lanning was named an assistant coach at the University of Georgia in January, 2018, after serving two years as inside linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Memphis.

Lanning joined the Memphis staff in 2016 after spending the 2015 season at Alabama as a graduate assistant coach with the outside linebackers. Prior to Alabama, Lanning held positions at Pittsburgh (2011), Arizona State (2012-13) and Sam Houston State (2014).

At Memphis he was part of a staff that that led the Tigers to their third 10-win season in school history and finished in the top five in the country in turnovers gained two years in a row. On that team, Lanning coached two-time first team All-American Athletic Conference linebacker Genard Avery.

At Alabama, Lanning was a member of the coaching staff that guided the Crimson Tide to the 2015 College Football Playoff (CFP) national title. Alabama defeated Clemson 45-40 in the CFP championship game in Glendale, Ariz. The Crimson Tide posted a 14-1 record and won the Southeastern Conference crown with a 29-15 victory over Florida in the league championship game.

Lanning worked with a Crimson Tide defense that ranked top-10 nationally in five statistical categories: total defense (3rd), rushing defense (1st), passing efficiency defense (8th), scoring defense (3rd) and third down conversion defense (7th).

Prior to his one season in Tuscaloosa, Lanning spent the 2014 campaign at Sam Houston State, where he helped guide the Bearkats to an 11-5 record, the Southland Conference crown (7-1 SLC record) and a Football Championship Series (FCS) playoffs appearance. Sam Houston State, playing in its fourth-straight FCS playoffs, advanced to the semifinal round before falling to eventual national champion North Dakota State.

At Sam Houston State, Lanning coached the defensive backs and served as the program’s co-recruiting coordinator, with a special recruiting emphasis on Houston, south Texas and the Lone Star State’s Golden Triangle area. In 2014, Lanning coached a secondary that returned only one starter from the Bearkats 2013 FCS playoffs squad, but quickly molded the inexperienced group into a cohesive unit that played a key role in the team’s SLC championship run. Lanning mentored three Bearkats defensive backs that earned All-Southland Conference honors, including Trenier Orr who also was named an All-American.

Lanning spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons on head coach Todd Graham’s staff at Arizona. He began his Sun Devils career as a graduate assistant in 2012, before moving to the on-campus recruiting coordinator/defensive assistant in 2013.

In 2012, Lanning’s graduate assistant post had him working with the Sun Devils’ outside linebackers and nickelbacks. He helped develop an Arizona State defense that ranked top-five nationally in four statistical categories: TFL (1st), sacks (2nd), pass defense (3rd) and passes intercepted (4th). The Sun Devils posted an 8-5 record and defeated Navy 62-38 in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif.

The following season (2013), Lanning moved to his on-campus recruiting coordinator/defensive assistant position and helped lead Arizona State to a 10-4 record, the Pac-12 South crown and a National University Holiday Bowl appearance. The Sun Devils were ranked in the national polls nine weeks in 2013, including the final seven weeks. Arizona State climbed as high as No. 11 in the Associated Press (AP) poll, the program’s highest ranking since the 1996 campaign.

Lanning, who served as the lead recruiter in Kansas and the Mississippi junior colleges, helped Arizona State land a top-20 recruiting class. On the field, he helped develop a defense that ranked top-10 nationally in turnovers gained (5th), passes intercepted (3rd) and penalties against (6th) in 2013.

Lanning began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant on the Panthers staff. In his role, Lanning worked with the defensive backs coach and as a lead recruiter for several states in the Northeast.

In 2011, the Pittsburgh defense ranked nationally in sacks (3rd), TFL (12th) and rushing defense (21st). The Panthers went 6-6 overall and 4-3 in the BIG EAST Conference and earned a BBVA Compass Bowl berth. Following the 2011 regular season, Lanning moved into the role as defensive backs coach prior to and during the team’s bowl appearance in Birmingham, Ala. Lanning’s promotion came as a result of Graham leaving to take over the Arizona State program prior to the Panthers’ bowl game.

Lanning began molding his defensive philosophy with his coaching start at Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Mo., from 2008-10. In his three seasons there, he served as an assistant football coach with a special emphasis on special teams, defensive backs and wide receivers.

A Richmond, Mo., native, Lanning played linebacker at William Jewell College, located in Liberty, Mo. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees in physical education and secondary education in 2008. Two years later, Lanning completed coursework for his master’s degree in secondary administration from William Woods University in Fulton, Mo.

Lanning and his wife, Sauphia, have three sons: Caden, Kniles and Titan.

Dell McGee

Running Backs

Dell McGee was named Assistant Head Coach in March of 2018 after two seasons as an assistant coach, overseeing running backs.

McGee was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, first SEC championship since 2005, first appearance in the College Football Playoff, first appearance (and victory over Oklahoma) in the Rose Bowl CFP semifinal game, and first appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Georgia’s offense finished first in the SEC (9th nationally) in Rushing Offense, 3rd in Scoring Offense, 5th in Total Offense, and 2nd (4th nationally) in Red Zone Offense.

The 2017-18 campaign was a banner year for McGee. His two star pupils, Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, finished as the Nos. 2 & 3 career rushers in UGA history, amassing over 8,400 yards and 87 TDs between them. Additionally, Rivals.com named McGee the 2018 National Recruiter of the Year after the Bulldogs signed the consensus No. 1-rated recruiting class.

Just 10 days before he came to UGA, McGee had led Georgia Southern to victory in its first-ever bowl game (GoDaddy Bowl) as interim head coach.

McGee served as running backs coach at GSU in 2014-15, when the Eagles led the nation in rushing offense—384 yards per game in 2014 and 363 yards per game in 2015. GSU won the Sun Belt Championship in 2014 and had four backs top the 600-yard rushing mark in 2015. McGee had been promoted to associate head coach early in the 2015 season.

Prior to joining the Georgia Southern staff, McGee served one season at Auburn, his alma mater, where he worked as an analyst in 2013 when the Tigers reached the BCS Championship Game.

McGee developed Carver-Columbus High School into a perennial powerhouse as the Tigers rattled off seven-straight seasons with 10 or more wins, including a perfect 15-0 season en route to the Georgia state title. In four of McGee’s last five years at the helm of the program, Carver advanced to the state semifinals. McGee posted an 88-19 overall record with a 21-6 mark in the playoffs, which included six region championships. He took over a Carver program in 2005 that had not had a winning season in the nine years previously and had never posted a double-digit win campaign in its 47-year history. He was named Georgia State Coach of the Year in 2007 and ’08.

McGee began coaching at the high school level as an assistant coach in 2001. He has had a number of players advance to the professional ranks, including Georgia All-American Jarvis Jones, and UAB offensive lineman Chris Hubbard, both with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Another former Tiger, DeQuan Menzie, was a 2011 draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs. Tailback Isaiah Crowell, SEC Freshman of the Year at Georgia in 2011, was a 2014 Free Agent signee for the Cleveland Browns, while Gabe Wright was drafted in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. Corey Crawford signed a rookie free-agent deal with Washington in 2015. In 2011, McGee was selected to coach in the third annual Under Armour High School All-America Game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

McGee was a two-year starter and four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 1992-95, helping preserve the Tigers’ undefeated 1993 season with a critical interception against Alabama. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals and remained with the organization through 1998. McGee played overseas in NFL Europe in 1999 and then concluded that season with the Detroit Lions. Additional stops in the Arena Football League and with the XFL closed out his professional career. McGee had two interceptions in the XFL and ranks on the league’s career interceptions top-10 list. McGee lettered in football and track at Kendrick High School in Columbus, Ga.

McGee and his wife Linda have a son, Austin.

Glenn Schumann

Inside Linebackers

Glenn Schumann was named inside linebackers coach at the University of Georgia on Dec. 12, 2015, after serving two years as Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel at the University of Alabama.

Schumann was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, first SEC championship since 2005, first appearance in the College Football Playoff, first appearance (and victory over Oklahoma) in the Rose Bowl CFP semi-final game, and first appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Georgia’s defense finished second in the SEC and 6th nationally in Scoring Defense (16.4 ppg), 2nd in the SEC and 6th nationally in Total Defense (294.9 ypg), and 2nd in the SEC in Rushing Defense.

Schumann’s star pupil over his first two years was Roquan Smith, the Bulldogs’ leading tackler who capped his junior season by winning the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker, in addition to being named SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Smith was a consensus All-American, finalist for the Nagurski and Bednarik Awards, and finished in the top ten in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Schumann spent eight years with the Crimson Tide, first as an undergraduate analyst (2008-Dec. 2011) and then as a graduate assistant (Dec. 2011-Feb. 2014). In February, 2014, he was named Director of Player Development and Associate Director of Player Personnel serving in those positions until December, 2015. During his tenure at Alabama, the Crimson Tide won three BCS National Championships, one College Football Playoff national title, three Southeastern Conference crowns, six SEC western division titles, and was ranked in the nation's final top ten rankings eight years in a row. In seven of those eight years the Alabama defense finished no lower than fifth nationally in total defense, and in the top ten in scoring defense all eight years. The 2011 defense led the nation in all five major categories including total defense (183.6 ypg), scoring defense (8.2 ppg), rushing defense (72.2 ypg), passing defense (111.5 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (83.69 rating).

In his role with player development at Alabama, Schumann’s responsibilities included a number of off-the-field activities for Alabama’s football student-athletes. He served as an important resource in balancing their demands of academics, athletics and community outreach. He was also involved in the organization of all recruiting efforts.

Schumann comes from a long line of coaches. His father Eric, after playing safety for Alabama in the mid-70s, spent 20 years in college football as a defensive coordinator. Among his coaching stops were UAB, Tulane, SMU, East Tennessee State, Valdosta State, Livingston, New Mexico and Troy. Schumann’s grandfather Jack Haskin was a coach on the first football team at Florida State University and is a member of the FSU Hall of Fame. In addition, Schumann’s mother, Dr. Sherry Schumann, is a former collegiate coach and Athletic Director.

Born in Valdosta, Ga., Schumann graduated from McKinney Boyd High School in McKinney, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He earned his bachelor of arts degree from Alabama in December, 2011, and a masters in sports management from the Capstone in December, 2013. He and his wife Lauren were married in the summer of 2015.

Tray Scott

Defensive Line

Tray Scott was named defensive line coach at UGA on February 10, 2017, after serving two years in a similar position at the University of North Carolina (2015-16).

Scott was part of a 2017 staff that led the Bulldogs to a record-tying 13 victories, first SEC championship since 2005, first appearance in the College Football Playoff, first appearance (and victory over Oklahoma) in the Rose Bowl CFP semi-final game, and first appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Georgia’s defense finished second in the SEC and 6th nationally in Scoring Defense (16.4 ppg), 2nd in the SEC and 6th nationally in Total Defense (294.9 ypg), and 2nd in the SEC in Rushing Defense.

In his two campaigns in Chapel Hill, Scott helped UNC reach back-to-back bowl games (2015 Russell Athletic Bowl vs. Baylor, 2016 Sun Bowl vs. Stanford) and the 2015 ACC Championship Game vs. Clemson. Scott’s 2016 unit was especially effective in the Red Zone, ranking 35th nationally allowing opponents to score only 79.6 percent of the time. His defensive line also helped UNC rank top 50 nationally in scoring defense (24.9 ppg).

In his first year at Carolina, Scott was part of a defensive staff that engineered the best turnaround in college football. Carolina was the nation’s most improved Power 5 defense, averaging 14.5 points fewer than the previous year, while also showing the most improvement from the previous year in pass defense efficiency. The Tar Heels led the ACC in interceptions, turnovers gained, turnover margin and passes defended en route to a record-setting 11-3 season and a berth in the ACC Championship Game and a No. 15 final ranking in both national polls.

Prior to moving to North Carolina, Scott served two years (2013-14) as defensive line coach at UT Martin, an FCS team in the Ohio Valley Conference. He also held positions as defensive line graduate assistant at Ole Miss (2012), assistant coach at Arkansas State (2010-11) and graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Arkansas Tech (2008-09).

As a player at Arkansas Tech, Scott was a four-year letterman from 2003-07. He helped Tech to a 24-8 record from 2004-06, including a 10-2 overall mark and a national playoff appearance in 2004. Scott prepped at Crossett High School in his hometown of Crossett, Ark.

Scott earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Arkansas Tech in 2008. He also received his Master’s degree from Arkansas Tech in 2010. He is married to the former Sarah Fancher and the couple has a son, Julian Thomas Scott, born on May 22, 2017.

Todd Hartley

Tight ends

Todd Hartley, a University of Georgia graduate who has also been a full-time staff member with the Bulldog football program, was named tight ends coach on January 14, 2019.

Hartley, a native of Gray, Ga., served as the University of Miami’s Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach from 2016-18.

During his tenure with the Hurricanes under head coach Mark Richt, Hartley coached tight end David Njoku before he was taken in the 2017 NFL Draft as the 29th overall pick and also guided tight end Christopher Herndon as he was drafted in the fourth round as the 107th overall pick in the 2018 draft. Njoku exploded for 698 receiving yards and eight scores during his final year with Miami.

Most recently, Hartley signed tight end Brevin Jordan, who was ESPN.com’s top ranked tight end in the 2018 class and No. 20 on the 2018 ESPN 300 list. Jordan finished his first season as an All-ACC Second Team selection after hauling in 32 passes for 287 yards and four touchdowns.

Also as Special Teams Coordinator for the Hurricanes, Hartley coached kicker Michael Badgley to All-ACC First Team honors. Badgley became Miami’s all-time leader in career field goals made and points scored during his final year in 2017.

In addition, punter Justin Vogel averaged a career-best 43.8 yards per punt, which ranked 21st nationally, under Hartley’s leadership while Braxton Berrios’ average of 11.3 yards per punt return were the 11th-most nationwide.
Hartley arrived in Miami after serving as Georgia’s Director of Player Personnel in 2015. Before his return to Georgia, Hartley spent four years at Marshall serving in a variety of roles including tight ends and safeties coach and recruiting coordinator from 2011-14.

In 2014 at Marshall, Hartley coached punter Tyler Williams to First Team All-Conference USA honors and tight end Eric Frohnapfel to C-USA and honorable mention All-Conference USA honors, making it the fourth straight year he coached at least one all-league student-athlete.

His Marshall punt unit tied for first in the league in average (43.23) and his kickoff return unit ranked second in the league with a 24.61-yard average. Kickoff return man Deandre Reaves totaled 931 return yards, breaking his school record of 924 from 2013. His extra-point/field goal unit set school records in extra points made (83) and kick points (133).

Prior to the season, his recruiting class was ranked as the best in Conference USA by various recruiting services by a wide margin and among the best within the Group of Five.

In 2013, Hartley mentored Gator Hoskins, a two-time John Mackey Award Watch List honoree who secured a spot on the award’s semifinalist list as a senior. A Third Team CollegeSportsMadness.com All-American and First Team All-Conference USA selection, Hoskins finished his career with 28 touchdowns on 99 receptions totaling 1,318 yards. The only player in Herd history to top Hoskins’ 28.3 percent touchdown-catches ratio was Randy Moss (31.5 percent on 168 receptions, 53 touchdown catches).

Hartley originally joined the Bulldogs as a student assistant at the end of the 2005 season and worked with the offense and special teams until the spring of 2008 while he was an undergraduate.

Georgia had an 11-win season and tallied three bowl victories during Hartley’s years working with the Bulldogs, including a Sugar Bowl win over Hawai'i in 2008. He was instrumental in preparation of the Georgia defense for the 2009 Independence Bowl at a time when only one full-time defensive assistant was on staff.

Hartley graduated from Georgia with a degree in health and physical education in May, 2008. He arrives back in Athens with his wife, Jessica, and four children: Tucker, Tenley, Teagan, and Tatum.

Todd Monken

Offensive Coordinator - Quarterbacks Coach

NFL and college veteran coach Todd Monken was named Offensive Coordinator at Georgia on January 17, 2020.

In his first season with the Bulldogs, Monken successfully navigated a number of challenges at the quarterback position. Between opt-outs and injuries, the Bulldogs started three different signal-callers for the first time in 15 years. Despite the challenges, Monken’s offense was part of a 2020 team that earned its fourth straight top-10 finish in the final CFP rankings and fourth consecutive New Year’s Six Bowl game (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory). The 2020 senior class won 44 games—tied for most in school history.

Monken, a native of Wheaton, Ill., came to Georgia after serving as offensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns in 2019. He had also held the offensive coordinator position with the Tampa Bay Bucs for three seasons (2016-18) and head coaching position at Southern Miss for three years (2013-15). The Knox College (Ill.) graduate also coached the wide receivers his first two seasons in Tampa Bay.

In 2019, Monken directed a Browns offense that was led by former Bulldog standout Nick Chubb, who was second in the NFL with 1,494 yards on 298 carries (5.0 yards/carry) and eight touchdowns.

In 2018, he helped the Bucs lead the NFL in passing offense and finish third in the league in total offense. The Buccaneers set numerous club records including total yards, passing yards and passing touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Evans thrived under Monken’s offense as he earned his first two Pro Bowl selections and topped 1,000 receiving yards in all three seasons.

In 2013, Monken took over a program at Southern Miss that had finished 0-12 the previous season. By the end of his third campaign, the Golden Eagles had posted a 9-5 record in 2015, winning the Conference USA West division and earning an appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Golden Eagles had a pair of 1,000-yard rushers and became just the second school in FBS history with a 4,000-yard passer.

Before joining Southern Miss, Monken spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Oklahoma State (2011-12), his second stint with the Cowboys after having worked as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach from 2002-04. During his time as offensive coordinator, the team set school season records for total offensive yards, passing yards, completion percentage, points scored and passing touchdowns. He worked with quarterback Brandon Weeden and wide receiver Justin Blackmon, who both went on to be first-round picks in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Prior to his second stint at Oklahoma State, Monken spent four seasons (2007-10) working as the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In his time with Jacksonville, Monken coached Reggie Williams, who set a club record with 10 touchdown receptions in 2007.

Before entering the NFL, Monken served as the passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach at LSU from 2005-06, where he helped develop future first-round wide receiver selections Dwayne Bowe and Buster Davis.

Monken began his coaching career at Grand Valley State, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant (1989-90), before holding the same title at Notre Dame (1991-92). He also coached at Eastern Michigan, where he worked as the defensive backs/wide receivers coach (1993-97), before being elevated to the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (1998-99). In addition, Monken served as the running backs coach (2000) and the wide receivers coach (2001) at Louisiana Tech.

Monken was a three-year letterman at quarterback for Knox College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in economics in 1989. He earned a master’s degree in education leadership from Grand Valley State in 1991. Monken is a member of the Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Terri, have one son, Travis.

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Birthdate: February 5, 1966
Birthplace: Wheaton, Ill.
Family: Wife, Terri; son Travis
High School: Wheaton North
College: Knox College, ’89; B.S. Economics; Grand Valley State, ’91, M.S. Education Leadership.

Coaching Experience:
1989-90. …….................Grand Valley State (Grad. Assistant)
1991-92……...............................Notre Dame (Grad. Assistant)
1993-97…….Eastern Michigan (Def. Backs / Wide Receivers)
1998-99…...............Eastern Michigan (Offensive Coord./QBs)
2000……….Louisiana Tech (Running Backs, Wide Receivers)
2001………...........................Louisiana Tech (Wide Receivers)
2002-04..…............Oklahoma State (Pass Game Coord./WRs)
2005-06…..................................LSU (Pass Game Coord./WRs)
2007-2010…...............Jacksonville Jaguars (Wide Receivers)
2011-12…...............…Oklahoma State (Offensive Coord./QBs)
2013-15.......................................Southern Miss (Head Coach)
2016-17…....Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive Coord./WRs)
2018….……..........Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Offensive Coord.)
2019………....................Cleveland Browns (Offensive Coord.)
2020-present.........................Georgia (Offensive Coord. / QBs)

Playing Experience

1986-88 ….Knox College—Quarterback, three-year letterman, small college All-America as a senior. Knox College Athletic Hall of Fame.

Scott Cochran

Special Teams Coordinator

Scott Cochran was named Special Teams Coordinator in February, 2020, after serving 13 years as head strength and conditioning coach at Alabama.

In his first year as an on-field coach, Cochran was part of a staff that led Georgia to its fourth consecutive top-10 finish in the final CFP rankings and fourth straight New Year’s Six Bowl game (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory). The 2020 senior class won 44 games—tied for most in school history. In 2020, his specialists included punter Jake Camarda, first-team All-American and SEC Special Teams Player of the Year, and placekicker Jack Podlesny, who kicked the game-winning field goal with three seconds left to win the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl game over Cincinnati. Georgia special teams finished the season ranked first in the SEC and 5th nationally in kickoff returns (29.7 ypr) and first in the SEC in kickoff coverage (41.8 net).

A two-time National Strength Coach of the Year, Cochran was on the staff of six national championship teams – five at Alabama (2009, ’11, ’12, ’15, ’17) and one at LSU (2003). Nationally regarded as one of the best in the area of strength and conditioning, Cochran received one of the highest honors in his field when he was named the 2011 Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year, as featured in American Football Quarterly. He earlier was named the Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year following the 2008 season.

UGA head coach Kirby Smart and Cochran both began their careers at Alabama in 2007 and spent nine years together before Smart left to take his current position in Athens. While at Alabama, Cochran implemented an offseason workout plan before spring practice each year, which included the well-known “Fourth Quarter Program” to help players develop physically and prepare for upcoming practices.

On the way to the 2009 national championship, Alabama won the fourth quarter by an astounding scoring margin of 121-32. The Tide continued the trend of finishing in 2011, as it again dominated the fourth quarter en route to the program’s second national championship in three years with a 111-18 fourth-quarter scoring margin. A third title in four years proved strong in the fourth quarter as well posting a 118-47 advantage. The 2015 team won the fourth quarter 138-80 while the 2017 title team boasted 97-47 advantage.

Cochran joined the Alabama staff in 2007 after spending three seasons with the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA as an assistant strength coach. While with the Hornets from 2004-06, Cochran’s duties included assisting with the exercise and strength conditioning programs to help players achieve and maintain optimal fitness throughout the NBA season. With the Hornets, he worked with NBA standouts Chris Paul, Baron Davis, David West and Tyson Chandler.

Prior to joining the Hornets staff, Cochran worked for his alma mater at LSU as an assistant strength coach in 2003 (13-1, BCS national champions) and 2004 (9-3, Capital One Bowl). He was a graduate assistant in Baton Rouge, La., from 2001-03. Cochran returned to LSU after starting his career in the strength and conditioning field at University Laboratory High School in Baton Rouge. He held that position from 1998-2001 before returning to LSU as a graduate assistant for all sports from 2001-03. Cochran then was hired on to the full-time staff for the 2003-04 season.

A native of New Orleans, Cochran received a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from LSU in 2001 and added a master’s degree in Sports Management from LSU in 2003. Cochran was born on March 21, 1979, and is married to the former Cissy Schepens. They have three children, including one son Beau and two daughters, Savannah and Lucy.

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Birthdate: March 21, 1979
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Family: Wife Cissy; son Beau; daughters Savannah, Lucy
High School: John Curtis Christian School
College: LSU ‘01 (Kinesiology); M.S. ‘03 (Sport Management)
Coaching Experience:
1998-2001........University Laboratory School (Strength & Cond. Coach)
2001-03...............................................................LSU (Graduate Assistant)
2003-04..................................................................LSU (Asst. S&C Coach)
2004-06.....................................New Orleans Hornets (Asst. S&C Coach)
2007-19..........................................................Alabama (Head S&C Coach)
2020-Present............................................Georgia (Special Teams Coord.)

Jahmile Addae

Defensive Backs

Jahmile Addae (juh-MILE uh-DIE) was named defensive backs coach at UGA in January, 2021, after serving two years in the same capacity at West Virginia.

A native of Valrico, Fla., Jahmile in 2020 led a passing defense at West Virginia that ranked first nationally in Fewest Passing Yards Allowed at 159.6 yards per game. The Mountaineers, who capped their season by beating Army in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, finished fourth in the country in Total Defense (283.5 y/g) and tallied 11 interceptions that they returned 112 yards.

In his first year at WVU, he coached two All-Big 12 Conference selections in Keith Washington II and Josh Norwood and freshman All-American Tykee Smith. Washington II finished with a team-leading three interceptions and a team-tying nine pass breakups for 12 passes defended, ranking No. 23 nationally. Hakeem Bailey tied Washington II for the team lead with nine pass breakups, ranking No. 9 in the Big 12. Smith was second on the team in interceptions with two, including one he returned for a touchdown against Iowa State.

A former Mountaineer all-conference safety, Addae returned home to WVU in January 2019, after serving as the defensive backs coach and assisting with several special teams’ phases at Minnesota in 2018. His punt return unit finished No. 1 in the nation (22.3 yards per return), punt return defense was No. 2 (1.11 y/r) and the kickoff return unit finished No. 26 nationally (23.4 y/r).

Prior to Minnesota, Addae spent five years at Arizona, coaching the defensive backs in 2016-17 and serving as an analyst from 2013-15.

Addae developed a youthful defensive secondary into some of the team’s top performers. In 2017, Lorenzo Burns, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, Scottie Young and Jace Whittaker combined for 261 tackles, 24 pass breakups and 12 interceptions.

In 2010-11, Addae was the running backs coach at Cincinnati, where he mentored All-Big East Second-Team selection Isaiah Pead. Pead rushed for 1,029 yards, ranking No. 1 in the conference and in the top-10 nationally in yards per carry (6.6 yards per carry).

Pead averaged 93.6 yards per game and was Cincinnati’s first 1,000-yard rusher in almost a decade and at the time, the Bearcats’ seventh player to hit the mark.

Addae was recognized by Rivals.com as one of the top-10 recruiters in the Big East Conference. Before coaching the Bearcats, Addae served as Cincinnati’s Director of Player Development. He also managed many of the team’s off-the-field responsibilities, including the Cats In The Community program.

Prior to his time at Cincinnati, he was a defensive graduate assistant at Michigan, where he worked with the Wolverines’ secondary and scout team offense.

After graduating from WVU in 2006, Addae was a graduate assistant in the football video department at West Virginia.

Addae was a four-year starter, two-time captain and two-time All-Big East defensive back for the Mountaineers. Addae, who is tied for the WVU record for most pass breakups in a game (five, Rutgers, 2002), finished his WVU career with 253 tackles, including 152 solo stops and 25 pass breakups, ranking No. 5 in program history. He also ranks No. 3 in single-season pass breakups with 16 during the 2002 season.

Addae was selected for the Senior Bowl in 2006 and participated in the NFL Combine. He signed a free agent contract with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2006 and spent the end of the season with the Indianapolis Colts.

Addae, and his wife, Maryann, have three sons, Agyeman, Ayden and Amaree.

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Birthdate: May 30, 1984
Birthplace: Valrico, Fla.
Family: Wife, Maryann; sons Agyeman, Ayden, Amaree
High School: Riverview
College: West Virginia, ’06 (BA Communications Studies)

Coaching Experience:
2007......West Virginia (G.A.)
2008-09…….Michigan (G.A., DB’s, scout team)
2010-12……Cincinnati (RB’s)
2013-15……Arizona (Analyst)
2016-17……Arizona (DB’s)
2018………Minnesota (DB’s, special teams)
2019-20…..West Virginia (DB’s)
2021………Georgia (DB’s)

Playing Experience
2001-06….. West Virginia, Defensive back, four year starter, two-time captain, two-time All Big East, 2006 Senior Bowl, free agent with Tampa Bay, Indianapolis.

Matt Luke

Associate Head Coach - Offensive Line

Matt Luke, joined the Georgia staff in December, 2019, after serving the previous two years as head coach at Ole Miss.

In 2020, Luke was part of a staff that led Georgia to its fourth consecutive top 10 finish in the final CFP rankings and fourth straight New Year’s Six Bowl game (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory). The 2020 senior class won 44 games—tied for most in school history. In 2020, he coached first team All-SEC OT Ben Cleveland and All-SEC freshman team OT Warren McClendon.

On the field as an assistant coach, coordinator, and head coach prior to coming to UGA, Luke mentored 42 All-League selections as well as 27 NFL draft picks, including first-round selections Laremy Tunsil of Ole Miss and Laken Tomlinson of Duke.

Before coming to Georgia, Luke had built a long history of coaching the offensive line at Ole Miss, Duke, Tennessee, and Murray State in addition to serving as co-offensive coordinator at both Duke and Ole Miss.

In his first year as head coach at Ole Miss, Luke faced the daunting challenge of taking over the team just a week before 2017 fall camp. The Rebels responded by posting a 6-6 record, winning three of their final four games. After the regular season, capped by a road victory over Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl game, the “interim” tag was removed from his title.

Luke also made waves in the world of recruiting while in Oxford. His first two recruiting classes as a head coach ranked in the top 25 nationally. As the offensive line coach with the Rebels, Luke was ranked eighth amongst recruiters in 2016 by 247Sports.

The head coaching post was the fourth separate stint at his alma mater, including his four-year career as a player. Prior to taking over as interim head coach, Luke spent five seasons as the team’s co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. During his first stop in Oxford (2002-05), Luke served four seasons coaching the Ole Miss tight ends and offensive line under head coach David Cutcliffe.

Luke’s association with Cutcliffe continued at his next two stops: at Tennessee (2006-07) and Duke (2008-11). During Luke’s two years in Knoxville, the Vols went 19-8 with one SEC East title and two appearances in the Outback Bowl. In 2007, Tennessee tight end Chris Brown caught 41 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns while fellow end Brad Cottam’s 31-yard touchdown reception proved to be the difference in the UT’s win over Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl. On the recruiting front, Tennessee’s 2007 class was rated third-best nationally by Rivals.com and fourth best in the country by Scout.com.

Luke then spent four seasons in Durham, where his offensive line ranked among the ACC’s top five in fewest sacks allowed throughout his tenure, including finishing third in 2009 and 2010.

Luke returned to Oxford in time for the 2012 season as Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line coach. In 2013, Luke helped oversee a Rebel offense that broke the then-school record for total offense (473.3 ypg). The Rebels ranked third in the SEC in passing offense (283.3 ypg) and fifth in total offense, while finishing top 25 in the NCAA in both categories. Having to replace three starters due to graduation, Luke helped the 2014 Rebel squad rank seventh in the SEC in total offense (419.1 ypg) and yards per play (6.0). The offensive line also helped the Rebels rank fifth in the SEC and 37th nationally in passing offense (263.6 ypg).

In 2015, Ole Miss set program records for scoring (531), touchdowns (68), total offense (6,731), passing yards (4,351) and passing touchdowns (35), among others. The Rebels led the SEC and were top 10 nationally in scoring (40.8), total offense (517.8 ypg) and passing (334.7 ypg).

Luke’s prized pupils during this time were Tunsil, who earned All-SEC honors twice and was taken in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, and Fahn Cooper, who was drafted by San Francisco the next year. Tunsil was one of just two true freshmen in the country to earn full-time starting status. Both linemen collected the Kent Hull Trophy, sponsored by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, which goes annually to the state’s outstanding offensive lineman.

Luke lettered four seasons (1995-98) as a center at Ole Miss. A starter in 33 career games for the Rebels, he served as team captain in 1998 as the Rebels posted a 7-5 ledger and defeated Texas Tech in the Independence Bowl.

After his playing career, Luke was a student assistant coach at Ole Miss in 1999, and he graduated in May 2000 with a degree in business administration. His coaching career began on a full-time basis leading the offensive line corps at Murray State in 2000-01.

Luke is married to the former Ashley Grantham of Oxford, Miss., and the couple has two sons, Harrison (born Feb. 18, 2008) and Cooper (born July 20, 2011). Luke’s brother Tom played quarterback at Ole Miss from 1989-91 while their father, Tommy, was a defensive back for the Rebels from 1964-66.

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Birthdate: October 29, 1976
Birthplace: Gulfport, Mississippi
Family: Wife Ashley, sons Harrison (2/18/08) and Cooper (7/20/11)
High School: Gulfport HS
College: Ole Miss, 2000 (B.A. in Business Administration)
Coaching Experience:
1999............................................Ole Miss (Graduate Asst.)
2000-01.............................Murray State (Asst. Coach / OL)
2002-05.........................Ole Miss (Asst. Coach / OL & TEs)
2006-07..............Tennessee (Recruiting Coord. / TEs / OL)
2008-11.............................Duke (Co-Offensive Coord. / OL)
2012-16.......................Ole Miss (Co-Offensive Coord. / OL)
2017-19........................................ ...Ole Miss (Head Coach)
2019-Present............Georgia (Associate Head Coach / OL)

Playing Experience:
1995-98.................................................................. Ole Miss
33-game starter at Center for the Rebels;
Team Captain as a senior in 1998; twice earned Academic All-SEC honors.