Coaches
Steve Clinkscale
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Steve Clinkscale
Played at Ashland
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2006 | Ashland | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2007 | Ashland | Position | Linebackers coach | not known |
| 2008 | Western Carolina | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Toledo | ST coord. | Cornerbacks coach & special teams coordinator | Tim Beckman (2009-2010), Matt Campbell* (2011) |
| 2012 | Illinois | Position | Cornerbacks coach | Tim Beckman |
| 2013-2014 | Cincinnati | Position | Defensive backs coach | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2015 | Cincinnati | DC | Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Tommy Tuberville |
| 2016-2020 | Kentucky | Position | Secondary coach | Mark Stoops |
| 2021 | Michigan | Position | Defensive backs coach | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2022-2023 | Michigan | DC | Co-defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach✓ | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2024-2025 | Los Angeles Chargers (pro) | Position | Defensive backs coach | not known |
| 2026- | Los Angeles Chargers (pro) | Position | Passing game coordinator & defensive backs coach | not known |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cincinnati | Co-defensive coordinator | 82 | 89 | 68 | 95 | 128 |
| 2022 | Michigan | Co-defensive coordinator | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 131 |
| 2023 | Michigan | Co-defensive coordinator | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 133 |
Worked under
- Tim Beckman · Toledo 2009-2010 (Position, ST coord.)
- Matt Campbell* · Toledo 2011 (Position, ST coord.)
- Tim Beckman · Illinois 2012 (Position)
- Tommy Tuberville · Cincinnati 2013-2015 (DC, Position)
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2016-2020 (Position)
- Jim Harbaugh · Michigan 2021-2023 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- John Scott Jr. · Western Carolina 2008 · him Position, them Position
- Keith Heckendorf · Western Carolina 2008 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Alex Golesh* · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Matt Campbell* · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Scott Satterfield* · Toledo 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Tim Beckman · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Tom Manning · Toledo 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Scott Isphording · Toledo 2010-2011 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Mike Ward · Toledo 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Paul Nichols · Toledo 2011 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Alex Golesh* · Illinois 2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Billy Gonzales · Illinois 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Beatty · Illinois 2012 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tim Banks · Illinois 2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Beckman · Illinois 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Art Kaufman · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Cincinnati 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Eddie Gran · Cincinnati 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Robert Prunty · Cincinnati 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Tommy Tuberville · Cincinnati 2013-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Tyson Helton* · Cincinnati 2013 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Hank Hughes · Cincinnati 2014 · him Position, them DC
- Ryan Pugh · Cincinnati 2014 · him Position, them GA
- D. J. Eliot · Kentucky 2016 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Darin Hinshaw · Kentucky 2016-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Eddie Gran · Kentucky 2016-2020 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mark Stoops · Kentucky 2016-2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dean Hood · Kentucky 2017-2019 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- John Jancek · Kentucky 2017 · him Position, them Analyst
- Matt House · Kentucky 2017-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Brad White · Kentucky 2018-2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Walt Wells · Kentucky 2018-2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2019-2020 · him Position, them Position
- Biff Poggi · Michigan 2021-2022 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Doug Mallory · Michigan 2021-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Jay Harbaugh · Michigan 2021-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Position, ST coord.
- Jim Harbaugh · Michigan 2021-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Josh Gattis · Michigan 2021 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Weiss · Michigan 2021-2022 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Hart · Michigan 2021-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, Other, Position
- Mike Macdonald · Michigan 2021 · him Position, them DC
- Ryan Osborn · Michigan 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Shaun Nua · Michigan 2021 · him Position, them Position
- Sherrone Moore · Michigan 2021-2023 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Steve Casula · Michigan 2021 · him Position, them Analyst
- Jesse Minter · Michigan 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them DC, Head coach
- Kirk Campbell · Michigan 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Rick Minter · Michigan 2022-2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Chris Partridge · Michigan 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Mallory · Michigan 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst