Coaches
G.J. Kinne
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
G.J. Kinne*
Head coach, Texas State · Played at Texas 2007, Tulsa 2008-2011 · alma mater (CFBD): Tulsa
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SMU | GA | GA | Chad Morris |
| 2018 | Arkansas | Analyst | OA | Chad Morris |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles (pro) | Analyst | OA | not known |
| 2020 | Hawai'i | OC | OC/QB✓ | Todd Graham |
| 2021 | UCF | OC | Co-OC/QB✓ | Gus Malzahn |
| 2022 | Incarnate Word | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2023- | Texas State | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hawai'i | Offensive coordinator | 47 | 81 | 88 | 17 | 127 |
| 2021 | UCF | Co-offensive coordinator | 54 | 55 | 53 | 14 | 130 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word (FCS) | 12-2 | - → - | 1 | 19 | - | 77% wins | 130 |
| 2023 | Texas State | 8-5 | - → - | 37 | 68 | -1.6 | 33% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 8-5 | - → - | 24 | 37 | 5.4 | 62% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 7-6 | - → - | 10 | 71 | 2.3 | 62% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Texas State | 5-4 | - → - | 14 | 90 | 5.8 | 54% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Chad Morris · SMU 2017 (GA)
- Chad Morris · Arkansas 2018 (Analyst)
- Todd Graham · Hawai'i 2020 (OC, Position)
- Gus Malzahn · UCF 2021 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 12
- Craig Stutzmann · Texas State 2023 (Other, Position)
- Daniel Da Prato · Texas State 2023-2024 (Other, ST coord.)
- Dexter McCoil · Texas State 2023-2025 (DC, Position)
- Jonathan Patke · Texas State 2023 (DC)
- Mack Leftwich · Texas State 2023-2024 (OC, Position)
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas State 2024-2025 (DC, Position)
- Chad Morris · Texas State 2024 (Other, Position)
- Jordan Shoemaker · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC)
- Landon Keopple · Texas State 2025-2026 (OC)
- Matthew Gregg · Texas State 2025-2026 (DC)
- Joe Jon Finley · Texas State 2026 (Other)
- Will Windham · Texas State 2026 (DC, Position)
Coached together
- Chad Morris · SMU 2017 · him GA, them Head coach
- Jeff Traylor* · SMU 2017 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Joe Craddock · SMU 2017 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Sonny Dykes* · SMU 2017 · him GA, them Head coach
- Van Malone · SMU 2017 · him GA, them DC
- Barry Lunney Jr. · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Chad Morris · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them Head coach
- Jeff Traylor* · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Joe Craddock · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- John Chavis · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- John Scott Jr. · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Ron Cooper · Arkansas 2018 · him Analyst, them Position
- Abe Elimimian · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Brennan Marion · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jacob Yoro · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Kim McCloud · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Todd Graham · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tony Hull · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Victor Santa Cruz · Hawai'i 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Other
- Darin Hinshaw · UCF 2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- David Gibbs · UCF 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Gus Malzahn · UCF 2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Herb Hand · UCF 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tim Harris Jr. · UCF 2021 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Travis Williams · UCF 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Clint Killough · Incarnate Word 2022 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Dexter McCoil · Incarnate Word 2022 · him Head coach, them Position
- Jonathan Patke · Incarnate Word 2022 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mack Leftwich · Incarnate Word 2022 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Craig Stutzmann · Texas State 2023 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Daniel Da Prato · Texas State 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them Other, ST coord.
- Dexter McCoil · Texas State 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jonathan Patke · Texas State 2023 · him Head coach, them DC
- Mack Leftwich · Texas State 2023-2024 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Bradley Dale Peveto · Texas State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Chad Morris · Texas State 2024 · him Head coach, them Other, Position
- Jordan Shoemaker · Texas State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Landon Keopple · Texas State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Matthew Gregg · Texas State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Joe Jon Finley · Texas State 2026 · him Head coach, them Other
- Will Windham · Texas State 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
Played together
- Brennan Marion · Tulsa 2008