Coaches
Jody Wright
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Jody Wright
Played at Jacksonville State 2000-2002
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2004 | Jacksonville State | Other | SA | not known |
| 2005 | Mississippi State | Other | volunteer | Sylvester Croom |
| 2006-2008 | Mississippi State (GA) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2010 | Alabama | GA | GA | Nick Saban |
| 2011-2012 | Alabama | Analyst | off. analyst | Nick Saban |
| 2013 | Jacksonville State | Position | TE/PGC/RC | not known |
| 2014 | UAB | Position | AHC/RC/RB | Bill Clark |
| 2018 | UAB | Position | AHC/RC/OL | Bill Clark |
| 2019 | Cleveland Browns (pro) | Analyst | off. assistant | not known |
| 2020 | New York Giants (pro) | Analyst | def. assistant | not known |
| 2021 | New York Giants (pro) | Analyst | off. assistant | not known |
| 2022-2023 | South Carolina | Position | TE | Shane Beamer*+ |
| 2024- | Murray 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 |
|---|
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Murray State (FCS) | 1-11 | - → - | 111 | 125 | - | 18% wins | 129 |
| 2025 | Murray State (FCS) | 1-11 | - → - | 89 | 129 | - | 8% wins | 129 |
| 2026 | Murray State (FCS) | 1-9 | - → - | 89 | 125 | - | 8% wins | 128 |
Worked under
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2005 (Other)
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2010-2012 (Analyst, GA)
- Bill Clark · UAB 2014-2018 (Other, Position)
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2022-2023 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Kirk Botkin · Jacksonville State 2002-2004 · him Other, them Position
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2002-2004 · him Other, them Position
- Willie J. Slater · Jacksonville State 2002-2003 · him Other, them OC
- Ellis Johnson · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them Position
- Reed Stringer · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Sylvester Croom · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them Head coach
- Wes Goodwin · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them Other
- Woody McCorvey · Mississippi State 2005 · him Other, them OC
- Curt Cignetti*+ · Alabama 2010 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Derrick Ansley · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Analyst, GA, them GA
- Glenn Schumann · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Analyst, GA, them Other
- Jeremy Pruitt · Alabama 2010-2012 · him Analyst, GA, them Position
- Jim McElwain · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Analyst, GA, them OC, Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2010-2012 · him Analyst, GA, them DC
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2010-2012 · him Analyst, GA, them Head coach
- Rob Sale · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Analyst, GA, them Analyst, Strength
- Sal Sunseri · Alabama 2010-2011 · him Analyst, GA, them Other, Position
- Billy Napier* · Alabama 2011 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Chris Rumph · Alabama 2011-2012 · him Analyst, them Position
- Jeff Stoutland · Alabama 2011-2012 · him Analyst, them Position
- Mike Groh · Alabama 2011-2012 · him Analyst, them Other, Position
- Rob Ezell · Alabama 2011 · him Analyst, them Other
- Russ Callaway · Alabama 2011-2012 · him Analyst, them Analyst
- Doug Nussmeier · Alabama 2012 · him Analyst, them OC, Position
- Bill Clark · Jacksonville State 2013 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- John Grass · Jacksonville State 2013 · him Other, Position, them OC, Other
- Bill Clark · UAB 2014-2018 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Bryant Vincent* · UAB 2014-2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Duwan Walker · UAB 2014 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Mike Miller · UAB 2014 · him Other, Position, them Other
- Brian Williams · UAB 2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Casey Woods* · UAB 2018 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- David Reeves · UAB 2018 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Clayton White · South Carolina 2022-2023 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Freddie Kitchens · South Carolina 2022 · him Position, them Analyst
- Greg Adkins · South Carolina 2022-2023 · him Position, them Analyst, Position
- Marcus Satterfield · South Carolina 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Pete Lembo* · South Carolina 2022-2023 · him Position, them Other, ST coord.
- Shane Beamer*+ · South Carolina 2022-2023 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dowell Loggains* · South Carolina 2023 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Adam Ross · Murray State 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Jimmy Ogle · Murray State 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them OC
- Ryan Smith · Murray State 2024 · him Head coach, them DC
- Kirk Botkin · Murray State 2025-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Jack Walker · Murray State 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2000