Coaches
Kirk Botkin
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Kirk Botkin
Played at Arkansas
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-28
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2005 | Jacksonville State | Position | Assistant coach | not known |
| 2006-2007 | UL Monroe | ST coord. | Linebackers coach/special teams coordinator | Charlie Weatherbie |
| 2008-2009 | Arkansas | ST coord. | Defensive ends coach/special teams coordinator | Bobby Petrino |
| 2012-2015 | South Carolina | Position | Linebackers/spurs coach | Steve Spurrier (2012-2015), Shawn Elliott (2015) |
| 2016 | South Carolina State | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2017-2019 | Dekaney High School (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2020-2024 | Magnolia West High School (HS) | DC | Defensive coordinator | not known |
| 2025- | Murray State | DC | Defensive coordinator✓ | not known |
Worked under
- Charlie Weatherbie · UL Monroe 2006-2007 (Position, ST coord.)
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2009 (Position, ST coord.)
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2012-2015 (Position)
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2015 (Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Maxwell Thurmond · Jacksonville State 2001-2005 · him Position, them GA, Position
- Willie J. Slater · Jacksonville State 2001-2003 · him Position, them OC
- Jody Wright · Jacksonville State 2002-2004 · him Position, them Other
- Bob Leahy · UL Monroe 2006 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Charlie Weatherbie · UL Monroe 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Kim Dameron · UL Monroe 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Manny Michel · UL Monroe 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Nate Kaczor · UL Monroe 2006-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Steve Farmer · UL Monroe 2007 · him Position, ST coord., them OC
- Bobby Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Chip Long · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them GA
- Garrick McGee · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Lorenzo Ward · Arkansas 2008 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- Paul Petrino · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them OC, Position
- Willy Robinson · Arkansas 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- John Smith · Arkansas 2009 · him Position, ST coord., them ST coord.
- G. A. Mangus · South Carolina 2012-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Grady Brown · South Carolina 2012-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Lorenzo Ward · South Carolina 2012-2015 · him Position, them DC
- Shawn Elliott · South Carolina 2012-2015 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Steve Spurrier · South Carolina 2012-2015 · him Position, them Head coach
- Steve Spurrier Jr. · South Carolina 2012-2015 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Jon Hoke · South Carolina 2015 · him Position, them DC, Position
- G. A. Mangus · South Carolina State 2016 · him DC, them OC
- Oliver Pough · South Carolina State 2016 · him DC, them Head coach
- Adam Ross · Murray State 2025 · him DC, them OC
- Jimmy Ogle · Murray State 2025-2026 · him DC, them OC
- Jody Wright · Murray State 2025-2026 · him DC, them Head coach
- Jack Walker · Murray State 2026 · him DC, them OC