Coaches
Blake Harrell
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Blake Harrell*
Head coach, East Carolina
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | Western Carolina | Other | SA | not known |
| 2003 | McDowell HS (NC) (HS) | Other | asst. | not known |
| 2004 | Fuquay-Varina HS (NC) (HS) | DC | DC | not known |
| 2005 | Franklin HS (NC) (HS) | Position | DB | not known |
| 2006 | Franklin HS (NC) (DC) (HS) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2007-2013 | Lenoir Rhyne | DC | DC/ST/LB/RC | not known |
| 2014-2018 | The Citadel | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2019 | Kennesaw State | DC | DC/LB | not known |
| 2020-2024 | East Carolina | DC | DC/ILB✓ | Mike Houston |
| 2024- | East Carolina | 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 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 72 | 83 | 74 | 120 | 127 |
| 2021 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 71 | 57 | 44 | 72 | 130 |
| 2022 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 104 | 92 | 107 | 71 | 131 |
| 2023 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 46 | 27 | 4 | 104 | 133 |
| 2024 | East Carolina | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 63 | 38 | 46 | 134 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Carolina | 5-1 (6 of 13) | - → - | 59 | 67 | -1.0 | 17% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 9-4 | - → - | 49 | 16 | 8.0 | 62% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | East Carolina | 5-4 | - → - | 111 | 34 | -2.8 | 69% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Mike Houston · East Carolina 2020-2024 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 6
- John David Baker · East Carolina 2025 (OC, Position)
- Josh Aldridge · East Carolina 2025 (DC, Position)
- Matt Mattox · East Carolina 2025 (Position)
- Jordan Davis · East Carolina 2026 (OC, Position)
- Jordon Hankins · East Carolina 2026 (DC)
- Roy Tesh · East Carolina 2026 (DC)
Coached together
- Brent Pry · Western Carolina 2001 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Rhule* · Western Carolina 2002 · him Other, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike Houston · Lenoir Rhyne 2007-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Head coach
- Joel Taylor · Lenoir Rhyne 2009 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Position
- Brent Thompson · Lenoir Rhyne 2010-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them OC
- Lou Conte · Lenoir Rhyne 2011-2013 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Guerrieri · Lenoir Rhyne 2011 · him DC, Other, Position, ST coord., them GA
- Brent Thompson · The Citadel 2014-2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC
- Joel Taylor · The Citadel 2014-2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Lou Conte · The Citadel 2014-2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Maurice Drayton · The Citadel 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Mike Houston · The Citadel 2014-2015 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Shawn Quinn · The Citadel 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brian Bohannon · Kennesaw State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Danny Verpaele · Kennesaw State 2019 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Donnie Kirkpatrick · East Carolina 2020-2023 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Houston · East Carolina 2020-2024 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Re'quan Boyette · East Carolina 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Shane Montgomery · East Carolina 2023 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- John David Baker · East Carolina 2024-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Mattox · East Carolina 2024-2025 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Position
- Josh Aldridge · East Carolina 2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Jordan Davis · East Carolina 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Jordon Hankins · East Carolina 2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Roy Tesh · East Carolina 2026 · him Head coach, them DC