Coaches
Alex Golesh
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Alex Golesh*
Head coach, Auburn · alma mater (CFBD): Ohio State
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Westerville Central HS (OH) (HS) | Position | DL | not known |
| 2004-2005 | Ohio State | Other | SA | Jim Tressel |
| 2006-2007 | Northern Illinois | GA | GA | Joe Novak |
| 2008 | Oklahoma State | GA | GA | Mike Gundy |
| 2009 | Toledo | Position | RB/RC | Tim Beckman |
| 2010-2011 | Toledo | Position | TE/RC | Tim Beckman (2010), Matt Campbell* (2011) |
| 2012-2013 | Illinois | Position | TE/RC | Tim Beckman |
| 2014 | Illinois | Position | TE/HB/RC | Tim Beckman |
| 2015 | Illinois | ST coord. | TE/ST | Bill Cubit |
| 2016-2019 | Iowa State | Position | TE/RC | Matt Campbell* |
| 2020 | UCF | OC | co-OC/TE✓ | Josh Heupel*+ |
| 2021-2022 | Tennessee | OC | OC/TE✓ | Josh Heupel*+ |
| 2023-2025 | South Florida | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
| 2026- | Auburn | 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 | UCF | Co-offensive coordinator | 14 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 127 |
| 2021 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 20 | 12 | 14 | 90 | 130 |
| 2022 | Tennessee | Offensive coordinator | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 131 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | South Florida | 7-6 | - → - | 79 | 84 | -6.6 | 8% wins | 133 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 7-6 | - → - | 75 | 56 | -2.3 | 54% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 9-3 (12 of 13) | - → - | 18 | 30 | 11.6 | 54% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Auburn | 5-4 | - → - | 79 | 80 | 2.8 | 42% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2004-2005 (Other)
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2006-2007 (GA)
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2008 (GA)
- Tim Beckman · Toledo 2009-2010 (Other, Position)
- Matt Campbell* · Toledo 2011 (Other, Position)
- Tim Beckman · Illinois 2012-2014 (Other, Position)
- Bill Cubit · Illinois 2015 (Position, ST coord.)
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2016-2019 (Other, Position)
- Josh Heupel*+ · UCF 2020 (OC, Position)
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2021-2022 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 11
- Clay Patterson · South Florida 2023 (Position)
- Joel Gordon · South Florida 2023-2025 (OC, Position)
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2023-2025 (Position)
- Todd Orlando · South Florida 2023-2025 (DC, Position)
- Kodi Burns · South Florida 2025 (OC, Other, Position)
- Chris Kapilovic · Auburn 2026 (Analyst)
- Coleman Hutzler · Auburn 2026 (Position)
- D.J. Durkin · Auburn 2026 (DC, Position)
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2026 (Position)
- Larry Scott · Auburn 2026 (Position)
- Tim Banks · Auburn 2026 (DC, Position)
Coached together
- Darrell Hazell · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Jim Bollman · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him Other, them OC, Position
- Jim Heacock · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Jim Tressel · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him Other, them Head coach
- Joe Rudolph · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him Other, them GA
- Luke Fickell* · Ohio State 2004-2005 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Mark Snyder · Ohio State 2004 · him Other, them DC, Position
- Mel Tucker · Ohio State 2004 · him Other, them DC
- Todd Goebbel · Ohio State 2004 · him Other, them Analyst
- Paul Haynes · Ohio State 2005 · him Other, them Position
- Tim Beckman · Ohio State 2005 · him Other, them Position
- Denny Doornbos · Northern Illinois 2006-2007 · him GA, them DC
- Joe Novak · Northern Illinois 2006-2007 · him GA, them Head coach
- John Bond · Northern Illinois 2006 · him GA, them OC
- John Hauser* · Northern Illinois 2006-2007 · him GA, them Position
- Sam Pittman · Northern Illinois 2006 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Thomas Hammock · Northern Illinois 2006 · him GA, them Position
- Chris Beatty · Northern Illinois 2007 · him GA, them Position
- P.J. Fleck* · Northern Illinois 2007 · him GA, them Position
- Roy Wittke · Northern Illinois 2007 · him GA, them OC
- Brad Cornelsen · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them Analyst
- Curtis Luper · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them Other, Position
- Doug Meacham · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them Position
- Glenn Spencer · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them Position
- Gunter Brewer · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Mike Gundy · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them Head coach
- Tim Beckman · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them DC
- Trooper Taylor · Oklahoma State 2008 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Jason Candle* · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Matt Campbell* · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Head coach, OC, Other, Position
- Scott Satterfield* · Toledo 2009 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Steve Clinkscale · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Beckman · Toledo 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tom Manning · Toledo 2009 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Scott Isphording · Toledo 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Ward · Toledo 2011 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Paul Nichols · Toledo 2011 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Billy Gonzales · Illinois 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Chris Beatty · Illinois 2012 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Steve Clinkscale · Illinois 2012 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Tim Banks · Illinois 2012-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position
- Tim Beckman · Illinois 2012-2014 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- A. J. Ricker · Illinois 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Bill Cubit · Illinois 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, OC, Position
- Greg Colby · Illinois 2013-2014 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Mike Phair · Illinois 2015 · him Position, ST coord., them DC
- Nathan Scheelhaase · Illinois 2015 · him Position, ST coord., them Position
- D. K. McDonald · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Jim Hofher · Iowa State 2016-2017 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Gordon · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them Analyst, Other, Position
- Jon Heacock · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Matt Campbell* · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Taylor Mouser · Iowa State 2016 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Tom Manning · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tyson Veidt · Iowa State 2016-2019 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Nathan Scheelhaase · Iowa State 2018-2019 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Matt Caponi · Iowa State 2019 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Anthony Tucker · UCF 2020 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Joey Halzle · UCF 2020 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · UCF 2020 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Lanear Sampson · UCF 2020 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- Randy Shannon · UCF 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Willie Martinez · UCF 2020 · him OC, Position, them Other, Position
- Chris Weinke · Tennessee 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jerry Mack* · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joey Halzle · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Josh Heupel*+ · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Kodi Burns · Tennessee 2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Mike Ekeler · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tim Banks · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Willie Martinez · Tennessee 2021-2022 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Clay Patterson · South Florida 2023 · him Head coach, them Position
- Joel Gordon · South Florida 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kevin Patrick · South Florida 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them Head coach, Position
- Todd Orlando · South Florida 2023-2025 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Kodi Burns · South Florida 2025 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Chris Kapilovic · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them Analyst
- Coleman Hutzler · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- D.J. Durkin · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Joel Gordon · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Position
- Kodi Burns · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them OC, Other, Position
- Larry Porter · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Larry Scott · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Tim Banks · Auburn 2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position