Coaches
Desmond Kitchings
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Desmond Kitchings
Played at Furman 1996-1999
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2007 | Furman | ST coord. | Tight ends coach & special teams coordinator | not known |
| 2008-2009 | Vanderbilt | ST coord. | Running backs coach & special teams coordinator | Bobby Johnson |
| 2010 | Vanderbilt | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & running backs coach✓ | Robbie Caldwell |
| 2011 | Air Force | Position | Running backs coach | Troy Calhoun* |
| 2012 | NC State | Position | Running backs coach & tight ends coach | Tom O'Brien |
| 2013-2015 | NC State | Position | Running backs coach | Dave Doeren* |
| 2016-2018 | NC State | Position | Assistant head coach & running backs coach | Dave Doeren* |
| 2019 | NC State | OC | Co-offensive coordinator & running backs coach✓ | Dave Doeren* |
| 2020 | South Carolina | Position | Running backs coach | Will Muschamp |
| 2021 | Atlanta Falcons (pro) | Position | Running backs coach | not known |
| 2022- | Virginia | OC | Offensive coordinator & tight ends coach✓ | Tony Elliott* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vanderbilt | Co-offensive coordinator | 120 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| 2019 | NC State | Co-offensive coordinator | 105 | 109 | 81 | 39 | 130 |
| 2022 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 120 | 124 | 92 | 9 | 131 |
| 2023 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 87 | 110 | 83 | 120 | 133 |
| 2024 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 103 | 113 | 105 | 87 | 134 |
| 2025 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 61 | 44 | 80 | 103 | 136 |
| 2026 | Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 78 | 85 | 79 | 61 | 138 |
Worked under
- Bobby Johnson · Vanderbilt 2008-2009 (Position, ST coord.)
- Robbie Caldwell · Vanderbilt 2010 (OC, Position)
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 2011 (Position)
- Tom O'Brien · NC State 2012 (Position)
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2013-2019 (OC, Other, Position)
- Will Muschamp · South Carolina 2020 (Position)
- Tony Elliott* · Virginia 2022-2026 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Clay Hendrix · Furman 2004-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Drew Cronic · Furman 2004-2007 · him Position, ST coord., them Other, Position
- Bobby Johnson · Vanderbilt 2008-2009 · him Position, ST coord., them Head coach
- Bruce Fowler · Vanderbilt 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them DC
- Jamie Bryant · Vanderbilt 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them DC, Position, ST coord.
- Robbie Caldwell · Vanderbilt 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them Head coach, Position
- Ted Cain · Vanderbilt 2008-2010 · him OC, Position, ST coord., them OC, Position, ST coord.
- Herb Hand · Vanderbilt 2010 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Jimmy Kiser · Vanderbilt 2010 · him OC, Position, them OC
- Blane Morgan · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Brad White · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them Position
- Charlton Warren · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Clay Hendrix · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- John Rudzinski · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them Analyst
- Matt Wallerstedt · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them DC
- Mike Thiessen · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Troy Calhoun* · Air Force 2011 · him Position, them Head coach
- Dana Bible · NC State 2012 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Jon Tenuta · NC State 2012 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Mike Archer · NC State 2012 · him Position, them DC
- Tom O'Brien · NC State 2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Troy Walters · NC State 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Clayton White · NC State 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Doeren* · NC State 2013-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Huxtable · NC State 2013-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Eddie Faulkner · NC State 2013-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Matt Canada · NC State 2013-2015 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Mike Uremovich* · NC State 2013-2015 · him Position, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · NC State 2013-2016 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ty Howle · NC State 2014-2015 · him Position, them GA
- George McDonald · NC State 2015-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Dwayne Ledford · NC State 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Eli Drinkwitz*+ · NC State 2016-2018 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Aaron Henry · NC State 2017-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Kevin Patrick · NC State 2017-2019 · him OC, Other, Position, them Position
- Nathan Burton · NC State 2017 · him Other, Position, them Analyst
- Joe Scelfo · NC State 2018 · him Other, Position, them GA
- Ted Roof · NC State 2018 · him Other, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- Kurt Roper · NC State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Todd Goebbel · NC State 2019 · him OC, Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Tony Gibson* · NC State 2019 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Joe Cox · South Carolina 2020 · him Position, them Position
- Mike Bobo · South Carolina 2020 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Travaris Robinson · South Carolina 2020 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Will Muschamp · South Carolina 2020 · him Position, them Head coach
- John Rudzinski · Virginia 2022-2026 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Taylor Lamb · Virginia 2022-2026 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Tony Elliott* · Virginia 2022-2026 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Dave Patenaude · Virginia 2023 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
Played together
- Billy Napier* · Furman 1999