Coaches
Alex Grinch
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Alex Grinch
Played at Mount Union 1998-2001
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2004 | Missouri | Head coach | Head coach≠ | himself |
| 2005-2006 | New Hampshire | Position | CB | not known |
| 2007-2008 | New Hampshire | Position | DB/RC | not known |
| 2009-2011 | Wyoming | Position | DB/RC | Dave Christensen |
| 2012-2014 | Missouri | Position | S | Gary Pinkel |
| 2015-2017 | Washington State | DC | DC/S✓ | Mike Leach |
| 2018 | Ohio State | DC | co-DC/S✓ | Urban Meyer |
| 2019-2021 | Oklahoma | DC | DC✓ | Lincoln Riley*+ |
| 2022-2023 | USC | DC | DC✓ | Lincoln Riley*+ |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | DC | co-DC/S✓ | Luke Fickell* |
| 2025- | UCF | DC | DC/S✓ | Scott Frost* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 84 | 84 | 111 | 128 |
| 2016 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 67 | 56 | 73 | 64 | 128 |
| 2017 | Washington State | Defensive coordinator | 24 | 45 | 33 | 67 | 130 |
| 2018 | Ohio State | Co-defensive coordinator | 45 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 130 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 64 | 79 | 49 | 120 | 130 |
| 2020 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 20 | 13 | 13 | 64 | 127 |
| 2021 | Oklahoma | Defensive coordinator | 73 | 60 | 65 | 20 | 130 |
| 2022 | USC | Defensive coordinator | 120 | 110 | 126 | 112 | 131 |
| 2023 | USC | Defensive coordinator | 111 | 115 | 113 | 120 | 133 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | Co-defensive coordinator | 83 | 47 | 90 | 28 | 134 |
| 2025 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 53 | 53 | 82 | 59 | 136 |
| 2026 | UCF | Defensive coordinator | 63 | 67 | 80 | 53 | 138 |
Worked under
- Dave Christensen · Wyoming 2009-2011 (Other, Position)
- Gary Pinkel · Missouri 2012-2014 (Position)
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2015-2017 (DC, Position)
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2018 (DC, Position)
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2019-2021 (DC)
- Lincoln Riley*+ · USC 2022-2023 (DC)
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2024 (DC, Position)
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2025-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dave Christensen · Missouri 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them OC
- Dave Steckel · Missouri 2002-2014 · him Head coach, Position, them DC, Other, Position
- David Yost · Missouri 2002-2012 · him Head coach, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Gary Pinkel · Missouri 2002-2014 · him Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Harding · Missouri 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them GA
- Matt Eberflus · Missouri 2002-2004 · him Head coach, them DC
- Barry Odom* · Missouri 2003 · him Head coach, them GA
- Chip Kelly · New Hampshire 2005-2006 · him Position, them OC
- Derek Sage · New Hampshire 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Joe Conlin · New Hampshire 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Sean McDonnell · New Hampshire 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Tim Cramsey · New Hampshire 2005-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Jerry Azzinaro · New Hampshire 2007 · him Other, Position, them Position
- John Perry · New Hampshire 2007 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Carty* · New Hampshire 2007-2008 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Dave Christensen · Wyoming 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Head coach
- Jim Harding · Wyoming 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Marcus Arroyo · Wyoming 2009-2010 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Marty English · Wyoming 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them DC
- Pete Kaligis · Wyoming 2009-2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Derek Sage · Wyoming 2010-2011 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Gregg Brandon · Wyoming 2011 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Matt Rahl · Wyoming 2011 · him Other, Position, them Other, Position
- Josh Henson · Missouri 2012-2014 · him Position, them OC, Position
- A. J. Ricker · Missouri 2014 · him Position, them Position
- Brian Odom · Washington State 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- David Yost · Washington State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Graham Harrell · Washington State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Salave'a · Washington State 2015-2016 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Joel Filani · Washington State 2015 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Ken Wilson · Washington State 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mike Leach · Washington State 2015-2017 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- JaMarcus Shephard* · Washington State 2016 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Darcel McBath · Washington State 2017 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Derek Sage · Washington State 2017 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Joe Bolden · Washington State 2017 · him DC, Position, them GA
- Brian Hartline* · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Greg Schiano* · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them DC, Other
- Greg Studrawa · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kevin Wilson · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Larry Johnson · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Other, Position
- Ryan Day*+ · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Urban Meyer · Ohio State 2018 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Bill Bedenbaugh · Oklahoma 2019-2021 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Brian Odom · Oklahoma 2019-2021 · him DC, them Position
- Cale Gundy · Oklahoma 2019-2021 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · Oklahoma 2019-2021 · him DC, them Head coach
- Ruffin McNeill · Oklahoma 2019 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Shane Beamer*+ · Oklahoma 2019-2020 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Ty Darlington · Oklahoma 2019 · him DC, them Analyst
- Conner McQueen · Oklahoma 2020-2021 · him DC, them Analyst
- Jamar Cain · Oklahoma 2020-2021 · him DC, them Position
- Bob Stoops · Oklahoma 2021 · him DC, them Head coach
- Joe Jon Finley · Oklahoma 2021 · him DC, them Position
- Brian Odom · USC 2022-2023 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Conner McQueen · USC 2022 · him DC, them GA
- Donte Williams · USC 2022-2023 · him DC, them Other, Position
- Josh Henson · USC 2022-2023 · him DC, them OC, Position
- Lincoln Riley*+ · USC 2022-2023 · him DC, them Head coach
- Luke Huard · USC 2022-2023 · him DC, them Position
- Shaun Nua · USC 2022-2023 · him DC, them DC, Position
- Greg Brown · USC 2023 · him DC, them Analyst
- Kliff Kingsbury · USC 2023 · him DC, them Analyst
- Eric Raisbeck · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Jack Bicknell · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Kenny Guiton · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Luke Fickell* · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Mike Tressel · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Paul Haynes · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Phil Longo* · Wisconsin 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Brandon Harris · UCF 2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Danny Hope · UCF 2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Mark D'Onofrio · UCF 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Pete Alamar · UCF 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them ST coord.
- Scott Frost* · UCF 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Shawn Clark · UCF 2025 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Steve Cooper · UCF 2025-2026 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kefense Hynson · UCF 2026 · him DC, Position, them Other
Played together
- Matt Campbell* · Mount Union 1999-2001
- Jason Candle* · Mount Union 2000-2001
- Matt Caponi · Mount Union 2000-2001
- Tom Manning · Mount Union 2001