Moderators Jeff Howe Posted February 20 Moderators Posted February 20 The Texas football program made several coaching hires and changes to the on-field and support staff official Thursday. The Longhorns publicly announced the additions of running backs coach Chad Scott, EDGE coach LaAllen Clark and cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey. Since Orphey was hired, OTF has reported that he was expected to coach the Texas cornerbacks. A Galena Park North Shore alum and most recently the cornerbacks coach at Rutgers for three seasons (2022-24), Orphey takes over the role previously held by defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph. A member of Steve Sarkisian's initial staff on the Forty Acres, Joseph is moving into the role previously held by Blake Gideon as the team’s safeties coach. Sarkisian also elevated Keynodo Hudson from a defensive analyst position to coaching the STAR (nickel) position under Pete Kwiatkowski. Hudson, whose time as a defensive administrative assistant at USC (2012-16) overlapped Sarkisian’s tenure as the Trojans’ coach (2014-15), joined the Longhorns in 2024 after one season as the cornerbacks coach at Ole Miss. Hudson was the Florida Atlantic cornerbacks coach for two seasons (2017-18) under Lane Kiffin before making coaching stops at Illinois (2019-20) and Western Kentucky (2021-22). Hudson was on the same defensive staff for the Hilltoppers as Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker. Analyst Mike Bimonte is now the co-passing game coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach. A former Rutgers quarterback and Delaware assistant coach, Bimonte has been on Sarkisian’s staff since February 2021. Jahmal Fenner added the director of player development title to his role as the program’s director of high school relations. Fenner’s new role came open after the recent departure of former director of player development Kevin Washington, who accepted an administrative position at Baylor. Errin Joe (director of scouting) and Josh Dunson (senior player personnel coordinator) are recent hires who were formally introduced on Thursday. The same goes for scouting coordinator Tanner Martin. A Georgia Tech alum, Joe was with the Yellow Jackets for the last six seasons. He was most recently the director of player personnel. Dunson worked in the Georgia Tech recruiting department in 2023 before joining the Memphis staff as director of recruiting. View full news story 9 1 Quote
Moderators Jeff Howe Posted February 20 Author Moderators Posted February 20 2 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said: Interesting no Jason McEndoo listed IIRC, Sark typically doesn't formally announce analyst hires, but if we ask about them at a press conference he'll talk about them. 5 2 Quote
CoachBobbyFinstock Posted February 20 Posted February 20 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said: IIRC, Sark typically doesn't formally announce analyst hires, but if we ask about them at a press conference he'll talk about them. I thought he had a formal title and not just analyst? Interesting. Edited February 20 by CoachBobbyFinstock 1 Quote
Ace Recruiter Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Speaking of coaching news, Coach Vic with a 3 year extension. Capital Grill every week. Congrats Coach! 4 Quote
qaertyisthatdude Posted February 21 Posted February 21 I’m curious about the promotion of Mike Bimonte to assistant QB coach when they already have AJ Milwee as the main QB coach. Is that to groom Bimonte for that role if Milwee leaves in a few years? 1 1 Quote
VaHorn Posted February 21 Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, qaertyisthatdude said: I’m curious about the promotion of Mike Bimonte to assistant QB coach when they already have AJ Milwee as the main QB coach. Is that to groom Bimonte for that role if Milwee leaves in a few years? I think it’s more of a function of unlimited coaching staff, if you have the wherewithal to pay for them. 1 Quote
qaertyisthatdude Posted February 21 Posted February 21 5 minutes ago, VaHorn said: I think it’s more of a function of unlimited coaching staff, if you have the wherewithal to pay for them. Yeah that makes sense. No limitations on your staff means you can get creative with job titles. 1 Quote
Drunk randoke Posted February 21 Posted February 21 1 hour ago, GoHorns1 said: Interesting no Jason McEndoo listed https://x.com/jasonmcendoo/status/1891626189560652243?s=46 1 Quote
VaHorn Posted February 21 Posted February 21 (edited) Errin Joe will make people forget about Carrington. He is a great addition. https://ramblinwreck.com/staff/errin-joe/ For some reason, the link isn’t allowed Edited February 21 by VaHorn 2 Quote
Alex Butler Posted February 21 Posted February 21 Very excited to see how all these folks positively impact the program! I’m really excited about Scott. Gotta believe with all the connections and credit Sark has right now, he must really see something special in Scott!!! 1 Quote
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