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45 minority coaches under 45 to watch for future Division I head-coaching jobs

As college football tries to increase head coaching diversity, we spoke to coaches, athletic directors, search firm executives and agents to identify 45 minority coaches who could land lead FBS gigs in the future.
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Adam Rittenberg wrote an article identifying 45 minority coaches that potentially will become division one head coaches. There were a few current and former Miami coaches on the list.

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Josh Gattis, Miami offensive coordinator
Age: 38

The 2021 Broyles Award winner (nation's top assistant coach) helped energize Michigan's offense en route to the program's first CFP appearance. He now gets even more autonomy at Miami under Mario Cristobal. Gattis has interviewed for several head-coaching positions and should get an opportunity soon, likely at a Power 5 program, if Miami's offense begins to surge.

"He's a big-time rising star," a Power 5 coach said.

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Ephraim Banda, Utah State defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Age: 40

Banda is an impressive young coordinator who last year helped Utah State to its first Mountain West title and a top-25 finish. Utah State ranked second nationally in tackles for loss and 10th in red zone defense. Banda, who is Hispanic, came up under Manny Diaz, working for him at Mississippi State and Miami, where he was co-defensive coordinator in 2019 and 2020.


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Jahmile Addae, Miami secondary coach
Age: 38

Addae's profile includes a national championship with Georgia in 2021 and Power 5 stops at Minnesota, Arizona and West Virginia, his alma mater. The Tampa, Florida-area native has geographic diversity in his profile, and even two seasons on offense as Cincinnati's running backs coach. He has worked in four power conferences and is known as an elite-level recruiter.

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Thomas Brown, Los Angeles Rams tight ends coach/assistant head coach
Age: 36

After a fast rise in the college game, Brown has enhanced his NFL profile, generating some NFL head-coaching interest this winter. He's set to lead his second position group with the defending Super Bowl champions, after coaching running backs at four Power 5 programs as well as the Rams. Brown served as Miami's offensive coordinator from 2016 to 2018 under Mark Richt.

a couple of other notable, discussed on this board and somewhat associated coaches were:

Alex Atkins, Florida State offensive coordinator/offensive line coach
Doug Belk, Houston defensive coordinator/associate head coach
Fran Brown, Georgia defensive backs coach
Bryan McClendon, Georgia wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator (I didn’t count him as a former coach because he was here for like five minutes)
 
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Before clicking on the link didnt realize they had Gattis first on list, good for him. Hopefully he takes our offense to another level and everybody benefits
 
Addae and Gattis will for sure have their fair share of suitors after this fall, as long as Miami produces on the field. I wonder what kind of gentleman's agreement they had with Mario. I know everyone talked about Mario asking for a 2 year committment but it was not clear to me if that was for coordinators or position coaches as well. It's a matter of time before UGA/Bamas come calling for Addae.
 
AUcane said:
Addae and Gattis will for sure have their fair share of suitors after this fall, as long as Miami produces on the field. I wonder what kind of gentleman's agreement they had with Mario. I know everyone talked about Mario asking for a 2 year committment but it was not clear to me if that was for coordinators or position coaches as well. It's a matter of time before UGA/Bamas come calling for Addae.
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Addae left UGA to come here. LOL

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I tell you what, say what you want but Banda is shaping up to be an extremely good coach. That probably was probably the only bright spot during the Diaz era. Recruited well and had his guys playing. Respect to that man from where he came from.
 
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Would Gattis bolt for a Group of 5 school, or does he wait for a Power 5 job?

If the offer is right, I can't see him staying if a gig like Coastal Carolina opens up.
 
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