| Blaine McCorkle | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Northwestern State |
| Current Conference: | Southland |
| Current Record: | 0–12 |
| Contract: | $252,000 |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Anniston, Alabama, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1995–1998 |
| Player Team1: | LSU |
| Player Positions: | Long snapper |
| Alma Mater: | Louisiana State University (2000) |
| Coach Years1: | 1999 |
| Coach Team1: | LSU (SA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2000 |
| Coach Team2: | Tennessee–Martin (WR) |
| Coach Years3: | 2001–2002 |
| Coach Team3: | Tennessee–Martin (OL) |
| Coach Years4: | 2003–2004 |
| Coach Team4: | Sewanee (OL) |
| Coach Years5: | 2005 |
| Coach Team5: | Liberty (OL) |
| Coach Years6: | 2006 |
| Coach Team6: | Chattanooga (TE/OT) |
| Coach Years7: | 2007 |
| Coach Team7: | Liberty (ST/OL) |
| Coach Years8: | 2008 |
| Coach Team8: | Tennessee Tech (OL) |
| Coach Years9: | 2009–2011 |
| Coach Team9: | Liberty (OL) |
| Coach Years10: | 2012–2016 |
| Coach Team10: | Richmond (OL) |
| Coach Years11: | 2017 |
| Coach Team11: | Delaware (OL) |
| Coach Years12: | 2018–2023 |
| Coach Team12: | Belhaven |
| Coach Years13: | 2024–present |
| Coach Team13: | Northwestern State |
| Overall Record: | 31–37 |
| Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 USA South (2023) |
| Awards: | USA South Coach of the Year (2023) |
Samuel Blaine McCorkle IV (born May 11, 1976) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwestern State University; a position he will hold in 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Belhaven University from 2018 to 2023.[2] [3] He also coached for LSU, Tennessee–Martin, Sewanee, Liberty, Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech, Richmond,[4] [5] and Delaware.[6] [7] He played college football as a long snapper for LSU.[8] [9]
McCorkle's cousin, Sammy, is the head football coach for Dartmouth College. Blaine's father, Sam, was the head football coach for Livingston University—now known as the University of West Alabama.[10]