Chip Long Explained

Chip Long (born May 1, 1983) is an American college football coach. He was most recently the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the University of Southern Mississippi. He previously served as the offensive coordinator for Tulane University, the University of Notre Dame, the University of Memphis and Georgia Tech.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Long began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Louisville, where he held the position for two years. This was followed by two years as a graduate assistant at Arkansas. In 2010 and 2011 Long worked as Illinois' tight ends and fullbacks coach.^[1]

In 2012, Long went to Arizona State to coach the Sun Devils tight ends while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. Long followed Mike Norvell from Arizona State to Memphis Tigers to serve as offensive coordinator under Norvell in 2016.^{[2] [3]}

Notre Dame

After one season at Memphis, Long left to become offensive coordinator for Notre Dame.^{[4] [5]} Long was a finalist for the 2018 Broyles Award, which is given to the nation's top assistant coach, after the Irish finished the regular season undefeated, and had secured their first appearance in the college football playoffs.

Tennessee

On December 11, 2019, it was announced that Long would not be retained by the University of Notre Dame. In February 2020, Long accepted an off-the-field analyst position at the University of Tennessee.^[6]

Tulane

On December 8, 2020, Tulane announced the addition of Long as offensive coordinator.^{[7] [8]}

Georgia Tech

On December 5, 2021, Georgia Tech announced Long was hired to become the new offensive coordinator for coach Geoff Collins and the Yellow Jackets.^[9] Additionally he originally was supposed to be the quarterbacks coach, but he then was transitioned to the team's tight ends coach. Collins was fired midway through the 2022 season, and Long was released from his contract by new head coach Brent Key.^[10]

Southern Miss

In December 2023, Southern Miss announced the hiring of Long as their offensive coordintor.^[11]

External links

• Georgia Tech profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Puls. Jonah. Illinois Football: Chip Long To Be Named TE Coach. September 20, 2021. Bleacher Report. en.
2. Web site: Memphis football hires Chip Long as new OC.
3. Web site: Arizona State assistant Chip Long hired as Tigers offensive coordinator.
4. Web site: Chip Long named Notre Dame’s offensive coordinator // The Observer. January 9, 2017.
5. Web site: Chip Long leaving Memphis for Notre Dame.
6. Web site: Toppmeyer. Blake. Tulane plans to hire Tennessee football analyst Chip Long as offensive coordinator, per reports. 2021-09-20. Knoxville News Sentinel. en-US.
7. Web site: Fritz Tabs Chip Long as Tulane’s New Offensive Coordinator .
8. Web site: Tennessee football: Vols analyst Chip Long hired by Tulane Green Wave. 2021-09-20. allfortennessee.com.
9. News: Sugiura. Ken. Georgia Tech hires Tulane offensive coordinator Chip Long. English. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2021-12-06. 1539-7459.
10. News: Samuels . Doug . The Scoop - Wednesday November 30, 2022 . 30 November 2022 . footballscoop.com . Football Scoop . 30 November 2022.
11. https://southernmiss.com/news/2023/12/8/chip-long-hired-as-football-offensive-coordinator