| Slade Nagle | |
| Current Title: | Offensive coordinator |
| Current Team: | Houston |
| Current Conference: | Big 12 |
| Birth Date: | 23 March 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Lake Charles (LA) Barbe[1] |
| Player Years1: | 1998 |
| Player Team1: | Clemson |
| Player Years2: | 1999–2001 |
| Player Team2: | McNeese State |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Coach Team1: | Northwestern State (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 2004–2005 |
| Coach Team2: | Dodge City CC (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years3: | 2006–2009 |
| Coach Team3: | Northwestern State (OC/QB/WR/TE) |
| Coach Years4: | 2009 |
| Coach Team4: | LSU (ST) |
| Coach Years5: | 2010 |
| Coach Team5: | Texas State (co-OC/QB) |
| Coach Years6: | 2011 |
| Coach Team6: | Central Arkansas (RB/AHC) |
| Coach Years7: | 2012–2015 |
| Coach Team7: | McNeese State (RB/ST) |
| Coach Years8: | 2016–2021 |
| Coach Team8: | Tulane (TE) |
| Coach Years9: | 2022 |
| Coach Team9: | Tulane (TE/AHC) |
| Coach Years10: | 2023 |
| Coach Team10: | Tulane (OC/QB/AHC) |
| Coach Years11: | 2023 |
| Coach Team11: | Tulane (interim HC) |
| Coach Years12: | 2024 |
| Coach Team12: | LSU (ST/TE) |
| Coach Years13: | 2025–present |
| Coach Team13: | Houston (OC) |
| Overall Record: | 0–1 |
| Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
Brandon Slade Nagle (born March 23, 1980) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator for the Houston Cougars. He previously served as the interim head coach for the Tulane Green Wave.[2]
A quarterback, Nagle played one game for the Clemson Tigers as a freshman, rushing for one yard on one carry.[3] He then transferred to McNeese State University, where he played for the Cowboys from 1999 to 2001.[2] Nagle led his team to a Southland Conference title as a senior.[2]
After graduating from McNeese, Nagle served as graduate assistant coach at Northwestern State.[4] [5] He then served in various roles as the quarterback coach at Dodge City Community College, as the quarterback and wide receiver coach at Northwestern State, as an analyst working with the special teams at LSU, as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Texas State, and as the running backs/assistant head coach at Central Arkansas. After coaching at Central Arkansas, Nagle returned to his alma mater, McNeese State, to serve as the running backs and special teams coach. In 2016, Nagle was hired as a tight ends coach at Tulane before receiving the assistant head coach title in 2022. Prior to the start of the 2022 season, Nagle was given control of the Green Wave's offense, which he helped lead to a 12-2 record, conference championship, and Cotton Bowl victory over the #8 ranked University of Southern California.[6] [7] After the conclusion of the 2022 season and seven years as the Green Wave's tight end coach, Nagle was officially promoted to offensive coordinator and transitioned to coach quarterbacks, helping the team to another 10-win season, finishing 11-3.[8] [9] [10] On December 3, 2023, after head coach Willie Fritz left to take the head coaching job at the University of Houston, Nagle was named as the team's interim head coach for their appearance in the 2023 Military Bowl.[11] [12]