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Lane Kiffin
Head Coach
Hometown: Bloomington, Minnesota
College: Fresno State (Quarterback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Head Coach)
  • 2009 Tennessee (Head Coach)
  • 2007-08 Oakland Raiders (Head Coach)
  • 2005-06 USC (Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers Coach, Recruiting Coordinator)
  • 2004 USC (Passing Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 2002-03 USC (Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 2001 USC (Tight Ends Coach)
  • 2000 Jacksonville Jaguars (Quality Control Assistant)
  • 1999 Colorado State (Graduate Assistant-Offensive Line)
  • 1997-98 Fresno State (Student Assistant)

Monte Kiffin
Assistant Head Coach
Recruiting Responsibility: South Bay, Florida
Hometown: Lexington, Nebraska
College: Nebraska
Playing Experience: 1965 Winnepeg Blue Bombers
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Assistant Head Coach)
  • 2009 Tennessee (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1996-2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1995 New Orleans Saints (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1992-94 Minnesota Vikings (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1991 Minnesota Vikings (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1990 New York Jets (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1986-89 Minnesota Vikings (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1984-85 Buffalo Bills (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1983 Green Bay Packers (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1980-82 North Carolina State (Head Coach)
  • 1977-79 Arkansas (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1973-76 Nebraska (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1966-72 Nebraska (Assistant)

John Baxter
Associate Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator
Recruiting Responsibility: Academic Gameplan
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
College: Loras College
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Associate Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator)
  • 2009 Fresno State (Associate Head Coach, Tight Ends Coach, Special Teams)
  • 2002-08 Fresno State (Assistant Head Coach, Wide Receivers Coach, Special Teams)
  • 1997-2001 Fresno State (Assistant Head Coach, Tight Ends Coach, Special Teams)
  • 1994-96 Tulane (Special Teams Cocah)
  • 1992-93 Maryland (Special Teams Cocah)
  • 1990-91 Arizona (Assistant Coach)
  • 1989 Maine (Assistant Coach)
  • 1988 Arizona (Assistant Coach)
  • 1986-87 Iowa State (Assistant Coach)

Ed Orgeron
Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Coach, and Recruiting Coordinator
Recruiting Responsibility: Orange County, South
Hometown: Galliano, Louisiana
College: Northwestern State (Louisiana)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Coach, Recruiting Coordinator)
  • 2009 Tennessee (Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Recruiting Coordinator)
  • 2008 New Orleans Saints (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 2005-07 Mississippi (Head Coach)
  • 2003-04 USC (Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Coach, Recruiting Coordinator)
  • 2001-02 USC (Defensive LineĀ Coach and Recruiting Coordinator)
  • 1998-2000 USC (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 1995-97 Syracuse (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 1994 Nichols State (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1989-92 Miami (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 1986-87 Arkansas (Assistant Strength Coach)
  • 1985 NcNeese State (Graduate Assistant)
  • 1984 Northwestern State (Graduate Assistant)

Kennedy Pola
Offensive Coordinator and Running Backs Coach
Recruiting Responsibility: Los Angeles, Hawaii
Hometown: Pago Pago, American Somoa
College: USC (Fullback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs Coach)
  • 2005-09 Jacksonville Jaguars (Running Backs Coach)
  • 2004 Cleveland Browns (Running Backs Coach)
  • 2000-03 USC (Running Backs Coach, Special Teams)
  • 1999 San Diego State (Linebackers Coach)
  • 1997-98 Colorado (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1994-96 San Diego State (Running Backs Coach, Special Teams)
  • 1992-93 UCLA (Graduate Assistant)

James Cregg
Offensive Line Coach
Recruiting Responsibility: Inland Empire, High Desert
Hometown: Norco, California
College: Colorado State (Offensive Lineman)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2009 Tennessee (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2007-08 Oakland Raiders (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2004-06 Idaho (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 2000-03 Colgate (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 1997-99 Colorado State (Graduate Assistant)

Scottie Hazelton
Linebackers Coach
College: Fort Lewis College, Colorado
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 North Dakota State (Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach)
  • 2007-09 North Dakota State (Defensive Line Coach)
  • 2006 Michigan Tech (Linebackers Coach)
  • 2004-05 Missouri Southern State (Co-Defensive Coordinator)
  • 2002-03 St. Olaf College (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 2000-01 North Dakota State (Graduate Assistant)
  • 1996 Fort Lewis College (Defensive Backs Coach, Interim Defensive Coordinator)

Clay Helton
Quarterbacks Coach
Recruiting Responsibility: San Fernando Valley, Central California, Northern California
Hometown: Sugarland, Texas
College: Houston (Quarterback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 2009 Arkansas State (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 2007-09 Memphis (Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 2003-06 Memphis (Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 2000-02 Memphis (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1997-99 Houston (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1996 Duke (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1995 Duke (Graduate Assistant)

Tee Martin
Wide Receivers Coach
Hometown: Mobile, AL
College: Tennessee (Quarterback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 Kentucky (Wide Receivers)
  • 2009 New Mexico (Quarterbacks)
  • 2008 North Atlanta HS (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks)
  • 2007 North Cobb HS (Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks)
  • 2006 Morehouse College (Passing Game Coordinator)

Marvin Sanders
Defensive Backs Coach
Hometown: Chicago, IL
College: Nebraska (Defensive Back)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2008-11 Nebraska (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 2004-06 North Carolina (Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 2003 Nebraska (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 2001-02 Colorado State (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 2000 New Mexico State (Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers Coach)
  • 1997-99 Nebraska-Omaha (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 1995-96 Nebraska-Omaha (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 1994 Minnesota-Morris (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 1992-93 Nebraska-Weslleyan (Defensive Backs Coach)

Aaron Ausmus
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Hometown: Jacksboro, Tennessee
College: Tennesseee (1997 NCAA Indoor Shot Put Champion, Two-Time All-American)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-11 USC (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 2009 Tennessee (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 2008 North Texas (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 2005-07 Ole Miss (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 2004 Idaho (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 2001-04 USC (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 2000 Tennessee (Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • 1998-99 Tennessee (Graduate Assistant-Strength and Conditioning)