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Coaching Staff

Lane Kiffin | Head Coach (show/hide bio)

Hometown: Bloomington, Minnesota
College: Fresno State (Quarterback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-12 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)

Ed Orgeron | Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line Coach, and Recruiting Coordinator (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: Inland Empire, Central California
Hometown: Galliano, Louisiana
College: Northwestern State (Louisiana)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-12 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 Line 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)

John Baxter | Associate Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: Academic Game Plan
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
College: Loras College
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-12 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)

Clancy Pendergast | Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: TBD
Hometown: Glendale, AZ
College: Arizona
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-12 California (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 2009 Kansas City Chiefs (Defensive Coordinator, Secondary Coach)
  • 2004-08 Arizona Cardinals (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 2003 Cleveland Browns (Linebackers Coach)
  • 2001-02 Dallas Cowboys (Defensive Backs Coach)
  • 2000 Dallas Cowboys (Defensive Nickel Package Coach)
  • 1996-99 Dallas Cowboys (Defensive Quality Control Assistant)
  • 1995 Houston Oilers (Defensive Quality Control Assistant)
  • 1993-94 Oklahoma (Graduate Assistant-Tight Ends)
  • 1992 USC (Defensive Assistant)
  • 1991 Mississippi State (Graduate Assistant)

Clay Helton | Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: Northern California, Northwest
Hometown: Sugarland, Texas
College: Houston (Quarterback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2012 USC (Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 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)

Mike Summers | Running Game Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: TBD
Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky
College: Georgetown (Kentucky) College (Defensive Back)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2011-12 Kentucky (Running Game Coordinator, Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2010 Kentucky (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2008-09 Arkansas (Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2007 Atlanta Falcons (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2003-06 Louisville (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2001-02 Ohio (Offensive Line Coach)
  • 2000 Oklahoma State (Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends Coach)
  • 1996-99 University of the South, Sewanee (Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator)
  • 1991-95 Oregon State (Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator)
  • 1985-90 Northern Illinois (Offensive Coordinator)
  • 1982-84 Texas A&M (Graduate Assistant-Offensive Line)
  • 1980-81 Kentucky (Graduate Assistant-Offensive Line)

Tommie Robinson | Passing Game Coordinator, Running Backs Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: TBD
Hometown: Phenix City, Alabama
College: Troy State (Safety)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-12 Arizona Cardinals (Running Backs Coach)
  • 2007-09 Miami (Running Backs Coach)
  • 2006 Memphis (Running Backs Coach)
  • 2003-05 Georgia Tech (Tight Ends Coach)
  • 2002 Georgia Tech (Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 2001 Oklahoma State (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1998-2000 Dallas Cowboys (Offensive Assistant)
  • 1998 UNLV (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1994-97 TCU (Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 1992-93 Utah State (Running Backs Coach)
  • 1991 Arkansas (Graduate Assistant)

Mike Ekeler | Linebackers Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: TBD
Hometown: Blair, Nebraska
College: Kansas State (Linebacker)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2011-12 Indiana (Defensive Coordinator)
  • 2008-10 Nebraska (Linebackers Coach)
  • 2005-07 LSU (Graduate Assistant/Intern)
  • 2003-04 Oklahoma (Graduate Assistant)

Tee Martin | Wide Receivers Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: Southeast
Hometown: Mobile, AL
College: Tennessee (Quarterback)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2012 USC (Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 2010-11 Kentucky (Wide Receivers Coach)
  • 2009 New Mexico (Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 2008 North Atlanta HS (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 2007 North Cobb HS (Passing Game Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach)
  • 2006 Morehouse College (Passing Game Coordinator)

James Cregg | Tight Ends Coach (show/hide bio)

Recruiting Responsibility: Southwest
Hometown: Norco, California
College: Colorado State (Offensive Lineman)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2010-12 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)

Ross Cumming | Graduate Assistant-Outside Linebackers (show/hide bio)

Hometown: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
College: USC (LB/FB)
Coaching Experience:

  • 2012 USC (Graduate Assistant-Special Teams/Linebackers)

Aaron Ausmus | Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (show/hide bio)

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

  • 2010-12 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)