Chris Cosh
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive Coordinator |
| Team | University of Richmond |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 12, 1959 |
| Playing career | |
| 1977–1981 | Virginia Tech |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983 | Virginia Tech (SA) |
| 1984 | Minnesota (GA) |
| 1985–1988 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (DC) |
| 1989 | SE Missouri St. (DC) |
| 1990 | UNLV (LB) |
| 1991 | Minnesota (DL) |
| 1992–1994 | Illinois (LB) |
| 1995 | Illinois (AHC/LB) |
| 1996 | Illinois (DC/BB) |
| 1997 | Maryland (LB/RC) |
| 1998 | Michigan State (DC) |
| 1999–2002 | South Carolina (LB) |
| 2003 | South Carolina (DC/LB) |
| 2004–2005 | Kansas State (LB) |
| 2006–2008 | Maryland (DC/LB) |
| 2009 | Kansas State (AHC/Co-DC) |
| 2010-2011 | Kansas State (AHC/DC) |
| 2012 | South Florida (DC/LB) |
| 2013–2014 | Buffalo (DL) |
| 2015 | North Texas (DC) |
| 2016 | Richmond (DC) |
Chris Cosh (born May 12, 1959), is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as defensive coordinator at the University of Richmond.
Playing career
Cosh played linebacker for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 1977 to 1981.[1]
Coaching career
He has been a defensive coach since he started as a student assistant at Virginia Tech in 1983.[1] Cosh has moved around a lot, with 13 stops in 25 years,[2][3] including two with the Maryland Terrapins (1997, 2006–2008) and re-joining Holtz with the South Carolina Gamecocks (1999–2003).[1]
He served as linebackers coach in 2004 and 2005 for the Kansas State Wildcats under head coach Bill Snyder, before returning to Maryland as their defensive coordinator and linebackers coach with head coach Ralph Friedgen.[1]
While at Maryland, Cosh was frequently criticized by fans for the inconsistent performance by Maryland's defense, which was described as "poor to occasionally impressive". Friedgen praised Cosh's recruiting but showed public frustration with Cosh's in-game coaching.[4]
On December 6, 2008 it was announced that Cosh would return to Kansas State for a second time under coach Snyder (when Snyder decided to come out of retirement to help the Wildcats) as assistant head coach (to Snyder) and co-defensive coordinator alongside Vic Koenning.[1][5]
Cosh will have now served as a defensive coordinator in five of the six BCS conferences (Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, and Big East).[1]
On January 18, 2012, Cosh was announced as the new defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida.[6][7]
On February 4, 2016, Cosh was named defensive coordinator at the University of Richmond.[8]
Personal
Cosh is a native of Washington, D.C., and graduated from Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland. He has a bachelor's degree in physical education from Virginia Tech in 1983.[1]
Cosh and his wife, Mary, have two sons, J. J., who is a member of the Midshipmen football team at the United States Naval Academy, and Billy, who played at Kansas State University as a freshman and transferred to James Madison University. He transferred to Butler Community College prior to the 2012 season.[9] They live in Maryland.[1]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Cosh Added to Wildcat Defensive Staff". - Kansas State University Wildcats official athletic site. - (kstatesports.com). - December 6, 2008
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991008194730/http://www.fansonly.com/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/mtt/msu-m-footbl-s-cosh.html
- ↑ http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cosh_chris00.html
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- ↑ "Vic Koenning Named to Football Staff". - Kansas State University Wildcats official athletic site. - (kstatesports.com). - December 8, 2008
- ↑ http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=205364347
- ↑ http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/holtz-gets-his-man-cosh-run-usf-defense
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011411aaa.html
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- People from Forestville, Maryland
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