| Philadelphia Eagles | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1984-11-19)November 19, 1984 (age 41) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Nebraska |
| Position | Offensive lineman |
| Career history | |
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Greg Austin (born November 19, 1984) is an Americanfootball coach and former player. He is currently the assistant offensive line coach for thePhiladelphia Eagles. He was previously the offensive line coach for theJacksonville Jaguars,FIU, theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln and theUniversity of Central Florida.[1] He also played offensive guard for theNebraska Cornhuskers from 2003 to 2007.[2]
In August 2018, Austin was nominated as part of ESPN's '40 Under 40.'[3][4][5]
Austin was born on November 19, 1983, inHouston, Texas, atSt. Luke's Hospital to Jacqueline L. Austin and Gregory D. Austin Sr. He attendedCy-Fair High School inCypress, Texas, where he played football and a shot putter for the track and field team was elected homecoming king.[6] While at Cy-Fair, his nickname was "BG," or "Big Greg " due his popularity and leadership qualities among his teammates, peers, coaches and teachers.[7] He eventually committed to a football scholarship at theUniversity of Nebraska upon graduating in 2003. Other prospects includedNorth Texas,Oklahoma State,Rice,SMU andTexas Tech.[8]
Upon visiting Nebraska's campus in November 2002 and being heavily recruited by head coachFrank Solich, Austin signed a letter of intent to play for the Huskers in spring of 2003.[9] He earned a spot that fall as a true starter on Solich's offensive line. He was the fifth true freshman in Nebraska's history to ever do so.[10] His offensive teammates that year includedJammal Lord and his roommateCory Ross. Despite a knee injury that sidelined him in the late season, the Cornhuskers went on to win theAlamo Bowl his first year against Michigan State.[11] Austin retained his starting offensive line role throughout his tenure at Nebraska as they reclaimed victorytwo years later at the Alamo Bowl against Michigan.[12] This time, it was under new head coachBill Callahan. In his final year, the Huskers, including starting running back and roommateBrandon Jackson, fell in a close game to Auburn in the 2007Cotton Bowl Classic. He graduated in 2007 from Nebraska with a Bachelors in Business Administration. Other teammates includedTitus Adams, Joe Dailey,Sam Koch,Carl Nicks,Ndamukong Suh,Barrett Ruud,Zac Taylor, andFabian Washington.
Shortly after graduating from Nebraska, under the tutelage ofRichard Lapchick andRichard DeVos, Austin enrolled at theUniversity of Central Florida where he studied under theDeVos Sports Management Program. Austin credited Lapchick and DeVos on matriculating to UCF by saying their societal contributions, "really drew me in, and from there, I knew it was bigger than me." He graduated from UCF in 2009 with dual master's degrees in business sports management.[13]
Austin's coaching career began shortly after graduating from UCF where he also worked as an event manager forDisney's Wide World of Sports. He took an intern graduate assistant coaching position at bothMesabi Range College and laterWayne State University. At both schools, he assisted with the offensive line as an intern coach.
In mid-2010, Austin received an offer to joinChip Kelly's coaching staff as a graduate assistant intern for theUniversity of Oregon. Known by players and coaches alike as "Coach G", he helped coach the offensive line under the guidance of offensive coordinatorMark Helfrich.[14] Although he started as a coaching intern in with Oregon, Austin was later promoted to, and remained, graduate assistant offensive coach the following year. When Austin came on board, the2010 Ducks were 12-0 (8-0 Pac-10) in regular season play and went on to win thePac-10 Conference title, the first undefeated and untied regular season in the school's 117-year football history. They went on to play againstHeisman winnerCam Newton and the Auburn Tigers for the2011 BCS National Championship in theFiesta Bowl, but narrowly lost by a field goal towards the end of regulation. For the next two years, Austin and the Ducks would go on to retain theconference title in 2011, win the2012 Rose Bowl and2013 Fiesta Bowl with 12–2 (8–1 Pac-12) and 12–1 (8–1 Pac-12) records, respectively. This accumulates a 36-4 record while Austin was with the Ducks. During an Oregon News interview, Austin said, "winning the Rose Bowl was one of the funnest moments I ever had on the field."[15]
Austin left Oregon with Chip Kelly after the 2012 season to join thePhiladelphia Eagles.
Austin joined new head coachScott Frost's staff at theUniversity of Central Florida (UCF) in 2016 as offensive line coach. When Frost departed after 2017 to become head coach at Nebraska, Austin followed him and took the same role there. Austin was one of four offensive assistants dismissed on November 8, 2021, in a major reshuffle of the offensive staff.[16]
On January 2, 2022, it was reported that Austin would be joiningMike MacIntyre's inauguralFIU staff as the run game coordinator and offensive line coach.[17]
On February 1, 2023, it was reported the Austin would be returning to theNFL as the offensive assistant coach onDoug Peterson'sJacksonville Jaguars staff.[18]On February 22, 2024, Austin was named assistant offensive line coach for the Jaguars.[19]
On February 27, 2025, thePhiladelphia Eagles hired Austin to serve as their assistant offensive line coach.[20]
