Reed Stringer (born January 26, 1979)[1] is an Americancollege football coach. He served as the interim head football coach andgeneral manager for theUniversity of Southern Mississippi, positions he has held since 2024. Before becoming interim head coach in October 2024, he had served in various capacities at Southern Miss since 2018.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1979-01-26)January 26, 1979 (age 46) Canton, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Delta State University (2001, 2003) |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | Delta State |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | Delta State (GA) |
| 2003–2004 | Mississippi State (GA) |
| 2005–2006 | Mississippi State (TE) |
| 2007–2008 | Mississippi State (TE/ST) |
| 2011–2017 | Louisiana (AHC/TE/RC) |
| 2018 | Southern Miss (OQC) |
| 2019 | Southern Miss (TE) |
| 2020 | Southern Miss (ST/TE) |
| 2021–2024 | Southern Miss (AHC) |
| 2024 | Southern Miss (interim HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2009 | Mississippi State (dir. of recruiting) |
| 2010 | Clemson (Player development) |
| 2021–present | Southern Miss (GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–5 |
| Bowls | 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| As a player: | |
Career
editStringer grew up inCanton, Mississippi, and attended theCanton Academy, where he played football and basketball.[2] Stringer playedoffensive tackle atDelta State from 1998–2001. The 1998 and 2000 teams won theGulf South Conference; the2000 team won theDivision II national championship.[3] Stringer was agraduate assistant atMississippi State in 2003 under head coachJackie Sherrill, and was retained whenSylvester Croom succeeded Sherrill for the 2004 season. Croom promoted Stringer to tight ends coach, his first on-field role, in 2005.[3]
NewLouisiana-Lafayette head coachMark Hudspeth hired Stringer as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator in 2011.[4] Stringer and Hudspeth first met when Stringer was a tackle at Delta State and Hudspeth was offensive coordinator there (1999–2000). They overlapped again at Mississippi State in 2009.[5] Stringer remained at Louisiana-Lafayette until the end of the 2017 season when Hudspeth was fired.[6]
For the 2018 season, Stringer joinedJay Hopson's staff atSouthern Miss as a quality control coach. He succeededBrock Hays as tight ends coach in 2019.[7] Stringer remained at Southern Miss during a chaotic 2020 season in which Southern Miss had three coaches: Hopson,Scotty Walden,Tim Billings. New permanent head coachWill Hall, hired for the 2021 season, retained Stringer and promoted him to assistant head coach and general manager.[8] Southern Miss fired Hall seven games into the 2024 season and named Stringer the interim head coach.[9]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Miss Golden Eagles(Sun Belt Conference)(2024) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 0–5[a] | 0–5 | 7th(West) | |||||
| Southern Miss: | 0–5 | 0–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–5 | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^Mississippi State University (2006)."Football Media Guide"(PDF). p. 104. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.
- ^"Former CA players honored".Madison County Herald. January 25, 2021. p. 9. RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^abDellenger, Ross (April 22, 2005)."Stringer begins reign as MSU tight ends coach".The Reflector. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.
- ^"Mark Hudspeth's staff at Louisiana-Lafayette nearing completion".KAIT. January 9, 2011. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.
- ^Johnson, Luke (September 24, 2015)."Striving for more, Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth driven by never-ending worry".The Advocate. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.
- ^Foote, Kevin; Buckley, Tim (December 3, 2017)."UL fires head football coach Hudspeth, citing inconsistent play, declining support".The Daily Advertiser. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.
- ^Magee, Patrick (March 8, 2019)."Southern Miss football hires two more assistant coaches".Sun Herald.
- ^Milligan, Rashad (December 14, 2020)."Southern Miss announces 4 additions to football coaching staff".Hattiesburg American. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.
- ^Vannini, Chris (October 20, 2024)."Southern Miss fires head coach Will Hall after 1-6 start: What's next for Golden Eagles?".The Athletic.ISSN 0362-4331. RetrievedOctober 20, 2024.