Marcus Woodson

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Marcus Woodson
Current position
TitleCo-Defensive Coordinator/SAF
TeamArkansas
Biographical details
BornMoss Point, Mississippi
Playing career
1999–2002Ole Miss
Position(s)Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2008Millsaps (DB)
2009–2011Charleston Southern (DB/Recruiting Coordinator)
2012–2013Charleston Southern (DB/Passing Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator)
2014–2015Fresno State (DB)
2016–2017Memphis (DB)
2018Auburn (DB)
2019Auburn (DB/Recruiting Coordinator)
2020–2022Florida State (DB)
2023–presentArkansas (Co-DC/S)

Marcus Woodson is an American football coach who is the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Playing career

Woodson played for four years at Ole Miss. In those four years, he started two years at the safety position notching one interception.[1][2] However, Woodson suffered a career-ending injury.[3]

Coaching career

Woodson started his coaching career at Millsaps as the defensive backs coach, where he stayed for three seasons.[4] From there, Woodson would be hired at Charleston Southern where he would assume the same role as defensive backs coach and would also become the team's recruiting coordinator.[5][6] After Woodson's stint with Charleston Southern, he would become the defensive backs coach at Fresno State.[7][8] After two years with Fresno State, Woodson would be hired by Memphis as the defensive backs coach.[9][10]

After a two-year stint with Memphis, Woodson moved to Auburn to be the team's defensive backs coach.[11][12] After one season with Auburn, Woodson received the role of recruiting coordinator.[13]

After two seasons with Auburn, Woodson became the defensive backs coach at Florida State.[14][15] Then after three years with Florida State, Woodson got his first coordinator role as he was hired by Arkansas to be their co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "MARCUS WOODSON". Memphis University Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Marcus Woodson". Sports Reference. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Rebs' Defensive Back Marcus Woodson Has Knee Surgery". Ole Miss Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Marcus Woodson". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Majors Lose a Pair of Coaches from Football Staff". Millsaps College Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  6. ^ "The Scoop". Football Scoop. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  7. ^ Wood, Ralph. "Fresno State Adds To Football Staff". KMPH. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ^ Stephenson, Craig. "Football: Moss Point native Marcus Woodson hired as assistant coach at Fresno State". GulfLive.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Memphis hires Joe Lorig, Marcus Woodson as assistants". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  10. ^ Rockwell, Curtis. "Moss Point's Marcus Woodson joining football staff at Memphis". GulfLive.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ^ Crepea, James. "Auburn hires Marcus Woodson as 10th assistant football coach". AL.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  12. ^ Jones, James. "Moss Point's Woodson named to Auburn coaching staff". Sun Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  13. ^ Bratton, Michael. "Auburn announces offseason football staff hires, promotions for several of Gus Malzahn's assistants". Saturday Down South. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  14. ^ Vitale, Josh. "Defensive backs coach Marcus Woodson leaves Auburn for same job at Florida State". Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  15. ^ Torres, Luis. "FSU football announces hiring of Marcus Woodson". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  16. ^ "BREAKING: DBs coach Marcus Woodson moving on from Florida State for Arkansas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  17. ^ Karels, Carter. "Report: Florida State defensive backs coach Marcus Woodson taking similar job at Arkansas". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

External links

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