Chris Cosh

Last updated
Chris Cosh
Current position
TitleSenior Analyst
Team Western Michigan
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
Born (1959-05-12) May 12, 1959 (age 64)
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)
1995Illinois (AHC/LB)
1996Illinois (DC/BB)
1997 Maryland (LB/RC)
1998 Michigan State (DC)
1999–2002 South Carolina (LB)
2003South Carolina (DC/LB)
2004–2005 Kansas State (LB)
2006–2008Maryland (DC/LB)
2009Kansas State (AHC/co-DC)
2010–2011Kansas State (AHC/DC)
2012 South Florida (DC/LB)
2013–2014 Buffalo (DL)
2015 North Texas (DC)
2016 Richmond (DC)
2017–2019 Delaware (DC/DB)
2021 Christopher Newport (DC)
2022 Hampton (Co-DC)
2023-present Western Michigan (Analyst)

Chris Cosh (born May 12, 1959) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the defensive coordinator at Hampton University.

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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] He followed head coach Danny Rocco to the University of Delaware as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach on January 5, 2017. [9]

On July 21, 2021, Cosh was named defensive coordinator at Christopher Newport University. 2022 Hampton University defensive coordinator.

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, live in Maryland. [1] They have two sons, J. J., who was a member of the Midshipmen football team at the United States Naval Academy from 2007 to 2011. He is currently a scout for the Chicago Bears. Their other son, Billy, played at Kansas State University as a freshman before transferring to Butler Community College and later to University of Houston, where he graduated in 2014. Billy is currently the head coach at Stony Brook University. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Cosh Added to Wildcat Defensive Staff". - Kansas State University Wildcats official athletic site. - (kstatesports.com). - December 6, 2008
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". www.fansonly.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 1999. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Player Bio: Chris Cosh - South Carolina Gamecocks". gamecocksonline.cstv.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16.
  4. ↑ Prisbell, Eric (December 6, 2008). "Maryland Assistant Cosh To Depart for Kansas State". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  5. ↑ "Vic Koenning Named to Football Staff". - Kansas State University Wildcats official athletic site. - (kstatesports.com). - December 8, 2008
  6. ↑ "USF Welcomes Chris Cosh as Defensive Coordinator - GoUSFBulls.com – Official Athletics Web Site of the University of South Florida". Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  7. ↑ "Holtz gets his man: Cosh to run USF defense | University of South Florida Bulls blog: USF Sports Bulletin | Tampa Bay Times". Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  8. ↑ "Cosh Named Spiders' New Defensive Coordinator". 4 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  9. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (January 5, 2017). "Much of Richmond staff joins new Blue Hens coach Rocco". The Delaware News Journal . Retrieved 2017-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Stony Brook Football Begins New Era; Announces Billy Cosh as Head Football Coach".
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