Eman Naghavi

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Eman Naghavi
Current position
TitleOffensive line coach
Team Houston
Conference Big 12
Biographical details
Born (1987-05-11) May 11, 1987 (age 37)
Katy, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
2005–2008 McNeese State
Position(s) Offensive line
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2012 McNeese State (OL/TE)
2013–2014 Texas (off. quality control)
2015–2016McNeese State (OL)
2017–2019 Louisiana–Monroe (OL)
2020Louisiana–Monroe (OC)
2021 Georgia State (OL)
2022 Tulane (OL)
2023 Houston (OC/OL)
2024–presentHouston (OL)

Eman Naghavi (born May 11, 1987) is an American football coach who is the offensive line coach for the Houston Cougars.

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Playing career

Naghavi played four years at McNeese State. In those four years he started in 36 games, racking up lots of honors being named First-team All-Southland three times, and being named an FCS All-American in 2008. [1] [2]

Coaching career

Naghavi started his coaching career at McNeese State as their offensive line and tight ends coach. [3] From there he would become an offensive quality control coach for the Texas Longhorns for two seasons. [3] He would then return to McNeese State as their offensive line coach, where he would stay for two seasons. [4] Then he would get his first FBS offensive line coaching position at Louisiana–Monroe in 2017, a position he would hold until 2019. [5] Then in 2020 he was promoted to be the offensive coordinator for Louisiana-Monroe. [6] However, after just one season as the offensive coordinator at Louisiana-Monroe, he left for the Georgia State Panthers to become their offensive line coach. [7] After one season with the panthers he would leave for the offensive line coaching position at Tulane. [8] In his one season at Tulane he helped lead them to a Cotton Bowl win against USC. [9] He would then be hired by the Houston Cougars to be their co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. [10]

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