Glenn Thomas (American football)

Glenn Thomas
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Position:	Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born:	September 12, 1977 (age 46); Eastland, Texas, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Eastland (TX)
College:	Texas Tech
Career history
As a coach:
	Texas Tech (1998–2000) ; Student assistant; Midwestern State (2001–2003) ; Graduate assistant; Midwestern State (2004) ; Passing game coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Midwestern State (2005–2007) ; Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Atlanta Falcons (2008–2011) ; Offensive assistant; Atlanta Falcons (2012–2014) ; Quarterbacks coach; Temple (2015) ; Quarterbacks coach; Temple (2016) ; Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Baylor (2017–2019) ; Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; UNLV (2020–2021) ; Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Arizona State (2022) ; Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Pittsburgh Steelers (2023) ; Offensive assistant; Nebraska (2024–present) ; Co-offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach;

Last updated July 15, 2024

Glenn Thomas (born September 12, 1977) is an American football coach who is the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was previously an offensive assistant coach at the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Personal life and education

A native of Eastland, Texas, Thomas attended Eastland High School before attending Texas Tech University. He graduated from Texas Tech in 1998 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science, and earned a master's degree from Midwestern State University in education in 2004. He and his wife Felicia have two children, Hayden and Dylan.^[1]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Thomas began his coaching career at his alma mater Texas Tech as a student assistant from 1998 to 2001, before becoming a graduate assistant at Midwestern State. He worked with the wide receivers during his time as the team's graduate assistant. He served one season as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Mustangs before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2005.^[2]

Atlanta Falcons

Thomas left the Mustangs to join the Atlanta Falcons on newly hired head coach Mike Smith's coaching staff. He spent 4 seasons as an offensive assistant before being promoted to the team's quarterbacks coach in 2012.

Return to college

After Falcons head coach Mike Smith was fired, Thomas was not retained by Dan Quinn. Thomas was then hired by Matt Rhule to coach quarterbacks for Temple. Marcus Satterfield, Temple's offensive coordinator shifted from coaching quarterbacks to running backs after the hire of Thomas.^[3] After Satterfield was hired to be the next head coach at Tennessee Tech, Thomas was promoted to offensive coordinator.^[4]

After Rhule was hired to be the next head coach at Baylor in 2017, Thomas joined him as the Bears' co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, sharing coordinator duties with Jeff Nixon. After Rhule left Baylor to be the head coach of the Carolina Panthers in 2020, Thomas was hired by newly hired Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield to be a senior offensive analyst, a role he held for two months.^[5]^[6]

When UNLV's passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Danny Langsdorf left to accept an assistant coaching position at Colorado, Thomas was hired as the team's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on April 23, 2020.^[7]^[8]

After Zak Hill resigned from Arizona State following several allegations of recruiting violations, Thomas was announced as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on January 31, 2021.^[9]

On April 5, 2023, Thomas was announced as being hired as an offensive assistant for the Pittsburgh Steelers

On January 16, 2024, Thomas was announced as being hired as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers

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References

↑ "Glenn Thomas - Football Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "Glenn Thomas - Football Coach". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ Evans, Thayer (February 15, 2015). "Temple hires ex-Falcons QB coach Glenn Thomas". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "Matt Rhule promotes QB coach Glenn Thomas to Temple's OC". NBC Sports Philadelphia. January 14, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "Memphis football notebook: Tigers add offensive analyst and 2021 recruiting". The Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "Memphis hires former Baylor QB coach Glenn Thomas". GoTigers247. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "UNLV's Arroyo tabs Baylor's Thomas as offensive coordinator". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "UNLV football makes hiring of Glenn Thomas as OC official". CollegeFootballTalk | NBC Sports. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
↑ "Archived copy". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[1] "Glenn Thomas - Football Coach". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[2] "Glenn Thomas - Football Coach". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[3] Evans, Thayer (February 15, 2015). "Temple hires ex-Falcons QB coach Glenn Thomas". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[4] "Matt Rhule promotes QB coach Glenn Thomas to Temple's OC". NBC Sports Philadelphia. January 14, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[5] "Memphis football notebook: Tigers add offensive analyst and 2021 recruiting". The Daily Memphian. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[6] "Memphis hires former Baylor QB coach Glenn Thomas". GoTigers247. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[7] "UNLV's Arroyo tabs Baylor's Thomas as offensive coordinator". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[8] "UNLV football makes hiring of Glenn Thomas as OC official". CollegeFootballTalk | NBC Sports. April 25, 2020. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[9] "Archived copy". Twitter. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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