Todd Bates (American football)

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Todd Bates
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Bates with Clemson in 2021.
Current position
Title Co-defensive coordinator & defensive tackles coach
Team Oklahoma
Conference SEC
Annual salary$700,000
Biographical details
Born (1983-03-12) March 12, 1983 (age 40)
Heflin, Alabama, U.S.
Playing career
2001–2004 Alabama
2005–2006 Tennessee Titans
Position(s) Defensive end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007Talladega HS (assistant)
2008–2011Oxford HS (AL) (assistant)
2011–2012 Idaho State (DL)
2013 East Central CC (DL)
2014–2016 Jacksonville State (DL)
2017 Clemson (DL)
2018–2019Clemson (DT)
2020–2021Clemson (DT/RC)
2022–present Oklahoma (co-DC/DT)

Todd Bates (born March 12, 1983) is an American football coach and former defensive end who is currently the co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles coach at the University of Oklahoma. He previously served as the defensive tackles coach and recruiting coordinator at Clemson University from 2018 to 2021

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Bates has established himself as one of top college football recruiters in the country, winning the Rivals Recruiter of the Year award in 2019. [1]

Playing career

Bates was a four-year defensive end at Alabama from 2001 to 2004, and was a co-captain in his senior year, winning SEC defensive lineman of the week for his performance in the Crimson Tide's game against Southern Miss. [2] He signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and spent two seasons with the team before retiring due to a number of injuries. [3]

Coaching career

Early career

Bates began his coaching career at Talladega High School in Alabama as an assistant before moving on to Oxford High School as an assistant coach under John Grass. After two seasons at Idaho State and another at East Central Community College as a defensive line coach, Bates re-joined Grass at Jacksonville State as his defensive line coach.

Clemson

Following the retirement of Dan Brooks and the departure of Marion Hobby, Bates was named the defensive line coach at Clemson in 2017 on the recommendation of Brooks, who he had met while coaching at the Dabo Swinney coaching camps. [4] [5] He was shown to have made an immediate impact, earning praise from other Clemson assistants, including defensive coordinator Brent Venables, taking an already-loaded defensive line led by Christian Wilkins and Dexter Lawrence to new heights as Wilkins, Lawrence, Clelin Ferrell, and Austin Bryant all earned either All-American or first-team ACC honors in Bates' first two seasons. [6]

Bates added recruiting coordinator duties after previous coordinator Brandon Streeter was promoted to passing game coordinator in 2020. [7] [8]

On December 14, 2021, Bates was promoted to assistant head coach, defensive tackles coach and recruiting coordinator following the departure of Tony Elliott and Brent Venables. [9]

Oklahoma

On January 4, 2022, Bates was hired as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive tackles at the University of Oklahoma reuniting with head coach Brent Venables, whom Bates worked with at Clemson. [10] [11]

Personal life

Bates and his wife La'Tesa have four children; Angel, Josiah and twin daughters Star and Summer. [3] While at Alabama, Bates began writing poetry and has had his poems showcased on t-shirts as well as murals. [12] He also has a website in which he posts poems of the month as well as other poems he has written. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clemson assistant Todd Bates is Rivals' Recruiter of the Year". Rivals. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Todd Bates Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week". University of Alabama Athletics. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Delivery Man: As Clemson assistant Todd Bates' family grows, so does the list of top recruits he draws to campus". The Athletic. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Former Alabama football player set to join Clemson staff, reports say". AL.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Spotlight – Todd Bates". Clemson Tigers. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Can new Clemson defensive line coach Todd Bates fill Hobby and Brooks' shoes?". The Greenville News. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Streeter talks new role and recruitment of Uiagalelei". The Clemson Insider. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Clemson football has the highest-paid coaching staff in the country. Here's what they make". The Greenville News. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Clemson announces football staff changes". Clemson Tigers. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Venables adds Bates to coaching staff". Oklahoma Sooners. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ↑ Low, Chris (January 3, 2022). "Clemson Tigers defensive line coach Todd Bates following Brent Venables to Oklahoma Sooners, sources say". ESPN . Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  12. ↑ "A way with words: Clemson defensive line coach Todd Bates treasures writing poetry". The Post and Courier. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Coaching Spotlight: Bates is Right Fit for Clemson's Coaching Staff". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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