Tony White (American football)

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Tony White
Florida State Seminoles
Position: Defensive Coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1979-03-22) March 22, 1979 (age 45)
Key West, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Burges
(El Paso, Texas)
College: UCLA
Undrafted: 2002
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • St. Genevieve HS (CA) (2006)
    Head coach
  • UCLA (2007)
    Graduate assistant
  • New Mexico (2008)
    Linebackers coach
  • San Diego State (2009–2010)
    Cornerbacks coach
  • San Diego State (2011–2017)
    Cornerbacks coach & recruiting coordinator
  • Arizona State (2018–2019)
    Cornerbacks coach & defensive passing game coordinator
  • Arizona State (2019)
    Defensive coordinator & secondary coach
  • Syracuse (2020–2022)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Nebraska (2023–2024)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Florida State (2025-present)
    Defensive coordinator
Career CFL statistics
Games played:16
Total tackles:46
Sacks:2.0

Anthony Dewayne White II (born March 22, 1979) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is currently the defensive coordinator for the Florida State Seminoles. He played three seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member of the Ottawa Renegades and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before getting into coaching.

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Early life

White was born in Key West, Florida to an American father and a Korean mother, who met when his father was in the U.S. military serving overseas in Korea. [1] After spending most of his youth in New York City with his mother, he moved to El Paso, Texas and lived with his father for a year before moving in with the family of his best friend after his father was reassigned to San Antonio. [2]

White attended and played football at Burges High School in El Paso, and originally committed to play college football at Oklahoma State. He then de-committed and committed to UCLA after then-Bruins defensive coordinator Rocky Long offered him a spot on the team at the recommendation of El Paso native and then-UCLA commit Ed Stansbury. [3] [4]

College career

At UCLA, White was a three-year starter who was praised by members of the coaching staff for his ability to act as an "on-field coach", with the ability to break down an opponent on film and pay attention to who the Bruins were recruiting. [5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2002 NFL draft, White signed with the Buffalo Bills for training camp but did not make the roster. He also had a preseason stint with the Calgary Stampeders but did not make the roster.

Ottawa Renegades

White was signed by the Ottawa Renegades in 2003. [6] After getting cut by the Renegades, he was quickly re-signed by the team and played the 2003 and 2004 seasons with them before getting released in 2005. [7] [8]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

White was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2005, playing three games with the team.

Coaching career

After one season as the head coach at St. Genevieve High School in Los Angeles, White joined the coaching staff at his alma mater UCLA as a graduate assistant for football operations. He was hired as the linebackers coach at New Mexico in 2008 on the coaching staff of Rocky Long, his former defensive coordinator from his playing days at UCLA. [9]

San Diego State

White was hired as the cornerbacks coach at San Diego State on January 27, 2009, weeks after Long was hired as the program's defensive coordinator. [10] He was retained and added the title of recruiting coordinator when Long was promoted to head coach in 2011. [11]

Arizona State

White was named the cornerbacks coach and defensive passing game coordinator at Arizona State on January 5, 2018, joining former San Diego State defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales, who was hired as the Sun Devils defensive coordinator a few weeks prior. [12] [13] [14]

White was promoted to defensive coordinator before the final game of the 2019 season and served as the defensive play-caller for the Sun Devils in their appearance in the Sun Bowl after Gonzales departed Arizona State for the head coaching position at New Mexico. [15] [16]

Syracuse

White was named the defensive coordinator at Syracuse on February 7, 2020 under Dino Babers, who he worked with when he was a graduate assistant at UCLA. [17] [18]

Nebraska

White was named the defensive coordinator at Nebraska on December 8, 2022.

Florida State

White was named the Defensive Coordinator at Florida State on December 2, 2024.

Personal life

White and his wife Angela have two children, Anthony III and Ava. [17]

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  2. ↑ "El Paso 'made me.' Former Burges standout Tony White comes to Sun Bowl as an ASU coach". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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  17. 1 2 "Syracuse football officially hires Tony White as defensive coordinator". syracuse.com. February 7, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
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