Slade Nagle

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Slade Nagle
Current position
TitleSpecial Teams/Tight Ends Coach
Team LSU
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1980-03-23) March 23, 1980 (age 44)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1998 Clemson
1999–2001 McNeese State
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003 Northwestern State (GA)
2004–2005 Dodge City CC (OC/QB)
2006–2009Northwestern State (OC/QB/WR/TE)
2009 LSU (ST)
2010 Texas State (co-OC/QB)
2011 Central Arkansas (RB/AHC)
2012–2015 McNeese State (RB/ST)
2016–2021 Tulane (TE)
2022Tulane (TE/AHC)
2023Tulane (OC/QB/AHC)
2023Tulane (interim HC)
2024–present LSU (ST/TE)
Head coaching record
Overall0–1
Bowls0–1

Brandon Slade Nagle (born March 23, 1980) is an American football coach who is currently the special teams and tight ends coach for the LSU Tigers. He previously served as the interim head coach for the Tulane Green Wave. [1]

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Playing career

A quarterback, Nagle played one game for the Clemson Tigers as a freshman, rushing for one yard on one carry. [2] He then transferred to McNeese State University, where he played for the Cowboys from 1999 to 2001. [1] Nagle led his team to a Southland Conference title as a senior. [1]

Coaching career

After graduating from McNeese, Nagle served as graduate assistant coach at Northwestern State. [3] [4] He then served in various roles as the quarterback coach at Dodge City Community College, as the quarterback and wide receiver coach at Northwestern State, as an analyst working with the special teams at LSU, as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Texas State, and as the running backs/assistant head coach at Central Arkansas. [4] After coaching at Central Arkansas, Nagle returned to his alma mater, McNeese State, to serve as the running backs and special teams coach. [3] [4] In 2016, Nagle was hired as a tight ends coach at Tulane before receiving the assistant head coach title in 2022. [4] Prior to the start of the 2022 season, Nagle was given control of the Green Wave's offense, which he helped lead to a 12-2 record, conference championship, and Cotton Bowl victory over the #8 ranked University of Southern California. [5] [6] After the conclusion of the 2022 season and seven years as the Green Wave's tight end coach, Nagle was officially promoted to offensive coordinator and transitioned to coach quarterbacks, helping the team to another 10-win season, finishing 11-3. [7] [8] [9] On December 3, 2023, after head coach Willie Fritz left to take the head coaching job at the University of Houston, Nagle was named as the team's interim head coach for their appearance in the 2023 Military Bowl. [10] [11]

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference)(2023)
2023 Tulane 0–1 [lower-alpha 1] 0–0L Military
Tulane:0–10–0
Total:0–1
  1. Nagle was named interim head coach for the team's bowl game following Willie Fritz's departure to Houston.

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