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Chris Cosh
American football player and coach (born 1959)
American football player and coach (born 1959)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chris Cosh |
| current_title | Senior Analyst |
| current_team | Western Michigan |
| current_conference | MAC |
| birth_date | |
| player_years1 | 1977–1981 |
| player_team1 | Virginia Tech |
| player_positions | Linebacker |
| coach_years1 | 1983 |
| coach_team1 | Virginia Tech (SA) |
| coach_years2 | 1984 |
| coach_team2 | Minnesota (GA) |
| coach_years3 | 1985–1988 |
| coach_team3 | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (DC) |
| coach_years4 | 1989 |
| coach_team4 | SE Missouri St. (DC) |
| coach_years5 | 1990 |
| coach_team5 | UNLV (LB) |
| coach_years6 | 1991 |
| coach_team6 | Minnesota (DL) |
| coach_years7 | 1992–1994 |
| coach_team7 | Illinois (LB) |
| coach_years8 | 1995 |
| coach_team8 | Illinois (AHC/LB) |
| coach_years9 | 1996 |
| coach_team9 | Illinois (DC/BB) |
| coach_years10 | 1997 |
| coach_team10 | Maryland (LB/RC) |
| coach_years11 | 1998 |
| coach_team11 | Michigan State (DC) |
| coach_years12 | 1999–2002 |
| coach_team12 | South Carolina (LB) |
| coach_years13 | 2003 |
| coach_team13 | South Carolina (DC/LB) |
| coach_years14 | 2004–2005 |
| coach_team14 | Kansas State (LB) |
| coach_years15 | 2006–2008 |
| coach_team15 | Maryland (DC/LB) |
| coach_years16 | 2009 |
| coach_team16 | Kansas State (AHC/co-DC) |
| coach_years17 | 2010–2011 |
| coach_team17 | Kansas State (AHC/DC) |
| coach_years18 | 2012 |
| coach_team18 | South Florida (DC/LB) |
| coach_years19 | 2013–2014 |
| coach_team19 | Buffalo (DL) |
| coach_years20 | 2015 |
| coach_team20 | North Texas (DC) |
| coach_years21 | 2016 |
| coach_team21 | Richmond (DC) |
| coach_years22 | 2017–2019 |
| coach_team22 | Delaware (DC/DB) |
| coach_years23 | 2021 |
| coach_team23 | Christopher Newport (DC) |
| coach_years24 | 2022 |
| coach_team24 | Hampton (Co-DC) |
| coach_years25 | 2023-present |
| coach_team25 | Western Michigan (Analyst) |
Christopher Cosh (born May 12, 1959) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as an analyst at Western Michigan University.
Playing career
Cosh played linebacker for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 1977 to 1981.
Coaching career
He has been a defensive coach since he started as a student assistant at Virginia Tech in 1983. including two with the Maryland Terrapins (1997, 2006–2008) and re-joining Holtz with the South Carolina Gamecocks (1999–2003).
He served as linebackers coach in 2004 and 2005 for the Kansas State Wildcats under head coach Bill Snyder, before returning to Maryland as their defensive coordinator and linebackers coach with head coach Ralph Friedgen.
While at Maryland, Cosh was frequently criticized by fans for the inconsistent performance by Maryland's defense, which was described as "poor to occasionally impressive". Friedgen praised Cosh's recruiting but showed public frustration with Cosh's in-game coaching.
On December 6, 2008, it was announced that Cosh would return to Kansas State for a second time under coach Snyder (when Snyder decided to come out of retirement to help the Wildcats) as assistant head coach (to Snyder) and co-defensive coordinator alongside Vic Koenning.
Cosh will have now served as a defensive coordinator in five of the six BCS conferences (Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, and Big East).
On January 18, 2012, Cosh was announced as the new defensive coordinator at the University of South Florida.
On February 4, 2016, Cosh was named defensive coordinator at the University of Richmond. He followed head coach Danny Rocco to the University of Delaware as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach on January 5, 2017.
On July 21, 2021, Cosh was named defensive coordinator at Christopher Newport University. 2022 Hampton University defensive coordinator.
Personal life
Cosh is a native of Washington, D.C., and graduated from Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland. He has a bachelor's degree in physical education from Virginia Tech in 1983.
Cosh and his wife, Mary, live in Maryland.
References
References
- [https://archive.today/20130127065252/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3065&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3629270 "Cosh Added to Wildcat Defensive Staff"]. - Kansas State University Wildcats official athletic site. - (kstatesports.com). - December 6, 2008
- "Archived copy".
- "Player Bio: Chris Cosh - South Carolina Gamecocks".
- Prisbell, Eric. (December 6, 2008). "Maryland Assistant Cosh To Depart for Kansas State". Washington Post.
- "USF Welcomes Chris Cosh as Defensive Coordinator - GoUSFBulls.com – Official Athletics Web Site of the University of South Florida".
- "Holtz gets his man: Cosh to run USF defense | University of South Florida Bulls blog: USF Sports Bulletin".
- (4 February 2016). "Cosh Named Spiders' New Defensive Coordinator".
- Tresolini, Kevin. (January 5, 2017). "Much of Richmond staff joins new Blue Hens coach Rocco". [[The News Journal]].
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