Matt Guerrieri (born September 16, 1989) is an American football coach who is currently the safeties coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Safeties coach |
| Team | Ohio State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 16, 1989 Willoughby, Ohio |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2010 | Davidson |
| Position(s) | Defensive back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011 | Lenoir–Rhyne (GA) |
| 2012–2014 | Duke (GA) |
| 2015–2017 | Duke (S) |
| 2018–2021 | Duke (Co-DC/S) |
| 2022 | Ohio State (Senior Advisor/Senior Analyst) |
| 2023 | Indiana (Co-DC/S) |
| 2024–present | Ohio State (S) |
Playing career
editGuerrieri played four years at Davidson where he started at safety, was a captain in his senior year for the Wildcats and was a three-time All-Pioneer Football League Honor Roll selection.[1] However his college career would be plagued by injuries as he suffered season ending injuries twice.[2]
Coaching career
editGuerrieri started out his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Lenoir–Rhyne for one season. After that Guerrieri would head to Duke as a graduate assistant.[3] After three years as a graduate assistant for Duke, Guerrieri would be promoted to coach the safeties for Duke.[4][5] Then after coaching the safeties for three years, Guerrieri would get his first shot as a coordinator, as he was promoted be the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for Duke.[6][7] After coaching a total 10 years for Duke, he would leave for Ohio State to be a senior advisor and analyst for the Buckeyes.[8][9] After one year with the Buckeyes, Guerrieri would be hired as the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Indiana Hoosiers.[10][11] After one season with the Hoosiers, Guerrieri returned to the Buckeyes to become the safeties coach.
References
edit- ^ "MATT GUERRIERI". Duke University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Matt Guerrieri". Davidson University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "MATT GUERRIERI". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Duke promotes GA Guerrieri to assistant football coach". USA Today. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Duke GA Matt Guerrieri promoted to assistant coach". 247Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2023.[dead link]
- ^ Alexander, Jonathan. "Duke football promotes two to serve as defensive coordinators". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Fischer, Bryan. "Subscribe: Duke promotes Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri to co-DCs after Jim Knowles departs for Oklahoma State". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio State Hires Duke Co-DC/Safeties Coach Matt Guerrieri". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Baird, Nathan. "Ohio State football adds Matt Guerrieri, former Duke co-defensive coordinator, as senior advisor and analyst". Cleveland.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Football Hiring Matt Guerrieri As Co-Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ Backstorm, Andy. "Scarlet Sunrise: Former Ohio State defensive staffer named Indiana co-DC". On3.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.