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]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Special Teams/Tight Ends Coach |
| Team | LSU |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 23, 1980 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) |
| 2006–2009 | Northwestern 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) |
| 2022 | Tulane (TE/AHC) |
| 2023 | Tulane (OC/QB/AHC) |
| 2023 | Tulane (interim HC) |
| 2024–present | LSU (ST/TE) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–1 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
Playing career
editA 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
editAfter 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
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Green Wave (American Athletic Conference) (2023) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Tulane | 0–1[a] | 0–0 | L Military | |||||
| Tulane: | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–1 | ||||||||
- ^ Nagle was named interim head coach for the team's bowl game following Willie Fritz's departure to Houston.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Slade Nagle". Tulane University Athletic. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ "Slade Nagle College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Slade Nagle - Interim Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach - Staff Directory". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Tulane Green Wave Coaching Staff 2023 | College Football Network". March 22, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- ^ https://theathletic.com/4038662/2022/12/29/tulane-cotton-bowl-fritz-svoboda-nagle
- ^ https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/schedule/2022
- ^ https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/football/schedule/2023
- ^ Corriher, Jason (January 31, 2023). "Tulane promotes Slade Nagle to offensive coordinator". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Guerry (January 6, 2023). "Source: Tulane promoting tight ends coach Slade Nagle to offensive coordinator". NOLA.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Kuhn, Kenneth (December 3, 2023). "Willie Fritz leaving Tulane to become head coach at Houston". WWLTV.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Londergon, Joe (December 3, 2023). "Willie Fritz leaving Tulane to become head coach at Houston". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 3, 2023.