Charlie Strong

Charlie Strong
	Strong at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2014
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position:	Defensive analyst
Personal information
Born:	August 2, 1960; Batesville, Arkansas, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Batesville (AR)
College:	Central Arkansas
Career history
As a coach:
	Florida (1983–1984); Graduate assistant; Texas A&M (1985); Graduate assistant; Southern Illinois (1986–1987); Wide receivers coach; Florida (1988–1989); Outside linebackers coach; Ole Miss (1990); Wide receivers coach; Florida (1991–1993); Defensive ends coach; Florida (1994); Associate head coach & defensive tackles coach; Notre Dame (1995–1998); Defensive line coach; South Carolina (1999–2002); Defensive coordinator; Florida (2003–2004); Defensive coordinator & defensive ends coach; Florida (2004); Interim head coach; Florida (2005–2007); Assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Florida (2008–2009); Associate head coach, defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Louisville (2010–2013); Head coach; Texas (2014–2016); Head coach; South Florida (2017–2019); Head coach; Alabama (2020); Defensive analyst; Jacksonville Jaguars (2021); Assistant head coach & inside linebackers coach; Miami (FL) (2022); Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; Alabama (2023–present); Defensive analyst;
Career highlights and awards
	As head coach: 2 Big East (2011–2012); 2× Big East Coach of the Year (2010, 2012); As assistant coach: 2 BCS national (2006, 2008); 1 CFP national (2020);
Head coaching record
Regular season:	NCAA: 70–49 (.588)
Career:	NCAA: 74–53 (.583)

Charles Rene Strong (born August 2, 1960) is an American football coach who was most recently the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Miami. He recently served as the assistant head coach and inside linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2021 and also previously served as a defensive analyst at the University of Alabama in 2020.

Strong served as the head coach at the University of South Florida from 2017 to 2019, University of Texas at Austin from 2014 to 2016 and the University of Louisville from 2010 to 2013. Prior to becoming head coach at Louisville, Strong held numerous assistant coaching positions. During his four-year stint at Louisville, he led the Cardinals to a 37–15 record and reached a bowl game each season, including the 2013 Sugar Bowl. After the 2013 season he left Louisville to become the head coach at the University of Texas. He was fired by Texas after the 2016 season with a 16–21 record in three seasons. One month after leaving Texas, Strong was hired at South Florida where he led the Bulls to a 21–16 record before being fired in 2019.

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