Chris Ash
Chris Ash (born December 24, 1973) is an American football coach who is the defensive backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |
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| Position: | Defensive backs coach |
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| Born: | December 24, 1973 Ottumwa, Iowa |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Ottumwa High School (Ottumwa, Iowa) |
| College: | Drake |
| Undrafted: | 1995 |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Head coaching record | |
| Career: | NCAA: 8–32 (.200) |
A coaching veteran of 24 years, Ash previously served as the head coach at Rutgers University from 2016 to 2019 and also served as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Austin, Ohio State University, University of Arkansas, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Iowa State University, San Diego State University and Drake University.
Early years
Ash played college football at Drake University as a safety on the football team and earned his bachelor’s degree from Drake. In 2005, Ash received his master's degree from Iowa State University.[1]
Coaching career
Early career
Ash held assistant coaching positions with the Drake Bulldogs, Princeton Tigers, Iowa State Cyclones, and San Diego State Aztecs, before being hired by the Wisconsin Badgers in 2010.[2][3]
Arkansas
In 2012, Ash joined as the defensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, following former Badgers head coach Bret Bielema who was hired in the same capacity at Arkansas.[4]
Ohio State
In January 2014, Ash was hired as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes.[5]
Rutgers
On December 7, 2015, Ash agreed to a 5-year, $11 million-guaranteed contract to become the head coach at Rutgers.[6] He was fired as Rutgers head coach on September 29, 2019 due to poor performance.[7]
Texas
Ash spent the rest of the 2019 season as an analyst at the University of Texas at Austin.[8]
On December 15, 2019, Ash was hired as the defensive coordinator at Texas.[9]
Jacksonville Jaguars
On January 16, 2021, Ash was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their defensive backs coach under head coach Urban Meyer.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) (2016–2019) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Rutgers | 2–10 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2017 | Rutgers | 4–8 | 3–6 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2018 | Rutgers | 1–11 | 0–9 | 7th (East) | |||||
| 2019 | Rutgers | 1–4* | 0–3 | (East) | |||||
| Rutgers: | 8–33 | 3–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 8–33 | ||||||||
* Ash was fired mid-season on September 29, 2019.
Personal life
A native of Ottumwa, Iowa, Ash is married to his wife, Doreen, and they have four children, Tanner, Jacey, Brady and Alexis.[10]
References
- "Chris Ash Bio - San Diego State Official Athletic Site". Goaztecs.cstv.com. December 24, 1973. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Chris Ash Bio - UWBadgers.com - The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- "Buckeyes hire ex-Arkansas and Wisconsin assistant Ash as co-defensive coordinator/safeties". Fox News. January 23, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- Hernandez, Rob (January 15, 2014). "College football: Ex-Badgers defensive coordinator Chris Ash leaving Bret Bielema for Urban Meyer : Sports". Host.madison.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- Pete Thamel (January 14, 2014). "Ohio State hires Arkansas' Chris Ash, finalizes deal with Penn State's Larry Johnson - College Football - Pete Thamel - SI.com". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- Keith Sargeant (December 7, 2014). "Here are the contract terms for new Rutgers football coach Chris Ash". NJ.com. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- Sargeant, Keith (September 29, 2019). "Chris Ash fired as Rutgers football coach; Nunzio Campanile will take over". NJ.com. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- Kratch, James (October 11, 2019). "What Chris Ash's post-firing stint helping Texas means for Rutgers". NJ.com. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- Nick Bromberg (December 15, 2019). "Report: Texas hires former Rutgers coach Chris Ash as defensive coordinator". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- "Ottumwa native hired to coach at Ohio State » Sports". The Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
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