Eight candidates to be the next Georgia football running backs coach

The Georgia Bulldogs are hunting for a new running backs coach after Dell McGee became the head coach at Georgia State. McGee will coach his son, Austin, at Georgia State, so who can blame him for leaving to become a head coach.

Head coach Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs are looking for a new running backs coach that can replace McGee’s prowess on the recruiting trail and ability to coach and develop talent. The Bulldogs could elect to hire coach from another program or even look for a coach in the NFL.

Georgia’s next running backs coach will look to carry on the Bulldogs’ lengthy tradition of having elite running backs. The running backs coach job at Georgia should be one of the most coveted positional coach jobs in the country.

Who are eight candidates to be Georgia’s next running backs coach?

Robert Edwards

Georgia’s all-time leading receiver, Terrence Edwards, advocated for Georgia to give a call to Robert Edwards. Robert Edwards played at Georgia from 1993-1997. He was teammates with Kirby Smart. Robert Edwards is currently the head coach at Washington County High School and has been a head coach at a Georgia high school football program since 2009.

Burton Burns

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Burns most recently coached running backs with the New York Giants from 2020-2021. Burns, who is 71, previously coached with Kirby Smart at Alabama from 2007-2015. Burns coached with the Crimson Tide for another two seasons after Kirby Smart left. Burns’ age makes him an unlikely hire, but you never know.

John Wozniak

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Oklahoma State Cowboys running backs coach John Wozniak has coached a lot of great players over the years like Chubba Hubbard, Justice Hill, and Ollie Gordon. Wozniak does not have a ton of ties to Georgia.

Jabbar Juluke

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Florida running backs coach Jabbar Juluke coached…

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Publish date : 2024-02-24 11:35:57

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