Ruffin McNeill file
Title: Interim defensive coordinator, defensive tackles coach
Age: 59
Playing career: East Carolina, 1976-80
Coaching career: Lumberton (N.C.) High assistant, 1980-84; Clemson GA/LB 1985-86; Austin Peay LB 1987; North Alabama LB 1988; Appalachian State LB 1989-91; East Carolina DL 1992; Appalachian State DC 1993-96; UNLV DC 1997-98; Fresno State DC 1999; Texas Tech LB 2000-02; Texas Tech ST 2003-06; Texas Tech DL 2007; Texas Tech DC 2008-09; East Carolina head coach 2010-15; Virginia DL 2016; Oklahoma DT 2017-present.
Also notable: Served as Texas Tech interim coach in the 2009 Alamo Bowl, coaching the Red Raiders to a win over Michigan State.