With the news that former Wake Forest football safety Josh Gattis has left his job as co-offensive coordinator at Alabama to become the offensive coordinator at Michigan, I thought I would take a look at former Wake Forest football players and coaches who are now coaching in college and professional leagues.
A great place to keep up with former Wake Forest players who are now coaching is the Wake Forest Coaching Tree Twitter account.
Here is a list of former players and coaches now coaching in the collegiate or professional ranks:
Chip Vaughn: Air Force, Defensive Backs Coach
Steed Lobotzke: Air Force, Offensive Line Coach
Riley Swanson: West Florida, Running Backs Coach
Chris Barclay: Purdue, Running Backs Coach
Jim Grobe: San Antonio Commanders, Defensive Coordinator
Dominic Anderson: Pikeville University, Defensive Coordinator
Dean Hood: Kentucky, Special Teams Coordinator
Brad White: Kentucky, Outside Linebackers
Napoleon Sykes: Navy, Defensive Line Coach
Diron Reynolds: Stanford, Defensive Line Coach
Mike Elko: Texas A&M, Defensive Coordinator
Brian Knorr: Air Force, Co-Defensive Coordinator and Inside Linebackers Coach
Troy Calhoun: Air Force, Head Coach
Taylor Stubblefield: Air Force, Assistant Coach
Matt Weikert: Air Force, Assistant Coach
Warren Belin: James Madison, Inside Linebackers Coach
Derrick Jackson: Purdue, Cornerbacks Coach
Danny Rocco: Delaware State, Head Coach
Stan Hixon: Temple, Wide Receivers Coach
Joe Kenn: Carolina Panthers, Strength and Conditioning Coach
John Spanos: Los Angeles Chargers, President of Football Operations
Chad Alexander: Baltimore Ravens, Assistant Director of Pro Personnel
James MacPherson: Los Angeles Chargers, Area Scout
Teryl Austin: Pittsburgh Steelers, Senior Defensive Assistant/Secondary Coach
Ray Rychleski: Birmingham Iron, Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach
Coach Grobe has impacted many lives on all levels (players & coaches alike) & we are certainly grateful.