Chad Staggs is an

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coach. He served as the interim head football coach at

Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

for the final game of the 2022 season, following the resignation of

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Coaching career

Staggs began his coaching career in 2000, shortly after his graduation from the

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, serving as an assistant coach at Lexington High School in Lexington, South Carolina in addition to coaching

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at the school. In 2003, he joined the

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staff as a graduate assistant. Holding this position for five years, Staggs worked with the

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and

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, among other position groups. In 2008, Staggs departed South Carolina to take a position coaching defensive backs and

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at Charleston Southern, though he would only stay in this position for one season. Staggs then followed former Charleston Southern offensive coordinator

to North Greenville, where he would spend three years as the Crusaders' defensive coordinator (the final with the additional title of assistant head coach) and then to Delta State, where he spent one year as their defensive coordinator, before returning to the Division I ranks. When Chadwell was hired as Charleston Southern's head coach to begin the 2013 season, Staggs followed as his defensive coordinator. When Chadwell was suspended for one game during the 2016 season, Staggs filled his spot on the sidelines. After four seasons in his second stint in North Charleston, Staggs took an offer at Furman, where he served as the Paladins' defensive coordinator and safeties coach for two seasons. In

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, Staggs was hired again by Chadwell, now the head coach at

Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina University (CCU or Coastal) is a public university in Conway, South Carolina. Founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College, and later joining the University of South Carolina System as USC Coastal Carolina, it became an in ...

, to serve as his defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. In 2021, he was put in charge of the safeties at Coastal Carolina, while still serving as the defensive coordinator.

Personal life

Staggs attended the

and graduated in 2000 with a

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. He later graduated from the University of South Carolina with a

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in hotel, restaurant, and tourism management in 2002. He is married to his wife, Kelli, with whom he has two children.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Georgia State profile
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