Chip Long (born May 1, 1983) is an

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coach, who is currently an assistant at

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. He previously was the offensive coordinator for

Tulane University Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private university, private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young medical doctors, it turned into ...

, the

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, and the

University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...

and Georgia Tech.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Long began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Louisville, where he held the position for two years. This was followed by two years as a graduate assistant at Arkansas. In 2010 and 2011 Long worked as Illinois' tight ends and fullbacks coach. In 2012, Long went to Arizona State to coach the Sun Devils tight ends while also serving as the recruiting coordinator. Long followed

Mike Norvell Michael Kelly Norvell (born October 11, 1981) is an American college football coach who is currently head coach at Florida State. Norvell was previously the head coach at Memphis. He has coached at Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Central A ...

from

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to serve as offensive coordinator under Norvell in 2016.

Notre Dame

After one season at Memphis, Long left to become offensive coordinator for Notre Dame. Long was a finalist for the 2018

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, which is given to the nation's top assistant coach, after the Irish finished the regular season undefeated, and had secured their first appearance in the college football playoffs.

Tennessee

On December 11, 2019, it was announced that Long would not be retained by the University of Notre Dame. In February 2020, Long accepted an off-the-field analyst position at the University of Tennessee.

Tulane

On December 8, 2020, Tulane announced the addition of Long as offensive coordinator.

Georgia Tech

On December 5, 2021, Georgia Tech announced Long was hired to become the new offensive coordinator for coach Geoff Collins and the Yellow Jackets. Additionally he originally was supposed to be the quarterbacks coach, but he then was transitioned to the team’s tight ends coach. Collins was fired midway through the 2022 season, and Long was released from his contract by new head coach Brent Key.

References

External links

Georgia Tech profile
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