Clarence McKinney (born December 26, 1970) is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Texas Southern University.

Early years

McKinney played football at Montana State for three years before transferring to the University of Mary, where he achieved a bachelor's degree in elementary education.

Coaching career

McKinney's first head coaching job was at Jack Yates High School in

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, where he compiled a record of 30–8. McKinney then began a long tenure as an assistant for Kevin Sumlin, being on Sumlin's staffs at Houston, Texas A&M, and Arizona. McKinney was named the head coach of Texas Southern on December 3, 2018.

Influences

In addition to Kevin Sumlin, McKinney said he learned from Dana Holgorsen and Kliff Kingsbury.

Head coaching record

College

References

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