Cory Hall (born December 5, 1976) is an
American football
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coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at
Edison High School in
Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
. He was drafted by the
Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the
1999 NFL Draft. He played
college football at
Fresno State
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. Hall also played for the
Atlanta Falcons. In 2017, Hall served as
Oregon State
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering col ...
's interim head football coach for six games after
Gary Andersen
Gary Lee Andersen (born February 19, 1964) is an American football coach who was most recently head football coach at Utah State University. Andersen has also been the head football coach of Southern Utah (2003), Wisconsin (2013–2014), and Or ...
abruptly resigned.
Coaching career
Hall was the head coach at
Clovis North High School for three seasons, from 2011 to 2013. While coaching at CNEC, he led the
Broncos
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The harder they buck, the more desirable they are for rod ...
to a 32–8 record, a
CIF Central Valley Championship in both Division I and Division II football, and secured second place in the Central Section in 2012. In a turn of events, Hall left Clovis North High School to pursue a coaching career at the collegiate level.
Hall served as a graduate assistant under Beavers coach
Gary Andersen
Gary Lee Andersen (born February 19, 1964) is an American football coach who was most recently head football coach at Utah State University. Andersen has also been the head football coach of Southern Utah (2003), Wisconsin (2013–2014), and Or ...
at Wisconsin in 2014 before spending 2015 as secondary coach at Weber State. Hall was then named cornerbacks coach at Oregon State in 2016.
On October 9, 2017, Hall was named the interim head coach of
Oregon State
Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant, research university in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees. It has the 10th largest engineering col ...
after the university and Gary Andersen decided to mutually part ways. Although Hall won the support of fans and the locker room, the Beavers struggled. Following two close losses to Colorado, 36-33, and No. 20 Stanford, 15-14, the Beavers were blown out in their final four games. Hall departed Oregon State following the season to become defensive backs coach at
Central Michigan University under
John Bonamego
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. Central Michigan fired Bonamego following the
2018 season and hired
Jim McElwain
James Frank McElwain (born March 1, 1962) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Central Michigan University. He previously served as the head coach at Florida from 2015 to 2017, and Colorado State from 2012 to 2014, wh ...
to replace him; Hall originally decided to stay before resigning in February 2019.
Hall returned to the high school coaching ranks in 2020 when he became the head coach at
Edison High School in
Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
.
Head coaching record
College
Notes
References
External links
Central Michigan profileOregon State profile
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1976 births
Living people
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