Josh Henson (born July 14, 1975) is an

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coach and former player who is currently the

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for the

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. Henson was previously the

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for the

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Early life and education

Josh Henson was born on July 14, 1975, in

Tuttle, Oklahoma Tuttle is a city in Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,019 with the close of the 2010 census, seeing a 40.2% increase from 4,294 in 2000. History Located east of the Chisholm Trail, Tuttle was developed as a farming an ...

. After finishing high school, Henson attended

Oklahoma State University Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

and played

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there for five years. While at Oklahoma State, Henson started 37 games at offensive line and was named All-Big 12. Henson graduated from Oklahoma State with a

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in secondary education.

Coaching career

After graduating from Oklahoma State, Henson had a one-year stint as an assistant to the Kingfisher High School football team, where he helped the team reach the state semifinals. The next year, Henson became a graduate assistant for

Oklahoma State Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New M ...

but later he became the

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at Oklahoma State for the next four years. After four years as tight ends coach for Oklahoma State, Henson became the tight ends coach for

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. After another four years, Henson left LSU to become the co-offensive line coach and later the offensive coordinator for

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. After not being retained as offensive coordinator by the new head coach,

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, Henson returned to Oklahoma State to become the offensive line coach. Three years after, Henson left to become the offensive line coach for Texas A&M. In 2022, Henson once again got the opportunity to be an offensive coordinator, becoming USC's offensive coordinator under new coach

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References

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