Roderick Reed (born September 15, 1966) is an American
college football
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coach and former player. He was most recently the head football coach at
Tennessee State University
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(TSU).
Coaching career
Reed began his coaching career in 1991 at
Prairie View A&M. From 1992 to 1995, he was the
linebackers coach
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Common ...
at
Bethune-Cookman. Reed then moved to the high school ranks as linebackers coach at
Seabreeze High School
Seabreeze High School is a public high school located in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1989.
Notable alumni
* Duane and Gregg Allman, of The Allman Brothers Band, class of 196 ...
in
Daytona Beach, Florida
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from 1996 until 1999. The next year, he returned to his hometown
Marshall
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Australia
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, when he was named an assistant coach at
East Texas Baptist. After coaching the linebackers for two seasons, Reed was promoted to
defensive coordinator
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prior to the 2002 season. From 2003 to 2004, he served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under
James Reese at Tennessee State. Following Reese's ousting, Reed was retained by new head coach
James Webster in 2005. He coached the Tigers' linebackers for three seasons before returning to the defensive coordinator position in 2008, assuming additional duties as associate head coach in 2009.
Reed's contract was not extended after the 2021 season.
Personal
Reed earned his
Bachelor of Science
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degree in
mass communication
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s from Tennessee State in 1988. He and his wife, Tamika, have four children. His father,
Bob Reed, also played at TSU during the early 1960s and thereafter for the
Washington Redskins
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL).
Head coaching record
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reed, Rod
1966 births
Living people
American football linebackers
Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football coaches
East Texas Baptist Tigers football coaches
Prairie View A&M Panthers football coaches
Tennessee State Tigers football coaches
Tennessee State Tigers football players
High school football coaches in Florida
People from Marshall, Texas
Players of American football from Texas