Tre’ Lamb (born September 16, 1989) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

coach and former player who is currently the

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Gardner–Webb University Gardner–Webb University (Gardner–Webb, GWU, or GW) is a private Baptist university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina ( Southern Baptist Convention). It was founded as Boi ...

. He previously served as an assistant coach at

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and

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. Lamb played a role in the turnaround of a struggling Tennessee Tech football program. Tre Lamb and his wife, Carter Lamb, are celebrating the recent birth of his daughter, Olivia Lamb.

Playing career

Lamb was a three-year starting quarterback for Tennessee Tech. In 2011, he led the Golden Eagles to their first Ohio Valley Conference championship victory in 36 years. That same year, he helped the Golden Eagles break 9 program records including points scored in a season (355), highest scoring average in a season (32.3 points per game), and most first downs in a season (238). He was the recipient of the Robert Hill Johnson Award. He graduated from Tennessee Tech with a Bachelor's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Coaching career

Tennessee Tech

In 2013, Lamb was hired as the quarterbacks coach at

Mercer

In 2014, Lamb was hired as the quarterbacks coach at

. Lamb's focus while at Mercer was on player development. He helped the Bears' quarterbacks set a new program record for passing yards. He coached Mercer quarterback, John Russ, and played an instrumental part in his recognition on the CFPA FCS Offensive Player of the Year Watch List.

Tennessee Tech (second stint)

In 2018, Lamb was hired as the offensive coordinator at

. During his stint at Tennessee Tech, he engineered a remarkable turnaround in the program's offense. In 2017 and 2018 combined, the Golden Eagles won just 2 games. During the 2019 season, with Lamb's assistance, the Golden Eagles improved their overall record to 6–6. In 2019, the Golden Eagles accumulated 348 total scoring points which was 58% greater than other scoring offenses in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Gardner–Webb

On December 14, 2019, Lamb was named the

, replacing

Carroll McCray Carroll McCray (born February 4, 1962) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University from 2013 to 2019. McCray was the head football coach at Austin Peay State University from 2003 to 2006 and North Gre ...

. Going into his first season at Gardner-Webb, his recruiting class is ranked third in the Big South Conference. Included in this class are four three-star recruits.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Gardner–Webb profile
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