Mike O'Cain (born July 20, 1954) is a former American

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coach and player. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1993 to 1999, compiling a record of 41–40. O'Cain played football as a

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and punter at

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from 1974 to 1976. O'Cain was the

offensive coordinator An offensive coordinator (OC) is a Coach (sport), coach responsible for a gridiron football team's offense (American football), offense. Generally, the offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator and special teams coordinator represent the second ...

and

s coach for the

East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is a public research university in Johnson City, Tennessee. It was historically part of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee under the Tennessee Board of Regents, but since 2016, ...

football team from 2014 to 2017. He was the offensive coordinator at

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...

in 2013, and served as quarterbacks coach at

Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...

from the 2006 to the 2012.

Coaching career

Prior to joining Frank Beamer's staff at

, O'Cain was the

. Under O'Cain, Clemson had ranked nationally among the top offenses in the

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. He has also served as an assistant coach at

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky, in the Southern United States. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper-level an ...

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. It is the List of universities in North Carolina by enrollment, fourth largest university in North Carolina and the only one in the state with s ...

, and

. He was promoted to the head coaching position at NC State, and compiled a 41–40 record from 1993 to 1999. While with the Wolfpack, he recruited Philip Rivers, although he did not coach him.

Broadcasting career

Immediately prior to assuming his role at Virginia Tech, O'Cain served as the color commentator for ''Hokie Playback'', a rebroadcast of Virginia Tech's home football games.

Head coaching record

References

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