The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Jackets star DE Coleman joins staff
Georgia Tech lost defensive line coach Jim Panagos to Minnesota, but coach Geoff Collins has quickly filled his spot on the staff with Yellow Jackets great Marco Coleman, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Coleman, an All-American defensive end who was part of the Yellow Jackets’ 1990 national championship team, had been an assistant defensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders this past season, his first coaching job at the college or pro level.
The hire was not out of the blue. Collins spoke briefly with Coleman about joining the staff before the hire of Panagos. He is expected to be coach defensive ends. It isn’t clear how other positions might shift.
The opening on Collins’ staff was created when Panagos, who had coached at Temple with Collins, accepted a position on the staff of Gophers coach P.J. Fleck, according to Foot- ball Scoop.
Coleman becomes the fourth former Tech player on Collins’ staff, joining run- ning backs coach Tashard Choice, offensive-line coach Brent Key and safeties coach Nathan Burton.
After his Tech career, during which he became the Tech and ACC all-time sack leader, Coleman became played 14 NFL seasons. After his retirement from football, Coleman finished his col- lege degree and became a financial advisor and then a partner at an investment advisory firm.
In 2017, Coleman took part in a minority coaching fellowship with the Philadelphia Eagles during their train- ing camp before he served as defensive coordinator at a high school in Jacksonville, Fla.
Report: Bulldogs talk to LSU assistant
Corey Raymond, one of LSU’s most renown recruit- ers, is reportedly on the UGA campus this weekend inter- viewing with Georgia foot- ball coaches.
That’s according to a report by LSU.Rivals.com on Saturday, which says the Tigers’ cornerbacks coach is due to remain in Athens through today.
Raymond is considered the Tigers’ No. 1 recruiter since he joined the staff in 2012. Raymond reeled in cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., the No. 1 prospect in the nation as an early signee in LSU’s most recent class. He’s known in Louisiana as “the Godfather of DBU.”
B ulldogs coa c h Kirby Smart currently has open- ings for a secondary coach and a defensive coordinator.