Maurice Linguist
Current position | |
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Title | co- Cornerbacks coach |
Team | Alabama |
Conference | SEC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | April 1, 1984
Playing career | |
2003–2006 | Baylor |
Position(s) | Safety |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
2007 | Baylor (GA) |
2008 | Valdosta State (DB/ST) |
2009–2011 | James Madison (S) |
2012–2013 | Buffalo (DB) |
2014–2015 | Iowa State (DB) |
2016 | Mississippi State (S) |
2017 | Minnesota (DB) |
2018–2019 | Texas A&M (CB) |
2020 | Dallas Cowboys (DB) |
2021–2023 | Buffalo |
2024–present | Alabama (co-DC/CB) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 14–23 |
Bowls | 1–0 |
Maurice Linguist (born April 1, 1984) is an
Playing career
A native of
Coaching career
Assistant coaching jobs
After playing at Baylor, Linguist spent a season as a
In 2012, he joined the coaching staff at Buffalo for the first time as a defensive backs coach.[3] In 2013, he was the team's co-defensive coordinator as well as its recruiting coordinator.[4]
In 2014, he was hired to coach the secondary at Iowa State.[4] In 2016, he was hired as the safeties coach at Mississippi State.[5] Linguist spent the 2017 season coaching defensive backs at Minnesota. Following the season, he was named an assistant head coach to P. J. Fleck. However, less than a month later, in January 2018, he left the Golden Gophers to join the coaching staff at Texas A&M.[6]
After serving for two years as the cornerbacks coach at Texas A&M, Mike McCarthy hired him as the secondary coach of the Dallas Cowboys, his first job in the National Football League.[7]
Buffalo
Following the 2020 NFL season, Linguist was hired as the co-defensive coordinator at the University of Michigan.[8][9] However, on May 7, 2021, he was hired as the head coach at the University at Buffalo.[10][11] Despite Buffalo's poor performance in 2021, Linguist's recruiting class for 2022 was described by Sports Illustrated as the second-best in the Mid-American Conference.[12] In July 2022, he signed a one-year contract extension.[13] In his second season as head coach, Linguist led the Bulls to a 6–6 record in the regular season, earning an invite to the 2022 Camellia Bowl.[14] UB defeated Georgia Southern 23–21, earning their first bowl win under Linguist.[15]
Alabama
On January 16, 2024, it was reported that Linguist had resigned as the head coach of the
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Buffalo Bulls (Mid-American Conference) (2021–2023) | |||||||||
2021 | Buffalo | 4–8 | 2–6 | T–4th (East) | |||||
2022 | Buffalo | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd (East) | W Camellia | ||||
2023 | Buffalo | 3–9 | 3–5 | 4th (East) | |||||
Buffalo: | 14–23 | 10–14 | |||||||
Total: | 14–23 |
References
- ^ "Sources: Bama adds Buffalo's Linguist as a co-DC". ESPN.com. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "TideIllustrated - Alabama expected to hire Buffalo HC Maurice Linguist as defensive assistant". alabama.rivals.com. January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c "2013 UB Football Info Guide". Issuu. University at Buffalo. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Iowa State hires former Buffalo assistant Maurice Linguist as secondary coach". Fox News. Associated Press. March 24, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (February 11, 2016). "MSU names Maurice Linguist as new safeties coach". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- The Minnesota Daily. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Brady, Kevin (January 12, 2020). "Report: Texas A&M CB Coach Maurice Linguist Joins Cowboys Staff". insidethestar.com. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (May 8, 2021). "UB names Maurice Linguist as new head football coach". The Buffalo News. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ Brown, Brandon (May 7, 2021). "Report: Michigan Assistant Coach May Be On The Move". Sports Illustrated Michigan Wolverines News, Analysis and More. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Sabin, Rainer (May 8, 2021). "Michigan football co-DC Maurice Linguist hired as MAC school's head coach". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Fortuna, Matt; Vannini, Chris (May 7, 2021). "Buffalo hires Michigan co-DC Maurice Linguist as head coach". The Athletic. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Richard (August 23, 2022). "The Black Coaches Who Should Be on Decision-Makers' Radars". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Bove, Matt (July 21, 2022). "UB Bulls sign head coach Maurice Linguist to extension". WKBW. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (December 4, 2022). "UB football will face Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern in Camellia Bowl on Dec. 27". Buffalo News. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Lenzi, Rachel (December 27, 2022). "UB football tops Georgia Southern, 23–21, to win Camellia Bowl". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2023.