John Grass

Head Coach at Samford since 2026.

Seasons coached: 37
First season: 1990
Teams: 10

Career

12 stints

1990–1992Ashville HS (AL)Offensive Coordinator
1993–1994Eufaula HS (AL)dc
1995–1999Ashville HS (AL)Head Coach
2000–2001Hoover HS (AL)Offensive Coordinator
2002Albertville HS (AL)Head Coach
2003–2005Moody HS (AL)Head Coach
2006–2007Spain Park HS (AL)Head Coach
2008–2012Oxford HS (AL)Head Coach
2013Jacksonville StateOffensive Coordinator
2014–2021Jacksonville StateHead Coach
2022–2025ClemsonAnalyst
2026–presentSamfordHead Coach

Coaching tree

2 mentors, 9 protégés, 3 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

MentorsProtégés

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Tenure

37 seasons

Jacksonville StateHead coach · 2014–20218
Oxford HS (AL)Head coach · 2008–20125
Ashville HS (AL)Head coach · 1995–19995
ClemsonAnalyst · 2022–20254
Moody HS (AL)Head coach · 2003–20053
Ashville HS (AL)Coordinator · 1990–19923
Spain Park HS (AL)Head coach · 2006–20072
Hoover HS (AL)Coordinator · 2000–20012
Eufaula HS (AL)Coordinator · 1993–19942
SamfordHead coach · 2026 · current1
Jacksonville StateCoordinator · 20131
Albertville HS (AL)Head coach · 20021

Pipeline

3 of 8 coordinators

4 seasonsBrandon Hallunder at Jacksonville State 2014 · head coach at Troy2021
1 seasonDavid Blackwellunder at Jacksonville State 2014 · head coach at East Carolina2018
2 seasonsEddie Garfinkleunder at Spain Park HS (AL) 2006 · head coach at Birmingham–Southern2008

Moves

Nothing on the wire for John Grass. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.

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