Alex Golesh
Head Coach at Auburn since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 22
- First season
- 2003
- Teams
- 11
Career
14 stints
2000s
- 2003Westerville Central HS (OH)Defensive Line
- 2004–2005Ohio StateStudent Assistant
- 2006–2007Northern IllinoisHead Coach
- 2008Oklahoma StateHead Coach
- 2009ToledoRunning BacksRecruiting Coordinator
2010s
- 2010–2011ToledoTight EndsRecruiting Coordinator
- 2012–2014IllinoisTight EndsFullbacksRunning BacksSpecialistsRecruiting Coordinator
- 2015IllinoisSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2016Iowa StateTight EndsRecruiting Coordinator
- 2019Iowa StateTight EndsRecruiting Coordinator
2020s
- 2020UCFCo-Offensive CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2021–2022TennesseeOffensive CoordinatorTight Ends
- 2023–2025South FloridaHead Coach
- 2026–presentAuburnHead Coach
Coaching tree
7 mentors, 48 protégés, 11 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
62
- 2026Brad WilsonMentored · Auburn
- 2026Chris KapilovicMentored · Auburn
- 2026Coleman HutzlerMentored · Auburn
- 2026Coleman HutzlerMentored · Auburn
- 2026Coleman HutzlerMentored · Auburn
- 2026Coleman HutzlerMentored · Auburn
- 2026Coleman HutzlerMentored · Auburn
- 2026Coleman HutzlerMentored · Auburn
- 2026D.J. DurkinMentored · Auburn
- 2026DeMarcus Van DykeMentored · Auburn
- 2026DJ DurkinMentored · Auburn
- 2026Jacob BronowskiMentored · Auburn
- 2026Jeris McIntyreMentored · Auburn
- 2026Joel GordonMentored · Auburn
- 2026Kodi BurnsMentored · Auburn
47 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
20
- 2026Brian HartlineSucceeded by · South Florida
- 2026D.J. DurkinSucceeded · Auburn
- 2026Hugh FreezeSucceeded · Auburn
- 2025Kevin PatrickSucceeded by · South Florida
- 2023Daniel Da PratoSucceeded · South Florida
- 2023Jeff ScottSucceeded · South Florida
- 2023Joey HalzleSucceeded by · Tennessee
- 2021G.J. KinneSucceeded by · UCF
- 2021Jim ChaneySucceeded · Tennessee
- 2021Tim Harris Jr.Succeeded by · UCF
- 2020Anthony TuckerSucceeded · UCF
- 2020Anthony TuckerSucceeded by · UCF
- 2016Bob LigasheskySucceeded by · Illinois
- 2016Jeff HecklinskiSucceeded by · Illinois
- 2015Tim SalemSucceeded · Illinois
5 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
22 seasons
- South FloridaHead coach · 2023–20253
- IllinoisPosition coach · 2012–20143
- ToledoPosition coach · 2009–20113
- TennesseeCoordinator · 2021–20222
- Iowa StatePosition coach · 2016–20192
- Northern IllinoisHead coach · 2006–20072
- Ohio StateAnalyst · 2004–20052
- AuburnHead coach · 2026 · current1
- UCFCoordinator · 20201
- IllinoisCoordinator · 20151
- Oklahoma StateHead coach · 20081
- Westerville Central HS (OH)Position coach · 20031
Pipeline
3 of 18 coordinators
- 15 seasonsTrooper Taylorunder at Oklahoma State 2008 · head coach at Duke2023
- 14 seasonsSam Pittmanunder at Northern Illinois 2006 · head coach at Arkansas2020
- 1 seasonTim Beckmanunder at Oklahoma State 2008 · head coach at Toledo2009
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Alex Golesh. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.