Alex Grinch
Defensive Coordinator at UCF since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 25
- First season
- 2002
- Teams
- 9
Career
12 stints
- 2002–2004MissouriHead Coach
- 2005–2006New HampshireCornerbacks
- 2007–2008New HampshireDefensive BacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2009–2011WyomingDefensive BacksRecruiting Coordinator
- 2012MissouriSafeties
- 2013–2014MissouriDefensive BacksSafeties
- 2015–2017Washington StateDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2018Ohio StateCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2019–2021OklahomaDefensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2022–2023USCdc
- 2024WisconsinCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2025–presentUCFDefensive CoordinatorSafeties
Coaching tree
10 mentors, 10 protégés, 4 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
21
- 2025–2026Scott FrostCoached under · UCF
- 2024Luke FickellCoached under · Wisconsin
- 2022–2023Lincoln RileyCoached under · USC
- 2021Bob StoopsCoached under · Oklahoma
- 2019–2021Lincoln RileyCoached under · Oklahoma
- 2018Ryan DayCoached under · Ohio State
- 2018Urban MeyerCoached under · Ohio State
- 2017Joe BoldenCoached under · Washington State
- 2015–2017Mike LeachCoached under · Washington State
- 2012–2014Gary PinkelCoached under · Missouri
- 2009–2011Dave ChristensenCoached under · Wyoming
- 2003–2004Barry OdomMentored · Missouri
- 2002Andy HillMentored · Missouri
- 2002Brian JonesMentored · Missouri
- 2002Bruce WalkerMentored · Missouri
6 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
7
- 2024Colin HitschlerSucceeded · Wisconsin
- 2022Ted RoofSucceeded by · Oklahoma
- 2019Greg MattisonSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2019Jeff HafleySucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2018Tracy ClaeysSucceeded by · Washington State
- 2015Mike BreskeSucceeded · Washington State
- 2012Barry OdomSucceeded · Missouri
Tenure
25 seasons
- New HampshirePosition coach · 2005–20084
- OklahomaCoordinator · 2019–20213
- Washington StateCoordinator · 2015–20173
- MissouriPosition coach · 2012–20143
- WyomingPosition coach · 2009–20113
- MissouriHead coach · 2002–20043
- UCFCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
- USCCoordinator · 2022–20232
- WisconsinCoordinator · 20241
- Ohio StateCoordinator · 20181
Pipeline
2 of 2 coordinators
- 18 seasonsMatt Eberflusunder at Missouri 2002 · head coach at Chicago Bears2022
- 5 seasonsDave Christensenunder at Missouri 2002 · head coach at Wyoming2009
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Alex Grinch. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.