Andrew Thacker
Nickels at Georgia since 2025.
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- Seasons coached
- 19
- First season
- 2008
- Teams
- 8
Career
13 stints
2000s
- 2008–2009UCFGraduate Assistant
2010s
- 2010–2012Oklahoma StateHead Coach
- 2013Southern MissSafeties
- 2014Atlanta FalconsAssistant Coach
- 2015UCFSafeties
- 2016Kennesaw StateLinebackers
- 2017TempleLinebackers
- 2018TempleDefensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2019Georgia TechDefensive Coordinator
2020s
- 2020–2022Georgia TechdcLinebackers
- 2023Georgia TechSafeties
- 2024GeorgiaAnalyst
- 2025–presentGeorgiaNickels
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 15 protégés, 6 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
23
- 2024–2026Kirby SmartCoached under · Georgia
- 2022–2023Brent KeyCoached under · Georgia Tech
- 2019–2022Geoff CollinsCoached under · Georgia Tech
- 2018Ed FoleyCoached under · Temple
- 2017–2018Geoff CollinsCoached under · Temple
- 2015George O'LearyCoached under · UCF
- 2013Todd MonkenCoached under · Southern Miss
- 2012Jason SemoreMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2012Van MaloneMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2012Jason JonesMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2012Jemal SingletonMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2012Joe WicklineMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2012Kasey DunnMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2012Rob GlassMentored · Oklahoma State
- 2011–2012Todd MonkenMentored · Oklahoma State
8 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
14
- 2024Darrell DickeySucceeded · Georgia
- 2024Davis MerrittSucceeded · Georgia
- 2024Kirk BenedictSucceeded · Georgia
- 2024Montgomery VanGorderSucceeded · Georgia
- 2024Will MuschampSucceeded by · Georgia
- 2019Jeff KnowlesSucceeded by · Temple
- 2019Nate WoodySucceeded · Georgia Tech
- 2018Taver JohnsonSucceeded · Temple
- 2017Mike SiravoSucceeded · Temple
- 2016Shane BowenSucceeded · Kennesaw State
- 2010Glen ElarbeeSucceeded · Oklahoma State
- 2010Jake SpavitalSucceeded · Oklahoma State
- 2010Nathan BurtonSucceeded · Oklahoma State
- 2008Ryan SilverfieldSucceeded · UCF
Tenure
19 seasons
- Georgia TechCoordinator · 2019–20224
- Oklahoma StateHead coach · 2010–20123
- GeorgiaPosition coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- UCFAnalyst · 2008–20092
- GeorgiaAnalyst · 20241
- Georgia TechPosition coach · 20231
- TempleCoordinator · 20181
- TemplePosition coach · 20171
- Kennesaw StatePosition coach · 20161
- UCFPosition coach · 20151
- Atlanta FalconsPosition coach · 20141
- Southern MissPosition coach · 20131
Pipeline
4 of 6 coordinators
- 7 seasonsGlenn Spencerunder at Oklahoma State 2010 · head coach at Florida Atlantic2019
- 2 seasonsBill Youngunder at Oklahoma State 2010 · head coach at Yukon HS (OK)2014
- 1 seasonTodd Monkenunder at Oklahoma State 2011 · head coach at Southern Miss2013
- 1 seasonDana Holgorsenunder at Oklahoma State 2010 · head coach at West Virginia2011
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Andrew Thacker. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.