Colin Hitschler
Defensive Coordinator at UCLA since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 18
- First season
- 2009
- Teams
- 11
Career
16 stints
2000s
- 2009Philadelphia EaglesAssistant Coach
2010s
- 2010Kansas City ChiefsAssistant Coach
- 2011Salve ReginaSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2012WidenerSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2013Arkansas StateGraduate Assistant
- 2014South AlabamaHead Coach
- 2015–2016South AlabamaAssistant Coach
- 2017South AlabamaSafeties
- 2018CincinnatiQuality Control Coach
- 2019CincinnatiAssistant Coach
2020s
- 2020–2021CincinnatiAssistant Coach
- 2022CincinnatiAssistant Coach
- 2023WisconsinCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2024AlabamaCo-Defensive CoordinatorSafeties
- 2025James Madisondc
- 2026–presentUCLADefensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
8 mentors, 4 protégés, 2 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
15
- 2026Bob ChesneyCoached under · UCLA
- 2025Bob ChesneyCoached under · James Madison
- 2024Kalen DeBoerCoached under · Alabama
- 2023Luke FickellCoached under · Wisconsin
- 2022Kerry CoombsCoached under · Cincinnati
- 2018–2022Luke FickellCoached under · Cincinnati
- 2015–2017Joey JonesCoached under · South Alabama
- 2014Bryant VincentMentored · South Alabama
- 2014Chevis JacksonMentored · South Alabama
- 2014Freddie RoachMentored · South Alabama
- 2014Travis PearsonMentored · South Alabama
- 2013Bryan HarsinCoached under · Arkansas State
- 2013John ThompsonCoached under · Arkansas State
- 2011Bob ChesneyCoached under · Salve Regina
- 2009Andy ReidCoached under · Philadelphia Eagles
Succeeded
61
- 2026Ikaika MalloeSucceeded · UCLA
- 2026Kevin CoyleSucceeded · UCLA
- 2024Alex GrinchSucceeded by · Wisconsin
- 2024Maurice LinguistSucceeded by · Alabama
- 2023Brad GlennSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023Bryan BrownSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023Cortney BraswellSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023De'Rail SimsSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023Nate FuquaSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023Nick CardwellSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023Pete ThomasSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2023Scott SatterfieldSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2022Brian MasonSucceeded · Cincinnati
- 2022Darren PaigeSucceeded by · Cincinnati
- 2022Darren PaigeSucceeded · Cincinnati
46 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
18 seasons
- CincinnatiPosition coach · 2019–20224
- South AlabamaPosition coach · 2015–20173
- UCLACoordinator · 2026 · current1
- James MadisonCoordinator · 20251
- AlabamaCoordinator · 20241
- WisconsinCoordinator · 20231
- CincinnatiAnalyst · 20181
- South AlabamaHead coach · 20141
- Arkansas StateAnalyst · 20131
- WidenerCoordinator · 20121
- Salve ReginaCoordinator · 20111
- Kansas City ChiefsPosition coach · 20101
- Philadelphia EaglesPosition coach · 20091
Pipeline
2 of 2 coordinators
- 8 seasonsBryant Vincentunder at South Alabama 2014 · head coach at UAB2022
- 7 seasonsTravis Pearsonunder at South Alabama 2014 · head coach at Alabama State2021
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Colin Hitschler. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.