Dean Hood

Safeties at Marshall since 2026.

Career

14 stints

1980s
- 1986–1987Fairmont StateDefensive Backs
- 1989ColgateDefensive Backs
1990s
- 1990–1993Glenville Statedc
- 1994–1998Eastern KentuckydcSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 1999–2000OhioDefensive Backs
2000s
- 2001–2007Wake ForestDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 2008–2015Eastern KentuckyHead Coach
2010s
- 2016–2017CharlotteAssistant Head CoachTight Ends
- 2017KentuckySpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2018KentuckyOutside Linebackers
- 2019KentuckySpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
2020s
- 2020–2023Murray StateHead Coach
- 2024–2025KentuckyAssistant Coach
- 2026–presentMarshallSafeties

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

MentorsProtégés

Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row

40 seasons

2 of 2 coordinators

3 seasonsKevin Shermanunder at Murray State 2021 · head coach at Ferrum2024
5 seasonsWalt Wellsunder at Eastern Kentucky 2015 · head coach at Eastern Kentucky2020

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