Lorenzo Ward

Assistant Coach at Clemson since 2024.

Seasons coached: 34
First season: 1991
Teams: 9

Career

14 stints

1990s
- 1991AlabamaGraduate Assistant
- 1994–1998ChattanoogaDefensive Backs
- 1999–2005Virginia TechDefensive Backs
2000s
- 2006–2007Oakland RaidersSpecial Teams CoordinatorAssistant Defensive Backs
- 2008ArkansasDefensive Backs
- 2009–2014South CarolinaDefensive CoordinatorCornerbacksSafeties
2010s
- 2011South CarolinaCornerbacks
- 2012–2015South Carolinadc
- 2015South CarolinaCo-Defensive Coordinator
- 2016Fresno StateDefensive Coordinator
- 2017LouisvilleAssociate Head CoachDefensive Backs
- 2018LouisvilleHead CoachInterim
- 2019–2023Chattanoogadc
2020s
- 2024–presentClemsonAssistant Coach

Coaching tree

11 mentors, 8 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

20

5 more, most recent shown first.

Succeeded

14

Tenure

34 seasons

South CarolinaCoordinator · 2009–20157
Virginia TechPosition coach · 1999–20057
ChattanoogaCoordinator · 2019–20235
ChattanoogaPosition coach · 1994–19985
ClemsonPosition coach · 2024–2026 · current3
Oakland RaidersCoordinator · 2006–20072
LouisvilleHead coach · 20181
LouisvilleCoordinator · 20171
Fresno StateCoordinator · 20161
South CarolinaPosition coach · 20111
ArkansasPosition coach · 20081
AlabamaAnalyst · 19911

Pipeline

1 of 3 coordinators

4 seasonsBrian VanGorderunder at Louisville 2018 · head coach at American Heritage School (FL)2022

Moves

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