Mike Ekeler
Special Teams Coordinator at USC since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 27
- First season
- 1999
- Teams
- 12
Career
17 stints
1990s
- 1999–2001Skutt HS (NE)Assistant Coach
2000s
2010s
- 2011–2012IndianaCo-Defensive CoordinatorLinebackers
- 2013USCLinebackers
- 2014–2015GeorgiaInside Linebackers
- 2016North TexasDefensive Coordinator
- 2017–2018North CarolinaLinebackers
- 2019KansasSpecial Teams Coordinator
2020s
- 2020North TexasSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2021–2024TennesseeSpecial Teams CoordinatorOutside Linebackers
- 2025NebraskaSpecial Teams Coordinator
- 2026–presentUSCSpecial Teams Coordinator
Coaching tree
15 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
18
- 2026Lincoln RileyCoached under · USC
- 2025Matt RhuleCoached under · Nebraska
- 2021–2024Josh HeupelCoached under · Tennessee
- 2020Seth LittrellCoached under · North Texas
- 2019Les MilesCoached under · Kansas
- 2017–2018Larry FedoraCoached under · North Carolina
- 2016Seth LittrellCoached under · North Texas
- 2016Thomas SheffieldCoached under · North Texas
- 2014–2015Mark RichtCoached under · Georgia
- 2013Clay HeltonCoached under · USC
- 2013Ed OrgeronCoached under · USC
- 2013Lane KiffinCoached under · USC
- 2011–2012Kevin WilsonCoached under · Indiana
- 2008–2010Bo PeliniCoached under · Nebraska
- 2007Les MilesCoached under · LSU
3 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
29
- 2026Brett MaherSucceeded by · Nebraska
- 2026Nick HumphreySucceeded by · Nebraska
- 2025Ed FoleySucceeded · Nebraska
- 2025Evan CrabtreeSucceeded by · Tennessee
- 2020Marty BiagiSucceeded · North Texas
- 2017John PapuchisSucceeded · North Carolina
- 2017Troy ReffettSucceeded by · North Texas
- 2016Chris CoshSucceeded · North Texas
- 2016Glenn SchumannSucceeded by · Georgia
- 2014Kirk OlivadottiSucceeded · Georgia
- 2014Peter SirmonSucceeded by · USC
- 2014Ricky BrownSucceeded by · USC
- 2013Scottie HazeltonSucceeded · USC
- 2013William IngeSucceeded by · Indiana
- 2011Brian GeorgeSucceeded · Indiana
14 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
27 seasons
- TennesseeCoordinator · 2021–20244
- NebraskaPosition coach · 2008–20103
- Skutt HS (NE)Position coach · 1999–20013
- North TexasCoordinator · 2016–20202
- North CarolinaPosition coach · 2017–20182
- GeorgiaPosition coach · 2014–20152
- IndianaCoordinator · 2011–20122
- LSUAnalyst · 2005–20072
- OklahomaAnalyst · 2003–20042
- USCCoordinator · 2026 · current1
- NebraskaCoordinator · 20251
- KansasCoordinator · 20191
- USCPosition coach · 20131
- Manhattan HS (KS)Position coach · 20021
Moves
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